ContiTech Beattie Ltd "Now Investors in People Champion"

After being awarded the rare Investors in People Gold status, ContiTech Beattie Ltd, the market leader in hose technology for the oil and gas industry, has now been named as an Investors in People Champion.

This prestigious status puts ContiTech Beattie among the top 60 companies in the UK in the eyes of the Investors in People best practice guardians, rewarding the firm for its support and investment in its staff team who work from bases in Ashington, Aberdeen and Singapore.

Investors in People Champions are a group of role model organisations who promote Investors in People through a series of best practice sharing activities.

The company achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold status after a rigorous three day assessment visit, involving a period of intensive interviews with a representative sample of the 97 staff and key management about the company's people skills.

From their interviews with 23 of the 97 staff, Investors in People identified that ContiTech Beattie Limited “has a clear purpose and vision to which everyone subscribes” and “there appears to be almost a family environment with a strong team ethos. Everyone understands where they fit within the company and the role they play in achieving its objectives.”

ContiTech Beattie, which has a turnover of £28million in a worldwide market, has been given the Gold Status only six months after additional recognition levels (bronze, silver and gold) were introduced by Investors in People. Less than 1% of all Investor in People organisations in the UK achieve Gold status, and this award recognises achievement of world-wide best practice.

Andrew Esson, managing director of ContiTech Beattie, said: “Our people are at the very core of our business. This latest Investors in People Champion status marks the latest high point in a remarkable transformation within the business during the last five years. Back then, morale and motivation were very low and the company could have been best described as being in the doldrums, but with a lot of effort this has completely turned around.

“We are committed to our workforce, their general health and welfare is of great importance to us, whilst we also encourage their professional training and development

“This Champion status and the Gold recognition that preceded it helps us to underpin that ethos, clearly demonstrating that we have a motivated and enthusiastic staff team.”

Contitech Beattie are willing to act as a mentor to any company interested in working towards Investors in People.

If this is something you are interested in, please contact Julie McCallum -

HR Advisor ( julie.mccallum@fluid.contitech.co.uk ) to arrange an appointment.