A holistic financial wellbeing strategy

About Brewers

Over 120 years old, Brewers has been a family-run business ever since its doors first opened  in 1904. Brewers has spent over a century providing expert knowledge, friendly advice and the finest products. As a family business, people are at the heart of everything the business does, whilst continuing to serve local communities across their branches. Brewers is an incredibly supportive business to work for, taking the time and energy to invest in its people. Colleague wellbeing is a top priority, ensuring support and development opportunities are available throughout the business. The average service of a manager at Brewers is 20 years.

Why did Brewers need Stream?

In 2022, Brewers launched a financial wellbeing programme to support its team financially and strengthen workplace culture. A key challenge was reaching a genuinely disparate workforce: more than a third of employees didn't have a work email address, ruling out the kind of email-led rollout many financial wellbeing launches rely on.

What challenges did Stream solve?

Brewers needed an inclusive, accessible solution that didn't depend on work email to reach staff, backed by targeted communications. Stream became a company-wide initiative, with managers recruited as ambassadors to help drive adoption directly through the branch network rather than through email alone.

What measurable outcomes were achieved?

Within just one month of launch:

Ongoing:

What was the business impact?

The reduction in turnover, alongside sustained high engagement with budgeting and savings tools, points to a financial wellbeing programme that became genuinely embedded in how Brewers' colleagues manage their money day to day — not just a launch-week spike.

The programme's impact was recognised externally in 2023, winning Best Support of Financial Wellbeing at the Make A Difference Awards and earning a shortlisting for Best Financial Wellbeing Strategy at the Employee Benefits Awards.