Trade kitchen supplier Howdens has appeared in the top 5 ‘Best Big Companies to Work For’ league table for Q2.

Over 65% of Howdens’ 11,000 employees took part in the Best Companies engagement survey in March.

Howdens’ final place in the 2022 list will be confirmed later this year by organiser Best Companies.

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The company last participated in the survey in 2019, achieving 14^th position in the 2020 Best Big Companies to Work For list.

Chief executive officer of Howdens Andrew Livingston said: “To be included in the top 5 Best Companies rankings is a fantastic result and a testament to the unique culture that all Howdens’ employees help to create.

“To achieve such consistently high scores demonstrates how much we care and invest in our people. We value the feedback the survey provides and it enables us to focus on the areas where we can get even better. “

As part of the process, Howdens has also retained its 2-star accreditation awarded by Best Companies in recognition of its “outstanding” commitment to employee engagement, benchmarked against hundreds of other companies in the UK.

In addition to the Best Companies Q2 league table placing, Howdens has also been listed in the top 20 of the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2022.

Developed by the Department for Education, in partnership with High Fliers Research, the national league table recognises England’s leading apprenticeship employers for their commitment to employing apprentices, creation of new apprenticeships, diversity, and development.

More than 500 employers entered for this year’s rankings which celebrate England’s outstanding apprenticeship employers.

Founded in 1995 with just 14 depots, Howdens now has over 750 depots nationwide and is reported to have delivered over six million fitted kitchens to the UK.