October brought a strong focus on family, connection and support at Langer Heinrich Uranium (LHU). Earlier in the month, LHU’s Managing Director, Armandt Visagie and the General Manager, Andrew Poletto joined employees on site to celebrate the opening of a dedicated lactation room. The facility gives breastfeeding employees a private, comfortable space to express milk while at work, and it is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so that colleagues across all shifts can use it when they need it.

To end the month, more than 1,000 people, including employees’ family members, came together at Vineta Central Stadium on 24 October for LHU’s second annual Family Fun Day. Held under the theme “Enhancing our culture through our values”, the day gave colleagues the chance to swap their work boots and hard hats for tekkies and enjoy a day of fun in the sun. A full programme of activities allowed colleagues and their families to catch up, relax and spend time together, strengthening the bonds that make us the LHU Family.

The theme was a timely reminder that the LHU culture is shaped by how employees treat one another. Their values of integrity, respect, courage and community guide how work is carried out, and October gave two clear examples of them in action. The establishment of a lactation room reflects respect for the needs of employees and the integrity to follow through on commitments to care for people. It also took courage to introspectively assess what more can be done to support every employee. Family Fun Day, in turn, brought the entire LHU community together.

People remain at the heart of LHU operations. Both moments reflect the kind of workplace they are building, where values are not only spoken about but lived out every day.