Platinum Investors In People Accreditation

Quality Engineering consultancy, Roq, today announces that it has been awarded the prestigious Platinum accreditation by Investors in People. This three-year accreditation comes after significant investment in the development and wellbeing of its employees over many years.  As a leading technology business, that puts its people at the forefront of everything, this is a hugely impressive achievement.

The Investors in People Platinum accreditation is the highest accolade that can be achieved against the Investors in People standard. It sets an international benchmark for leadership, employees, and companies to work together to create an effective environment. It recognises organisations that seek to improve performance through the management and development of its people.

Commenting on the Platinum accreditation, Stephen Johnson, CEO and Founder at Roq, says: "As a business, we are passionate about providing independent validation to our clients. So, when we engaged with Investors in People, we knew that they would really pull back the covers on the business over the last five-seven years and truly validate, independently, how much we invest in our team and how the future plans support even greater engagement with everyone that works for Roq. This achievement sets us apart across thousands of businesses across the UK, as so few achieve the Platinum standard. As a business owner, there is immense pride in achieving something so prestigious."

To gain this Platinum accreditation which is only given to only 6% of applicants, Roq was assessed on key areas of:

• Leading - leading and inspiring people, values and behaviours, and empowering and involving people

• Supporting - managing performance, recognising and rewarding high performance, and structuring work

• Improving - building capability, delivering continuous improvement, and creating sustainable success

Roq’s accreditation is well deserved, with the business achieving high performing grading across all areas. Sarah Riggott, Head of People at Roq, says: Our Investors in People Platinum accreditation, combined with our world-class net promoter score, truly highlights us as a Quality Engineering consultancy like no other.”

Sarah Riggott added: “Candidates often look to external sources to validate that what they are told about the company during the recruitment process is true – Glassdoor reviews, social media and employee LinkedIn profiles often help to shed light on this. An external accreditation as impressive as Investors in People Platinum accreditation demonstrates unequivocally that we invest in our people and work hard to ensure Roq is and continues to be a great workplace."

Our Investors in People Platinum accreditation, combined with our world-class net promoter score, truly highlights us as a Quality Engineering consultancy like no other.