Does Headlam pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Headlam employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Headlam. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Headlam?

50% of Headlam employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Headlam 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Headlam?

ASM (Area Sales Manager) (7) , Trade Counter Manager (5) , Sales Representative (4) , Warehouse Operative (4) , Sales (3) , Account Director (2) , Business Development Manager (2) , Financial Controller (2) , Hgv Driver Class II (2) , Office Supervisor (2) , Sales Assistant (2) , Trade Counter Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Headlam according to real employee reviews?

"Good people" ((in 7 reviews)); "Friendly staff all working together" ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary competitive" ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary good, pension and annual bonus." ((in 4 reviews)); "friendly culture." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Headlam according to real employee reviews?

"Management only care about themselves no matter how hard you work." ((in 3 reviews))

Headlam Reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

Chris Payne

52% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (77 reviews)

Headlam has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Headlam employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

77 reviews

5.0

16 Jun 2026

Trade Counter Manager

Trade counter manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supportive for trade counters and managers

Cons

Redundancies seemed very common practice

2.0

15 May 2026

We’ve always done it this way

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free tea/coffee. Free parking. Lift.

Cons

Lack of compliance. Cannot run a business properly. Too many old hands doing things like its still 1980.

Headlam Response

3w

Thank you for your Headlam feedback. We would like to hear more about your view on business outlook and experience - please email recruitment@headlam.com and we will be able to discuss this further with you.

2.0

7 Apr 2026

Not a great place

Marketing executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good office facilities. People who worked in the company for years had great understanding of the business.

Cons

Overworked. Not supported. When raised work volume concerns, no actions were taken and was threatened with HR involvement.

Headlam Response

2mo

Thank you for your Headlam feedback. We would like to hear more about your experience so we can address this - please email recruitment@headlam.com and we will be able to discuss this further with you.

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Trade Counter Manager

We’ve always done it this way

Not a great place

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