Buzzworks has, for a tenth year, been accredited as one of the ‘best companies to work for’ in the UK.
The Ayrshire-founded hospitality business, which now operates 22 venues from coast to coast across Scotland’s central belt, places great store in the development and wellbeing of its staff team, offering competitive pay, career progression opportunities, flexible working and a range of health benefits.
While Buzzworks’ portfolio of destination restaurants and pubs has continued to grow, its recent management buy-out was followed by the announcement of new plans to venture into providing accommodation, which would in turn lead to yet more growth in that staff team.
So it is an opportune time for the company to climb to 29th place on the ‘Best Large Company to Work For in the UK’ list, up 31 places on the year to its highest ranking yet.
Buzzworks was also named the 8th ‘Best Company to Work for in Scotland’ and the 4th ‘Best Company to Work for in the Leisure & Hospitality Sector’ across the UK.
Additionally, the hospitality group received a two-star ‘Outstanding Best Companies’ accreditation for 2025, a distinction it has also received for a tenth year.
Buzzworks’ head of people, Nicola Watt, said: “Securing our highest ever ranking on the Best Companies list is a fantastic achievement and reflects the dedication of our people and strength of our culture.
“We’re fortunate to have such talented people in the Buzzworks team, and we remain committed to investing in their growth and development within the business. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and they continue to drive our success.
“As we expand into accommodation, we’re focused on making Buzzworks an even better place to work.”
To secure a place on the 100 Best Companies list, businesses must achieve one of the highest Best Companies Index scores based on anonymous survey results completed by employees.
Buzzworks employees reportedly expressed high levels of confidence in the senior management team and shared ‘a strong sense of pride’ in being part of the organisation.
The group was recently named as winner of SLTN’s 2025 Independent Multiple Operator award for businesses with eight or more venues, and prior to that was crowned Best Managed Pub Company in the UK (Under 51 sites) at The Publican Awards – the first Scottish operator to achieve this accolade.
