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Pentland Brands named as only sports, outdoor or fashion company in 2016 Best Workplaces list

It was named 11th in the ‘Best Large Company’ category, becoming the highest ranking family company.

28th April 2016

Innovation in Textiles
 |  London

Sports/​Outdoor, Clothing/​Footwear

It was named 11th in the Best Large Company category, the highest ranking family company and the only sports, outdoor or fashion brand-owner to make the 2016 list.

Results

The Best Workplaces 2016 list is selected based on an independent GPTW employee survey and a thorough analysis of all aspects of organisational culture.

The results from the Pentland survey showed improvements on previous years’ surveys with 88% saying the company is a “great place to work” (up from 84% in the previous survey conducted in 2013).

In addition, 93% of people admitted feeling proud about telling others they work at the company, 85% said that “people care about each other here”, and 83% also noted that it is a “fun place to work”. The company managed to achieve a better score on each of these questions, compared to 2011.

Values

"As a family-owned company, we care about people. If our employees feel valued and engaged with the business, we’ll get the very best out of them, and they’ll get the most out of their time with us,” said Andy Long, CEO, Pentland Brands.

“We’re always seeking to find the motivated people, who share our values, to join our business – because, ultimately, it’s the people that keep our culture unique and make this a great place to work.”

A study by the Great Place to Work Institute shows that 74% of the companies ranked in the 2015 100 best workplaces reported profit growth, compared to 50% of unlisted organisations.

Pentland Brands

Pentland Brands is part of Pentland Group plc, which is a privately owned third-generation family business. The company own Berghaus, Canterbury, Speedo, Boxfresh, Ellesse, KangaROOS, Mitre, Prostar and Red or Dead and is also the global licensee for Lacoste Chaussures and Ted Baker footwear and Kickers in the UK.

Its global headquarters is in the UK, and it has offices in 20 countries around the world.  Its brands have over 10,000 dedicated retail areas and products available in over 195 countries.

www.pentland.com

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