Gloucestershire's 100 Biggest Employers 2019

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S 100 BIGGEST EMPLOYERS

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Wildfowl &Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge STAFF: 349 EMPLOYING: Yes One of the jewels in the crown of Gloucestershire. The wetland wildlife reserve on the eastern side of the River Severn estuary was founded by the artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott in 1946. Also a major tourist attraction l 39

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd Stonehouse STAFF: 362 EMPLOYING: Yes

Family run for 35 years. Services range from skips to construction, demolition, plant hire, waste management and asbestos removal.We could go on. A Gloucestershire institution l

Hazlewoods Staverton STAFF: 358 EMPLOYING: Yes The accountant's care and attention

to detail extends to its investment in talent.Which probably helps explains its enviable reputation. Thirty trainee positions, 17 graduates and 13 apprentice positions for September are almost filled. “We currently have 12 open vacancies, excluding trainees, and expect there to another six to 10 positions over the year” l

Lucozade Ribena Suntory Forest of Dean STAFF: 330 EMPLOYING: Yes A busy year for the drinks maker. A cool £13m investment in its Coleford factory enables it to fill 1.3million bottles a day and cut its energy use per bottle filled by 40 per cent. It also revealed itself as a sponsor of The Lionesses, England's women's football team. Committed to apprenticeships l 41

John Lewis Cheltenham STAFF: 350 EMPLOYING: Unknown Why John Lewis and none of the other

department stores? Its opening in Cheltenham’s High Street received so much attention we thought it worth mentioning just how many jobs it has created l

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester STAFF: 335 EMPLOYING: Yes

Famously founded in 1873, the professional rugby union club is now chaired by Martin St Quinton (pictured), coached by Johan Ackermann, among others. AKA the Cherry andWhites, currently facing down one of its best seasons in a long time. One of Punchline's 25 Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Champions l