Eastbourne company is on top employer list

Employees at Paxton in Brampton Road say the firm offers a modern working environment and an extensive benefits package including, free breakfast, subsidised lunches and gym membership, free yoga classes, monthly ‘Fun Fridays’ – giving employees a chance to get to know each other better, six months maternity leave at full pay and four weeks full pay paternity leave.

Paxton boss Adam Stroud said, “All of us at Paxton are thrilled to appear in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Companies list for the third year running. A positive company culture is hard to achieve and is a result of a great many things.”

Paxton’s Global Head Office is based in Brighton and the manufacturing facility is based in Eastbourne.

For the third consecutive year Paxton says it is the only East Sussex based and manufacturing company to make the ranking.

Adam said, “To achieve this level of consistency is so important to us. In fact, we consider a great company culture to be a prerequisite for all our other company goals. My congratulations and thanks to the whole team here at Paxton.”

Nicola O’Donnell, the company’s HR director, said, “We are so excited to have made the list for the third year running. It’s a great achievement and all relates back to our amazing people. We continually look for feedback to improve and that’s really important for us at Paxton.

“We believe our colleagues’ wellbeing is essential for Paxton to thrive and are truly passionate about becoming an employer of choice in the local area. We attract and grow talent, encouraging people to develop their skills to ensure we have the best people working with us.”

Celebrating its 35th birthday this year, Paxton now has teams in 12 locations across the world.

The company says it is committed to investing in the local community, holding regular volunteering and charity days.

Four years ago the Paxton Scholarship was launched, which offers four university students a £10,000 scholarship and three-month paid work placement with Paxton.

A company spokesperson said Paxton ‘is very proud of its Sussex roots and has no intension of relocating, with plans to purchase additional premises over the next five years, to support an ambitious growth plan’.