News Archive

Dear all, As the world continues to find its way through the COVID challenge, many organisations are full on into the question of, “what next?”…Colart is of course no different and this question is being asked in relation to what we do and how we do it!  This update focuses on how what the return […]

Last year we successfully increased the functionality of Splash by the introduction of Splash Recruit, so enhancing the automation and tracking of talent acquisition in Colart.  One of the 2020 objectives for the global HR team was to take the increase of Splash functionality further with the inclusion of performance reviews on the system – […]

Dear all, As Governments in countries around the world are starting to vary their approach to lock down and the commencement of business, as usual, Colart remains consistent in its approach delay home working people to return to the workplace and focus on manufacturing and logistics as the priority within clearly specified protocols.  Servicing our […]

Dear all, As we move into May, it is good to know that our people continue to be well and safe with our four colleagues in the US who became poorly progressing well.  This gives us confidence that the protocols put in place and decisions made have served us well. As we mentioned in the […]

Dear all, At this week’s Town hall, Dennis highlighted business continuity – to serve our customers, as one of our top priorities, with the protection of our people coming first and foremost and cash protection, second.  It is therefore great to know that Le Mans has had a second great week in its phased return […]

Dear all, The results are now in and I’m pleased to be able to share with you the results of the mini survey that has been live for the last couple of weeks. Just to remind you we asked four simple questions 1. What impact do you think COVID-19 has had on our company’s culture […]

Dear all, What a week for us all – thank goodness it’s Friday as they say!!!  But before the week ends, we want to try to update you on the situation in Colart in our constantly evolving world of knowns and unknowns as we are bombarded by a hugely fluid situation. So, keeping with the […]

Dear all, As the situation continues to evolve so is our understanding of the decisions being taken by Governments across the world.  This is a very fluid situation and we are doing our best to balance all priorities: first and foremost to protect you, our people by following advice and guidance from Governments in the […]

Knowing that Covid-19 presents us all with challenges never experienced before, we have taken the opportunity to launch a “go to” site to try to help you navigate your way through our new way of living and working. In this site, which can be found on the Intranet, you will be able to find a […]

  On Wednesday 25th March we had a Town Hall Meeting exclusively related to COVID-19. This time the Town Hall Meeting was hosted on Microsoft Teams, and we had over 210 people joining us. It was the first time that we hosted a live stream with so many people attending, and we hope to see […]

Dear all, With the announcement made by the UK government last night to enforce restrictions on non-critical movement, it has become clear that our ability to continue operations in the UK is no longer possible. Clearly this decision aligns the UK with the actions already taken by France, Spain and Italy – similar to the […]

In Dennis’s note yesterday he talked about the importance of focus, transparency and frequency in our communications during what is clearly a very challenging time for our people, our business and our communities. Taking these points on board we are enhancing our communication plan to ensure we are keeping you up to date with information […]

Dear colleagues, On Friday I wrote to you all to explain the decision taken for people in all business units outside of China, to work from home where possible from Monday 16 March.  This decision was taken to support these worldwide objectives to reduce movement.  Since this decision, you will have heard that decisions continue […]

Dear all, As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to severely impact countries across the world we are now seeing serious decisions being taken to stem the spread of the virus. Recognising our obligation to not only ensure the protection of our people but also to support these worldwide objectives to reduce movement, it is evident that […]

Dear all, As Governments around the world seek to step up responses to COVID-19 with the increases see in infection, we would like to remind everyone of the response that Colart has taken across the group to manage the challenges and implications with our focus on ensuring everyone in Colart and their families to STAY […]

Dear all, As COVID-19 comes closer to home for many of us, we would like to remind everyone of the response that Colart has taken across the group to manage the challenges and implications. We have introduced some clear and simple rules to enable everyone to protect themselves against the virus.  Our intention is not […]