FOURFRONT BEGAN LIFE as a three-person start-up and 15 years later the trio have three more companies, will open a Manchester office this year and aim to go global within the next five. The Surrey-based office design specialist has a training budget three times higher than the national average and employs some of the industry's best-qualified carpenters, contractors and designers. The 260 staff believe it is helping to prepare the nation's workforce for the future (84% positive, ranking fourth). www.fourfrontgroup.co.uk

