Housing associations dominate top companies list
Friday 12 March 2010
Fourteen housing associations have been named in the Sunday Times’ list of the top 100 companies to work for in the UK.
Luminus Group was the sector’s top performer at number two in the table, followed by New Charter Housing Trust Group at number six.
Calico (15), Plus Dane Group (29), Gentoo (32), L&Q (39), Chester & District Housing Trust (47), and Look Ahead Housing & Care (46) – all made it into the top 50.
Weaver Vale Housing Trust (53), Great Places Housing Group (58), Trafford Housing Trust (65), Hightown Praetorian & Churches Housing Association (74), Cambridge Housing Society (75) and Pennaf Housing Group (92) were also highly rated.
Three other not for profit organisations, who provide housing support and other innovative services, appeared in the list with new entries for Foundation (26), RCHL (36) and You (96).
Three housing associations also won special awards:
Luminus was named Best for Leadership; New Charter Housing Trust was named Most Improved after leaping 46 places up the league table, plus Dane Group was named Best for Training and Development.
The Sunday Times rankings are based on results from in-depth staff surveys, assessing factors such as leadership, wellbeing and how employees rate their managers, team spirit and company ethos.
Federation chief executive David Orr said: ‘The latest Sunday Times results are fantastic news for housing associations and other providers of housing-related support.
‘The movement has more companies in the top 100 than any other sector.
‘These results show that our members not only provide a great deal for people who live in their homes and neighbourhoods, but also for the people who work for them.’
He added: ‘We’re extremely proud that so many are rated as such great places to work.’
The Best Companies List, which is now in its tenth year, saw 964 companies compete for the top slots.
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