Our focus is to inspire the next generation of talent by supporting science, engineering, technology and maths (`STEM´) education, alongside our commitment to employees and to the communities where we operate, both in the UK and globally. We continue to make good progress in this area, whilst remaining practical in some of our longer-term objectives.
Diversity in the workplace and community volunteering remain key priorities for Victrex, with a target to deliver 10,000 hours of volunteering by employees in our local communities over the medium term.
To find out more, see our Sustainability Report.
Employees (as at year end)
In 1993
60
In 2025
1169
Average number of people employed during the year
Our employees
The breadth and depth of talent across our workforce at all locations continues to be important to Victrex, particularly reflecting our broader geographic and diverse portfolio across our business. In an increasingly competitive global market, ensuring that we attract, engage, develop and retain our people remains a consistent theme for Victrex. Each year we run an organisational capability review following our annual strategic review. This supports us in identifying and developing the capabilities and experience we need to deliver our business strategy. This is led by the Chief Executive Officer, supported by the Group Human Resources Director and wider Victrex Management Team (VMT).
Inclusion and Diversity
As an inclusive employer we continue to be fully supportive in our engagement of current and prospective employees regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, etc. We have continued to ensure all our recruitment and selection processes support an inclusive approach at every stage of the process. This has included working with external recruitment agencies on supplying us with diverse shortlists as a critical part of our agreement with them.
For more information on Inclusion and Diversity please see our Sustainability Report.
Development
Digitalisation remains at the cornerstone of our learning strategy. The enhancement of our learning infrastructure this year is a key enabler to support this approach. Our Management for Success programme has continued to roll out with further enhancements to the self-led learning tools.
Victrex has a long-standing apprenticeship programme; in FY 2025 we had 48 employees (36M:12F) on apprenticeship programmes including 21 employees (19M:2F) completing their qualifications. 7 employees (2M:5F) started professional qualifications in FY 2025 and 9 employees (9M:0F) completed professional qualifications.
Wellbeing
Our priorities for the health and wellbeing of employees are unwavering. Occupational health and private medical services are available for all employees in all locations. Our focus on wellbeing services includes on-site medical checks, provision of financial education sessions and driver safety for company car owners and frequent travellers. This year we have introduced a new behavioural approach to driver safety and training for traveller safety.
Recognition
Our well established recognition programme ranges from instant and functional awards through to our annual CEO Awards, which have become the showcase of the year, with an increased number of categories to reflect the global talent across our business.
Involvement
- Our colleagues remain informed of business updates as well as being able to take part in two-way discussions. We do
this through a variety of communication channels, both formal and informal, including ‘town hall’ briefings, CEO
sessions or quarterly employee forums. - Quarterly global staff briefings ensure that employees can stay in touch on performance and strategy, as well as having the opportunity to ask questions.
- Our Workforce Engagement Director, Brendan Connolly, meets with global employees to listen to the employee
voice and drive employee engagement. - Our 2025 Engagement Survey (UK employees) received a 76% engagement score. All teams that scored lower in the previous survey showed year on year improvement, with action plans to support engagement in place, driven by line managers and supported by senior leaders and VMT members.
Community volunteering
Victrex seeks to inspire the next generation of talent, with a growing Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (‘STEM’) programme and community partnerships, in both the UK and globally.
Continuing to support our local communities and participate in regional and national events which inspire the next generation of employees is a big focus for Victrex.
Full details on our activities in the year can be found in the Sustainability Report.
As a business we continue to
- provide a clean, safe working environment which meets all legislative requirements and all the necessary training and support for employees to operate safely within it;
- provide appropriate remuneration for work carried out and equal opportunities for development and career advancement;
- be intolerant of any unacceptable working practices such as any form of discrimination, bullying or harassment;
- prohibit illegal activities on our sites; and
- promote fair, ethical and transparent business practices both within our business and in dealings with external stakeholders.