CSR

At Marcelissen we believe in a healthy future. For ourselves, our society, and the nature around us. It is a vision that is inextricably linked to Marcelissen. Together, we strive for this beautiful goal every day, because action without any vision is a vain attempt at progress. By showing commitment, stimulating people, and setting a good example we advocate our vision.

We take a healthy future in the broadest sense of the word. Healthy employees, who feel mentally and physically well. A healthy working environment, where employees feel valued and can reach their own potential. A healthy neighbourhood, where everyone has the opportunity to play sports and enjoy their hobbies. A healthy society, where pre-schoolers to students are stimulated to develop themselves both practically and theoretically. That healthy future is what we are committed to.

Continuous attentiveness towards one another in combination with a safe and healthy working environment. After all, we are a real family business. Every employee is different and contributes in his or her own way to our great company. That is why we invest a considerable budget in our employees every year. We do this based on three pillars; healthy, educative, and fun.

We build towards a healthy Marcelissen by providing our employees with sit/stand desks, ergonomic office chairs, home working facilities, flexible workstations, and weekly free fruit. Furthermore, we encourage everyone to stay active by providing company sportswear, a bicycle plan, and a short stroll every lunch break. This ensures that everyone stays physically fit.

Furthermore, everyone also has their own personal budget, which can be used at their own discretion for job-related education, training, and courses. For example, some choose to improve their technical skills and others to master a new language.

But above all, everyone must be able to work in a pleasant working atmosphere. Fortunately, at Marcelissen we don’t have to worry about that. Of course, we make it extra fun with our weekly social mixers, quarterly drinks, and (spontaneous) fun activities. We also have our own personnel club. So there is certainly no shortage of fun!

As a local manufacturing company, Marcelissen stands at the centre of society. Sport and culture are inseparably connected to this. We, therefore, find it important to give something back to our environment. We do this by means of various sponsor initiatives.

Performing at the highest level, a healthy lifestyle and continuous improvement are core values that we consider very important. Because of these core values, Marcelissen has entered into a long-term sponsorship agreement with Scopias Athletics Venlo. By doing this, we want to offer the talents extra support to be able to perform at (inter)national level. We are also the main sponsor of the annual walking/hard running event the Berden Voorjaarsloop. This is a local initiative where amateur athletes up to fully trained athletes can participate. A challenge for young and old!

But we are not only involved in the neighbourhood on a sportive level. For years, we have been a committed partner of the Boermans Theatre. This is a non-profit folk theatre with the aim of presenting theatrical performances in the local dialect. But also as instrument sponsor of the Koninklijke Muziekvereniging Fanfare Venlo, we contribute to the harmonious melodies in our neighbourhood. That sounds like music in the ears, doesn’t it?

They sometimes say that you learn for a lifetime. As a family business that has been around for a whole lifetime, we can only testify to that. By continuously improving and developing ourselves, we are still relevant today. To do this, we share our knowledge with those around us, but we also require new knowledge from the outside world on the other hand. That is why we invest time, money and resources in the local education community. We do this for different age categories and study backgrounds.

For example, every year we have several HBO/WO (graduate) trainees from different disciplines in our company, but we also have learning places for MBO students. We often welcome students from Fontys, HAS, Gilde and Wildveld within Marcelissen. But we also try to reach the youngest youth, such as primary school students, by providing informative and fun presentation packages. This way, we try to stimulate enthusiasm for our wonderful profession from an early age.

But we also need these educational partners ourselves. After all, we are also constantly acquiring new knowledge and learning more about the latest innovations. For example, we regularly participate in projects set up by Maastricht University, Fontys Universities of Applied Sciences and Technasium Den Hulster.

In the 21st century, we find ourselves in a rapidly changing society characterised by volatility, uncertainty and complexity. As an individual, but certainly also as an organisation, it is a challenge to find your place in it. But by holding on to a vision, our vision, we remain on top of the game, now and tomorrow. That way, we will continue to be known in the coming decades as a quality machine manufacturer, but above all simply as a fun and great company to work for.

Would you like more information on Marcelissen’s CSR activities? Don’t hesitate to contact us via info@marcelissen.nl or call us at +31(0)77 475 20 02.