National HR Quality Mark Award for Malta
The Foundation for Human Resources Development (FHRD) has awarded the De La Rue Malta HR Team a three year certification of recognition for professionalism, competence and contribution of De La Rue’s HR practices and operations. Following an evaluation conducted by the FHRD, the HR Team in Malta supported by the wider HR Group has been awarded the National HR Quality Mark for our effective practices in the field of Human Resources.
The HR Quality Mark is not a competition between organisations but a process to guide organisations on how to improve their HR Practices and we thank FHRD for introducing the HR Quality Mark as a measure to guide organisations on how to improve their HR practice.
The Company Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Women in Business
Our Malta site was recently awarded second place in the Company Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Women in Business (Malta).
Winning companies had to:
- demonstrate tangible support and commitment in the promotion of women in business
- have implemented measures to promote women, giving them equal opportunities and providing the right environment for them to flourish and achieve their full potential
- demonstrate progress towards achieving gender balance in their senior management and decision making functions
- serve as an inspiration to other companies that are serious in providing women with career and growth opportunities
This award reflects De La Rue’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We value and respect each other’s views, opinions and beliefs – and everything else that make our colleagues unique.
Be Heard. Be Valued. Be You.
Pictured: Caroline Zammit, HR Manager, accepting the Certificate of Participation on behalf of De La Rue Malta, from the President of Malta H.E. Dr George Vella
De La Rue Malta is the most secure printing facility on the island, working in partnership with the Maltese government, for the people of Malta and the world beyond.
- Highest standards of both physical and digital security
- Highly skilled staff and experts
- In house on-site engineering team, dedicated process managers
- Continued and ongoing investment programme in our people and equipment
- Competitive edge in terms of service, security, quality and customer value-add
- Specialist security production equipment, not commercially available
- Lean manufacturing methodologies and approaches
De La Rue Malta supports national micro placement scheme
April 04, 2022
De La Rue is proud to be on the list of contributors offering micro placements via Malta’s Institute for Education Experiential Learning process. The micro placements give an opportunity for prospective educators to get a different experience from that of the classroom, working within the industry, Placements, are structured, short-term and supervised and are often focused on particular tasks or short-term projects.
After the placement, the student writes a report of what they experienced and what they learnt that will help at work (ex: focus more on soft skills).
Following the success of our first placement student we look forward to welcoming many more.
If you are interested more information can be found here
Valentine's Day at De La Rue Malta
On 14th February the De La Rue Malta Sports & Social Committee celebrated Valentine’s Day and making the day special for their colleagues by decorating the shopfloor entrance to make it truly feel like a day of love. We prepared a red carpet and scattered rose petals across it to create an ambiance when employees entered the factory shopfloor. Chocolates were provided in baskets for employees to either “take one” or “give one”, providing our employees with the opportunity to thank their colleagues for their support.
International Women's Day celebrations
April 8, 2021
Due to COVID 19 situation, there is an even greater focus locally on supporting women who are victims of domestic abuse and have had to move into shelters. To support women in the local community our colleagues in Malta donated good condition handbags and filled them with toiletries to distribute to a number of women’s shelters in the local area run by the Richmond Foundation and the St Jean Antide Foundation.
Malta employees mark World Down Syndrome Day
April 8, 2021
As a company one of our important values is inclusion and diversity. On World Down Syndrome Day, 22nd March 2021, employees in our Malta site raised €875 by purchasing and wearing odd socks with the intention of raising awareness and understanding more about Down Syndrome and helping the Malta Down Syndrome Association assist people who have Down Syndrome to fulfil their potential for successful and happy lives.
Employees receive red carpet treatment
January 20, 2021
During the first week of December De La Rue Malta employees were recognised for their hard work and dedication helping customers all over the world. Employees were recognised in many ways to mark long service, training achievements, contributions to Health & Safety and birthday celebrations. We are very proud of all our colleagues for the contribution they make. Thank you!
