National recognition has been given to the long-term partnership between a Milton Keynes based manufacturer and local charity for people with learning disabilities, MK SNAP.
The relationship, which has lasted almost three decades, between Mechline Developments, a UK leading manufacturer of specialised equipment for the food service and hospitality industry and MK SNAP, an education and skill-building charity for people with learning disabilities, is shortlisted for the national Third Sector Business Charity Awards.
People with learning disabilities gain invaluable skills and a real sense of achievement and purpose assembling components of Mechline’s Dormont gas connectors. It builds skills, confidence and work-readiness and has led to jobs for people with learning disabilities that may not have been possible.
Mechline said the added expense and commercial time taken to outsource this work investment to be very proud of. “It’s a wonderful relationship.”
Today MK SNAP supports more than 65 adults a day and the assembly of Mechline Dormont gas connectors is still a favourite skill-building project on the timetable.
The partnership highlights the trust Mechline place in the abilities of people with learning disabilities and what they ‘can do’ and has given MK SNAP and Mechline enormous pride and produced over 300,000 finished products.
Results of the shortlisting are due in May.
