A-SAFE reviews

2.6

38% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)
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James Smith, Luke Smith

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32% positive business outlook

A-SAFE has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The A-SAFE employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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87 reviews
2.0
Jan 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Staff in my department were lovely

Cons

Management couldn't care less about their employees

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A-SAFE Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback and it’s great to hear that the staff you worked alongside were lovely. We have noticed a regular theme that these reviews illustrate the people at A-SAFE are great, and we would love for potential future employees to find out more about the people behind our success by watching the below video from our website (copy the link into your browser): https://www.asafe.com/en-gb/resources/video-library/the-people-behind-our-success/ Your point on management is quite vague here; however, I can assure any potential future employees that management does very much care about employees, and as the video illustrates, we recognise that employees are the people behind our success.
1.0
Jan 11, 2019

Avoid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very little effort is expected with no expectation for individuals to achieve results. Which makes life easy if you are that way inclined.

Cons

- lack of leadership - little direction - crippling internal conflicts - no forward planning

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A-SAFE Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback. Your comment about us requiring very little of our staff is quite surprising, as we feel we retain staff who do achieve great results, as can be seen from our performance year on year. In terms of the lack of leadership, direction, conflicts and lack of forward planning I would ask any potential employee to look at the results and growth we have achieved in the last few years.
2.0
Dec 21, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Highly successful manufacturer and distributor of plastic products globally. Really stable company to be an an employee at, with year on year growth and further potential. Some very commited and passionate staff who are the spine of the business. Modern and comfortable offices with good facilities. Great place to learn about plastic manufacturing processes with some very knowledgeable staff who are willing to support and educate.

Cons

Directors in denial over their tendancy to micro manage multiple departments, limiting the organic growth of the business and their workforce. Some strange trust issues going on which results in little autonomy, responsibility or inspiration given to staff, resulting in a lack of cohesion between departments. Minimal career progression opportunities (department dependant). Opportunities advertised as an incentive during recruitment process, no process in place to honour this, thus high turnover of staff is a constant throughout the business. Project meetings often prove to be non constructive and tense, with a negative leadership style within operations leading to many rushed and illogical decisions, creating further interdepartmental frustration and resent. Clear communication from the top is commonly non exsistent in any format, with a knock on effect to the management and their respective teams. With few decisions recorded and agreed, there is no accountability placed on the owners or any key stakeholders. On topics related to staff pay, company policy etc. there is a disconnect and lack of consideration for the employees. The choice and tone of language can often be bewildering, demoralising and destructive to momentum and progression. A huge shame what you'll find beneath the commercial face of the business, so much passion, commitment and enthusiasm for multiple disciplines, unnecessarily wasted.

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A-SAFE Response
6y
Thank you for your useful feedback on the company, people and working environment at A-SAFE. We are aware of some recurring themes in the reviews we get on Glassdoor around communication in particular. So this – along with empowering and equipping our employees to be their very best – is among some key themes for our future people strategy. We promote an entrepreneurial spirit at A-SAFE, where everybody is encouraged to put forward ideas and suggestions. People have the freedom to act and do their jobs as they think best. Where there is more management involvement, this may be due to an issue around something such as performance. It is our firm aim to help people succeed in everything they do for A-SAFE. We are proud of the fantastic growth we have enjoyed, as A-SAFE has gone from a family-run enterprise to the dynamic global business it is today. We know we couldn’t have achieved this without our people. We are delighted that we still have colleagues with us who have been here from the beginning and grown up with the business. We are also proud to have people who joined A-SAFE as entry-level employees only to develop and grow with us to become senior managers in under 5 years.
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