Employees are rewarded for their efforts through social functions, like the Christmas Party and Summer trip. Transmark Fcx Ltd also have a generous bonus scheme and suggestion scheme rewards.

They offer and fund external training and qualification courses to employees. Regular internal training is conducted with staff and the company structure often changes to take into account staff skills and talents.

They hold annual conferences and Christmas Parties as well as holding regular outside of work events for all their employees. Charity fund raising events are also held on a regular basis.

The senior management team conduct monthly face to face meetings with their teams ensuring that everybody has the opportunity to interact with a board director. The directors will personally hand out any achievement awards and attend team celebrations when quarterly targets are achieved.

Members of the organisation are encouraged to go into schools, colleges and universities to perform lessons and lectures on specialist subjects. The Specials Laboratory are also the main sponsor of the British Pharmaceutical Students Association.

People are at the heart of the organisation, from the highest level of management to the newest trainee framer. No one single individual builds a frame or a house. Everyone has a pride and enthusiasm in the product offered and positive client feedback is communicated throughout the organisation.

They share economic and company information and how it impacts on them through regular trading statements. They have mixed team workshops on introduction of company policy. They operate an open door policy and visibility around the business.

The offices are designed in an open-plan manner, which encourages open interaction between all levels of management.

Feedback has been received that people enjoy the organisation's non hierarchical approach and everyone is genuinely treated with the same level of respect and appreciation no matter who you are or what you do. The organisation regularly receives endorsements and positive feedback from clients which is shared with everyone in the team.

Many of the business activities are run as projects, this ensures that people from different teams come together to deliver different initiatives. There is a strong social network which helps employees build relationships and gives a greater insight to their day-to-day working styles and approach.

The organisation provides a charitable trust where employees are encouraged to seek company funding for their favourite charities through the charities panel. The company supports local charities in a measurable way. They also have an environmental team, made up of a cross section of employees concentrating on reducing the carbon footprint.

Outstanding achievement is recognised personally by the MD or the respective Office Leader. Study trips are organised every 18 to 24 months, to which all employees are invited; the last one was a weekend trip to Rotterdam in April 2008. The firm also offer a bonus scheme which shares the profits of the company with all staff.

The firm have a well developed appraisal system focussing on professional development which incorporates the preparation of a Personal Development Plan which sets out clear objectives for all staff to work towards. A company wide Training Plan was recently introduced which combines CPD with the requirement to attend courses on core business skills, skills based courses and more specialist technical training if appropriate.