"What can Ahlstrom do to help its staff find out what they need to know?"



The young people decided to focus on internal and external communications between teams and spent time in Alhstrom interviewing staff at all levels from senior management to the shop floor.



A presentation and report on Alhstrom's communications strategy recommended a number of initiatives including more opportunities for face-to-face meetings across all levels and departments and re-instating a company newsletter that was particularly valued by administrative staff.



“It certainly brought us a new perspective and it provided us with useful information from across the company, from the janitors to the supervisors... a worth-while experience… the whole exercise showed up a number of grey areas where we could improve.” Martin Tennant, Personnel Officer, Ahlstrom UK