Donation to Beyond the Moon
January 20, 2021
In December 2020 De La Rue Malta presented a donation of €4000 to Beyond The Moon, a charity that the site has supported for a number of years. Beyond the Moon offers seriously ill children, their parents and siblings a family vacation to a destination that appeals to the children's imagination. https://www.beyondthemoon.org/en
Energy Efficiency Partner Initiative
September 1, 2020
De La Rue has been committed to innovation and sustainability for years. For this reason, the company has partnered with the Energy and Water Agency through the Energy Efficiency Partner Initiative within its facilities in Malta. De La Rue has embarked on a number of initiatives to increase its overall energy efficiency in its Malta plant. Among other initiatives, the company has carried out an extensive exercise whereby existing lighting was replaced with more energy efficient lighting solutions. Through this exercise, De La Rue has reduced its annual energy consumption by 630MWh. This is equal to the consumption of around 140 households. The company has also introduced cool roofs which has resulted in lower indoor temperature by as much as 2°C and this reduced the cooling demand for the building. The chilling system has also been upgraded to be more energy efficient. The company aims to further its improvements in energy efficiency with the aim of enhancing competitiveness and ensuring the least impact on the environment.
Food collection for Richmond Foundation
June 3, 2020
We actively contribute to our local community to help and ensure a better future and our employees engage widely in Corporate Social activities in different ways. COVID-19 has hit everyone in the world including our health, social life and financials. With this in mind we have reached out to local NGOs to offer our support. We contacted Richmond Foundation Malta who gave us a list of their clients who are Differently Abled but housed in their Independent Living houses, who due to COVID-19 have lost their income, and have little to no access to government funding, and are in need of food. So we collected food items from our team members in order to support these families. A number of employees then volunteered to join in a distance delivery of the food collected.
International Women's Day campaign to donate to women's shelters
March 18, 2020
To recognise International Women’s Day we joined up with other major companies in Malta to run a campaign collecting toiletries and items that every woman needs but might not afford, to then be distributed among women's shelters in Malta. International Women's Day is a day to celebrate every woman's dignity. Particularly in light of increased awareness of domestic abuse in Malta, we wanted to do something inhouse to help our employees feel like part of the solution. The donations will then be distributed among a number of sites. Thanks to everyone for your support.
Mental Health Week
18 - 22 October 2021
Supporting De La Rue’s theme of ‘Do One Thing’ for Mental Health. We wanted to show colleagues how much we care about and how important it is to take care of your mental health. Employees were reminded that professional help is always available alongside other forms of support and assistance. Daily posters were shared around the site with suggested activities to support good mental health as well as information leaflets and discounts for local gyms, spas and hotels.
‘PinkMov’ Week
22 - 29 October 2021
Our Malta site recognised Pink October and Movember, to raise awareness around breast and cervical cancer as well as prostate and testicular cancer. During ‘PinkMov’ week we carried out a number of activities to get our colleagues more involved in what it means to be more health-aware. We teamed up with St. James Hospital, a local private hospital, to get our colleagues discounted rates on a number of health checks and encourage everyone to #CheckThemOut. We also collaborated with The Marigold Foundation, a local NGO who focus on raising awareness and funds in order to be able to help persons affected by these types of cancers. The event raised a total of €1,000.
Malta employee support for local charities
In November to celebrate International Men's day employees donated items of cold weather clothing to men in need via the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers. During 2021 €2000 was also donated €2000 to the Malta Community Chest Fund and this was presented on national television at the annual charity telethon 'L-istrina' event. These are more great examples of how we support the communities in which we operate.
Fondazzjoni Nazareth Donation
De La Rue Malta was recently able to make a €500 donation to local charity Fondazzjoni Nazareth using funds donated by employees to its Philanthropic Fund. The charity runs three homes which provides for 29 persons with physical and intellectual disabilities in a community environment. The donation was made at the start of February to the charity's president Her Excellency Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. Pictured Ryan Lanzon (Finance Business Partner) meeting Former President of Malta H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.
