The head of Domestic & General has outlined how Nottingham can help businesses prosper after the firm's city office contributed to a record-breaking year. The appliance insurance company, which opened a swanky new operations hub next to Nottingham train station last year, produced revenues of more than £1 billion for the first time in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
Mr Crummack expressed his belief that the recent change in Government would mean more power being devolved to the city through recently elected East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward. "It's not always easy for the public sector and private sectors to cooperate because it's two separate brains, but everyone needs to lean in a bit here," he said.
D&G was also committed to giving its employees flexibility, the boss said, with it receiving Great Place To Work certification in every country it works from and recently being named one of the top 20 places to work for women. He explained the model for this greater degree of flexibility was honed at the firm's Nottingham office, with its aging Talbot Street office traded for a welcoming space suitable for post-Covid working patterns that will be mirrored across Europe.