News Archive

Dear all, Just when we thought the issue of COVID-19 was starting to be under control with reducing numbers in China, the virus has come right back into the headlines with concerns about the spread of the infection gathering pace.  You will have read about the challenges being faced in Northern Italy over the last […]

Dear all, Whilst COVID-19 has started to become less of a news headline in the world’s press, it continues to be a key focus and challenge for Colart due to the restrictions placed on our people and operations.  However, in this new update we have some good news which you can read all about in […]

Dear all, Corona virus or as it is now classified, COVID-19 continues to be in the news and a challenge for countries worldwide in their effort to contain the spread. The impacts are now being experienced beyond China as the disruptions linked to travel and supply chain are being seen. Closer to home for Colart, […]

Dear all, We announced towards the end of last year that we would be rolling out the new Code of Conduct (the “Code”) to each person individually. This has now taken place across the business with people confirming this commitment either through Splash or by physically signing a copy of the Code. As adherence to […]

Dear all, Actions to deal with the Corona virus are evolving rapidly not only in China but elsewhere.  For this reason, we will continue to update your regularly with a series of information regarding the approach taken by Colart and how it is currently affecting our people and operations. We will be communicating on a […]

Update 03rd February Following the government advice, the Tianjin factory will be closed for another week. The Shanghai office will not open until 10th of February. Please be aware that more detailed information will follow in the next couple of days. Update 29th January Last week we gave you an update on what was happening […]

The “Day in Life Programme” is now open for applications! This program has already been developed for France and has been a great success with more than 50 registered again this year. Day in Life for France will end in a few days and it seemed appropriate to propose this program to all other business […]

Through the Colart Academy, we have listed the many ways that exist in Colart for development both personally and professionally. One learning opportunity that we see as a foundation is supported learning through Mentoring. For this reason, the company started to roll out in 2017 a structured mentoring scheme across the group. Why is Mentoring […]

We are excited to announce the activation of our “Day in Life Programme” in the UK, Europe, China & US! The programme was originally launched in France and has been a tremendous success with over 30 requests in 2018 As a reminder, what are the objectives of “Day in Life Programme”? This programme provides a […]

The Think Tank, launched last month, is a great platform for anyone to bring new ideas and suggestions to the table. One such idea from Lucy Franklin (Minehead) was to allow our people to buy our products at a discount on our branded websites. Why a code on our websites cannot be put in place […]

Dear colleagues, Further to the employee survey held earlier this year, workshops are being held or shortly due to be held in each Business Unit as part of the immersion into the results with the aim of creating ideas for action that need to be taken to address some of the concerns identified.  We will […]

CLIQUEZ ICI POUR LIRE LE TÉMOIGNAGE DE CAROLE BRIQUET EN FRANÇAIS This August, Carole Briquet, HR Manager Southern Europe, took two weeks of her annual leave to go to Madagascar on Solidarity Leave®. She is sharing with us her experience and some pictures: “On Friday the 16th of August, having finished work for the day, I […]

Dear all, Please find below a link to the second communication regarding the employee survey results: Click here to access the presentation. This document gives a top-level breakdown of results by country and honours our commitment to share these more in-depth details by end of summer. As explained in the presentation, our next step (immersion) […]

In June we sent out the 2019 employee survey and as promised we would like to share with you the top line results. We have prepared this summary infographic and a more comprehensive presentation to help you understand these results: Click here to read more about the global overview results. By the end of the […]

We’re pleased to announce an enhancement to Splash, adding a Talent Acquisition tab to your current homepage. The two core benefits to this new tab are Internal Vacancies and MyJobs. Internal Vacancies This provides a quick option to view all internal jobs currently available and replaces the existing OPEN JOBS view. You’ll get to see […]

Dear all, For our culture to feel like a family, we recognise the importance of creating a working environment that is inclusive and respectful such that we become a company where people want to stay and grow.  We recognise that this commitment must be irrespective of gender. For this reason, we communicated our intention to […]