Awards
Receiving four awards is a testament to the breadth of brilliant work our team have been doing. A big thank you is also due to our fantastic clients for partnering with us to deliver exceptional results.
Rachel Littlewood
Director
Awards
Financial Times Leading Management Consultants
BFY Group were recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK's Leading Management Consultants for 2024.
We're delighted to have received awards in four categories:
- Energy and Utilities
- Strategy
- Operations
- Finance and Risk
We’re delighted - the team have worked very hard over the past four years, to deliver the results that have earned us a place in this prestigious list.
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
Awards
Featured in The Sunday Times Hundred 2024
We're ranked amongst the 100 fastest growing companies in Britain for 2024, as part of The Sunday Times Hundred.
Alongside our growth, the list recognises BFY's strong industry reputation, as a consultancy that "utility companies turn to" when faced with challenges.
Awards
We're one of the UK's Best Workplaces
BFY Group is recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces by Great Place To Work UK.
2024 saw us feature amongst the Top 100 Best Workplaces across four categories:
- Best Workplaces (Overall - Small Organisations)
- Best Workplaces for Development
- Best Workplaces for Wellbeing
- Best Workplaces for Women
Our employee experience is rated 95% in Great Place To Work's Global Engagement Study for 2024, beating typical UK companies by 40%.
Awards
A certified Great Place To Work, three years running
2024 saw us receive certification as a Great Place To Work for the third year running.
During our annual employee survey, as part of Great Place To Work UK's Global Engagement Study, 100% of our team agreed with these statements:
- “People are treated fairly here regardless of their age, race, gender, or sexual orientation.”
- “When joining the company, you are made to feel welcome.”
- “People here are given a lot of responsibility.”
- “Our clients would rate our service as 'excellent'.”
This is a very proud moment, for what has been a number of years of blood, sweat, and tears going in to our leadership programme.
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
Awards
E.ON Next wins award for leadership programme with BFY
We're proud to share that E.ON Next were winners at the Northern Contact Centre Forum Awards, receiving recognition for their leadership development programme, in partnership with BFY Group.
We're halfway through the programme, achieving a 43% uplift in leadership capability so far across E.ON Next's customer service teams. Our immersive approach has combined leadership theory with practical, hands-on coaching, moving beyond traditional learning and development methods.
Over 16 weeks, operational leaders from E.ON Next have received immersive on-the-job coaching, underpinned by structured classroom activity. BFY's leadership coaches have been fully integrated into E.ON Next's daily customer service operations, ensuring real-time learning and immediate impact.
My drive is to create a sustainable business that creates fantastic job opportunities for people, especially those who wouldn’t ordinarily have a way into consultancy.
Ian Barker
Managing Partner
Awards
Ian Barker in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Leaders
Ian Barker, Managing Partner of BFY Group, has been named one of the UK's Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024 by LDC.
Ian is recognised in The LDC Top 50, which features in The Times, celebrating the exceptional entrepreneurs who are building successful and growing businesses across the UK.
This year marks the 20 year anniversary of BFY Group, and as our Founder, Ian has grown the company from start-up to one of the UK's leading management consultancies - building an incredible team along the way.
The FEBE Growth 100 is where you'll find some of the country’s most talented entrepreneurs, most exciting companies and incredible teams.
FEBE Co-Founder
Awards
Featured in the FEBE Growth 100 for 2024
BFY Group is featured in the 2024 FEBE Growth 100, which celebrates the UK's fastest growing founder-led businesses.
It's brilliant to see our journey recognised alongside so many successful companies. 'Self-Starter' and 'Ambitious' are two values at the heart of our culture, inspired by our Managing Partner - Ian Barker, and upheld by everyone across the BFY team.
Awards
Nottinghamshire Business of the Year for 2023
BFY Group celebrated a double win at the 2023 Nottinghamshire Business Awards, picking up the region’s prize for Business of the Year, as well as being winners in the Outstanding Growth category.
Judges at East Midlands Chamber were impressed by the continued growth of our team, while keeping our Team First value at the heart of everything we do.
The panel also acknowledged our authority in the Energy and Utilities industry, receiving coverage in the national media for our market insights.
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