Leasing and fleet management specialist Fleet Alliance has been voted one of the best places to work in the UK for the fifth year in a row, achieving laureate status.

The Glasgow-based company received its fifth successive Great Place to Work Award, making it one of the top 50 best places to work in the UK in the medium-sized category for companies with 50-499 employees.

Some 92% of Fleet Alliance staff said that ‘taking everything into account I would say this is a great place to work', which was 3% higher than the average for the top 50 UK medium-sized businesses.

Every year, the Institute surveys some 6,000 organisations around the world representing around 10 million employees to give an insight into what makes an organisation’s employees tick and how leaders can improve their business performance by understanding and improving their workplace culture.

In participating in this year’s Best Places to Work initiatiave, Fleet Alliance staff took part in a confidential and anonymous survey process from the Great Place to Work Institute, covering a variety of different workplace areas and categories.

Some 95% of staff said there were unique and special benefits from working at Fleet Alliance, while 96% felt good about the way the company contributed to the community. 

A selection of results were:

• This workplace is working to reduce its environmental impact – 95% of staff
• This organisation manages its impact upon society responsibly – 96% of staff
• Our facilities contribute to a good working environment – 95% of staff

Martin Brown, managing director of Fleet Alliance, said: “We are delighted to have achieved laureate status through having been rated  one of the Best Places to Work in the UK, based on the feedback from our staff and as measured by the Great Place to Work Institute.

“It is extremely gratifying to be named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for the fifth year in a row, and to have staff both recognise and value our efforts to reduce our environmental impact and provide a good working environment.”