Quintessa is pleased to announce that it has made the shortlist of six companies selected by the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) for its employee-owned business of the year award. The award is for well-established businesses whose employee-owned status is driving impacts, innovation, performance and sustainability for its stakeholders.
Quintessa has been employee owned from its inception 25 years ago. Employee ownership benefits our employees and clients in numerous ways, including long-term stability of the company, a culture of transparency and respect for others, and high retention of talented employees. This has allowed us to build trusted partnerships with our clients as evidenced by our high percentage of repeat business. As well as being Quintessa’s 25th birthday, 2024 is the 10th anniversary of Quintessa becoming one of the first companies to transfer its shares to an Employee Ownership Trust under the Finance Act 2014, thereby ensuring a sustainable and independent future for the company. In November 2015, Quintessa’s founder, David Hodgkinson, was awarded the EOA’s Employee Owner of the Year Award for the person who has done the most to promote and develop employee ownership inside an employee-owned organisation.
The winner of the EOA award will be revealed at a gala dinner celebration on 26ᵗʰ November as part of the EOA Annual Conference. James de le Vingne, Chief Executive of the EOA, said
Congratulations to Quintessa on being shortlisted for Employee-Owned Business of the Year. It’s a remarkable accomplishment that speaks volumes to the power of employee ownership evidenced through the exceptionally high calibre of entries we’ve received this year.