Delivering social value in 2025
The NRL Group are pleased to announce the release of their 2025 social value report.
The latest report reflects on the ways colleagues, including those working within our Linx operations, have worked together to progress social value initiatives alongside their day-to-day responsibilities. As well as the continued steps the business is taking to advance important areas such as mental health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion.
Supporting our communities, people and planet
The latest report is available to read now on the NRL Group website, and covers the collective progress made to give back to our communities, people and planet in 2025.
“It’s a privilege to have colleagues within the business that share our commitment to giving back and delivering impactful change. Our 2025 social value report reflects on this progress, and the local programmes that are helping to drive our business forward in a way we can all be proud of.”
– David Redmayne, NRL Group CEO
What’s included in the report?
Within the report we reflect on the many ways colleagues are working together to make a real difference, and the advances we are making as an organisation – and you can read just some of the highlights below.
Creating a UK best workplace
We’re proud to have achieved several accolades in 2025 thanks to direct feedback from colleagues about their experience and opinions about working both in our Linx business and the wider NRL Group. This feedback, captured anonymously through Great Place To Work®, went on to secure us positions on a number of UK Best Workplaces™ awards – including for leading the way as an employer committed to development, wellbeing and championing women.
Match funding charity endeavours
In 2024 a new company match funding scheme was introduced, that gives teams access to a dedicated pot of finance to increase donations made in recognition of their charity fundraising and volunteering. By matching donations raised by colleagues and teams across the NRL Group, an additional £21,167 in company donations were made to charities that are important to our people.
Celebrating long service and investment in training
It’s important to Linx and the NRL Group that we take great lengths to provide training and development opportunities for colleagues, helping them to advance in their roles whilst also ensuring initiatives are in place to support them inside and outside of work.
We’re proud to see this investment reflected when it comes to celebrating long service awards, with 34% of colleagues having been with the NRL Group for more than 10 years. Within our Linx operations, the picture is even more impressive – considering we are celebrating 10 years in business in 2026, 63% of colleagues have been with us for more than 5 years having been instrumental to how our company has evolved.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We’re a proud advocate of the Armed Forces community and the benefits they bring to a company when looking for a new career outside of the forces. Many colleagues within Linx and the NRL Group come from a military background, and through our Employer Recognition Scheme Silver award we’re committed to supporting our Armed Forces personnel in any way we can.
This includes our annual support for the Poppy Appeal, as Linx colleagues volunteer their time to host a stall at their local supermarket in Wigan each year. It’s the fifth year we’ve taken part in this important fundraising campaign and it’s a privilege to be able to recognise this initiative by making company donations in lieu of colleague volunteering hours.
Progressing our carbon neutral renewal
We understand that net zero is a collective effort, and everyone must be making proactive steps to make long-lasting changes on their environmental impact. As a business we must challenge our own carbon emissions, and we’re proud to join the NRL Group in offsetting our footprint by investing in meaningful carbon credit projects. In 2025 this included financial investment in an afforestation project in Uruguay that is helping to combat climate change whilst offsetting unavoidable emissions from our 2024 operations. This ensures we maintain our important Carbon Neutral International Standard.
About the NRL Group
Linx is a part of the NRL Group, with a shared mission to deliver the solutions and services organisations need to ensure they can stay ahead of the competition and drive innovation. Within our own operations we’re pleased to work side-by-side with leading companies in their sectors to manage their workforces, projects and compliance. Whilst across the wider NRL Group, businesses have delivered Recruitment, Non-Destructive Testing, Rail maintenance and Language solutions to their client base for decades.