Press & Awards

Happy has long been celebrated as an outstanding and award winning workplace. Because of this recognition, we started to receive enquiries from other organisations wanting us to help them create great places to work.

The result is Happy People...

For a full list of awards won by Happy, press and articles visit the Happy awards section.

Awards won by Happy People
2010
Best Workplace, IT Services (Computer Weekly) – Top 20, Listed for 5th successive year
London Health Commission: Winner (Good Jobs)
2009
Best in UK for health and well-being (Great Place to Work Institute)
Best Uk Workplaces: No. 12 (Great Place to Work Institute)
One of World’s Most Democratic Workplaces (Worldblu)
Best Workplace, IT Services (Computer Weekly)
2008
Best UK Workplaces: No. 18 (Financial Times)
2007
May 2nd 2007: The Financial Times rated Happy as one of the top 2 places to work in the entire UK economy. This was the result of their annual Best Workplaces award, organised with the Great Place to Work Institute.
2006
Impact on Society, Small Business Winner (Business in the Community)
FT Best Workplaces, No. 11
2005
Winner: Most Inspired Workplace (Inspired Leaders)
2004
Finalist: Best Manager in the UK (Daily Telegraph: Cathy Busani)
Finalist: Women in IT (British Computer Society Awards)
Finalist: Impact on Society (Business in the Community)
Winner: Best company in UK for work/life balance (Financial Times)
No. 12: 50 Best Workplaces in UK (Financial Times)
Listed: 100 Best Workplaces in Europe (Financial Times)
2003
Overall Winner: Management Today/Unisys Service Excellence
Winner: Family Friendly Employer of the Year (Parents at Work)
Winner: London Small Business of the Year (Business in the Community)
Winner: Chief Executive’s Special Commendation (Institute of IT Training)
Runner-Up: Impact on Society Award (Business in the Community)
2002
Winner: Management Today/Unisys Service Excellence Winner (Business-to-business category)
Finalist, Investors in People Award for SMEs (National Business Awards)
2001
Winner: HR Manager of the Year: Cathy Callus (Personnel Today)
Winner: Employer of the Year (Lloyds TSB/Parents at Work, South East, small business)
Winner: Lord Mayor’s Dragon Award
Finalist: Innovative Recruitment (Personnel Today)
2000
Winner: Special Commendation for Innovative Management: Cathy Callus (Parents at Work/Lloyds TSB)
Finalist: Lord Mayor’s Dragon Award
1999
Winner: Lord Mayor’s Dragon Award
Finalist: Service Excellence Awards (Management Today/Unisys)
Awards before 1999
Finalist: 1998 External Training Project of the Year (Institute of IT Training, with Sedgwick Financial Services)
Finalist: 1994 Boss of the Year: Henry Stewart (DHL)