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ANNUAL REPORT

new
offices

68,310

98

141

Staff
employed

completed insulation measures

in homes across Northern
Ireland to date

new start up
businesses in
Magherafelt area

It gives me great pleasure to

present the Annual Report for
The Workspace Group for the
year ending March 2015,
my first as Chairman.

Our vision
A prosperous, dynamic
and healthy Draperstown
Community encapsulates
our commitment to our
local community

During the year

we consulted with
our customers,
staff, management
team and Board
for direction as to
where they see The
Workspace Group
going in the next
five years to help us
determine what our
strategy 2015-2020
should be.

2014/15 has been

another one of success
and growth for The
Workspace Group.
Some of the highlights
include:
opening new offices in
Larne, Antrim, Ballymena,
Carrickfergus and Omagh
to enable delivery of new
employability contracts;
employing 141 staff;
increasing the number of
completed insulation measures
in homes across Northern Ireland
to 68,310 (almost 10% of the
housing stock);
providing temporary staff in 16
locations across Scotland and
England for the Westminster
elections;
helping 98 new businesses set up
in the Magherafelt area;
securing our largest ever order for
Activated Carbon Vessels;
usage numbers at the Workspace
Recreation Centre increasing
to 27,556;
our total provision of grants to
local community organisations
through the Workspace
Community Fund increasing
to 53,631 a list of this years
recipients is included at page 17;

our After School Club providing

32 places for local primary
school children;
continuing to provide free units
to a number of community
champions including
Glasgowbury, Corn Store Youth
Club, STEPS Mental Health and
Ballinascreen Historical Society.
Our interest in the health and
well being of the Draperstown
community continues and during
the year we provided a much
needed Carers programme as well
as installing a second defibrillator in
the town.
During the year we consulted with
our customers, staff, management
team and Board for direction as
to where they see The Workspace
Group going in the next five years
to help us determine what our
strategy 2015-2020 should be.
Our vision for A prosperous,
dynamic and healthy Draperstown
Community encapsulates our
commitment to our local community
and our aims and objectives
specified in our Strategy 2015-2020
will ensure that we continue to work
towards that vision.
I would like to thank my fellow
directors, the management team
and all the staff throughout our
various locations for their ongoing
commitment, hard work and
positive attitude which continues
to ensure The Workspace Group
delivers real results in all that we do.
Laurence OKane
Chairman, The Workspace Group

Our Enterprise Agency continues to provide support for start-up businesses

through the provision of affordable business units and business advice
and training.
In 2014/15 we supported over 300 businesses - from the early stages of exploring the
concept of self-employment right through to supporting businesses in their
first full year of trading. We have also provided support for new and
existing businesses in the Social Economy sector. With
confidence in the Northern Ireland economy starting
to grow again, it is reflected in the marked
increase in entrepreneurship levels.

One of our first

tenants in Magherafelt,
now turning over 30
million and exporting
to 23 countries.

Our Programmes:

THE SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROGRAMME

REGIONAL START
INITIATIVE
The Regional Start Initiative, provided
through Invest NI offers a package
of free advice, training and support
to help clients develop a business
plan that will allow them to get their
business up and running. Over the
past 12 months we supported 98
clients to develop a business plan
through the Regional Start Initiative.

In partnership with Network

Personnel, in 2014/15 we worked with
156 customers through the Steps 2
Success Programme assisting them
to look at self employment as a viable
career option. This support included
one to one mentoring, business
workshops and general business
advice. For customers who had
decided to move off benefits into self
employment post start support for up
to a year was provided.

TEST TRADING
PROGRAMME
The Steps to Work Test Trading
Programme offered unemployed
people the opportunity to test trade
their business for a period of 26 weeks
while continuing to receive their
benefits and avail of support from
an experienced Business Advisor. In
2014/15 we helped 33 people to start
and test trade their business with
76% of participants continuing with
their business after the test trading
period and signing off benefits. This
was against a target of 23% set by
the Department for Employment and
Learning, for whom we deliver the
programme.

ENTERPRISE NI
START UP LOAN FUND
The Enterprise NI Start Up Loans
programme was established in 2014
to provide competitive loan finance
to entrepreneurs who were unable to
secure start-up funding from traditional
sources such as banks. The programme
involves working with clients to assist
them to develop an application and
providing post start up advice and
support. In 2014/15 fourteen clients
secured a total of over 70,000 in
funding as a direct result of support
received through Workspace.

