Best Companies to Work for - Chester & District Housing Trust
The biggest and most comprehensive survey of employee opinion in the UK has ranked Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) as the 56th Best Company to Work for in the UK. The research carried out by Best Companies Ltd. in its eighth year ranked CDHT in the top 20 for leadership.
It involved surveys from over 180,000 employees across the country and shortlisted from 868 entries including Microsoft (47th), lawyers Addleshaw Goddard (40th) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals (61st).
Jonathan Austin, Chief Executive of Best Companies Ltd. said; “A happy engaged workforce is also a productive and profitable one. These are the organisations that realise investing in their staff is an investment in the future. A significant increase in the number of organisations entering highlights that they have become a beacon of excellence as enlightened workplaces. Our role is to set a rigorous benchmark so that organisations can become even better employers.”
Richard Casey, managing editor of The Sunday Times added; “It takes a brave chief executive to allow employees to pass judgement on their business, and then be subjected to scrutiny by an outside organisation and a national newspaper. But the culture in all our winning companies embraces honesty and openness from the boardroom to the shop floor. My congratulations to all.”
Ten CDHT colleagues were at the awards ceremony in London’s Battersea Park last week where CDHT was handed the trophy and advance copies of the supplement announcing their success.
Su Bramley, deputy chief executive of CDHT, who also took the photo that appears in the Sunday Times supplement said; “It was a fantastic event and a real celebration. I’ve always believed CDHT is a rewarding and inspiring place to work and this survey and ranking confirms this. We are really pleased to be ranked amongst such prestigious companies across all sectors in the UK.”
Ends: 306 words
Notes to Editors:
For more information and photos please visit: <a href=”http://www.marketingprojects.co.uk/admin/clients/chester-district-housing-trust/articles ”>http://www.marketingprojects.co.uk/admin/clients/chester-district-housing-trust/articles
INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE.
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) was created in November 2000 to acquire the housing stock of Chester District Council and now owns and manages over 6,200 properties in and around Chester, employing 275 staff. The Trust’s homes fall in to six neighbourhoods – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
CDHT provides a range of services to tenants and residents in Chester and surrounding areas. These include ChesterCare, a telecare alarm service for CDHT tenants, other association tenants and private customers and the management of the specially designated Community Intervention Budget. This improves facilities and allows changes, which are felt by tenants to be vital to their community. CDHT also manages the housing waiting list and homelessness agency service on behalf of Chester City Council.
Current projects for CDHT include the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester, to include 200 new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
For more details please visit www.cdht.net
The Best Companies survey is designed to measure employee engagement and uses 66 questions to gain a comprehensive view of employee engagement across eight factors; Leadership, Well Being, My Manager, My Team, My Company, Personal Growth, Giving Something Back and Fair Deal. Every company that goes for Best Companies Accreditation is given a Best Companies Index score (BCI). This score (on a scale of 1 to 1000) is defined from employees’ responses to the sixteen key questions within the Best Companies survey. The award supplement is sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. More information at www.bestcompanies.co.uk
Press Contacts: Phil Brotherhood E: phil@marketingprojects.co.uk M: 07884 493370 Jane Harrad-Roberts E: jane@marketingprojects.co.uk M: 07785 395705
T: 01244 330000 W: www.marketingprojects.co.uk also www.ziggurat.co.uk
Return to Chester & District Housing Trust listings
> Return to Client Press Office
