2001 50 Best Workplaces in the U.K.

The 2001 list was produced by Great Place to Work® Institute and published by The Sunday Times. The annual list is now published in The Financial Times

Great Place to Work® Institute United Kingdom The List Publisher's Site: The Financial Times

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1 Cisco Systems
2246 employees
 www.cisco.com
Industry: Information Technology
2 Microsoft
1016 employees
 www.microsoft.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
3 Capital One
1505 employees
 www.captalone.co.uk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
4 Timpson
972 employees
 www.timpson.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Leather and leather products
Ownership: Private
5 Asda
99885 employees
 www.asda.co.uk
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
6 Intel
807 employees
 www.intel.com
Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
7 Abbott Mead Vickers
1584 employees
 www.amvbbdo.com
Industry: Advertising & Marketing - Advertising
8 Bacardi Martini
543 employees
 www.bacardi.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Private
9 Morgan Stanley
4842 employees
 www.msdw.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
10 Pret A Manger
2372 employees
 www.pret.com
Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service
Ownership: Private
11 Sun Microsystems
2660 employees
 www.sun.co.uk
Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
Ownership: Private
12 Bettys & Taylors
778 employees
 www.bettysandtaylors.co.uk
Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service
13 Agilent Technologies
2827 employees
 www.agilent.com
Industry: Electronics
14 Wragge & Co
1110 employees
 www.wragge.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
15 Hewlett-Packard
4193 employees
 www.hp.com
Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
16 DLA
2245 employees
 www.dla.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
17 MBNA
2942 employees
 www.mbna.com/europeom/europe
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
18 Pearson
5448 employees
 www.pearson.com
Industry: Media - Publishing and printing
19 Churchill
2448 employees
 www.churchill.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance
20 Mondial
624 employees
 www.mondial-assistance.co.uk
Industry: Industrial Services - Vehicle Repair & Maintenance
21 Carphone Warehouse
4101 employees
 www.carphonewarehouse.com
Industry: Telecommunications
22 Ulster Carpet Mills
612 employees
 www.ulstercarpet.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Textiles and textile products
Ownership: Private
23 Pfizer
5165 employees
 www.pfizer.co.uk
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
24 Simmons & Simmons
1008 employees
 www.simmons-simmons.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
25 Future Publishing
1095 employees
 www.futurenet.com
Industry: Media - Publishing and printing
26 Trifast
724 employees
 www.trifast.com
27 Fidelity Investments
1553 employees
 www.fidelity.co.uk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
Ownership: Private
28 Deloitte & Touche
6003 employees
 www.deloitte.co.uk
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
29 Friends Provident
5753 employees
 www.friendsprovident.co.uk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
30 Nationwide
14240 employees
 www.nationwide.co.uk
Industry: Construction & Real Estate
31 Arthur Andersen
6648 employees
 www.arhurandersen.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
32 Admiral
1350 employees
 www.admiral.uk.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance
33 PA Consulting
1760 employees
 www.paconsulting.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
34 Bulmers
1110 employees
 www.bulmers.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
35 CMG
1864 employees
 www.cmgplc.com
Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
36 Co-operative Bank
4382 employees
 www.co-opartivebank.co.uk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Cooperative
37 KeyMed
733 employees
 www.keymed.co.uk
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare
38 BP Amoco
18320 employees
 www.bp.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
39 Iceland Frozen Foods
19723 employees
 www.iceland.co.uk
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
40 Ernst & Young
7267 employees
 www.ey.com/uk
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
41 American Express
6961 employees
 www.americanexpress.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
42 Watson Wyatt
1487 employees
 www.watsonwyatt.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
43 Sage
1403 employees
 www.uk.sage.com
Industry: Information Technology
44 Accenture
6131 employees
 www.accenture.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
Ownership: Private
45 One2One
5020 employees
 www.one2one.co.uk
Industry: Telecommunications
46 Oscar Faber
891 employees
 www.oscarfaber.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting Engineering
47 IBM
19110 employees
 www.ibm.com
Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
48 Bayer
2150 employees
 www.bayer.co.uk
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
49 Kent Messenger
675 employees
 www.kentonline.co.uk
Industry: Media - Publishing and printing
Ownership: Private
50 Maersk
627 employees
 www.maersk.com
Industry: Transportation