Happiness in our work is something we all aspire to. It can have a huge impact on our well being, both in and out of work. However, although the UK office of National Statistics report that in the long term, UK adults’ satisfaction with their work has improved (55.8% in 2016-16 to 59.7% in 2020-21),…
Employee wellbeing should be at the heart of every organisation. When our UK distributor, Jiraffe, returned to a market-leading five-day despatch, we recognised that all of our employees had put a huge amount of effort into this achievement. So, we decided to celebrate! To match the five-day despatch time we had five days of celebrations,…
Our employees are an important part of our 40 year history. Jenx has grown immensely over 40 years since being founded in 1982 by husband and wife duo Clive and Catherine Jenkins. Through all the change, we have been lucky enough to have many employees who have chosen to stay with Jenx for more than…
This week is National Apprenticeship Week, so there’s no better time to celebrate the fantastic apprentices we have worked with at Jenx. Jenx works with Ascend, an organisation run by Together for Sheffield which provides training and mentoring for young people and helps match them with local employers. They are initially offered work experience, with…
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…
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…
