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Engagement score

Latest BCI Score

627.4

Quick facts

What we do:
Solution based developer and construction business within the care sector
Year established:
1984
Website:
http://www.castleoak.co.uk
Contact
- Raglan House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, Cardiff , CF23 8BA

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About Castleoak

Castleoak are an award-winning construction and development company specialising in care, retirement and assisted living with a sole focus for delivering care homes, assisted and independent living for older people across the UK.

Since their launch in 1987, the company has delivered more than 150 care homes and 2,000 apartments in retirement and assisted schemes.

The company works hard to earn customers' loyalty and many have chosen to work with Castleoak for over 15 years. Today, 92% of projects are for returning customers.

Castleoak have embraced agile project management practices in the last 12 months and these continue to have a transformational effect upon the ways in which colleagues are engaged with the company. This includes empowering colleagues to make the changes they feel necessary, having a voice within their respective teams and dramatically improving the ways in which teams work together.

What is it like to work for Castleoak

Leadership

79% of staff agreed:

This organisation is run on strong values / principles

Castleoak’s Chief Executive Officer recognises that having an 'open door policy' is somewhat cliché, but the company actively encourages a non-hierarchical structure whereby colleagues are always welcome to drop by his office and discuss any matters of interest.

79% of staff agreed:

This organisation is run on strong values / principles

My Manager

82% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

Managers are monitored against their ability to continuously learn and develop. This could be through reviewing their progress in achieving formal qualifications or informally in terms of how they are embracing and working within the company’s agile principles.

82% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

Giving Something Back

94% of staff agreed:

My organisation genuinely cares about the environment

Foundations, Castleoak’s charitable arm was established in 2007 and organises raffles, cake sales, charity running events and ‘Castleoak Rocks’, which includes putting on a gig with a band at a local venue to raise money for various local projects in their community.

94% of staff agreed:

My organisation genuinely cares about the environment

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here