Founded in 1875, Gleeds covers diverse sectors including data centres, defence, education, energy, healthcare, infrastructure and government, at every stage of the construction and property lifecycle – providing clients with project leadership, commercial independence, digital augmentation, and sustainability and ESG services. A firm with global reach, it has 18 offices across the UK and Ireland, including a London office that functions as a global headquarters. Recent projects include the 40 Leadenhall commercial building in the City.
Main data
| Company type | Consultant |
| Number of UK staff | 1364 |
| Maximum days staff holiday (excl bank hols and holiday purchases) | 27 * |
| Average training hours per staff member per year | 13.3 ** |
| Expectation for staff working in your offices | 3-4 days a week |
| Annual staff turnover | 12.8% |
| Female percentage of staff | 29 |
| Percentage of staff from ethnic-minority background | 24.0 |
| Percentage of staff disabled | 1-4% |
| Do you measure the number of your staff who are neuordivergent? | Yes |
| If yes, what proportion of your staff are neurodivergent | 1-4% |
| Total staff in entry-level training courses | 267 |
| Staff on entry-level training schemes that are graduates | 108 |
| Staff on entry-level training schemes that are apprentices | 68 |
| Staff on entry-level training schemes other than graduates or apprentices | 91 |
| Private healthcare offered? | Yes to some staff |
| Enhanced maternity benefits offered? | Yes to all staff |
| Enhanced paternity benefits offered? | No |
| Sabbaticals/career breaks offered? | Yes to some staff |
| Company subjected to regular independent scrutiny and if so who certified by? | Yes ISO |
| * Plus 1 per 5 years’ service | |
| ** Excludes apprentice/university hours | |
Staff wellbeing
| Physical – fitness classes, health measurement tools, health and nutrition advice | Yes |
| Psychological – resilience programmes, mental health resources, flexible working policies | Yes |
| Social – team days out, charity days, diversity and inclusion policies | Yes |
| Staff surveys and focus groups | Yes |
| Health and safety stats | No |
| Employee assistance programme stats | Yes |
| Stress audit | No |
| HR data such as staff absences/sickness and staff turnover | Yes |
| Aggregated health data | No |
| Feedback from health champions | Yes |
| Exit interviews | Yes |