As a major employer in Macclesfield, Cheshire, we believe in having a close interaction with the local community.

We organise regular visits to the site for local residents' associations, the Borough Council and the planning authorities to discuss with them, and show them, recent changes to our operations and share with them our plans for the future.

Of course, the patient who receives our products rightly expects that we have taken the greatest care at every stage of our operations. By complying with our own quality standards, with Good Practice Guidelines and regulatory authority requirements, we fulfil that trust.

Together with our colleagues at our nearby Alderley Park site, we participate fully in supporting the community, through charitable donations and other support. Staff often take the opportunity to celebrate a manufacturing milestone by giving their time and expertise to a community project.

With some 3,000 people working here, we naturally can have an impact on the transport system around our town and on the environment in general. We work hard to minimise this by a variety of measures. Staff can access a website giving the latest information on a car share scheme, arrangements for cyclists and walkers, local subsidised bus services, our intra-site and inter-site shuttle services and much more.