Milton Keynes, UK, 23 February 2009 - BI, the Communication and Motivation Company, has achieved a two-star status in this year's Best Companies accreditation. The achievement, which rates BI as 'outstanding', is a significant improvement on last year's results in which BI achieved a one-star status. BI's philosophy of positively influencing people, applies not only to its clients, but also, to its own employees and the Best Companies two-star accreditation is testimony to the fact that BI is successful in positively influencing its own workforce.
Richard Bandell, managing director, BI, comments: "This is a fantastic achievement for us. We, as a company, believe that our most important asset is our employees and recognise the importance of having an engaged workforce. It is an honour to receive a two-star status and improve on previous years' performances as it not only demonstrates our commitment to having a motivated team, but also indicates how much our employees value BI."
The Best Companies accreditation independently acknowledges excellence in the workplace and an organisation's commitment to its workforce. Each organisation that enters the Best Companies accreditation, a total of 795 this year, receives a score which is calculated from a survey of questions in which its employees rate the organisation itself and their working environment.
Successful companies were presented with their respective awards on 29 January 2009 at Cumberland Hotel, London. Karen Collins, head of HR and development, collected BI's award and said: "We are really very proud of this accreditation. Being recognised in this way is indicative of our approach to ensuring our employees are happy. We have worked hard over the past year to respond to last year's Best Companies findings and the marked increase in our score, and resultant star status, is confirmation that our employees have responded well to our efforts."
About Best Companies
Best Companies, the name behind The Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For', is a workforce engagement specialist. To receive an accreditation from Best Companies, An organisation is required to excel in every area throughout the workplace and be committed to its most important asset - its workforce.
Every company that goes for Best Companies Accreditation is given a Best Companies Index score (BCI). This score (on a scale of 1 to 1000) is defined from employee's responses to questions within the Best Companies survey. 'Star Status' is determined by the 'BCI' score and the specific cut-off points for One, Two, and Three Star Accreditation remain constant year on year.
About BI
BI produces measurable business improvement by positively influencing the behaviour of people through communication and motivation. Its solutions help companies acquire retain and grow business with their customers by keeping employees and channels motivated and focused on delivering exceptional results. This is achieved through BI's core services: events and performance improvement programmes. These are supported by BI's dedicated in-house creative and technology solutions teams.
BI works with a wide range of blue-chip clients, including: General Motors, Peugeot, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS), Vodafone, Aston Martin, Roche, Shell, the AA, BMW and HP. Part of the $400 million, US-based firm Schoeneckers Inc, BI employs more than 1000 associates throughout Europe and North America. In 2006, BI purchased The MINT Organization, an event management and performance improvement company based in Australia, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The MINT Organization is a subsidiary of the holding company BI Worldwide Group, itself owned by the US-based parent company. From its European base in Milton Keynes, BI's creative and results-driven approach has earned the company a reputation for delivering outstanding service to its clients.
BI is an Investor in People, and has BS EN ISO 9001:2000 accreditation. The company is a member of DMA, CIPD, BPMA, Eventia, and ABTOT, and holds ATOL and IATA licences.
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