With a year that has seen 11% increase in turnover, 754 exciting new projects, and a steady expansion of our multinational business, there is so much to celebrate as 2023 comes to an end.
We’ve welcomed 29 new team members across our offices over the year with our Perth office having the most notable transformation, tripling in size: A pivotal step towards growing our brand on a multinational level. And of course, the arrival of new team members necessitates new space! Both our Reading and Bristol offices are currently in the process of moving to larger premises in order to accommodate our growing team.
This year we also saw a record number of promotions across our UK offices, with over 30 of our team, including our four new Technical Directors, deservedly progressing within their fields. The combined dedication and expertise of our team members is integral in paving the way for our continued growth and success, and we thank them for their continued hard work as we progress into 2024 as one great team.
PJA’s inclusion on the Best Companies List 2023 demonstrates that nurturing a workplace brings the best rewards. Not only did it show we were 4th Best Company in the UK to work for in the consultancy sector, 12th Best Company in the West Midlands and 18th Best Mid-Sized Company to Work For in the UK, we also found through the independent, confidential assessment that 98% of our team found the experience of working at PJA tremendously valuable for their future. This is just a marker in a journey of continual improvement and development to support our people in being the very best that they can be.
A number of successful internal events have been widely attended over the year, knowledge sharing and best practice examples were just some of the activities on Transport Planning Day, while Carbon Month held weekly activities and forums for our team to be part of – keeping us on track for our carbon zero target.
Recognition internationally for our expertise saw us presenting in Hong Kong, while projects in Jersey, South Africa, Saudi Arabia saw our international presence grow.
As part of our ongoing commitment to industry-wide knowledge sharing, our training arm ‘PJA Academy‘ saw us deliver training to local authorities and private clients across the UK and we volunteered our time to support universities, colleges and schools in their career events.
This small to medium enterprise of a business changed legislation nationally, being part of the team that saw 20mph become the default speed limits on most urban roads in Wales. We’ve seen the long buried River Rea burst back to life, found trilobites in Shropshire and had a plethora of planning permission successes. We’ve been expert witnesses, led a bunch of travel planning events, designed active travel routes and got shortlisted for a few awards not to mention that we’ve played golf, football and darts, kayaked, biked and ran as a team – raising lots of money for charity as we went. So there’s just too much our team have done to say it all!
Finally, 2023 marked a major milestone for PJA, with a series of celebrations taking place throughout the year as the company commemorated its 20th anniversary. Following a short period dedicated to our shared history, we’ve looked in to the future over 2023, focusing our thoughts around the potential challenges of the next 20 years. Bring it on 2024, we’re ready for you.
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