Pentland Brands named as ‘Great Place to Work’

Pentland Brands, the sports and fashion group which own Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Speedo, Boxfresh, Brasher, Ellesse, Kangaroos, Mitre, Prostar and Red or Dead, has been voted as one of the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces 2014 in the Best Larger Company category by the Great

Place to Work Institute (GPTW).

The group, which is also the majority owner of JD Sports Fashion plc, employs more than 1,200 people, and was the only sports, outdoor or fashion brand-owner to make the 2014 list and were ranked higher than any other retailer, brand owner or marketing company featured in the nominations.

Ranked eighth in the list, Pentland was listed alongside well-known names including Capital One, Microsoft, eBay, Hyatt and Diageo who also made the top 10 in the Best Larger Company category.

Best Workplaces 2014 is selected based on an independent GPTW employee survey and analysis of various aspects of the organisational culture. Pentland Brand’s employees participated in the global survey and 84 percent stated it was a “great place to work” with 81 percent citing a sense of community and pride in working for the company. Additionally, in the survey, the word “family” was used many times by people describing what makes Pentland Brands a pleasant place to work.

Pentland Brands awarded Top 10 in Best Workplaces 2014

Commenting on the accolade, Andy Rubin, Chief Executive Officer of Pentland Brands, said: “As a family owned company, values are at the heart of everything we do. We are always seeking to find the most talented and motivated people who share our values to join our business, so being recognised as a Best Workplace helps show potential employees how much we have to offer them throughout their career development with us.

“We feel fortunate to have so many talented people working here. Each and every one of them is responsible for fostering our unique culture, so being recognised as a Best Workplace means a great deal to everyone at Pentland. There are real business benefits to creating a great working culture and at Pentland we have a culture where individuals trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people they work with.”