A company involved in the creation of many well-known island landmarks has scooped a leading award.
Curtins has been named among the best places to work in the British Isles in a leading workplace study published by the Sunday Times, coming in at number 34.
The business is a leading independent consultancy in the built environment, offering services such as civil and structural engineering, transport planning and stakeholder engagement.
The headquarters is in Liverpool but there are offices around the British Isles including Douglas in Varley House, Duke Street.
Cecil Fulton, director of the island office told Business News the company has had a presence here since 1985 and he has been with the firm since 1989.
Local projects have included the prison at Jurby, the law courts in Douglas, the Bowl, the air traffic control tower at the airport and numerous other buildings.
Mr Fulton said five people work at the Curtins operation in the island and more than 3o0 people are employed overall.
He said: ‘We are delighted to be involved in winning this award. It is a nice place to work.’
Now in its 15th year, the list is compiled using data which is gathered via employee surveys meticulously honed by academics at Plymouth University.
Curtins has been around for nearly 60 years and has a national presence with 11 offices. In what has been a strong start to the year for Curtins, this award joins a number of accomplishments that the business has already enjoyed in 2016. January saw them receive the Gold Investors in People Accreditation and earlier in February they made the news by being named in the London Stock Exchange Group Companies to Inspire Britain List.
They were also included in the Top 50 of the Building Magazine Good Employers Guide in late 2015 for the ninth year running.
Chief executive officer Rob Melling said: ‘I couldn’t be prouder to have our business recognised in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for.
‘The leadership of Curtins is committed to engaging our staff and creating a business that our employees are proud to be a part of.
‘We recognise the significance of our role in helping our staff members to achieve the right work/life balance, and so we offer a number of initiatives and benefits to assist with this.
‘From structured training programmes such as our Curtins Academy, to the lodges we own which are free for our staff to use, we want our employees to know that they are part of a business that will listen, provide opportunities and which will support them and their families during their career with us.’