Employee Excellence
Employee Excellence
Our business is only as good as our people – so we assiduously attract, develop and retain good employees. Whilst we need individuals with excellent engineering skills, we also look for those who relate well to other people and are easy to get along with.
We make great efforts to help every individual on the team reach their full potential. Zircon has been awarded Investors in People (IIP) accreditation. We are also totally committed to the process of continuous learning for the purposes of personal development. This is a cornerstone of our strategy for achieving and maintaining the highest standards of integrity and quality.
From the Blog
It’s not what you know…
Author: zirconBrian February 2012
Companies, like people, have their comfort zone. For people the comfort zone is defined by environment, activities, companions etc. For companies it really revolves around projects; the type of work, the size of contract, the relationship with the customer.
As a small company the projects that represent Zircon’s comfort zone are typically 2 to 4 engineers developing software for a rail or road application for a big player in that arena for 6 to 9 months. However, we are, as you know, Agile and Reliable so when one such customer asked us to field a team of eight for three months we thought that we had to step up to the challenge!
Delivering a Great Experience
Author: zirconPhil February 2012
Following our recent Investors in People review, which zirconHayley recently posted about, the reviewer commented:
“Throughout the Review it was clear that everyone is totally focused on customer service and quality, and there is no doubt that these factors enable Zircon to enjoy high levels of customer retention. This culture is underpinned by solid well established business processes such as strong project control and quality management.”
Bronze IiP Success
Author: zirconHayley January 2012
I am pleased to announce that Zircon continues to be recognised as Investors in People. During the latest review held in December, we were also found to have met the requirements required to be awarded Investors in People Bronze standard, this was our first attempt at securing Bronze under the more stringent IiP certification.
