STAFF at the Remploy packing factory in St Helens marked the International Day of Disabled People with the release of a special book dedicated to the company's work.

With more than 10,000 employees in 87 factories, Remploy is the UK's largest employer of severely disabled people.

Many of these have contributed to the making of 'Remploy: A Very Special Company' which charts the history of the firm from its beginning in 1945 to the work it does today to provide employment opportunities for disabled people.

There are also poems, stories and staff tributes to the firm, some of which have been penned by workers from the Knowsley Road factory.

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