Ystrad Mynach success story Educ8 have added to their growing list of awards having been  named in the Times Top 100 Companies to work for, and also being named FSB Wales Employer of the Year at a prestigious ceremony at Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff.

Firms from across Wales were recently honoured at the FSB Wales Celebrating Small Business Awards, which seeks to celebrate and honour successful small businesses in Wales.  The company were delighted to add the FSB award to their growing list of accolades.

Other winners included Swyddle who were successful in the Welsh in Business category for their innovative use of Welsh language in the recruitment sector, MAYKHER, who were the winners in the Ethical Green category for their sustainable fashion accessory business which helps young girls around the world access education, and NetWorld Sports – who supply sports equipment around the world – were named Business Exporter of the Year.

The Educ8 Group, based in Ystrad Mynach, is a values-driven, ambitious and dynamic organisation, led by Chairman; Colin Tucker, and CEO; Grant Santos, alongside an experienced senior management team. With over 13 years’ experience in delivering high quality vocational training programmes, Apprenticeships and work placement opportunities, they are proud of their track record for delivering world-class training, development and recruitment solutions to a range of micro organisations, SMEs and large corporations.

CEO Grant Santos, described the latest awards news as ‘fantastic’.  A spokesman for the company explained:

“Our people mean everything to us at Educ8- for the last 3 years we have been listed as a Times Top 100 Best Company to Work For and we’ve created a fantastically fun working environment that gets results! We continually invest in our employees’ skills and development to ensure that our customers receive only the best level of service at all times.”