The other nine finalists in the ‘Specialist Sub-Contractor’ category include service giants Balfour Kilpatrick and General Electric Services.These prestigious and highly successful awards set out to find the best employer in the construction industry, and entry is open to all.
Contract Journal’s deputy editor James Atkinson said, "Everyone knows that construction is all about people. But if the industry wants to compete with other industries and services it has got to work doubly hard to attract and retain the best people. We know that many companies are doing a lot to become better employers and to make the careers of their employees safe, interesting and rewarding."
Since Benfield ATT launched their in-house ‘Passionate People’ programme 2 years ago, the Management team have focused on recruiting the best talent within the industry, becoming an Investor in People and launching a company-wide Career Development Programme.
MD Professor Michael Benfield commented ”We make a lot of effort to build team spirit and reward productivity. People have a high impact wherever they are in the business, meaning we can focus on the development of individuals; nearly all of our employees are either fully qualified or registered on their own Career Development Programme.
“We are very proud to represent the timber frame industry at these awards, and are pleased to demonstrate the high level of satisfaction that comes from working in Off-Site Manufacture.We are also very encouraged to be the only Welsh finalists in this category.”
Benfield ATT’s current projects include innovative self-build homes, eco-developments, blocks of flats, university buildings and a modern church, around the UK.
The Awards are sponsored by Construction Skills and Hays Construction and organised by Contract Journal. Judging is taking place currently and the winners will be announced at a gala lunch at Lord’s Cricket Ground on 7th June. The category for which Benfield ATT is a finalist is Specialist Contractor and this is the first year of its introduction.The team at Benfield ATT would be proud to be the winner of this award.
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Best Places to Work in Construction Awards
The shortlist has now been drawn up for the Best Places to Work in Construction 2006, the next date for your diary will be the luncheon itself, taking place at Lords cricket ground on Wednesday 7th June 2006. Companies were shortlisted after they successfully completed an employer and employee questionnaire, those shortlisted companies have now been notified and we are pleased to announce the complete list by category by clicking here. The prestigious Awards will recognise the most outstanding employers of the industry and celebrate their successes with 6 awards categories and this year adding awards for those companies highly commended.
More information from Vicky Weyman – vicky.weyman@rbi.co.uk
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Benfield ATT Ltd
National timber frame company Benfield ATT Ltd is headed by industry expert Professor Michael Benfield and enjoys being ‘the highest qualified firm in construction’.Winning national awards for its quality, environmental and ethical contributions, Benfield ATT has built-up a strong head office team offering a full bespoke timber frame ‘build package’, suitable for al types of buildings; homes, schools, flats and more.Taken anonymously from a recent internal survey asking why the company was a good place to work, all employees responded positively.
Comments included:
- “Good projects. Good workforce. Good training. Good career prospects and sustainable thinking”
- “Interesting work. Encouraging management. Enthusiastic team. Feel I’m making a really good contribution to society.”
More information from Kelvin Godhard – kelving@benfieldatt.co.uk, 01291 437050
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