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SmartWater Technology Ltd has been awarded Star Status accreditation in the 2010 Best Companies Survey, which singles-out the UK’s most exceptional employers, and is voted for by employees themselves.

Best Companies established the accreditation award scheme to acknowledge excellence in the workplace. The Survey uses feedback provided by staff members to assess employee engagement and the role that they feel they play in their organisation’s success and growth. This year a record 1,086 organisations from the private and public sectors applied for Best Companies Accreditation, which involved surveying 276,057 employees. SmartWater was delighted to be amongst only a handful of employers within the West Midlands to achieve the accreditation.

Telford-based SmartWater specialises in crime reduction and risk management, providing an ongoing service to customers and clients to suppress incidents of crime. There are currently over 1 million registered users of SmartWater in the UK protecting more than 20 million items of property. SmartWater’s commercial clients include G4S, Network Rail, Severn Trent Water and Scottish Power. The company is also a previous winner of the Shropshire Business Awards Company of the Year.

Jonathan Austin, CEO and founder, Best Companies comments: “An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation. The companies that have achieved accreditation are among the best employers, and are to be congratulated.”

Phil Cleary, Chief Executive of SmartWater, said: “This is a very special accreditation to receive because it was voted for by SmartWater employees. The success of SmartWater is a result of the hard work and dedication of our staff and I’m delighted that the feedback amongst them is so positive.”