2023 Shortlist
Congratulations to our 2023 UK Company Culture Awards finalists. Be sure to download your badges below and start shouting about your success!
Best Workplace Mental Health Awareness Initiative (Agency)
Anything is Possible
— Achieving one in ten (and a whole lot more)Impression
— Cultivating a welcoming, inclusive workplaceRipple&Co
— TalkWorks, conversation trainingBest Workplace Mental Health Awareness Initiative (In-house)
Articulate Marketing
— Embedding Mental Health Awareness for Our Remote TeamLa Fosse
— Prioritising mental health in our workplaceLiveScore Group
— Employee Assistance ProgramLloyds Banking Group
— Move for Mental HealthSetfords
— “Setfords for Life”Best Workplace Health & Wellbeing Awareness Initiative (Agency)
BioStrata
— Putting our people first by prioritising their health and wellbeingDistinctly
— Discovering Holistic WellbeingEtch
— Holistic Wellbeing ProgramThe Jargon Group
— Maintaining the Company’s most important asset; our peopleBest Workplace Health & Wellbeing Awareness Initiative (In-house)
Arval UK
Kocho
— Helping its people to become greater with wellbeing-led benefitsLloyds Banking Group
Product Madness
— Best Workplace Health & WellbeingSetfords
— “Setfords for Life”Skyrise
— Wellness WednesdayBest Charitable/Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Acorn by Synergie
— Marking 30 years by raising £30k for Mind UKAllSaints
— Community SpiritClick Intelligence
DRPG and St. Richard’s Hospice
— Elephant in the Room ActivationSeed Publicity
ESG Program of the Year
Best Flexible Working Policy
Adrian Flux
— A New Way of WorkingBricklane
Coltech Global
hedgehog lab
— Embracing Full FlexibilityIndiespring
LDM UK
— Effective flexibilityLightful
— Lightful FlexLloyds Banking Group
— Your Future, Your WayProduct Madness
— Best Flexible Working PolicyQueryClick
— A working day that works for allReuben Sinclair
— Radically Flexible Working PolicyUnderwriteMe
— Team ChartersRemote Working Initiative of the Year
Best Inclusion and Diversity Initiative
Cleo
— Evening out the gender score in techHomes For Students
— The Together is Better programmeModular People Solutions
— Novus Neurodiversity ProgrammePeel L&P
— Belonging at Peel L&PThe PHA Group
— Open ConversationsBest Internal Communications Campaign of the Year
Best Employee Development Programme (Agency)
1000heads
— HeaducationAnything is Possible
— Mastery, autonomy and empowerment through learningBioStrata
— Putting our people first by helping them reach their full potentialEcrubox
— EcrucademyGCI Health
— Levelled Up LearningSilverbean/N21
— Curating the culture for global excellenceStrategiQ
— Starting on the front footBest Employee Development Programme (In-house)
Apadmi
— Superhero ScrapbookCosgrove & Drew
— Skill Build ProgrammeEG & Ginger Leadership Communications
— Future Leaders ProgrammeSynergy Global Housing
— Grow @SynergyGuyKat
— Trainee Graduate SchemeHomes For Students
— The Springboard 2 Success programmeBest Apprenticeship Programme (In-house)
Best Working Environment (Location)
Brightec
— Riverside StudioCantarus
Distrelec Manchester
No Brainer
Opencast
SmartBear
StrategiQ
— Three locations, one vision.The Evergreen Agency
Upstream
— Collaborative, modern workspaces for a hybrid, engaged workforceHR Professional of the Year
Business Culture Ambassador of the Year
Becca Rawlings
— Total Media GroupCatherine Roberts
— hedgehog labLeadership Award
Alistair Graham, emc3
Tom Guy, ETC.
Mark Heasman, Provide Community CIC
Rani Wynn, LiveScore Group
Remote Team of the Year
Hello Earth Agency
Tech City Teams
Best Team Culture
Alfred
Apadmi
Born Social
Impression
No Brainer
Rawnet
RocketMill
Seed Publicity
The Evergreen Agency
Total Media
Best Company to Work for (In-House)
ACS Group
AllSaints
Apadmi
Bricklane
Distrelec Manchester
La Fosse
Phoenix Group (HR)
Product Madness
PureSpectrum
The HE Simm Group
Best Agency to Work for (Small)
Aqueous Digital
Attigo CIC
Brightec
Bubble Agency
Driftime Media
Generate UK
Hello Earth Agency
No Brainer
Pier
Principal. Global Events
The Evergreen Agency
Think EQ
Best Agency to Work for (Medium)
Alfred
Anything is Possible – we believe it so much we made it our brand
Indiespring
Ledger Bennett
MCM
NOVOS
Ready10
Reflect Digital
— Cultivating a Culture That’s More Than a BuzzwordSeed Publicity
XSEM
Best Agency to Work for (Large)
Assembly
Born Social
DRPG
European Recruitment
GCI Health
Hallam
hedgehog lab
Impression
MMGY Global
StrategiQ
The PHA Group
The SEO Works
TIPi Group
Next Generation Initiative
Capri Holdings
— Versace, Jimmy Choo, & Michael KorsDRPG
— Next Generation BoardLa Fosse
— La Fosse AcademyLiberty Communications
— The Liberty AcademyPeel L&P
— Next Generation ProgrammeReflect Digital
— Educating & Inspiring the Next Generation of Digital LeadersStrategi Solutions
Total Fitness
— 'Elevate’ ProgramUpstream
— Creating the next generation of martech leadersBest Culture Transformation Initiative
Adrian Flux
— A New Way of WorkingCLOUD NINE
— Being Fiercely Kind, Inside and OutHomes For Students
— The Insights Discovery ProgrammeLDM UK
— Growth and Wellbeing FirstMichael Kors
— Best Culture Transformation InitiativeMMGY Global
— Best Culture Transformation InitiativePeel L&P
— Life at Peel L&PRiver Group Content
— Best Culture Transformation InitativeWolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK
— Best Culture Transformation InitiativeOur Event Sponsors & Partners
Testimonials
We’re immensely proud and grateful for this recognition and the kind words from the judges. At the Awards ceremony, it was hugely inspiring to be amongst businesses and individuals who share our vision and commitment to fostering positive transformations in both corporate and workforce culture.
Tech City Teams
Our thanks to Don’t Panic Events for celebrating companies that care and nurture their workforces. SmartBear is proud to be amongst those recognised in the 2023 UK Company Culture Awards in the category of Best Working Environment (Location). After all, it’s all about people.
Smartbear
We’re honoured to have received this award which gives recognition to all of the fantastic development programmes our People team have put in place to help grow and develop each individual across our agency.
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