Nine companies have now featured in the best UK workplaces ranking for five consecutive years each, earning them the title of “laureates”.

Fishburn Hedges is the newest addition to this elite group, which includes four financial services companies – Admiral Insurance, American Express, Capital One Bank and Morgan Stanley. The other laureates are: Asda, Bain & Co, Timpson and Wragge & Co. Five of the nine are US-owned.