Bents Garden and Home recognised for staff well-being

The garden centre, which is one of the most popular in the north west, is celebrating receiving yet another award.

Bents has now received a gold award from the council, recognising the steps it has taken to improve the well-being of its employees.

Bents was also named as the destination garden centre of the year in 2022 (Image: Bents Garden and Home)

Being a family-run business, Bents considers its employees to be central to the centre's success, and prides itself on offering a number of amenities to benefit its staff members.

Matthew Bent, managing director at Bents, said:  “We have worked really hard to develop our well-being strategy so it is great to get this recognition. 

"In the aftermath of the pandemic, there have been growing external pressures so we know it is critical to support our colleagues in terms of their physical, mental and financial well-being."

He added: "Our colleagues are hugely important to us and the initiatives we have put in place come from them directly, something we believe is vital to their success. 

"We have a team of 16 'Culture Champions' who seek out ideas and requests, all of which are fed back to management who then work hard to put initiatives in place which can help support our colleagues’ mental, physical and financial well-being.”

According to the centre, it offers weekly well-being walks, yoga sessions, mental health awareness training, and even reduced-price gym memberships to its employees in order to benefit their well-being.

The gold award from Warrington Borough Council recognised Bents Garden and Home for supporting the health and well-being of its workforce, and was signed by the director of Public Health in Warrington, Thara Raj.