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J & S Seddon Takes Top Title
National building and maintenance contractor J & S Seddon has received a major accolade for its commitment to staff.
The company secured the Leadership In People Award, at the Constructing Excellence Awards.
Arranged by West Midlands Centre For Constructing Excellence (WMCCE) – an organisation set up with support from Advantage West Midlands and the EU to improve the capabilities and competitiveness of construction companies across the region – the event was held at the ICC in Birrmingham.
J & S Seddon secured the accolade for its long-standing commitment to its people and the positive impact on the social, economic and educational performance in the region.
A spokesman from WMCCE said: “J & S Seddon has demonstrated through practical application and investment that its actions have resulted in an enhanced reputation, high moral and low staff turnover.
“The organisation demonstrated clear benefits from the positive integration of the principles of Investors In People within the company.”
J & S Seddon chairman, Stuart Seddon, received the accolade. He said: “We were delighted to achieve this award.”
The company achieved the Investor In People standard in 1999. In 2007 alone, it invested more than £2 million in training its workforce.
For more than 40 years, J & S Seddon has operated a dedicated apprentice scheme, producing on average 30 skilled workers a year and last year, the company opened a £1 million training centre of excellence at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters.
There are 100 apprentices currently with J & S Seddon, 30 in their third year, 41 in their second and 29 in their first. 43 members of staff are also undertaking professional qualifications, including degrees and HNCs in quantity surveying, as well as accounting, procurement and management studies.
The training policy brings stability and a framework to develop the operations of the company. A culture of learning is created and improvements in work quality achieved. Safety and motivation are evident. The involvement of employees is maximised. This is reflected by J & S Seddon’s CHURN factor, currently standing at around five per cent, one of the lowest in the industry.
In October 2007, J & S Seddon reached the finals in The Contract Journal’s Construction Industry Awards, training category. In 2006, it secured the Training Achievement Accolade in the Construction News Quality in Construction Awards, backed by the then DTI and sponsored the CITB. In this contest judges described J & S Seddon as ‘a great example of ethical trading in the industry.’
Release Date: May 08
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