The awards recognise outstanding individuals, teams and organisations, and are only open to the top 250 privately-owned companies (ranked by turnover) in the Thames Valley region. They are hotly contested and boast a rigorous, independent judging process.
Sion Lewis, Ciphr’s CEO, says: “It’s such an honour to be shortlisted for this award. The last year has been a momentous one for the Ciphr team – from enhancing and expanding our product suite to relocating our headquarters to Reading and making two strategic acquisitions. I’m really proud of what we’ve already achieved together, and I’m really excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, as we continue our growth journey to becoming one of the UK’s top technology companies.
Under Lewis’ leadership, Ciphr has more than doubled the number of organisations that now use its people management solutions. Over 1,400 organisations globally rely on the group’s cutting-edge HR, payroll, learning, recruitment and benefits software and services – up from over 600 at the beginning of 2024. Among them are Bensons for Beds, Bunzl, Haygrove, Crisis UK, Social Care Wales, Prudential, Barnardo's, Greater London Authority, the Church of England, Newcastle University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, the Irish Universities Association, Evri, Michelin, INEOS, Shutterstock, Perfetti Van Melle, Allpay, Covéa Insurance, and Jonas.
The Thames Valley 250 is compiled by The Business Magazine and Insider Media. The award winners will be announced later this month.
Ciphr is the go-to HR and payroll software and solutions partner for medium and large organisations in the UK. Its integrated HR, payroll, benefits, learning and recruitment software, services and content provide invaluable insights to HR teams, helping to inform their people strategy and grow and develop their organisations. Based in Reading, and backed by ECI, Ciphr is on a mission to amplify the voice and value of HR through intelligent people data solutions that help HR be heard – in the boardroom and across the business.
For more information, please visit www.ciphr.com.
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Ciphr is the go-to HR and payroll software and solutions partner for medium and large organisations in the UK. Its integrated HR, payroll, benefits, learning and recruitment software, services and content provide invaluable insights to HR teams, helping to inform their people strategy and grow and develop their organisations. Ciphr is on a mission to amplify the voice and value of HR through intelligent people data solutions that help HR be heard – in the boardroom and across the business.
The Ciphr Group is a privately held company backed by ECI Partners and headquartered in Reading. Over 230 employees work across the group, which includes Ciphr and Avantus.
Ciphr spokespeople are available to provide expert media comment on a broad range of topics, including HR strategy, people management, employee experience and wellbeing, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), payroll, pay, benefits and rewards, learning and development, the future of work, tech trends, business and leadership, marketing, and more.
