Portico achieves strongest growth in the company’s history with its highly skilled, engaged and agile workforce. The tailored guest services provider won a total of 16 new contracts this year comprising over 100 locations throughout the UK. Portico’s most recent contact win saw mobilisation of 75 sites across the UK and welcomed over 100 new employees. Portico also launched two new service lines.
In 2022, Portico has launched two new service lines: Portico Pulse, a comprehensive directory of more than 300 value-add pop-ups and experiences for their clients’ reception areas; and Portico Safe, a security offering designed to complement existing front-of-house services or become the singular point of welcome. In operation for just over a year, Portico Safe has been shortlisted for an OSPA Award in the outstanding customer service initiative.
Sustained business growth and expansion is a result of investing in Portico people with myriad training, development and career opportunities, combined with the launch of Heartbeat, the business’s new employee engagement app.
The specialist provider of high quality, tailored guest services, has delivered over 22,000 hours of training both virtually and face-to-face this year, equipping its team members with enhanced skills to benefit them personally and professionally. Portico continues to uphold learning and development as a ‘promise’ not an ‘initiative’ that is deep rooted in the company’s DNA. Portico makes a commitment and development promise to every colleague who joins the guest services company, and not only does it focus on professional development, but it also targets wellness and personal skills and success. Under the ‘Five Portico Pathways’, the company’s L&D programme, each employee completes mandatory onboarding training specific to their role and then all pathways are open to them to choose a route that suits their ambitions. The company has celebrated 89 internal promotions and the Portico leadership team now represents an 50/50 split of men and women
The integration of Portico’s Heartbeat internal communications app changed the way the business connects with each other. Heartbeat facilitates two-way communication and allows its people to share news, ask questions and learn from each other. To spearhead employee engagement further,
Portico expanded its programme of team engagement activities with the launch of Summer Socials: interactive team building parties, that were taken to Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, as well as London, giving all teams members an opportunity to relax, socialise and make new connections.
Portico’s focus on colleague development and engagement was highlighted by winning The Learning Award for best professional development programme, and the Princess Royal Training Award for 2022. Portico was also shortlisted at the PFM Awards, the IWFM Awards, and The Cateys.
Paul Jackson, managing director at Portico said: “I’m so proud of the Portico team’s achievements this year. It’s the dedication from all our colleagues that makes Portico a business we’re all proud to be a part of. 2023 will be a year of further growth and development, pushing boundaries and evolving the role of guest services, while continuing to invest in the people, so that we can provide service with heart, to all our guests.”
