Who are they?
Established in 1938, Scrivens Hearing Care is a family-owned and family-run business. Headquartered in Birmingham (where the business started) and today has over 180 ‘optical and hearing care’ branches, as well as many other ‘hearing only’ outlets within independent opticians and medical centres.
As the business has expanded, they have acquired other individual practices and optical chains – these include Melson Wingate, Ronald Brown Opticians and the Owl Group. As Scrivens continue to grow, they have made sure that their core focus has remained the same… “Providing their customers with excellent service and clinical excellence.” Their branch teams are trained to become customer champions, and they are always working to improve the experience they offer.
The expansion of Hearing Care (formerly The Hearing Company), their hearing care service, has boosted Scrivens continued steady growth, and they now provide hearing care in many external optical retailers. Hearing Care now boasts a hearing care service nationwide.
What are their Strengths?
Scrivens boast one of the longest standing and highly rated reputations in the UK hear care industry. They started as a family run business and continue to maintain that feel, fostering a culture of partnership with not the only the people who work within the business but also their partners, suppliers and customers.
Staying at the forefront in customer care, Scrivens have created a working environment for their employees where they can be safe in the knowledge that they have the latest technology at your fingertips, the support from your peers during the hard times and the good, opportunities for long term career development and one of the most competitive salary and benefits packages in the market.
What are they like to work for?
Testament to effort that Scrivens have made since they were founded and have continued to make to today, the easiest way to measure and demonstrate what Scrivens are like to work for can be seen through the average length of service from their employees. For the size of business they are, Scrivens have one of the highest staff retention rates in the industry achieved by the family feel culture, the customer centric ethos they promote and encourage throughout.
