Raymond Brown achieve Investors in People Accreditation

Raymond Brown has been recognised for the way it supports and develops its staff with the UK’s leading people management standard, the Investors in People Accreditation.

Investors in People is the UK’s most successful framework for business improvement through people management.  Raymond Brown was recognised for its commitment to attracting, retaining and nurturing good people, with assessors specifically highlighting directors’ efforts to build an open and transparent culture.

For Raymond Brown, the accolade represents a commitment to developing, supporting and motivating of their colleagues, tying in with their ‘Great Place to Work’ initiative.

Raymond Brown are making tangible improvements as part of their ‘Great Place to Work’ initiative which is currently being rolled out across the business and their 230 employees.  The initiative focuses on five key areas; training/development, employee engagement, leadership, employee benefits and the workplace environment.  A number of developments have been made over the past six months, including implementing a flexible benefits package, a new management training programme and identifying and developing three new core values; Passion, Responsibility and Engagement.

Stuart Harris, Chief Executive commented: “The Investors in People Accreditation demonstrates a great workplace, an outperforming employer and a clear commitment to sustainability.

We are proud to have such a professional and talented team and we look forward to further building on our values and ensuring continuous improvement.”

The national standard is tough to achieve and awarded to just 10,345 organisations in the UK.