Carrington West Achieves Investor in People Platinum Wellbeing Accreditation to Secure its Position as a Top UK Employer
Portsmouth based recruitment company Carrington West is pleased to announce it has been awarded the highest level wellbeing accreditation as well as maintaining its platinum Investors in People (IIP) status.
The IIP platinum accreditation is the highest accolade that can be achieved against the Investors in People standard and is currently held by only a small percentage of IIP accredited organisations. In the latest round of surveys Carrington West is ranked 11th of all UK companies currently working to IIP frameworks.
James Fernandes, Carrington West MD commenting on the achievement, “We are immensely proud to achieve platinum status by IIP for the second time, especially as we have doubled in size since the last assessment. Our journey and our commercial success, are as a direct result of our commitment to making sure our people are able to thrive in their working life. Recruitment companies offer amazing financial rewards to success employees, but it is not always an easy job and there can be a lot of pressure. Our involvement with IIP has always been about providing the right environment for our employees to succeed because of the support and opportunity we provide, not at the expense of individuals’ wellbeing.”
The accreditations come as Carrington West moves through another exciting phase of growth. Founded in 2011, Carrington West has grown to over 100 staff and a £78m turnover, featuring in Recruiter magazine’s fastest 50 growing UK recruitment companies. It is currently looking to hire further recruitment consultants this year to be based at their Lakeside North Harbour offices in Portsmouth.
Carrington West HR Manager, Emily Christmas says “A happy and healthy workforce is a more productive workforce, so I am especially happy that we have successfully adopted the IIP wellbeing framework in addition to building on the work we have being doing with IIP for the last nine years. I am proud of the culture of understanding and support we have at Carrington West.”
Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results. Underpinning the standard is the Investors in People framework, reflecting the latest workplace trends, essential skills and effective structures required to outperform in any industry. Investors in People enables organisations to benchmark against the best in the business on an international scale.
Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: “Platinum accreditation in‘ We Invest in Wellbeing’ and ‘We Invest in People’ is a fantastic effort for any organisation, and places Carrington West in fine company with a host of organisations that understand the value of their people and their wellbeing.”
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About Carrington West
Carrington West is an award-winning recruitment company providing market leading talent to the UK highways, traffic & planning, 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 Investors in People
Investors in People is the Standard for people management. The international people management Standard defines what it takes to lead, support and manage people well for sustainable results. With a community of 14,000 organisations across 75 countries, successful accreditation against the Standard is the sign of a great employer, an outperforming place to work and a clear commitment to sustained success. Based on a tried and tested framework and a rigorous process of assessment, organisations that meet the Investors in People Standard proudly display their accreditation to the world because they understand that it’s people that make the difference. There are four levels of accreditation; Accredited, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
