T he annual East Anglian Daily Times annual Business Awards are designed to recognise the ‘best of the best’ from within the local business community. This year Scrutton Bland once again sponsored the category for Large Business. For this award the judges were looking for an established firm with an annual turnover exceeding £5 million who could show that they were operating a robust business model. Entrants were expected to be able to demonstrate strong sales and profitability, and provide evidence that they maintain best practice in recruitment and training, including areas such as leadership, people management, customer awareness and corporate social responsibility. Sharon Gravener , Corporate Partner at Scrutton Bland sat on the judging panel who rigorously judged all of the entrants against the strict criteria, and after much deliberation awarded the prize for the Large Business category to Ipswich-based Sanctuary Personnel at the awards ceremony at Trinity Park Ipswich. According to the panel, the quality of entrants in 2017 was extremely high with two other shortlisted candidates: Breheny Civil Engineering whose head office is in Needham Market, and who deliver civil engineering services to almost two thirds of the country; and Vertas Group who provide a range of facilities management services from their base in Ipswich.
Sanctuary has a five-year strategy and vision to become the largest health and social care recruiter in the UK, and is aiming to achieve this through the development of innovative new services aimed at supporting its public- sector clients through challenging times. Crucial to achieving this, James believes, is attracting and retaining the very best people for their 250-strong workforce. “It’s a common-sense approach,” said James, “making sure the best people are doing jobs they feel empowered and motivated to do, means they enjoy their work and therefore perform well.” Scrutton Bland regularly work with a range of businesses throughout the region, supporting management teams in all areas of running their business operations. If you would like professional advice on any area f running your business from tax through to accounting and audit please contact Sharon Gravener at 01473 267000 or sharon. gravener@scruttonbland.co.uk
Commenting on the winner, Sharon Gravener said: “Sanctuary Personnel’s turnover has increased by some 80% over the past three years. We were extremely impressed by the passion and commitment shown by the organisation. It is a vibrant place to work with many examples of staff being encouraged to make the most of their potential.” Sanctuary Personnel Ltd is the umbrella company of a number of recruitment divisions including Sanctuary Social Care, Sanctuary Health and Sanctuary Criminal Justice. It was founded in 2002 to provide social workers and care professionals to social services throughout the UK. Managing Director James Rook said: “We’ve had a phenomenal year in terms of continued growth and evolving various aspects of our business, and this award is down to the hard work, dedication and incredible commitment of everyone here at Sanctuary Personnel.” The award judges also noted that Sanctuary make good use of apprenticeship schemes: “Many Sanctuary staff have start their careers in this way, and worked their way up through the ranks” commented Sharon.
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East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2017
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