The Social Entrepreneurship

Programme provided through Invest
NI aims to help potential social
entrepreneurs start a business and
encourage existing social enterprises
to grow, create employment, exploit
opportunities to export products or
services and maximise their positive
impact on society.
Groups already in the voluntary and
community sector can also be assisted
to become social enterprises through
this initiative.

We want to congratulate BA Components as

they celebrate 25 years in business this year.
BA Components were the first tenant in our Magherafelt site on Rainey Street,
initially manufacturing bespoke resurfaced kitchen doors. They are now one of
Northern Irelands most successful manufacturing businesses exporting to
23 countries globally, with a staff of 250 employees and an annual turnover
of 30 million.

I have great memories of Rainey Street where it all began. I remember

having to switch off the machines to answer the phone and burning the
midnight oil to get the paperwork done. Workspace produced our first
business plan, to think what has happenend since. Looking forward to
the next 25! Brian McCracken, Managing Director

In 2014/15 the Social Entrepreneurship

Programme provided tailored
mentoring, business planning support,
and capability advice to eight local
groups, helping them to successfully
develop their socially oriented business
and source potential funding streams.

PROPERTY
Demand for our property across
all sites was high in 2014/15 with
occupancy levels at more than 80%
on average. Demand for office space
in Magherafelt remains high, while
industrial units in Draperstown are
also in high demand. Our range of
units suits a variety of businesses,
with tenants from a wide spectrum
of sectors.

Bloc Blinds started out in one of our incubator

units in May 2007. From a 1,000 sq.ft. unit in our
Draperstown site, Cormac Diamond set up a roof
blind manufacturing business initially employing
ten members of staff.
Within six months the business had grown rapidly - with success in
export markets such as the UK and Ireland. Bloc Blinds are now regarded
as one of Europes leading blind manufacturers with a wide range of
clever and innovative blinds for a variety of window types and sizes.
Currently the company operates from premises totalling 10,000 sq ft and
employs over 80 employees. As a result of this continued growth, the
company has recently acquired a 21,000 sq ft property in Magherafelt.
This will allow them to create a new production facility, enabling an
increase in production and the employment of more staff. We wish
them continued success.

Paddy Murtagh a Social

Entrepreneurship
Programme client who
has taken on the IDL
franchise, a dyslexia
learning support
programme, for
Northern Ireland.

From September 2011 March 2015 Network

Personnel delivered the Department for
Employment and Learnings LEMIS programme
(rebranded as Source) in the Moyle and
Cookstown District Council areas.
Source was a flexible, client-focused employment support initiative,
designed to help unemployed people overcome the issues that may be
preventing them from finding and keeping a job. Our main priority groups
were those who were long-term unemployed/economically inactive and
who were likely to be furthest removed from the labour market due to a
range of personal barriers. These individuals may not have otherwise had
opportunities to interact with the statutory sector on employability matters.
This support was available to any unemployed/economically inactive
individuals who fell within one or more of the following categories,
regardless of benefit/claimant status: NEETS (16-24 year olds, not in
education, employment or training); homeless; ex-offenders/ex-prisoners;
individuals with a history of drug/alcohol misuse.

Some of our highlights from

the Source programme
include working with a total
of 1,001 clients over a three
year period and helping 160 of
those participants to progress
into sustained employment.
In 2014/15 alone we worked
with 465 clients and helped
92 of those progress into
sustained employment.

Intake onto the Steps to Work programme ended

on 31st May 2014. From April 2014 to March 2015
we delivered the Employment Service Support
(ESS) in the Cookstown and Magherafelt areas to
assist people to find employment at the earliest
opportunity.
Sharon was forced to give
up her cleaning job after 25
years following an accident 4
years ago. Having no formal
qualifications she completed her
Essential Skills qualifications
and a six month work placement.
Sharon was successful in
securing employment with
Agewell after her placement
ended.

The ESS was delivered under six main areas.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

First Start Employment Strand

Step Ahead 50+ Temporary Waged Employment Strand
Youth Employment Scheme Work Experience Strand
Youth Employment Scheme Skills Development Strand
Short Accredited Training Courses
Into Work Skills

Key statistics for 2014/15 include; 104 Short Accredited Courses

qualifications gained by participants; 53 Essential Skills/NVQ qualifications
achieved; and 156 participants sustained employment.

