Guest blog by Bethesda School Bethesda Disability Ministry serves children and adults with disabilities in the communities around Kabwe, Zambia under Operation Mobilisation (OM). Bethesda looks holistically at families affected by disability with regards to their physical, spiritual and emotional needs. We would love to be able to help those affected by disabilities in Kabwe…
Children, Celebration and Community It is an exciting time for Jenx Ltd. as we celebrate our 40th anniversary, with a range of events and activities planned. Jenx was founded by husband-and-wife Clive and Catherine Jenkins in 1982. Catherine, a paediatric physiotherapist, discovered that when working with a child who couldn’t stand independently, she could help by making…
Design Engineer Jack Wilson and Projects Engineer Emma Reiss from Jenx recently had the opportunity to speak to local school pupils about engineering as a career pathway. At Jenx, we are big believers in pushing engineering as a career option for everyone. The UK is one of the lowest performers in Europe with the lowest…
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, our Mental Health First Aiders have been speaking about the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. International Marketing Executive Katy Furlong, Design Engineer Jack Wilson and Leading Operative Craig Senior completed a two-day online course where they learnt vital key skills around how to spot…
Written by Kieran Murphy, Clinical Partnerships Manager. In our previous articles we have explained the ‘Importance of 24 hour Postural Management’ in children with more complex needs, and it’s significance for maintaining function, minimising damage and reducing energy expenditure. At Jenx our innovative postural support products are developed with care and expertise to help children…
Happy International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating all the fantastic women who work at Jenx and Jiraffe. Our female colleagues are incredible role models both within the company and throughout the wider industry. We’re so proud of the work our teams do, and this International Women’s Day is the perfect opportunity to share some of…
At Jenx and Jiraffe we’re delighted to offer young talent the chance to gain first-hand experience and begin their career in the manufacturing industry with us. Our renowned apprenticeship scheme allows apprentices to spend around three months learning on the job by working with a range of staff members exploring each part of our manufacturing…
We have recently appointed Kieran Murphy, 31, originally from Bury, as Clinical Partnerships Manager. This new role involves working closely with the Jenx design team to assist with clinical insight and reasoning into future product development, working with our distributors and our service users to support with the understanding and clinical reasoning behind our products.…
We’re excited to share that we have been working closely with Big Ambitions and Jiraffe to relaunch the careers of three individuals who’d been overlooked by employers due to their health conditions. Rhys Owen, 29, had been unemployed on and off for almost five years before being referred to Big Ambitions, a community interest…
We’re delighted to announce that we have welcomed Ryan Lister, 32, as Head of Operations, Nick Marwood, 60, as Head of IT, and James Hopkins, 50, as Head of Finance, at Jenx and Jiraffe. Sheffield-based Ryan Lister joins the company as Head of Operations with 10 years’ experience in the Aerospace industry working at Radius…
