Corporate Social Responsibility

Rearo is a leading supplier and manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen surfaces in the UK, with a rich legacy spanning over 30 years. The company operates five branches and showrooms, with its main headquarters and manufacturing facility in Govan, Glasgow. We take pride in integrating into each local community where Rearo operates.

Rearo is a second-generation family-run business, but we also have second-generation employees! We’re proud to say that we have some of our original staff still working for us. We also have husbands, wives, sons, daughters and brothers and sisters who have chosen a career with Rearo.

Our headquarters in Govan, Glasgow, has been a cornerstone of the area since 1991, employing many individuals from the local and surrounding towns. This long-standing presence underscores our dedication to fostering local talent and contributing to regional development.

With over three decades of expertise in laminate fabrication, we are committed to passing on our knowledge and skills to our staff. We collaborate with local schools and apprenticeship providers, ensuring that our experienced machinists mentor and train the next generation of crafts workers.

Our Core Values

Teamwork
Communication
Reliability
Craftsmanship

We believe in conducting business sustainably and supportively.

Our approach includes:

Supporting Staff and Careers: We invest in our employees’ professional growth and wellbeing.
Supporting Local Teams: We know that sports are often at the heart of local communities, that’s why we are proud to support our local sports teams.
Supporting the Environment: We prioritise environmentally friendly practices and sustainable resource use.

At Rearo, our commitment to these principles drives our business forward and strengthens our connection to the communities we serve.

Learn more about our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and how we make a difference, below.

Supporting Staff and Careers

BSL Training

Rearo staff sign-up for BSL lessons to support colleague

When Sam Speirs started work as a machine operator, he worried that being deaf would make it difficult for him to communicate with his colleagues. So, members of the Rearo team joined together and agreed to learn British Sign Language (BSL).

The project is part of the company’s commitment to inclusion, supporting employees with a range of different abilities. Paula Phoenix, a sign language interpreter, who facilitates the learning, said: “Nowhere, no company or organisation anywhere that I am aware of, does what Rearo does. Honestly, what they are doing is amazing

“Every single person in the company, from factory workers to office and showroom staff, has the opportunity to learn basic BSL. How amazing is that?”

Training Opportunities

Rearo teamed up with Bridgeton-based employment charity First Steps Future Training to create work opportunities for underprivileged young people.

First Steps Future Training provides people with construction training and qualifications. Its training programme covers a range of trades, including bricklaying, joinery, painting, decorating, and scaffolding. The charity has helped hundreds of youngsters from underprivileged backgrounds to find work since being formed in 2013.

As part of the collaboration, Rearo contributed to the charity’s facilities, providing toilet cubicles and wall panels to enhance the infrastructure at First Steps’ HQ at Broad Street in Bridgeton.

Read more about First Steps Future Training.

Driving Lessons

Rearo firmly believes that learning to drive builds confidence and a sense of independence.

Rearo’s driving lesson scheme is 15 x 90-minute lessons arranged and paid for by Rearo that are held within working hours to ensure apprentices can attend without sacrificing personal time, Rearo also funds the Theory Test and Driving Test.

Ryan Hyslop standing outside Rearo with two thumbs up.

Supporting local communities

St Mirren Football Club

St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, that competes in the Scottish Premiership after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. Founded in 1877, the team has two nicknames: The Buddies and The Saints.

Rearo will continue to support S t Mirren Football Club through trackside advertising boards and hospitality for the cinch Premiership season 2024/25.

Rearo has a long association with the club, going back many years. Our sister company, Lerwick Brewery in the Shetlands, produced the famous Buddies Lager, which was a great favourite of the Saints fans.

Graham Mercer (Rearo Managing Director), his colleagues, and we’re sure many of our valued customers look forward to attending St. Mirren matches and enjoying hospitality at the Westmarch Suite again this season.

Best of luck to St Mirren Football Club in the coming season.

Follow their progress via:

Facebook: /StMirrenFC
X (Formerly Twitter): @saintmirrenfc

Neilston F.C.

Neilston Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Neilston, East Renfrewshire, currently playing in the West of Scotland League Second Division. The club was formed on Monday, 4 June 1945, when a public meeting was held in the old wooden clubhouse at Brig O’Lea. The team has the nickname The Farmer’s Boys.

Rearo has supported Neilston for several years with trackside advertising and will continue to support Neilston F.C. in the upcoming season.

In 2024/25, we have committed to additional sponsorship of the main entrance sign at Brig O’Lea, which will be seen by all who enter the stadium throughout the season.

We are also supplying some of the materials for the new building.

Keep an eye out for our logo as you enter the stadium.

Best of luck to The Farmers Boys in the coming season.

Follow their progress via:

Facebook: /SNeilston FC
X (Formerly Twitter): @NeilstonFC

Supporting the Environment

Tree Planting

REARO is a proud partner with Treeapp, a leading global tree-planting organisation with sites worldwide.

Devoted to reforesting our planet, their work spans four continents. They have reforestation projects in 15+ countries, with a specific focus on countries where they’re most needed.

Treeapp is committed to supporting projects which show a tangible impact for people and the planet, with each project supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

We’re truly committed to positively impacting our planet in everything we do. We’re super excited to be part of Treeapp’stree-planting initiative and to join forces in planting trees together!

You can download the TreeApp app and start planting trees too!

Environmental Committee

In 2022, Rearo launched an Environmental Committee Green Team, led by Rearo Support Services Manager, Daniel Danso.

Part of the reason for forming this committee was the influence of COP26, held in our home city of Glasgow, and the sustainability movement in general.

However, we were also seeing increasing pressure from our customers to provide them with products that are recyclable and have reduced carbon emissions.

We recognised that leading customers in the fast-food industry, for example, have targets to make their business carbon-neutral by 2030.
We believe that not only does a more environmentally friendly ethos help the business, but also improves the health of our workforce as we try to combat our emissions and waste as a company.

Sustainable Supply Chain

All our timber comes from FSC Certified, sustainably managed forests.

We now source most of our plywood from Ireland instead of Russia – shortening the supply chain by a considerable distance – and we have recently embarked on a switch in favour of more the sustainable Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) as an alternative source material for our products. Because plywood production involves cutting down trees, not only does it contribute to deforestation, but it also releases substantial carbon dioxide emissions.

In contrast, MDF is made from recycled wood fibres and it doesn’t require the same level of deforestation, making it a more environmentally friendly alternative. The switch aligns with a larger movement to more sustainable materials and methods that prioritises responsible resource management.