Elements of the programme

included:

The very successful Up

for Work programme
finished in March 2015.
This initiative was part
financed by the European
Social Fund with match
funding from a range
of sources including
Workspace, Magherafelt
District Council, Sperrins
Gateway Landscape
Partnership (via the
Heritage Lottery Fund),
Mindwise and Lissan
House Trust (via Biffa).

26 weeks employment working

on environmental projects
Qualifications
Temporary subsidised
employment with local
companies
Self-employment support
Job search skills and confidence
building
Key statistics from the
programme

The environmental aspect of

the programme saw teams of
six participants working on local
projects. Examples included
stone wall restoration in St
Lurachs Walled Garden; clear up
in the Plantin Park, Draperstown;
painting and decorating for
community playgroups, charity
shops and sports clubs; restoration
of ancient cemeteries; rebuilding
and repair of stone pillars and
limekilms in the area.

1,043 Qualifications gained

by participants
132 Community groups
benefiting from minor
refurbishment/repairs
93 people moved to selfemployment
283 participants moved into full
time work

Through this partnership approach not only

did individuals benefit from engaging in
the programmes but many local community
groups were also supported.

Steps 2 Success
put me back on track
and the support received
was a great benefit
in finding a job

Network Personnel has been delivering

the Steps 2 Success programme in
the Magherafelt, Cookstown, Omagh,
Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus and
Larne areas since October 2014.
Steps 2 Success is a Department for Employment and
Learning employment programme aimed at enabling
jobseekers to build the skills and experience needed
to find and keep a job. Steps 2 Success provides
a personalised service, tailored to meet individual
jobseekers needs.
Since October 2014 2,064 participants have joined the
Steps 2 Success programme across all our offices with
135 moving into sustained employment.
One of our first Steps 2 Success clients William secured
full time employment with Dale Farm after employability
support received from Network Personnel.

COMMUNITY FAMILY
SUPPORT PROGRAMME
In 2014/15 Network Personnel supported 192
families from the Northern and Southern Health &
Social Care Trusts through the Community Family
Support Programme (CFSP).
CFSP offers young people and their families comprehensive support
and the confidence to tackle the challenges of daily life, in dealing with
problems such as challenging behaviour, alcohol / drug misuse, financial
difficulties, low confidence, health, concerns in school, college or help to
source training and employment.
CFSP works together with the family to:
Prevent young people aged 11 18 leaving education.
Support 16 18 year olds return to education, training or find
employment.
Assist adults 19+ years to follow their personal career path, access
training and develop the skills towards finding employment.
In 2014/15 we supported 141 young people between the age of 16-24
years who were not in education, employment or training.

We also supported 175 young

people aged 11 18 years old who
had disengaged from education
or were at risk of falling out of
education with poor qualifications
and prospects for the future.
In March 2015, Network Personnel
were awarded the contracts to
deliver the Community Family
Support Programme in four super
council areas with funding through
the European Social Fund, the
Department for Employment and
Learning and the Department of
Health, Social Services and
Public Safety.

During 2014/2015 we
continued to reinforce
our position as a market
leading multi-sector
recruitment consultancy
and leading experts in
qualified, professional
and skilled recruitment.
Our aim is simple - to
help our clients find the
right person for the right
job at the right time, and
to help our candidates
find the perfect role to
develop the next stage
of their own career.
Every day, we work with
organisations from some of the
regions largest to the smallest to
help them find the talent they need
to thrive and grow. As the global
economy has continued to recover,
many of our clients are investing in
growing their workforce to cater
for the increased demand for their
products and services.
In the past year we filled 2,602
temporary and 158 permanent
jobs for a range of clients across
a number of sectors. This year
saw us increase our pool of skilled
candidates to the largest number
to date to ensure that clients
requirements are fulfilled with
quality people.

