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THIS WEEK JANE DISCUSSES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS Around the world Little Elephant art classes Code of Conduct Framing our thinking Employee Assistance Programme Pulse Survey Keeping the basics Our mantra

COVID-19 update Discussed points during the MPR January's Sales And the role art plays in some of our employees' lives.

THIS WEEK JANE DISCUSSES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS Around the world Hot desking tool being tested Safety first Little Elephant art classes Focus on community Keeping the basics Our mantra

Business Update, re-introducing the Colart Rhythm and our Long Range plans

Dear all, The new year is continuing at a pace although many of us across the group are experiencing Déjà vu, Seen that before or Ground Hog Day because of the continuing restrictions and our lives apparently on hold! But these restrictions have a purpose.  Whilst the vaccination programme taking place in every country gives […]

Read more about the Leadersplus programme that supports new parents.

As many of you already know, Stavroula Tzoumi is leaving Colart today (Friday 15th January) to start her maternity leave. I would like to thank Stavroula for all her hard work and wish her all the best for the new chapter in her life as a new mum. Covering Stavroula’s maternity leave, we are excited […]

Last month we ran a hackathon for people in the London office – this was a virtual event bringing everyone together remotely to work on the challenge of how we implement hot-desking and fully integrate remote working during 2021. Watch the video below. https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/9XCS5Q0H-7vW1MLVK.mp4  

Dear all, Knowing that many of you across the group are facing the great challenge of home-schooled children, I mentioned in the COVID update on 5 January about the potential of running a calendar of free art events for children via Zoom.  I am really pleased to say that, with the help of the Elephant […]

Dear all, Happy New Year to you all and I hope you managed to enjoy the Christmas period with your direct family.  I also hope you found time for a well-earned rest, especially yesterday, with the Colart Day. Sadly, the virus did not rest over the period, and we are continuing to see cases at […]

Dear all, As the year draws to a close, we sadly see lockdowns return to control the second wave of COVID which is hitting us with a vengeance.  Whilst hope rests on the vaccine, with the UK becoming the first western country to deploy a COVID-19 vaccine, we cannot ignore the continued dangers. Coming after […]

CEO Dennis van Schie hosted the last town hall meeting for this year on Thursday 17th December. The special guests were all the GLT, including Jonathan, Jane, Bruno, Dominique, Gail, Richard and Toby. The town hall focused on key achievements throughout the year and importantly recognising everyone’s contribution to a challenging but successful year. Dennis […]

Dear all, As we approach the end of the year and we hope for a new year free from COVID, there is one subject that we know that we will not be free from and that is Brexit. The UK as we know is in the process of exiting the EU and regardless of what […]

On Friday 4th December, we held the fortnightly Town Hall Meeting, hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie. Guest included Chief People Officer, Jane Beeston and UK HR Director, Harsa Beagley. If you couldn’t attend the live event, click here to listen to Dennis’ business update inspirational content. Jane started talking about three main topics (personal […]

Dear all, Putting yourself in the shoes of another is often described as being at the heart of empathy.  To have empathy means that we are able to understand how another person is feeling just by using our imagination to experience that feeling. So, why am I talking about empathy….in the world of COVID-19 we […]

On Friday 30th October, we held the fortnightly Town Hall Meeting, hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie. Guest included Chief Financial Officer, Jonathan Spight. Dennis started the session, talking about the virtual Lindengruppen management conference they had and the importance of embracing technology, embracing leadership and embracing sustainability. They will share more information with us […]