Principle celebrates growth of more than 14% to nearly 20,000-plus units in last year

The latest growth statistics were revealed to Principle’s own employees first at the company’s 2024 Staff Conference last month.

Polly Dyer, a property director at Principle, presented the facts in a fun quiz for staff about the recent growth during the event at Millenium Point, in the centre of Birmingham.

She said: “Compared to this time last year, we’re 14% bigger in terms of sites managed and 15% bigger in terms of people. The distance between our two furthest properties is 421 miles.”

The specific figures are currently 19,871 units across over 450 sites in all nine English regions and Wales, with staff numbers of 70 including seven chartered surveyors.

Joint managing director Brett Williams said: “Our Staff Conference was a rare chance for everyone who works at the company to come together as a team, reflect on our achievements, and prepare for the journey ahead.

“This was an important day for the company, as with a growing team spread across the country, it’s more important than ever to get everyone in one place.”

Joe Jobson, also joint managing director, added: “This is one of our favourite days of the year which gets better every time.

“We’re so proud of what we’ve accomplished together this year, and it was important to celebrate that, and to make it personal with our staff awards.

“We were also able to welcome new team members, explain the latest landmark instructions and office moves in what has been a fantastic year for the whole team.”

The conference on Friday 18 October also saw Stephanie Jobson, operations director at Principle, present the company’s new strategy.

She said: “Principle was established with an ethos of doing things properly and our strategy reflects our ongoing commitment to getting things right for our people, our clients and our customers.

“Our new strategy will develop a focus on alignment across the organisation over the next three years, building on our original our vision and supporting our work to positively impact the lives of our communities every day.”

Everyone in the business had the opportunity to nominate team members who stood out in the last year for a series of staff awards. The winners included:

• Rising Star: Jessica Deller, for the positive way she has progressed from PA to junior property manager and her dedication to her clients and customers.
• Best Newcomer: Tanya Malik, for the impact she has made on customer satisfaction and fun positive attitude to the role.
• We are United: Daniel Lannon, for literally being the man, juggling two roles and being the go-to tech support in all things.
• Never Settle: Esme Williams, for her dedication to improving every single function within the business.
• Choose Positivity: Matt Harris, for managing a very tricky portfolio with a smile. Matt also brings in baked goodies for the team every week.
• Employee of the Year: the two winners were Jenny Fennell, for her endless energy to support her team, and Ellie Ricketts, for tirelessly searching for answers.