Kate Ashworth
Legal and Compliance Manager
Legal and Compliance Manager
Credit Controller
Legal and Compliance Assistant
Senior Marketing Communications Manager
Internal Reseller and Central Administration Manager
Organisational Development and Sustainability Administrator
Nurturing people and helping them to grow both professionally and personally is at the heart of our approach to ensuring every one of our colleagues flourishes. Having developed our learning and development programme over many years, we believe it’s one of the best.
The training we provide is tailored according to each colleague’s role and centres on developing the skills that will help them achieve their own goals and ambitions. This covers a host of areas, including leadership development, sales training and digital skills development, alongside “softer” social and personal effectiveness skills.
Because learning and development is an integral aspect of each of our colleagues’ roles, we have gone to great lengths to ensure the process is as easy-to-access and transparent as possible.
Read more about our Investors in People Platinum status.
Since 2022 we have partnered with the ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) to ensure that we are continuing to develop our managers and leaders with benchmark training. The ILM provide an accredited leadership programme that is contemporary, engaging and focuses on improving practice. The digital platform, offers flexible learning that not only teaches the skills and knowledge elements, but also how to actively "test" learning on the job, which is then verified by an independent assessor at the end of each module. All our managers have access to ILM membership and the opportunity to grow within their member networks.
From those starting out in their careers right through to our leaders, our commitment to encouraging and supporting all of our colleagues to pursue fulfilling careers means we have excellent levels of staff retention – an average of 13 years.
Once again, this year has seen some of our people celebrate major milestones, including three long-service awards for colleagues celebrating 20-year work anniversaries and a fantastic 30 years for our colleague Debbie Grimshaw, Executive Support Manager.
As part of an ongoing Incentive Programme, teams are nominated by their peers for going the extra mile or doing something outstanding. Successful teams receive an experience day of their choice. Teams can opt for a day of mini events ensuring there is something for everyone.