RPL announced as a double finalist in ideasUK annual competition
Last week, Ricoh UK Products Ltd (RPL) was announced as a double finalist in ideasUK ‘Idea of the Year Competition 2024’.
The annual competition celebrates the best ideas from ideasUK’s extensive list of member organisations.
By their own admission: “It provides a great opportunity for businesses to recognise the people who submitted those incredible ideas. It also helps boost employee engagement as it acknowledges contributions to organisational success.”
RPL was nominated in two categories:
- Customer Focus Award
- People & Wellbeing Award
For the Customer Focus Award, RPL’s additive manufacturing division, Ricoh 3D, was recognised for their co-created and recently commercialised Ankle CCD Lever Kit, in partnership with The Orthotic & Locomotor Assessment Unit (ORLAU), The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust.
In the People & Wellbeing Award, RPL was recognised for the company’s former internal Think Act Save campaign. In response to the cost-of-living challenges and global energy crisis, the campaign focussed on wellbeing, energy conversation and cost savings both at home and in the workplace.
This initiative, now embedded into the culture of RPL, helps create an irresistible organisation which accelerates wellbeing, fosters collaboration, encourages learning and innovation, and develops people talent to ensure employee engagement, high performance, and future sustainability.
Speaking of the success, Continuous Improvement Engagement Coordinator, Jayne Garner, commented: “I’m really proud to have two ideas selected as finalists once again. This is a testament to our 15-year Platinum-accredited ideasUK status, and the innovative ideas from our people here at RPL.
“The Engagement & Recognition Programme continues to be a key part of our DNA.”
RPL will have representatives at the annual ideasUK conference (the 37th International Conference) on 6-7 November at Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa, Macclesfield, whereby nominations will be presented to a judging panel, ahead of the awards gala on the evening of 7 November.
ideasUK is a not-for-profit network organisation, building the capability of organisations in the field of ideas management and innovation.
| About RICOH
RICOH is a leading provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation of workplaces, workspaces and optimise business performance.
Headquartered in Tokyo, RICOH’s global operation reaches customers in approximately 200 countries and regions, supported by cultivated knowledge, technologies, and organisational capabilities nurtured over its 85-year history. In the financial year ended March 2023, RICOH Group had worldwide sales of 2,134 billion yen (approx. 16.0 billion USD).
It is RICOH’s mission and vision to empower individuals to find Fulfilment through Work by understanding and transforming how people work so we can unleash their potential and creativity to realise a sustainable future.
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| About Ricoh UK Products Ltd
With a rich manufacturing and innovation heritage, Ricoh UK Products Ltd (RPL) is a leading provider of print and imaging solutions, ink and digital supplies and bespoke technical services.
With operations in Telford and Stirling, RPL supports customers across the EMEA region with a multitude of product and service offerings in addition to knowledge sharing and co-creation activities.
As such, RPL brings together employees, customers and partners to optimise today’s world of print and influence the digital print applications and services of the future, enabling new shared value and organisational capabilities.
For further information, please visit https://ukproducts.ricoh.com/
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