FORT MITCHELL, Kentucky—Drees Homes is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fourth year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Drees Homes. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work—35 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
"Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Drees Homes stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees."
“Being recognized again as a Great Place to Work is a testament to the strength of our people-first culture,” said Pamela Rader, Vice President of Human Resources at Drees Homes. “For nearly a century, Drees has been built on the belief that when employees feel valued, supported and connected to a shared purpose, they deliver exceptional experiences for our customers. Our CARE principles continue to guide how we lead, collaborate and grow together, and we are proud of the culture our employees help create every day.”
The company’s strong workplace culture earned recognition on multiple Fortune lists in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Drees team was proud to be named among Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Construction, Best Small and Medium Workplaces, Best Workplaces for Millennials and Best Workplaces for Women.
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
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About Drees Homes
Family-owned and operated for over 95 years, Drees Homes has earned the title of "America's Best Builder" (twice) from Builder Magazine, "National Builder of the Year" from Professional Builder Magazine, as well as the "National Housing Quality Award" from the National Association of Home Builders. This is known as the prestigious “Triple Crown” of national homebuilding awards. Headquartered in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Nashville, Raleigh, Washington D.C., Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The company operates as Drees Custom Homes in Texas. For more information, visit dreeshomes.com.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
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