The business already holds multiple employer and sustainability awards across its global operations.
Knauf has been included in the Financial Times Statista UK’s Best Employers 2026 list. The award recognises the company’s people-first culture, an approach that underpins the product innovation and service support essential in building safer, sustainable spaces where we live, learn and care.
Knauf holds multiple employer and sustainability awards across its global operations. This latest UK accolade, compiled from extensive, independent employee feedback, shows the same high bar is being met locally in the teams that support architects, contractors, distributors and merchants across the UK every day.
Emma Delany, People Director, Knauf UK & Ireland, said: “We are delighted to be included in this prestigious award list. Being named one of the UK’s Best Employers by the Financial Times and Statista is a powerful endorsement of the culture we’re building at Knauf, and a reflection of the specialist expertise and partnership approach our people bring to customers across the country.”
In an industry grappling with the demands of the Building Safety Act and the renewed focus on data and safety, Knauf’s long serving technical experts have developed high-quality support tools and training for all parts of the value chain who want proven performance and guidance.
Their recent High Rise Multi-Occupancy Design Guide has been well received by the construction sector. It is the most up-to-date, clear and comprehensive sector guide, providing design teams with:
This is complemented by Knauf’s extensive programme of CPDs and webinars, which provide a deep dive into the most complex challenges and concerns around safety, compliance and sustainability.
Knauf’s most recent 5As Guide, follows research amongst architects and specifiers which highlighted a need to support design teams on how to interpret fire test reports and classifications. It covers: Age, Applicability, Accuracy, Availability and Authenticity
Knauf’s sustainability team is equally proud of the company’s ten consecutive years achieving a BES 6001 ‘Excellent’ rating for responsible sourcing, Planet Mark validation of both carbon and social value and its strategic partnership with the Construction Inclusion Coalition. The team are also driving the development of neuro-inclusive communications materials, giving architects and specifiers confidence that Knauf’s commitments on inclusion, sourcing and impact are embedded in the way it does business, not just in its marketing.
