Involving our employees

Environmental projects which allow volunteers in the company to get involved have become a focus for us. Airwave Challenges was launched in April 2005 - where volunteers get one day's paid leave to give their support. The initial pilot projects were over-subscribed almost two-fold. This confirms our belief that there is a real interest among our employees for community involvement.

We will be working with the National Trust on a site at Stanlow, near our site in Preston Brook, to recover a wetland area for the public and in Rugby, near our headquarters, we will be working with the British Trust Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) to develop allotments on old industrial land for low-income families.

This Autumn we will begin a mentoring programme, in association with Weston Spirit and the Merseyside High Sheriff's Trust, so that Airwave employees can lend their support to young people.

Employee engagement is highly regarded by the Airwave board. Every Airwave employee is invited to join the annual Airwave 'All Hands Meeting'. This annual conference gives management the opportunity to thank employees for their efforts and to inform them about future strategy and to network with them. Employee feedback from the event has improved year-on-year. In addition, all employees are invited to dial into a monthly company call where the MD and Airwave Board provide business updates and invite questions.