News 2005
Virgin Mobile voted one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in UK
03/03/2005
to Work For’ 2005 list
Virgin Mobile, the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator, was last night honoured at the annual `Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For’ 2005 awards, and has been voted the 72nd best company to work for in Britain and third in the Southwest. Virgin Mobile is the only mobile phone company to make it into the top 100 of the list. The event took place at the Battersea Park Events Arena and was hosted by Mary Nightingale.
Tom Alexander, CEO of Virgin Mobile, said: “This is an outstanding achievement for Virgin Mobile. We are delighted to gain third best company to work for in the Southwest in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list for the first time. What’s more, previously we have been placed in the Top 50 Best Workplaces list, in the Financial Times, for two years running, this is further evidence that Virgin Mobile is a remarkable and exceptional company. I would like to thank our special team of people, the majority of whom are based in the West Country, for their dedication in making Virgin Mobile the vibrant, exciting place it is and for creating one of the best companies in the UK.”
The 100 Best Companies to Work For list recognises organisations applauded by their employees for providing a supportive environment in which they feel rewarded, appreciated and encouraged to develop. Since 2001, personnel from Best Companies Limited, specialist consultants in workplace culture and the researchers and compilers for The Sunday Times Best Companies List, have surveyed the opinion of more than 130,000 employees from thousands of UK businesses to find out which ones truly are the best.
Notes to Editors:
Virgin Mobile’s Head office is based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
For further information please contact:
| Virgin Mobile | |
| Virgin Mobile Press Office: | 0845 600 6272 or press.office@virginmobile.com |
| Steven Day: | 07931 777777 or steven.day@virginmobile.com |
| Joanne Baker: | 07941 233300 or jo.baker@virginmobile.com |
About Virgin Mobile:
Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc, the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator, is majority owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and uses T-Mobile's network. Since its launch in November 1999, Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 5 million customers.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600; on the web at www.virginmobile.com or on the High Street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Specialist Stores, Virgin Megastores, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Littlewoods, Argos, The Link, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse, Curry's, Comet, Phones 4 U, TOMO, Woolworths, Toys R Us and Ryman.
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,400 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough. It has been voted one of the top 50 places to work in Britain for two years running in an annual Financial Times survey.
Virgin Mobile is ranked in 72nd place in `The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ 2005 list.
