Today we’re celebrating HOST’s 3rd birthday.
Formed in 2018 by a group of west country companies to deliver the campus accommodation for the workers on EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C build, HOST has grown significantly to almost 200 employees with a network of over 100 sub-contracting partners.
Our two exemplar campuses, Hinkley and Sedgemoor, have a combined bedroom capacity of 1,496 and offer a number of high quality facilities to those involved in the build of the nuclear power station, including restaurants, bars, gyms, sports pitches, and meeting rooms.
Since day one we have embedded our core values and behaviours of ambition, inclusivity, collaboration, a caring nature and outstanding service in all that we do. We contribute positively to the local area and have always focused on hiring team members form the local community, recruiting not just on skills but also behaviours. In 2018, we ran a series of local workshops and events to engage local residents, and when we first opened over 75% of our staff were from the immediate local area.
Before opening, HOST employed three, full-time, qualified trainers to onboard and train all of our team and sub-contractors, making sure all roles were onboarded and inducted professionally and diligently. The HOST induction program was widely recognised as an exemplar across the HPC project and has been replicated by many other contractors since, resulting in HOST winning the 2018 HPC Excellence award for best contractor.
Since then, our success has continued to grow, and we have accomplished many achievements including;
- 696,228 room nights sold
- Over 8000 hours of training delivered
- Over 1700 hours of online eLearning completed
- 58 team have been promoted from their original role
- 110 professional qualifications delivered to the HOST team
- Over 300 team members have been recruited, inducted, and trained
- Over 35 apprentices have been trained through the HOST apprenticeship program
Mark Flinton, Campus Operations Director, said: “All of these achievements are a result of our hardworking team who continue to show dedication and enthusiasm in all they do. Each individual team member adds something special to the service we provide to our guests and we truly could not do it without you. The future is bright for HOST and we are looking forward to growing the brand further. Happy birthday to the whole team!”
