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Bents Garden & Home

Bents Garden & Home

Updated July 2024.

About Bents Garden & Home

Company Overview
Our family-owned business was founded in 1937 and built on a love of gardening and a passion for plants. Over time we have evolved into a unique lifestyle destination, boasting extensive retail, gardening and dining offerings, and are always looking for inspirational and unique opportunities. Our culture forms the foundation of how we live and breathe our Bents Ways (values) with colleagues being at the heart of our family business, constantly delivering an exceptional experience to our customers. And with our team’s dedication we have achieved the accolade of Best Destination Garden Centre in the UK on 8 occasions!
Company Size 328 UK-based Employees
(Large)
INDUSTRY Retail
CONNECT
Bents Garden & Home Head Office
WARRINGTON, Cheshire
North West England, United Kingdom

Employee Demographics

Tenure
  • <2 years - 39%
  • 2-5 years - 30%
  • 6-10 years - 16%
  • 11-15 years - 5%
  • 16-20 years - 3%
  • Over 20 years - 7%

Company Culture at Bents Garden & Home

The employee experience below at Bents Garden & Home, compared to a typical company.

66% of employees at Bents Garden & Home say it is a great place to work*, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company.
Bents Garden & Home
66%
Typical Company
54%
*Responses to the statement “Taking everything into account, I would say this is a great place to work.” vs. a typical UK company.

95%

People here are treated fairly regardless of their sexual orientation.

91%

When you join the company, you are made to feel welcome.

91%

People here are treated fairly regardless of their sex.

91%

People here are treated fairly regardless of their race.

87%

Our customers would rate the service we deliver as "excellent."

Working at Bents Garden & Home

Our Charity Days - here is our teams raising money and awareness for Children in Need.
We love to celebrate our teams with our colleague and department of the month!
Our colleagues climbing Ben Nevis for our Charity of the Year 2023, MND.
Our colleagues love a dress up day, so we do them a lot! Here is our Christmas themed fancy dress!
Here's our Dining Team winning the Department of the Year at our Annual Bafta Awards 2024!
Here us our team helping us to celebrate winning the Best Destination Garden Centre in the UK!

Best Workplaces Lists

Great Place To Work® is proud to recognise Bents Garden & Home on the following Best Workplaces Lists.

Interested in a career at Bents Garden & Home, or just want to know more?

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