The Glasgow-based business was named among the leading employers in the financial section of the nationally-recognised awards.

Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said: “In recent times, we’ve worked very hard at increasing our levels of workplace engagement with the aim of creating a healthy, happy workforce which is well-aligned with our corporate objectives.

“Earlier this year, in response to these efforts, we were granted the Best Companies accreditation and are now very pleased to be further recognised with this ‘one to watch’ award. Creating and maintaining a high quality team is crucial to our future success and this kind of third party approval helps us attract and retain the best people.”

Mandy Miller, head of human resources, added: “Our latest Best Companies Index score, where we ask staff questions about how they feel when it comes to working for Startline, showed strong increases in engagement and placed us highly when benchmarked against companies of our size and type.

“However, we’re not standing still and have plans for a range of further initiatives for 2025 that are designed to push further forward in this crucial area. We very much want to be the employer of choice in our region and sector of business.”

Launched in 2001, the Best Companies to Work For lists and Best Companies Accreditation are now recognised as the standard in workplace engagement.