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Sewell Group 8th Best Company to Work For UK – It’s Official!
08/03/2010
Sewell Group has been named a UK top ten company in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for Top 100! The Hull-based organisation is ranked the 8th best company to work for in the UK, following on from the achievement of being ranked the 45th best company to work for in the 2009 list. The organisation is also the highest placed business in Yorkshire and was ranked the 3rd best place to work in the UK for employee well-being.
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The prestigious list is rated on an in-depth selection process which asked every member of staff at Sewell Group for their opinions on what it is like to work for the organisation. It also involves a review of processes and procedures.
Last year, Sewell Group became the first organisation from Hull to make the list, and was one of only two in the Yorkshire region in the Top 100.
Sewell Group's Managing Director, Dr Paul Sewell, is thrilled at the company's placing in the Top Ten. He said: 'I am absolutely delighted that we have been rated so highly by the Sunday Times and Best Companies. It is a great improvement on 2009, which in itself was an incredible achievement. We employ some brilliant people and I am delighted that their hard work over the last twelve months has resulted in such a dramatic and demonstrable improvement. I am so proud of what we have achieved and I am really pleased that we have been able to fly the flag for Hull for the second year running.
'I firmly believe that being an excellent employer is about excelling in every area of work throughout the workplace. We try extremely hard to demonstrate a commitment to our people in everything that we do. Focusing on employees brings real benefits such as, improved workplace engagement, better staff retention, reduced recruitment costs and greater financial performance. We remain fully focused on continuous improvement.'
Region's leaders and key business people from across Yorkshire have acknowledged Sewell Group's achievement in making the top ten.
Charles Lewis, Chair of Local Improvement Finance Trust, Citycare, said: 'I would like to congratulate Paul and the team on this fabulous achievement. It is tremendous that a company with such a long history in our area simply goes from strength to strength. I thought the team did remarkably well last year. This year's result is simply staggering. I wish the company every success for the future.'
Tom Riordan, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Forward, said: Tom Riordan, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Forward, said: 'Sewell Group has consistently proved to be a benchmark Yorkshire company across many areas of its work. To be ranked eighth best employer in the UK is not only a boost for the company, but also for Hull and for the Yorkshire region. Well done to the team. It's great to have such a forward thinking company on our patch.'
Richard Tuplin, Chair of the Institute of Directors, Humber, said: 'Sewell Group's achievements in the last 12 months have been awe-inspiring. Hull has aspired to be 'top ten' city for a number of years and it is great that Sewell Group has achieved this in its own right. They are 'top ten' in so many ways and I am really pleased for Paul and his team who work so hard to deliver top class services across everything they do.'
Jonathan Austin, Founder and Chief Executive of Best Companies, said: "We would like to congratulate Sewell Group on this outstanding achievement. An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation. No doubt many organisations have tackled redundancies and rapid change this year. But organisations like Sewell Group that have kept on engaging their staff and making sure they are involved in the business will be in a good position for the future and should be congratulated for their efforts".
Sewell Group's achievement comes a matter of weeks after being ranked as 'Extraordinary' in the Best Companies list, the highest score possible.
The company achieved an 'Outstanding' rating in 2009 and the upgrade to an 'Extraordinary' organisation places Sewell Group in a prestigious position as one of only fifty companies in the UK with the same recognition in 2010, and the only one in Yorkshire.
For further information/interview requests/photo-opportunities:
Contact Gabrielle Meade
01482 869553
Links:
www.sewell-group.co.uk|
www.bestcompanies.co.uk|
www.business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/best_100_tables/|
About Sewell Group plc
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for Top 100 is an annual list compiled in coordination with Best Companies.
Company employees are surveyed on the leadership, wellbeing, belonging, giving back and personal growth of the organisation they work for, and the collective scores are collated to compile the Top 100.
The prestigious list is published in March each year showcasing the very best companies to work for in the UK.
About Best Companies
Best Companies has been making an impact on workplace engagement since 2000.
As the name behind The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For lists, Best Companies conducts the largest employee engagement survey in the world having received nearly one million survey responses from over 3,000 different organisations.
Last year, Sewell Group became the first organisation from Hull to make the list, and was one of only two in the Yorkshire region in the Top 100.
