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According to research carried out by Mind, there’s a culture of fear and silence around mental health that affects employees and businesses throughout the UK. With 21% of workers saying that they have called in sick as a result of workplace stress, 30% disagreeing that they would feel able to talk openly with their line manager about it, and a staggering 56% of employers saying they would like to do more to improve staff wellbeing but don't feel they have the right training or guidance, it’s clear that significant change is required. That’s why we’ve recently started a strong partnership with Mind to deliver first-rate mental health awareness training to our managers and team leaders. We believe that this is not only a responsible way of ensuring that our colleagues feel confident enough to discuss any qualms, but also gives them a safe and reassuring working environment in which they can develop skill sets and enhance their careers. Earlier this year, ...

Scott Murphy in our Tamworth office has been with the company for six years and is a highly skilled Colour Retoucher who’s also qualified in digital artwork. We asked him a little about what makes him tick. “I turned 26 in March and I'm a single lad who has a lot of family. My parents created four of us and my brothers have all had children, so I'm an uncle eight times over (I’m seen as the black sheep due to being the only son who isn’t yet married or has any kids).” “I didn't go to college or university but was always committed to being self-taught. I was running the marketing material in StarCity in Birmingham from a very young age, as well as a photo studio. It was then that things changed, as I joined the team here at SGS.”   In his spare time, Scott is a bit of a petrolhead. He has three cars, including an Audi TT for daily use and an MX5, which he has fixed and upgraded himself, from replacing the electrical system to fitting a whole new interior...

There are physical challenges, and then there’s a WODathon. Don’t know what that is? Read on to find out why it’s only for the most committed gym bunnies! Daisy Parker is a Project Manager at The Maltings who loves fitness. She has spent over two years partaking in CrossFit and more than a year competing: “I take my training very seriously,” she says. “I start with 4am get-ups every morning to train before work, followed by a PM training session until around 9pm. As you can imagine, it can take its toll but I'd like to think it pays off – especially when I get to test my limits and throw myself into an event such as our WODathon.” Whilst CrossFit takes the form of constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity (covering gymnastics, weightlifting, running, rowing and more), a WODathon is a prolonged Workout of the Day. In Daisy’s case, it lasted for 27 hours, with a WOD session taking place on the hour every hour during that time. The reason for i...