Mear's Group hails this year's ranking in Social Mobility Index

Gloucester-based Mears Group, the housing and social care provider, said it had been ranked 19th out of 150 organisations in this year's Social Mobility Index.

The top 20 place comes for the company's focus on offering employment, development, and succession opportunities to everyone, irrespective of their background and comes after the group was positioned 38th in 2023.

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Jo Fry, group head of HR said: "We’re proud to be recognised for the work we’re doing to create a fairer and more inclusive culture.

"We recognise that a truly diverse and inclusive workforce is key to the future success of the business.

"Creating the right culture and environment for our people to succeed is an important part of our approach and we continue to take steps to ensure diversity and inclusion is embedded across every part of our business."

This year, the assessment commended Mears for its work with many schools across the UK, which is part of its approach to outreach and its initiatives working with young people.

Mears is one of the UK's leading housing solutions providers to both the public and private sector.

It manages and maintain around 450,000 homes across the UK and works mainly with central and local government typically through long-term contracts. It has more than 5,400 employees.