2007 100 Best Workplaces in Europe
The 2007 List of the 100 Best Workplaces in Europe is produced by the Great Place to Work® Institute Europe and published on May 2nd by the Financial Times.
The List of the 100 Best Workplaces in Europe is based on 15 national Best Workplaces studies carried out in Europe. Participants in all countries are evaluated with the same methodology and the European List is created on the same criteria as national Lists.
More than 1000 companies, or approximately 100,000 employees, have participated in this year's competition in Europe. Based on the company’s total score, the 100 Best appear on the European List.
This year's overall winner of the competition is the Italian Luxury car-maker Ferrari. The Top 10 companies are marked in bold below; otherwise companies are listed in alphabetical order.
On May 15th 2007, this year's Award winners are announced at an Award Event in Dublin. Of the companies represented on the European List, five are chosen to be recognized for demonstrating “best practices” related to the five dimensions of the Great Place to Work® Model© within the following categories:
•Credibility: “I am told the Truth”; Nominees: Sapient (DE), UNIMERCO (DK), Sigmar Recruitment (IR).
•Respect: “I am treated as a person”; Nominees: W.L.Gore (DE), PISCINES IDEALES (GR), SAS Institute (SE).
•Fairness: “I am paid fairly for the work I do”; Nominees: Pepsico (FR), Microsoft, ConSol (DE).
•Pride: “This is not just a job”; Nominees: Ferrari (IT), CSU (NL), Novo Nordisk (SE)
•Camaraderie: “We have serious fun”; Nominees: ConSol (DE), Management Events (FI), Admiral Group (UK).
More information about the 100 Best Workplaces in Europe can be found in the Financial Times Special Report on LINK TO FT.
| Great Place to Work® Institute Europe
The List Publisher's Site:
Financial Times |
| Rank | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari, Italy 2675 employees www.ferrariworld.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Private |
| 3M, Germany 2925 employees www.mmm.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Abbott Laboratories, Ireland 114 employees www.abbott.ie Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| ACCENT, Belgium 238 employees www.accent.be Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| Accenture, Ireland 1173 employees www.accenture.com Industry: Professional Services | |
| Admiral Group, UK 2114 employees www.admiralgroup.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Airtricity, Ireland 159 employees www.airtricity.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Alternative Energy Ownership: Private | |
| ALD Automotive, Finland 98 employees www.aldautomotive.fi Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private | |
| American Express Services Europe, Italy 789 employees www.americanexpress.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Amgen Biofarmacêutica, Portugal 58 employees www.amgen.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Private | |
| Andarr, Netherlands 60 employees www.andarr.nl Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private | |
| Autisme Center Vestsjælland, Denmark 138 employees www.a-c-v.dk Industry: Health Care Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Bain & Company, France 212 employees www.bain.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting Engineering Ownership: Private | |
| Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, UK 717 employees www.beaverbrooks.co.uk Industry: Retail Ownership: Private | |
| BMW, Portugal 53 employees www.bmw.pt Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Private | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim, Denmark 140 employees www.boehringer-ingelheim.dk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private | |
| Brightwater Group, Ireland 82 employees www.brightwater.ie Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| British Gas Business, UK 2222 employees www.britishgasbusiness.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| CB Richard Ellis, Ireland 127 employees www.cbre.ie Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Real Estate Ownership: Private | |
| CIBA Vision, Germany 781 employees www.cibavision.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private | |
| Cisco Systems, Germany 700 employees www.cisco.com/de Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Clontarf Castle Hotel, Ireland 127 employees www.clontarfcastle.ie Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Private | |
| Coca-Cola HBCI, Italy 2583 employees www.coca-colahbc.it Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| ConSol Software, Germany 130 employees www.consol.de Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private | |
| CSU Total Care, Netherlands 348 employees www.csu.nl Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Cultivator, Denmark 55 employees www.cultivator.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Cushman & Wakefield, Portugal 50 employees www.cushmanwakefield.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Real Estate Ownership: Private | |
| Danone, Spain 1697 employees www.danone.es Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Diageo, Ireland 386 employees www.diageo.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| dm drogerie markt, Austria 3785 employees www.dm-drogeriemarkt.at Industry: Retail Ownership: Private | |
| E-office, Netherlands 97 employees www.e-office.com Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private | |
| E.ON Ruhrgas, Germany 2471 employees www.eon-ruhrgas.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production | |
| eBay, Ireland 328 employees www.ebay.ie Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Eli Lilly, Norway, Spain, Sweden 1335 employees www.lilly.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| ETHICON, Germany 2500 employees www.ethicon.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| FedEx Express, Belgium 764 employees www.fedex.com/be Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| FIM Group, Finland 258 employees www.fim.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Finn.no, Norway 148 employees www.finn.no Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private | |
| Fishburn Hedges, UK 166 employees www.fishburn-hedges.co.uk Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Frøs Herreds Sparekasse, Denmark 121 employees www.froes.dk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private | |
| Gasum, Finland 147 employees www.gasum.fi Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution Ownership: Private | |
| GENESIS PHARMA, Greece 147 employees www.genesispharma.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private | |