2014/2015
Key Areas of Focus:
PEOPLE:
Recruitment is the ultimate people
business. We have a dedicated
and passionate recruitment team
and take great pride in going that
bit further to meet each and every
client and candidate deadline and
demand.
TECHNOLOGY:
In todays data-rich world it
is essential that our people
are equipped with the latest
technology tools and products.
We invested heavily this year in
state of the art, bespoke, cloud
based systems and equipment to
free up valuable time to focus on
what is important, satisfying our
customers needs.
CANDIDATES:
We work with candidates to help
them find their next permanent job
or temporary assignment. We work
to understand every candidate
we place, interviewing them all
to ensure we provide them the
best opportunity to match their
needs. This year alone we added

the largest number of candidates

to our system in over 8 years, and
our temporary and permanent
placements were also at their
highest levels since 2007.
CLIENTS:
We work with companies to find
the skilled people they need to
help drive growth in their business.
Looking Forward to 2016:
Our long-term aim is clear: to
continue to grow and become an
undisputed market leader in the
U.K. /R.O.I. recruitment industry,
and, as we build towards this
aim, we focus on delivering
well-diversified, profitable,
cash-generative growth.
We will continue to focus on
maximising the productivity and
effectiveness of our team that
means focusing on hiring the best
people and training them to be the
best in the industry. Furthermore,
we will then equip them with the
latest tools and technology they
need to gain a competitive edge
and to fulfil their true potential and
expand our commercial footprint.

We will continue to research and respond to new and emerging

processes/technologies and business models/market changes
which we believe can have an impact on our business which will
help us to continue to deliver a first class recruitment service to
our clients.

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2014/15 was another busy year for ThermTech as we

continued to supply our customers with bespoke waste
heat recovery systems designed to offer energy saving
solutions through efficiency, economy and sustainability
as well as gas cleansing systems.
Our commitment to quality was recognised by our achievement of the Achilles
UVDB accreditation for supply of products to the Utilities Industry and we
continue to invest in our people and our equipment to ensure we offer the best
quality products to our customers.
Some highlights from the year include: receiving our largest ever order for
Activated Carbon Vessels; securing an order with Scotia Gas Networks for two
Gas Vaporisers which replace two units built by ThermTech some 20 years ago;
and securing our largest order from one customer for some 1.3M from a large
food processing company.
Our research and development into new energy saving products has seen us
progress to operational trial stages of our Electrostatic Precipitator and Siloxane
Removal System over the past year. We anticipate these products contributing
significantly to the sales mix in the incoming years.

Homeseal offers a range

of insulation services
including loft insulation,
solid wall insulation,
cavity insulation and
cavity extraction. We
operate in both the
new build and retrofit
markets and, with a team
of trained installers, can
undertake domestic and
commercial projects.
In addition to our insulation services
we also provide ancillary services
including roof ventilation, thermal
imaging, pipe lagging, chimney
balloons, radiator panels and
draught proofing.
During the year we carried out
energy efficiency measures in 4,560
homes throughout Northern Ireland
and have worked with partner
organisations such as Bryson
Energy, H&A Mechanical, Northern
Ireland Housing Executive and
Energystore.
Some of our key impacts in
2014/2015 include:
3,880 homes received a survey/
energy advice
4,560 insulation measures were
carried out
925 households received cavity
wall insulation

3,500 households received loft

insulation measures
135 households received solid
wall insulation
A saving of c1,825 tonnes of
carbon was achieved with the
average householder saving
400kg per year
A saving of 365k on clients
utility bills was achieved with
the average saving for individual
householders being 80 per
year for each energy efficiency
measure undertaken within
the property

Mavis Strabane Thank you very much to the

Homeseal team who insulated my
home this week. From the initial
survey to the insulation work itself
your team were professional, friendly and
hard working. First class job.

QUALITY

LOOKING AHEAD

We pride ourselves on the quality

and standard of our work and
adhere to the standards and best
practice guidelines set by the
insulation industry trade bodies
including the National Insulation
Association, the British Board
of Agrement, the Cavity Wall
Guarantee Agency and the National
Insulation Association of Ireland.

Homeseal hopes to continue with

the success we have had over
the last number of years and with
fuel poverty still being extremely
prevalent we look forward to
working on new projects and with
new partners to help reduce our
customers annual fuel costs.

Some examples of customer

feedback which we have received
throughout the year include:
Mary - Maghera
Just a short note to thank all those
concerned who recently carried out cavity
wall insulation and roof insulation at our
home. It was a pleasure to have them in our
home. All the best to you all in the future.
Thank you.

Brian Portglenone We have just had insulation installed in

our property by Homeseal. I am delighted
to inform you that the three chaps who
were fitting are to be highly recommended
for their workmanship. Nothing was any
trouble to them.

