CASE STUDY

Timpers, an example of inclusive Human Resources practice

Context:

Timpers’ mission is to sell quality shoes, manufactured in Alicante, for a full normalization of disability in the workplace, social environment and any area of society. The business project arose within the Alicante blind football team, of 2 founders of Timpers were part of the technical team. They had launched a brand of sneakers, casual and without any distinctive. One day they took one of the pairs to training to see if the players would buy them. They were totally amazed at how the blind were able to “see” the shoes through touch, which led them to create an attractive and accessible model for everyone. Due to the great repercussion that the project achieved, they decided to go ahead. They started making shoes that are inclusive, accessible, fashionable and for everyone.

Description:

Currently, Timpers staff is made up of people with disabilities, from the founders to the latest addition to the team. In addition, they are constituted as a Special Employment Center (CEE), which certifies that at least 70% of their staff have some kind of disability. Specifically, they are EWC No. 294 in the register of Special Employment Centers of the Valencian Community.

Source: https://www.timpersbrand.com/

Lesson Learned:

The long-term objective of Timpers is to make people’s disabilities visible and, above all, normalize in a work environment, so that, over time, it is present in all areas of life in a natural way. Their lemma is “Our abilities matter more than our disabilities”.