Aggregate Industries will once again be one of the headline sponsors for this year’s Leicester Pride event as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Following a successful sponsorship in 2022, the building materials supplier, which is headquartered near Coalville in Leicestershire, has announced it is to be a Gold Sponsor for the event, due to take place on Saturday 2 September.
Aggregate Industries will take up a prominent pitch at the event, where members of its team will be on hand to discuss the diverse careers available across the business, the company’s approach to inclusivity, and the High Viz LGBTQ+ Network.
The sponsorship of Leicester Pride forms part of Aggregate Industries’ continued focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) within the business, with the aim of continuing to build a progressive and inclusive workplace, where everyone is encouraged to be their true selves.
Pride events around the world, which are days of celebration for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York, which are considered to be the catalyst of the modern-day gay liberation movement.
Thomas Edgcumbe, Managing Director for the Surfacing Solutions division at Aggregate Industries, said: “Within Aggregate Industries we're committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive for all. I'm delighted that we are once again able to be a headline sponsor of Leicester Pride, the largest pride event local to our country head office, and I'm proud of the difference that this makes to our colleagues and the wider LGBTQ+ community."
Martyn Parker, Chair of Leicester Pride, said: “Leicester Pride is thrilled to announce that Aggregate Industries has once again chosen to be one of our Gold Sponsors for this year’s celebrations. Their ongoing support enables us to host one of Leicester’s largest cultural events of the year, allowing thousands to celebrate all aspects of the LGBTQ+ community as well as promote diversity and equality within the county.”
The company’s High Viz network creates a safe and welcoming environment for all employees who identify as LGBTQ+ and those who simply support equal rights for all. It also acts as a voice for LGBTQ+ employees within Aggregate Industries, as well as driving change by continuing to educate, raise awareness and up-skill colleagues.
Aggregate Industries also has Affinity Groups on the themes of women in the construction sector, age, ethnicity and nationality, veterans and disability.
