Dalradian ‘strikes gold’!

Tyrone-based Dalradian has advanced to the gold standard Investors in People (IIP) accreditation, recognising the company’s continuous commitment to its people. Dalradian first obtained the standard IIP award in 2019.

The Investors in People accreditation is recognised in 66 countries worldwide, making it the global benchmark for people management. IIP has been working with organisations since 1991 to recognise and accredit those who invest in their people and assist them to continue to improve at inspiring, supporting, managing, and training employees. The goal is to create better, more productive organisations.

Angela Coney, Dalradian’s HR manager expressed her delight on striking gold with IIP: “This is a fantastic achievement for our team. We have maintained our focus on Dalradian’s core values of community, environment and economic opportunity, ensuring that our people understand and are aligned with our vision: to build a modern mine that draws on Tyrone’s heritage of engineering and manufacturing excellence to drive economic growth and community development in the local area and beyond.

“We support our people through a range of health and wellbeing initiatives – especially vital given the adjustments we’ve all had to make in response to Covid-19. Gold accreditation confirms that Dalradian’s commitment to our employees is reflected in our policies and that these

are successfully guiding our daily work.”

IIP assesses against a specific framework to understand and measure how well Dalradian is leading and supporting its people compared to other companies in the mining and quarrying industry or of similar size.

The assessment includes a company-wide survey and interviews with individual team members to get their views. A report is then produced with recommendations to help the company continue to improve.

Dalradian’s managing director, Brian Kelly commented on the newly awarded gold status: “We are thrilled to have been awarded the gold accreditation by securing the second highest score in our industry sector. Less than 20% of all accredited organisations achieve the gold standard which is a testament to the calibre of our team – a huge congratulations to all our staff for their efforts.

“While celebrating this success, we will take on board IIP’s recommendations and staff feedback to look at how we can continue to further enhance a culture where everyone is valued and supported.”