5:31 pm, February 25, 2011
PETER Vardy Ltd has risen seven places in the Sunday Times ‘Best Companies to Work For’ survey.
It’s the third year running the dealer group has been named among the top 100 companies to work for, with this year marking a rise from 22nd place in 2010 to 15th in 2011.
The company focuses heavily on customer and colleague engagement in its day-to-day business. From the outset the firm committed to giving away 10 per cent of its annual profits to worthwhile causes in the communities where it operates across Scotland, and also special projects abroad, through the Peter Vardy Foundation.
Over the past year staff members at head office in Glasgow and at the dealerships around the country also raised more £50k for causes such as Children in Need, Christmas gift drops for underprivileged families, Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Service (PKAVS) and a sponsored sleep-out in aid of homeless charities.
Peter Vardy has also implemented a unique Apprentice-style scheme to new recruits through their paces and launching its biggest ever internal reward programme – which will see staff from across the business win money-can’t-buy experiences throughout 2011.
Peter Vardy, chief executive of Peter Vardy Ltd, said: ‘Despite difficult trading environment we continue to grow the business, improve what we do as a team and improve what we offer our customers. I am proud of the contribution from so many new colleagues who have quickly fitted in and helped to build our company culture.
‘We’ve taken some amazing action with local charities, and I believe that colleague giving has improved engagement and enjoyment. We’ve been a top 100 company three years in a row now and I’m looking forward with great confidence, so would any business leader surrounded by such passionate, ambitious and talented colleagues around me.’
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