Premier Marinas is celebrating after being awarded the Investors in People (LIP) Gold accreditation.

Investors in People provides a best practice standard, offering accreditation to organisations that demonstrate continuous development and which operate with a customer-centred focus. Having achieved Silver accreditation in February 2016, Premier Marinas is delighted to have achieved Gold accreditation in such a short space of time.

The Gold standard review was carried out earlier this year across Premier Marinas’ nine sites and resulted in the previous award of Silver being uplifted to Gold. After visiting Premier Marinas Head Office in Swanwick Marina, Investors in People Assessor, Margaret Faulkner, made the following comments:

“Everyone at every site that I visited certainly came across as approachable and open and honest. The interviews confirmed that people feel very strongly about delivering high standards of customer service and work together to ensure that they are maintained. The majority of staff really appreciated having what they called “an enjoyable place to work”.

The Core Values are very much at the heart of the way the organisation operates and this was confirmed by interviewees at every level. Each site supports local charities and staff are encouraged to take part in sponsored events – e.g. marathons, dress down Fridays – to support local causes. Supporting their local community is something staff feel very strongly about and small businesses and/or local contractors based within or near each marina are always the first port of call for any work needed rather than bringing in larger contractors from outside the area.”

Upon hearing the news that Premier Marinas had been successfully accredited with the Gold Investors in People Award, Pete Bradshaw, CEO said: “We are delighted to receive such a positive report which demonstrates the progress we have made in our people management standards. We have a talented team of people and as a company we can be very proud of this external recognition”.

Premier Marinas welcomes the Investors in People Award as a tool to help support the growth and success of staff members across its nine marinas. Seven million employees in over 35,000 organisations have achieved Investors in People accreditation and this award continues to help companies stand out from competitors and attract and retain the most talented people.

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