Chas A Blatchford & Sons, headquartered in Basingstoke, England, earned a bronze award from Investors in People (IIP), an organization that works to boost working culture, increase employee engagement, and encourage leadership. According to an article in the Basingstoke Gazette, the company achieved bronze status by demonstrating 30 additional evidence requirements over the IIP core standard. The bronze award is achieved by just over 5 percent of IIP-recognized organizations in the United Kingdom.