“Working here is great, it’s close to home and the people at all levels are friendly and really easy to get along with” - Michael Michael has worked at the AFFORD Pallet Factory at Minto for seven (7) years and this is his second time with the organisation. Originally from Wales, Michael is in charge of building bed frames for wholesale mattress companies. He works autonomously, with very little supervision and really enjoys his work days. Michael has been in charge of building bed frames for AFFORD for four (4) years now and likes the friendly and professional atmosphere in the Minto factory. “It is a very successful business here and we are all really enthusiastic about reaching sales targets for pallets and beds”.
The AFFORD pallet factory at Minto is a completely integrated workplace, where people with disability work along side able-bodied workers. The atmosphere is very positive and mutual respect can be seen amongst all the workers. They are all proud of working in a successful and growing business. Many employees at this site successfully transition to open employment.