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Number of Usages in the Evenings & Weekends

2014/15 saw increasing numbers use the

facilities at the Workspace Recreation Centre as
it continues to provide a much needed resource
for the people of Draperstown and its neighbouring
villages and towns. A popular programme of
activities and top quality facilities has resulted in over
27,500 usages of the facilities by people from the local
community throughout the year. In addition the excellent
relationship between Workspace and St Colms continues
with some 430 pupils using the Workspace Recreation
Centre on a weekly basis.
At the Workspace Recreation Centre we aim to encourage health and well
being, increase the number of people taking part in sport, active recreation
and wider physical activities thereby playing an active role in improving the
quality of life of people in the local community. In 2014-2015 we introduced new
initiatives such as the Biggest Loser Challenge, Couch to 5k Running Club and
the Workspace Cup, 5 a side soccer competition, to encourage more people to
take part in the activities at the Workspace Recreation Centre.
We offer top quality facilities, highly trained staff and a
programme of activities that includes spinning, boxercise,
aerobics and circuits classes as well as our ever popular
annual summer scheme.

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Carers
Project
This year we worked in partnership
with the Building the Community
Pharmacy Partnership to deliver a
programme of workshops aimed
at encouraging local carers to
live a healthy balanced life in
conjunction with their caring role. We
acknowledge the vital role that carers
play in our community and understand
the need for them to look after
themselves as well as the person they
care for.

Our After School Club continues to operate a

regular, reliable and safe service for children and
their families. We aim to provide a stimulating
environment for the children who attend and
make it as much like home as possible. The club
provides a wide range of wonderful activities
including arts and craft, cookery, horticulture and
outdoor games.

Over the year we engaged with 20 carers who

participated in 15 workshops including relaxation
techniques, alternative therapies, health checks,
benefits advice, healthy eating, and horticulture.

Over the past 12 months a total of 4,731 places were filled with
children coming from Draperstown, Straw, Moneyneana and Kilross.
In addition to the normal opening hours of 1pm to 6pm, during school
holidays the service is provided on an all day basis thus facilitating
parents work schedules. The pick-up service from the various schools
is also invaluable given the dispersed area that the children are from.

Feedback from the programme was very positive and

we were successful in securing funding for a second
carers project for 2015/16 through which we aim to
build on the links and relationships already developed
with carers in the local community.

Over the year

we engaged with
20 carers who
participated in
15 workshops.

Following a recent successful application to Bright Start (OFMDFM

funding) for capital and revenue costs, an extensive refurbishment of
the After School Club has taken place. This has resulted in a modern
and colourful environment for the children.

With reduced grant funding now available,

Workspace continues to subsidise the running
costs for the After School Club ensuring that the
service is affordable and accessible for
local families.

Over the past

12 months a total
of 4,731 places
were filled.

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In 2014-2015 twenty eight community and voluntary groups were awarded grants totalling
9,437 to fund a range of projects in the local area:

The Workspace Group allocates a

proportion of its profits each year so
that small grants are available to help
finance projects within the local area
through the Workspace Community
Fund. Local community and voluntary
groups are given the opportunity to
apply for grants of up to 250 for
projects which will improve the local
area, promote community involvement,
enhance the quality of life and the well
being of local residents or address
other local needs.

Since its launch in

2008 the Workspace
Community fund has
allocated almost 54,000
to 148 local community
and voluntary projects.

This year we issued our first Individual Award to local

singer/songwriter Gemma Bradley to help her further
her music career. Our grant has enabled Gemma to
professionally produce a music video to accompany
the release of her first single Wicker men. Gemma
states The Workspace Community Fund has helped
me take the next step in my music career. As the
music industry is so competitive it is important for me
to make sure I am promoting myself and my music
as professionally as possible and the Workspace
Community Fund has helped me do this.

1. Laughterland Early Years

To purchase resources to develop early maths skills.

2. Glasgowbury

To fund a creative arts programme for young people.

3. Kilcronaghan Community Association

To help purchase banqueting tables and covers.

4. MindWise

To purchase instruments for a music group.

5. InVOLve

To purchase equipment for a community training/meeting space.

6. Draperstown Celtic FC

To purchase sporting equipment for the club.

7. Tirgan Community Association

To produce promotional materials.

8. Magherafelt and
District Cage Birds Society

To deliver a committee skills course.

9. Ballinascreen Early Years

To purchase equipment for nature education.

