Bauder has been awarded the Investors in People (IiP) Gold Status for a second time, recognising the flat roofing specialists’ efforts in putting its people at the heart of the company’s success.
The Ipswich-based company’s Gold accreditation is the highest that can be achieved under the scheme, and is awarded to only 7% of applicants each year (over a third of the UK’s workforce used IiP this year).
To achieve this standard, Bauder was rigorously and objectively assessed against a framework of ten criteria to determine performance: business strategy, learning and development, people management strategy, leadership and management, management effectiveness, recognition and reward, involvement and empowerment, learning and development, performance measurement and continuous improvement.
Now in its 24th year, Bauder says IiP has long been acknowledged as the most successful framework for business improvement through people, with its accreditations regarded as a mark of real organisational excellence around the world. The primary objective of IiP is to optimise workforce performance by championing best practice in people management and equipping organisations with the tools to succeed.
Family-owned company Bauder, which delivers flat roof, green roof and photovoltaic solutions, has a workforce of over 130 employees located throughout the UK and Ireland. Despite their various locations, the entire workforce is frequently brought together to participate in employee engagement and personal development initiatives.
Earlier in 2015, Bauder also achieved a place in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies To Work For (for the third time), together with a three star status accreditation for outstanding workplace engagement.
Angeline Barnes, human resources manager for Bauder, said: “We truly believe our people are our greatest asset. The accolades provide us with a framework to benchmark and measure our practices and people strategies to ensure we continue to develop, improve and ultimately preserve our inherent cultural ethos.”
