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A company which employs more than 460 staff locally has achieved second place in the Top 25 Best Big Companies To Work For list. UK Power Networks in Crawley was also recognised as having the Best Leader and for being the Best Improver at the prestigious annual awards. The outcome was decided by anonymous feedback from the staff at the company which delivers electricity supplies to 8.
5 million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East of England. Basil Scarsella, chief executive, was named Best Leader and UK Power Networks was named Best Improver at the “Big Reveal” event, hosted by broadcaster Sally Nugent. Employees praised the company’s leadership and values and the survey found 88 per cent are proud to work for it.
There was a rise in engagement scores across all areas, including quality of managers, personal growth, team, wellbeing, fair deal and giving something back. Basil Scarsella said: "This recognition is a credit to the dedication of our employees, who are our greatest asset, because it’s their hard work and innovation that drives our continued success. We are always looking for new ways to retain and attract skilled staff so will build on this and keep striving to create a workplace that everyone is proud of.
CEO Basil Scarsella was named as Best Leader (Image: UKPN) “Leadership is about being able to inspire the people you manage. You devise a vision for the organisation you are running, and you hope that vision is inspiring enough to the employees that they will follow you.” CEO of Best Companies Jonathan Austin said: “Congratulations to all the team at UK Power Networks for their achievements at the 2024 Big Reveal.
“Being named as one of UK’s Best Companies to Work For demonstrates that they take workplace engagement seriously and continue to put their people at the forefront of all they do.".
