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Part of the local community
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EMPLOYEES & SOCIETY
A natural extension of Frode Laursen’s employee
focus is our commitment to the local communities
in which we operate.
In many cases our logistics centres are one
of the largest workplaces in the local area, so
consequently we have a responsibility to contribute to the local community. We work closely
with the local authorities and politicians, and at
most of our locations we have people undertaking job trials, or we are actively working in other
ways to include people from the edge of the
labour market.
One example is our long-term collaboration
with Samhall AB, which is owned by the
Swedish state and helps people on the edge of
the Swedish labour market to find work again.
In 2024, we had 120 Samhall employees at our
logistics centres in Sweden. In Denmark, we
collaborate closely with the local authorities and
job centres, and we always have local citizens in
job training at our logistics centres.
We mean it when we say that everyone is
entitled to meaningful work, and we make an
effort to accommodate people who are finding
it difficult to get a foothold elsewhere. We are
therefore very open to alternative training
methods, and every year, we have taken on young
people who, through our New Apprenticeship
programme, for example, undergo a more practical approach to training as a warehouse operator
or HGV driver.
Ready to help
In 2024, Frode Laursen joined Virksomhedsberedskabet – a network of companies prepared to take
responsibility in Denmark in the event of a crisis
such as flooding, IT crashes or a pandemic.
Our commitment to Virksomhedsberedskabet
is a natural extension of our dedication to the
local communities in which we operate. In a world
that has proved to be highly changeable it makes
sense for us to contribute where we can.
“It is fundamentally a great idea for us to
work together and to draw on the resources of
companies. If the need for transport and logistics
services on a large scale arises, we can make a real
difference because we have many employees and
a large fleet,” says Thomas Corneliussen, CEO of
Frode Laursen.
