PCE Ltd feature on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards

PCE Ltd are delighted to feature on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards, the most prestigious and recognised celebrator of the best workplaces across the UK.

With an overall rating of 92%, PCE scored a significant 21% above the construction industry average, with 96% of participating employees saying they were proud to work for PCE. We are thrilled to see that our employee partners scored us in excellent across all areas, which looks at reward and recognition, information sharing, empowerment, instilling pride, job satisfaction, and wellbeing, and scored a brilliant 95% confidence in management, compared with a construction industry average of 71%.

Being an EOT (employee ownership trust) business 100% equally owned by our workforce, our people are fundamental to PCE, and have been since our conception 50 years ago. It is our people who inspire our success, innovation and quality across all we do, and our philosophy of engagement, involvement and participation means our employee partners help make the decisions that define our identity, drive our business, and shape our future.

The PCE People Way is built on the passion, pride and respect we have for our people, helping them to grow, shine, and be heard – we believe it is key to listen and learn. We are proud to see our employee partners feel so positively about the company, and we are delighted to see our employee-focused initiatives are making a difference to our people, helping propel their careers, skills and experiences whilst ensuring high levels of engagement, empowerment and satisfaction.

Nickie Brown, Managing Director:

“It’s very rewarding to see the hard work and focus is paying off to make PCE a great place to work. Our EOT Journey is going well, we are learning lots and it’s nice to receive some recognition from our workforce. We will not sit back on this great acknowledgment and we will learn from it and power on in the right direction.”

Hayley Burlingham, Head of HR:

“The most important asset of any business is its people. Recruiting and retaining driven and hardworking people is a huge priority for PCE and placing in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards is a fantastic achievement!

We should all be extremely proud of the hard work and commitment that is shown on a daily basis, and we need to keep pushing on and continue to work hard - engaged employees drive productivity!”