Key Points
- Sam Rowlands MS, Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Fflint Wrecsam, has recently paid a visit to Maximus, based in Wrexham.
- Maximus used to be known as Remploy.
- The company is said to be one of the biggest employers of employment and health services in Wales.
- During the visit, Mr. Rowlands got an opportunity to meet some of the local staff and understand the employment services provided by the organisation.
- According to the information provided by Maximus, the company has been offering skills, health, and employment programmes in Wales for over 75 years.
- Their Welsh services include community based services for people with disabilities and long-term unemployment.
Wales (Wales Times ) October 21, 2026 – Sam Rowlands MS, the Member of the Welsh Parliament for Fflint Wrecsam, has visited the uk/local/wrexham/">Wrexham office of Maximus, the employment and health support provider formerly known as Remploy.
As reported by Herald.Wales, Mr Rowlands recently attended the Wrexham site, where Maximus operates as one of the leading providers of employment and health support in Wales. The visit focused on the organisation’s work with communities across the country and its role in helping people move towards or remain in employment.
What did Sam Rowlands MS see in Wrexham?
During the visit, Mr Rowlands met Maximus staff at the Wrexham office. Maximus UK said on LinkedIn that it was “delighted” to welcome the Fflint Wrecsam MS to its Wrexham site, where he met local teams to learn how its employment support operates.
The visit gave the Senedd member an opportunity to see the organisation’s local delivery in Wrexham. Maximus describes itself as a provider of employment, skills and health-related support, working with people who may face barriers to finding or keeping work.
Who is Maximus and what does it do?
Maximus was formerly known as Remploy. The organisation provides employment and health support services in Wales, including programmes intended to help people develop skills, enter work and receive support connected to health conditions or disability.
According to Maximus, it has provided skills, health and employment programmes across Wales for more than 75 years and describes itself as the biggest employment support provider in the region. Its support can last for up to 21 months and is community-based, with a focus on people with disabilities, health conditions and those who have been unemployed for a long period.
Why does the Wrexham office matter?
Wrexham is one of the communities where Maximus delivers employment support. The organisation’s Welsh operations include the Work and Health Programme Pioneer, which supports people facing additional barriers to employment, including disabled people, veterans, carers and refugees.
As reported by Herald.Wales in January 2025, Maximus highlighted the impact of employment support in Wrexham through the Welsh Work and Health Programme Pioneer. The programme has been used to help people with additional barriers into work, although the latest visit report does not state which specific programme was discussed during Mr Rowlands’s meeting.
What has Maximus said about its work?
Maximus has previously said that its employability programmes across Wales have helped nearly 50,000 people into work. The organisation also says it works with employers to help jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions access sustainable, long-term employment.
The company’s public description of its work states that it helps people find employment, access support and remain healthy in their workplace or community. Its services include individual mental health support at work, which it says is provided at no cost to help people stay well at work, access assistance and make workplace adjustments.
What does the visit mean locally?
The visit placed attention on employment and health support services available in Wrexham. Mr Rowlands’s meeting with Maximus staff followed the organisation’s earlier public promotion of its Wrexham employment support work, including its Restart Scheme activity.
No new policy announcement, funding commitment or programme change was reported in connection with the visit. The available reporting describes it as a visit by the Senedd member to meet the local Maximus team and learn about its employment support services.
Background of the development
Maximus was formerly known as Remploy, an organisation long associated with specialist employment services for disabled people and people with health conditions in the UK. Remploy has previously reported helping more than 100,000 people into mainstream employment since 2010, including people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities, mental health conditions and other disadvantages.
In Wales, Maximus says it delivers community-based employment and health programmes, with support tailored to people who face barriers to work. Its Wrexham presence forms part of that wider Welsh delivery, and the organisation has previously drawn attention to local employment support through the Work and Health Programme Pioneer.
Prediction: How could this affect Wrexham residents?
For Wrexham residents seeking work, the visit may help maintain political awareness of locally available employment and health support services. If Mr Rowlands uses what he learned to raise employment support in Senedd discussions, it could contribute to greater scrutiny of how such services reach people with disabilities, health conditions or long-term unemployment.
For local jobseekers, the practical effect is likely to depend on existing Maximus programmes rather than the visit itself. The organisation says its Welsh support can include up to 21 months of tailored, community-based assistance, which may remain relevant for people needing help with skills, health-related workplace support or a route back into employment.