10. Cornstore Youth Club

Towards insulating/fire proof curtains for club premises.

11. Erins Own GAC Lavey

To purchase an outdoor heated defibrillator cabinet.

12. Sixtowns Bowling Club

To purchase equipment.

13. Castledawson Flute Band

To fund a qualified music tutor.

14. Maghera Parish Caring Association

To fund healthy eating classes.

15. Sixtowns Community Group

- Mother and Toddler

Towards play equipment.

16. Knocknagin Hall Committee

To purchase equipment to be used for community events.

17. Ballinascreen Spred Group

To enable local people with special needs to

participate in a wider range of activities.

18. Maghera Strollers F.C.

To purchase sporting equipment.

19. Mid Ulster Photography Club

To purchase materials for use at exhibitions.

20. Granaghan & District Womens Group

To purchase materials for after school crafts.

21. Swatragh Wednesday Club

Tutor costs to help the group create a Scrap Book

of photographs and memorable items.

22. Maghera Cross Community Link

To provide pram fit classes.

23. Magherafelt Womens Group

To purchase a folding puppet theatre and puppets.

24. Busy Bee Cross Community Playgroup

To provide healthy eating classes.

25. Derganagh Training and

Development Association

To provide flower arranging/floral art classes.

26. Magherafelt Dance Group

To employ a tutor to teach dance skills to children.

27. St Swithins Craft Group

To employ a qualified tutor to teach craft techniques.

28. Backrow Recreation Centre

To fund Summer Scheme activities.

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Company information
CHAIRMAN
Mr Laurence OKane

REGISTERED OFFICE
The Business Centre
Draperstown
BT45 7AG

VICE CHAIRPERSON
Ms Samantha McCloskey

REGISTRATION NUMBER
N.I. 18240

NON EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS
Dr Michael McAllister
Mr Damian Heron
Mr Willie McKeown
Mr Graham Mawhinney
Mr Patsy McShane
Mrs Catherine McCoy
Councillor Brian McGuigan

BANKERS
First Trust Bank
The Diamond,
2 Rainey Street,
Magherafelt, BT45 5AG

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Mr Brian Murray
COMPANY SECRETARY
Mr Robin Gawne

Ulster Community
Investment Trust,
Linenhall House
13 19 Linenhall St
Belfast, BT2 8AA

Bank of Ireland
11 Market Street
Magherafelt, BT45 6EE
AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Waterfront Plaza
8 Laganbank Road
Belfast, BT1 3LR
SOLICITORS
Tughans
Marlborough House
30 Victoria St
Belfast
BT1 3GS

Achievements 2015
4,560

32

homes insulated
across NI

children cared for

by After
Schools Club

553

27,556

141

employed by
The Workspace
Group

587

53,631

distributed from
Workspace
Community Fund
to date

60

participants on
Steps to Work

usages at the
Workspace Recreation
Centre during
evenings &
weekends

participants
completed Short
Accredited Training
Courses through
Network
Personnel

participants gained
work experience on
Up for Work

465

Assisted
business starts
to secure over

156

CFSP
supported

people participated
on the Source
programme

130

70,000

participants got
permanent jobs
through Steps
to Work

20

33

in funding from the

Enterprise NI
Loan Fund

children participated
in Workspaces
Summer
Scheme

local carers
participated in our
Carers Project

156

266

people received selfemployment support

through the Steps
2 Success
programme

7,211

people registered
with Network
Recruitment

people employed
by Workspace
business unit
tenants

430

school children
used the Workspace
Recreation Centre
facilities on a
weekly basis

unemployed people
helped to start own
business through
Steps to Work

2,064

people received
employment support
through the Steps
2 Success
programme

2,602

temporary jobs
filled by Network
Recruitment

192 families,
316 individuals
throughout
the year

The
Workspace Group
now operates from

19

locations

28

local groups
directly benefited
from Workspace
Community Fund
grants

365,000

estimated savings in
utility bills as a result
of Homeseal
insulation
measures

98

business start-ups
supported in the
Magherafelt District
Council area

146

unemployed got
permanent jobs
through Up for
Work

135

participants moved
into employment
through the Steps
2 Success
programme

42%

of Steps to Work
participants moved
into long term
jobs

158

permanent jobs
filled by Network
Recruitment

6,681

tonnes of CO2
savings by
economisers
installed by
ThermTech

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