A philosophy of ‘People First’ and a commitment to providing an environment that enables its employees to be the best that they can be is all part of the transformational change underway at MSC.

The company, based in Wednesbury in the West Midlands, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturing distributors. With an extensive range of over 120,000 metalworking, safety, and maintenance and repair products from 500 leading brands, its manufacturing heritage means it understands business and production challenges.

MSC prides itself on being more than simply a trusted and high-quality distributor, and works as partners with businesses, helping to implement change, transform, and build for a better future by looking at the bigger picture.

MSC understands for it to be successful, it needs to invest in its people. It fosters a culture where there’s a thirst for learning, and it encourages and rewards curious minds thanks to a dedicated internal self-development portal. It also partners with a specialist development company, which helps develop, train and coach its people to be the best version of themselves.

The company understands that for people to be invested in what they do, they need to feel connected to both their work and their colleagues, with the firm belief that this is the difference between “surviving and thriving”.

As such, it has focused on the power of connection over the past year, ensuring the upkeep of cross-functional activities that bring people together, as well as ‘Let’s Talk’ sessions and video addresses from the Managing Director to keep everyone informed and feeling supported.