| Google, Ireland 902 employees www.google.ie Industry: Information Technology - Internet Service Provider Ownership: Private | |
| Happy, UK 50 employees www.happy.co.uk Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private | |
| Heiligenfeld Kliniken, Germany 230 employees www.heiligenfeld.de Industry: Health Care Ownership: Private | |
| impuls, Germany 620 employees www.impulsonline.de Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private | |
| ING Direct, UK 541 employees www.ingdirect.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Innovex, Germany 1000 employees www.innovex.de Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Irma, Denmark 1907 employees www.irma.dk Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private | |
| Kantega, Norway 60 employees www.kantega.no Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private | |
| Lands' End, Germany 430 employees www.landsend.de Industry: Retail Ownership: Private | |
| Liberty Seguros, Portugal 357 employees www.libertyseguros.pt Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private | |
| Man Investments, Ireland 91 employees www.maninvestments.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Management Events, Finland 101 employees www.managementevents.fi Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Mapfre Seguros Gerais, Portugal 271 employees www.mapfre.pt Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private | |
| Maybourne Hotel Group, UK 816 employees www.maybourne.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Private | |
| Microsoft, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden 6843 employees www.microsoft.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Middelfart Sparekasse, Denmark 137 employees www.midspar.dk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private | |
| Morgan Stanley & Co International, France 143 employees www.morganstanley.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Nice-business Solutions, Finland 162 employees www.nice.fi Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private | |
| Novo Nordisk, Norway, Sweden 138 employees www.novonordisk.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Novozymes, Denmark 1964 employees www.novozymes.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Private | |
| OC&C Strategy Consultants, Germany 55 employees www.occstrategy.de Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Oracle, Austria, Denmark 430 employees www.oracle.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Pepsico, France 328 employees www.pepsico.fr Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Pfizer, Norway 207 employees www.pfizer.no Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| PISCINES IDEALES, Greece 99 employees www.piscinesideales.gr Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private | |
| Premier Group, Ireland 176 employees www.PremierGroup.ie Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| Procter & Gamble, Austria, Spain, UK 1226 employees www.pg.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Qbranch, Sweden 339 employees www.qbranch.se Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private | |
| Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg, Austria 232 employees www.raiffeisen.at Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Cooperative | |
| Randstad, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands 6289 employees www.randstad.com Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| Real Seguros, Portugal 395 employees www.realseguros.pt Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private | |
| Roche Pharmaceuticals, Denmark 91 employees www.roche.dk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private | |
| Roskilde Bank, Denmark 514 employees www.roskildebank.dk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private | |
| SAP, Germany 13953 employees www.sap.de Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Sapient, Germany 120 employees www.sapient.de Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| SAS Institute, Norway, Sweden 162 employees www.sas.com Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private | |
| Schindlerhof, Germany 73 employees www.schindlerhof.de Industry: Hospitality Ownership: Private | |
| Schoenen Torfs, Belgium 352 employees www.torfs.be Industry: Retail Ownership: Private | |
| Sevel, Italy 5143 employees www.fiatautopress.com/index Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Private | |
| SICK, Germany 1621 employees www.sick.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private | |
| Sigmar Recruitment, Ireland 82 employees www.sigmar.ie Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| Soziotherapeutische Einrichtung Laufer Mühle, Germany 80 employees www.laufer-muehle.de Industry: Health Care Ownership: Non-profit | |
| Starbucks Coffee, UK 7987 employees www.starbucks.co.uk Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| T-Systems, Austria 656 employees www.t-systems.at Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private | |
| Talent & Pro, Netherlands 315 employees www.talent-pro.com Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| Tekonivelsairaala Coxa, Finland 141 employees www.coxa.fi Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Private | |
| The SG Group, UK 107 employees www.the-sg-group.com Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| TomTec Imaging Systems, Germany 89 employees www.tomtec.de Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private | |
| Trodat , Austria 516 employees www.trodat.net Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products Ownership: Private | |
| TV2 ØST, Denmark 80 employees www.tv2east.dk Industry: Media - Television/Film/Video Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| UBS, UK 8707 employees www.ubs.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Unicarepharmacy, Ireland 695 employees www.unicarepharmacy.ie Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Private | |
| UNIMERCO, Denmark 394 employees www.unimerco.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products Ownership: Private | |
| Unique, Belgium 295 employees www.unique.be Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Vedior Personaldienstleistungen, Germany 116 employees www.vedior.de Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private | |
| Vitae, Netherlands 880 employees www.vitae.nl Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private | |
| W.L. Gore & Associates, France, Germany, UK 1668 employees www.gore.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Cooperative | |
| XEROX HELLAS, Greece 121 employees www.xerox.gr Industry: Information Technology - Hardware Ownership: Private |
