World Wellbeing Week: Bedfont® Scientific Limited highlights ongoing investment in employee wellbeing

World Wellbeing Week is a global awareness event recognized annually during the last week of June. Launched in 2019 by Wellbeing World, the event promotes physical, mental, emotional, social, and environmental wellbeing in workplaces, communities and homes. Bedfont^® Scientific Limited, a medical breath analysis device manufacturing company with over 48 years of experience, actively promotes workplace wellbeing and welcomes this year's World Wellbeing Week.

With an estimated 776,000 workers in Great Britain suffering from work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in 2023/24, companies must do better to ensure employee wellbeing. Bedfont^® has a dedicated team of Wellbeing Warriors who work tirelessly to ensure a healthy work/life balance for all employees. Various activities and events are held throughout the year for staff, such as healthy breakfasts and lunches, stress-busting activities, active challenges, and weekly walks, all designed to encourage staff to step away from their desks and take a break.

Prioritizing wellbeing in the workplace is not just a moral responsibility, it’s a strategic driver of performance and culture. Employees who feel supported, healthy, and valued are more engaged, motivated, and resilient. However, the true impact of any wellbeing initiative depends on leadership. When the senior management team actively supports and champions wellbeing, it sends a powerful message. That commitment filters through every company level, creating a culture where care, productivity, and purpose thrive together.”

Claire Dadswell, Wellbeing Manager, Bedfont^®

Bedfont's dedicated Wellbeing Garden, which opened in 2023, offers staff a tranquil space to take time out, relax, and reflect. The wellbeing room is another space for staff to take time out, play games, or use the red light therapy machine and CELLER8^® Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) device. Red light therapy and PEMF therapy support wellbeing by enhancing cellular function, reducing inflammation, and promoting relaxation, recovery, and overall energy balance.

"At Bedfont^®, wellbeing is more than a policy, it’s a daily priority.” Said Jason Smith, CEO at Bedfont^®. “We genuinely care about how our people feel, and that’s why we’ve introduced things like red light and PEMF therapy, a Wellbeing Garden, and flexible work options. When our team feels supported and balanced, they can perform at their best, individually and collectively."

Earlier this month, the most recent team-building event saw the Bedfont^® office close for the afternoon, and staff were treated to various activities and relaxation at St Andrews Lake. This is just one of many initiatives arranged by the Wellbeing Warriors, which give staff a much-needed wellbeing boost.

By embedding wellbeing into its culture and daily operations, Bedfont^® has seen the positive impact, and other organizations can benefit from a similar approach.