​Carrington West is delighted to announce they have achieved the Investors in Diversity for Small Business award. 

The prestigious Investors in Diversity for Small Business is awarded by the National Centre for Diversity. The award is seen as the national standard in the UK and is in recognition to organisations that have a commitment to improving fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement (FREDIE) within the workplace.

To achieve the award, employees participated in a comprehensive survey regarding in house FREDIE practices, the results qualified in the outstanding results. Reporting the results, the National Centre for Diversity highlighted Carrington West’s “structured approach to improving ED&I”, and noted that overall, employee’s “felt valued and respected” and that 96% agree that FREDIE is taken seriously by the company.

Carrington West’s ED&I Champion, Ella Razzell, says “We are delighted to achieve this award, but it is important to recognise that ED&I is a journey that doesn’t have an end point. Using the results from the report as a benchmark, we will continue to improve our processes and practices.”

Managing Director, James Fernandes adds, “As a recruiter our commitment to ED&I is multifaceted. Not only do we have a responsibility to creating our own inclusive workplace, but we need to be in the best possible position to help our clientsimprove and implement their own ED&I best practices into the hiring process. We hope the National Centre for Diversity framework, and this resultant award, help us to be the best possible recruitment partner.”

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For all media enquiries please contact:

Amanda Ansell
Head of Marketing
T: 023 9387 6066
E: Amanda.ansell@carringtonwest.com

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About Carrington West

Carrington West is an award-winning recruitment company providing market leading talent to the UK highways, transport & infrastructure, property, town planning, water & environmental, utilities & power, building and rail industries. We recruit interim, temporary and permanent professionals from entry to board level across multiple disciplines for private and public sector organisations. Founded in 2011, we have grown quickly due to the passion, integrity and excellence of our people who consistently deliver outstanding levels of service so our clients can achieve their goals. For regular updates and alerts follow us on LinkedIn. You can visit the website at www.carringtonwest.com

About National Centre for Diversity

Since 2005 we have provided the UK's longest-standing equality, diversity and inclusion accreditation. Working with over 900 organisations across multiple sectors we have created a framework that builds inclusive cultures and leads organisations to success. Our approach is continuously evolving in-step with the modern workplace and our dedicated team of assessors are knowledgeable, highly experienced and here to tailor their support to your needs. Investors in Diversity is recognised as much more than just a highly prized and prestigious quality mark. It is an all-encompassing approach to the effective management of equality, diversity and inclusion. It enables organisations to take a structured and planned approach to embedding fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement (#FREDIE) at the heart of what they do and provides a simple framework in which to do so.https://nationalcentrefordiversity.com/

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