Bronze win for Arc Energy Resources
Putting its people first has enabled a Gloucestershire-based organisation to gain a prestigious national award.
Arc Energy Resources, a leading provider of weld overlay cladding and fabrication services for the oil & gas, nuclear and marine industries was awarded the Investors in People Bronze award for going above and beyond in the way it develops, supports and motivates its staff.
The Bronze award is achieved by just over 5% of Investors in People recognised organisations in the UK, all of which have demonstrated an additional 26 or more pieces of evidence above the Investors in People core Standard.
The Investors in People framework, which is suitable for organisations of any size and in any sector, transforms business performance through people, helping companies to achieve their objectives by targeting specific priorities within the organisation.
Rosemary Robinson, Director of Arc Energy Resources, which has some seventy employees, said: “Having received a glowing report from the assessor at our 2010 review we were given a strong recommendation to work towards a Bronze Level Award in readiness for our next review. We are very proud that our company, which is our people, has achieved the Bronze level in a single review.”
Organisations that have achieved the Investors in People Standard generally have lower staff turnover and sickness rates, lower recruitment costs and a reduced likelihood of litigation. In addition, they tend to have increased levels of profitability, employee engagement and productivity.
John Telfer, Managing Director of Inspiring Business Performance Ltd (IBP), the organisation that delivers Investors in People for London and the South, said: Arc Energy Resources should be very proud of its achievement, particularly as the company has gone beyond the core requirements of the Standard. I hope other organisations will look to Arc Energy Resources as an example of what can be done when staff and managers work together.”
To find out more about IBP and the benefits of Investors in People, visit www.inspiringbusinessperformance.co.uk, email info@ibp.uk.com or call 0800 612 3098.
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For more media information, please contact:
Rosemary Robinson, Arc Energy Resources
Unit 12 Eastington Industrial Estate, Meadow Mill, Eastington, Gloucestershire GL10 3RZ
Tel: +44 (0)1453 823523 Fax: +44 (0)1453 823623
E-mail: sales@arcenergy.co.uk Web: www.arcenergy.co.uk
Notes to editors
About Investors in People:
- Investors in People offers a practical, flexible and easy to use framework for improving business productivity, performance and competitiveness in organisations of all types and sizes through good practice in people management.
- An organisation that has achieved Investors in People has been successful in adopting and maintaining its three fundamental principles:
- Plan - developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation, from business goals to leadership strategies;
- Do - implementing those strategies, taking action to improve the performance of the organisation;
- Review - evaluating and adjusting those strategies, measuring their impact on the performance of the organisation.
- The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has strategic ownership of the Investors in People framework. Investors in People is part of the UK Commission’s ambition to improve skills, employment and productivity across the UK.
- The Investors in People framework is delivered by a partner network:
- In England, the network of Investors in People Centres.
- In Scotland, Scottish Enterprise (SE) or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
- In Wales, the Business Skills Delivery Team at the Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Welsh Assembly Government.
- In Northern Ireland, the Department for Employment of Learning.
For more information on Investors in People visit http://www.iip-south.co.uk
Inspiring Business Performance (IBP) enables organisations to build success and competitive advantage through the alignment of their people with the business direction and objectives. IBP helps businesses develop a more motivated and productive workforce, inspired to perform and achieve.
Through providing consultancy and a range of innovative products and solutions from the strategic to the tactical, we help our clients to create working environments where employees want to contribute and succeed, and businesses that customers want to engage with. IBP will work with you to address challenges, find solutions and implement improvements to reach your business goals.
Working with organisations from all sectors and sizes, our clients range from small businesses to multinationals.
With a solid track record of successfully helping organisations achieve accreditations, such as Investors in People and Lexcel, IBP now offers a range of practical solutions for business.
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