Sewell Group's Managing Director, Dr Paul Sewell, is thrilled at the company's placing in the Top Ten. He said: 'I am absolutely delighted that we have been rated so highly by the Sunday Times and Best Companies. It is a great improvement on 2009, which in itself was an incredible achievement. We employ some brilliant people and I am delighted that their hard work over the last twelve months has resulted in such a dramatic and demonstrable improvement. I am so proud of what we have achieved and I am really pleased that we have been able to fly the flag for Hull for the second year running.
'I firmly believe that being an excellent employer is about excelling in every area of work throughout the workplace. We try extremely hard to demonstrate a commitment to our people in everything that we do. Focusing on employees brings real benefits such as, improved workplace engagement, better staff retention, reduced recruitment costs and greater financial performance. We remain fully focused on continuous improvement.'
Region's leaders and key business people from across Yorkshire have acknowledged Sewell Group's achievement in making the top ten.
Charles Lewis, Chair of Local Improvement Finance Trust, Citycare, said: 'I would like to congratulate Paul and the team on this fabulous achievement. It is tremendous that a company with such a long history in our area simply goes from strength to strength. I thought the team did remarkably well last year. This year's result is simply staggering. I wish the company every success for the future.'
Tom Riordan, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Forward, said: Tom Riordan, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Forward, said: 'Sewell Group has consistently proved to be a benchmark Yorkshire company across many areas of its work. To be ranked eighth best employer in the UK is not only a boost for the company, but also for Hull and for the Yorkshire region. Well done to the team. It's great to have such a forward thinking company on our patch.'
Richard Tuplin, Chair of the Institute of Directors, Humber, said: 'Sewell Group's achievements in the last 12 months have been awe-inspiring. Hull has aspired to be 'top ten' city for a number of years and it is great that Sewell Group has achieved this in its own right. They are 'top ten' in so many ways and I am really pleased for Paul and his team who work so hard to deliver top class services across everything they do.'
Jonathan Austin, Founder and Chief Executive of Best Companies, said: "We would like to congratulate Sewell Group on this outstanding achievement. An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation. No doubt many organisations have tackled redundancies and rapid change this year. But organisations like Sewell Group that have kept on engaging their staff and making sure they are involved in the business will be in a good position for the future and should be congratulated for their efforts".
Sewell Group's achievement comes a matter of weeks after being ranked as 'Extraordinary' in the Best Companies list, the highest score possible.
The company achieved an 'Outstanding' rating in 2009 and the upgrade to an 'Extraordinary' organisation places Sewell Group in a prestigious position as one of only fifty companies in the UK with the same recognition in 2010, and the only one in Yorkshire.
For further information/interview requests/photo-opportunities:
Contact Gabrielle Meade
01482 869553
Links:
www.sewell-group.co.uk|
www.bestcompanies.co.uk|
www.business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/best_100_tables/|
About Sewell Group plc
- Sewell Group has been operating in Hull for almost 135 years.
- Sewell Group is a market leading multi-industry company specialising in Development, Construction, Facilities Management and Retail and built upon a business philosophy of being proactive and innovative.
- Sewell Group offers a diverse range of building solutions through partnership working and developed the first PFI School in the UK at Victoria Dock, as well as a portfolio of PFI Primary schools in York. The company also operates Little Learners Private day nursery in Hull.
- The company is also part of group of companies known as, Hull Esteem Consortium, which has been awarded the contract to develop and deliver Hull's Building Schools for the Future programme.
- As a private sector partner in Hull Citycare, through the government's Local Improvement Finance Trust initiative, the company is leading the way in the transformation and improvement of primary healthcare facilities in Hull. Eight brand new community health centres have already been completed by the Group throughout the city with its ninth currently under construction.
- Sewell Facilities Management (FM) services buildings across public private partnership including the health and education sectors providing buildings management, maintenance and associated services including cleaning and catering.
- Sewell FM also provides services to high profile clients such as BAE Systems - an organisation that the company has worked with for more than ten years.
- Sewell Retail has 12 sites across Hull and the East Riding and was voted Independent Forecourt Retailer of the Year in 2009.
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for Top 100 is an annual list compiled in coordination with Best Companies.
Company employees are surveyed on the leadership, wellbeing, belonging, giving back and personal growth of the organisation they work for, and the collective scores are collated to compile the Top 100.
The prestigious list is published in March each year showcasing the very best companies to work for in the UK.
About Best Companies
Best Companies has been making an impact on workplace engagement since 2000.
As the name behind The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For lists, Best Companies conducts the largest employee engagement survey in the world having received nearly one million survey responses from over 3,000 different organisations.
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