Merry Christmas to all at Freedom - 16 December 2009

"Foremost I would like to thank everyone at Freedom for their dedication and hard work in what has been a challenging year. Although we have seen a global recession we have stayed strong, expanding our business in this testing time whilst increasing our capabilities further with successful acquisitions and organic growth.

2009 has seen the official opening of our "Corby Training Centre" which now allows us to bring new people and skills to the industry. Creating a sustainable future for us all and giving us the distinct advantage in beginning to tackle the industry skills shortages of this era. Health and Safety has always been and will continue to be a top priority for Freedom. We must continue to ensure we keep 2010 incident free.

The start of the year will see the "Back to Work Safely Day" in which each business stream will deliver key safety messages and business specific issues. This will ensure all aspects of safety across the Group are covered in order to start the New Year as we mean to go on.

You will all by now have noticed the re-branding of the company, developed to bring a consistent look and feel to the whole of Freedom. We are confident this approach will help us to effectively communicate with our stakeholders and attract new customers.

Finally I would like to say another thank you and wish you all, and your families a Merry Christmas and a great start to the New Year."