We take the wellbeing of our team very seriously, which is why we’ve just invested in what we are calling our ‘wellbeing pod’ – a comfortable new facility where staff have an area to relax or talk privately away from our main open-plan office.

It’s proving popular already – and not just because it is fully equipped with a TV to watch the tennis or the cricket during breaks!

Our Director of Compliance and Administration Katie Thornton said: “The pod is a really useful new space for us. We can use it for interviews and appraisals and staff can use it for any private calls they need to make. It’s also great just for downtime. It’s very fast paced here, and you can’t underestimate the benefits of just taking a proper breather away from your desk.”

The new wellbeing pod is part of an ongoing expansion taking place at our Chelmsford HQ, with new parking areas and storage capacity being added, along with new signage and an external upgrade.