SUMMIT South West were named one of the best places to work for the second year running in a national study naming the Summit Home Group as back-to-back winners.
Great Place to Work studies workplace cultures to find out what makes them great and shows that creating a great workplace improves business performance.
Summit was ranked ninth in the category of more than 100 employees and was the only WA headquartered company and builder to make the list.
To receive the award, Summit was put to an independent workplace assessment and recognised for its excellence in leadership, training, open-door management, offices facilities and commitment to community and charities.
General manager David Hunt said the study highlighted the strength of the positive attitude that defined Summit for close to 40 years.
“This news is obviously very welcome and the result would not have been possible without the camaraderie, motivation, transparency and passion that our employees share at work every day,” he said.
“And while our team obviously work hard and enjoy the work they do, it is our clients who also reap the rewards.”
Of its 371 group employees surveyed this year, 97 per cent said they felt the company was a great place to work.
Other results included that most employees felt a sense of pride in their work, felt good about the ways Summit contributed to the community and it was a friendly place to work.
Mr Hunt said in this day and age, in such a competitive and potentially volatile industry, the company knew they were doing something right to have a positive and supportive workforce.
“Keeping our staff happy means that they perform better which in turn means out clients benefit and fundamentally achieving that balance is what business is about,” he said.
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