BEST COMPANIES LISTS

United Kingdom

2002 50 Best Workplaces in the U.K.

The 2002 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

The List Publisher's Site: The Financial Times

1	More info Asda 116867 employees www.asda.co.uk Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
2	More info Microsoft 1065 employees www.microsoft.com Industry: Information Technology - Software
3	More info Richer Sounds 424 employees www.richersounds.com Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics Ownership: Private
4	More info Bain & Company 282 employees www.bain.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
5	More info AIT 606 employees www.ait.co.uk Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
6	More info Timpson 1005 employees www.timpson.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Leather and leather products Ownership: Private
7	More info Cisco Systems 1851 employees www.cisco.com Industry: Information Technology - Internet Service Provider
8	More info Goldman Sachs 4641 employees www.gs.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
9	More info Bacardi Martini 555 employees www.bacardi.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
10	More info JLT Risk Solutions 770 employees www.jltgroup.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
11	More info SAP 854 employees www.sap.com/uk Industry: Information Technology - Software
12	More info Capital One 2234 employees www.capitalone.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
13	More info MBNA 3170 employees www.mbna.com/europe Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
14	More info Intel 819 employees www.intel.com Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
15	More info Sun Microsystems 4854 employees www.cun.co.uk Industry: Information Technology - Internet Service Provider
16	More info W L Gore 443 employees www.gore.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Rubber and plastic products Ownership: Private
17	More info Computer Associates 1116 employees www.ca.com Industry: Information Technology - Software
18	More info Benfield Group 771 employees www.benfieldgroup.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Private
19	More info Wragge & Co 1141 employees www.wragge.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
20	More info Bettys & Taylors 823 employees www.bettysandtaylors.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
21	More info Morgan Stanley 6074 employees www.morganstanley.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
22	More info Abbott Mead Vickers 329 employees www.amvbbdo.com Industry: Advertising & Marketing - Advertising
23	More info Nationwide 14584 employees www.nationwide.co.uk Industry: Construction & Real Estate
24	More info WCI 377 employees www.wcigroup.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
25	More info Churchill Insurance 3095 employees www.churchill.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Health Insurance
26	More info Anritsu 305 employees www.anritsu.co.uk Industry: Telecommunications
27	More info Capital Radio 790 employees www.capitalradiogroup.com Industry: Media - Radio
28	More info Mondial Assistance 717 employees www.mondial-assistance.co.uk Industry: Industrial Services - Vehicle Repair & Maintenance
29	More info Chase de Vere 411 employees www.chasedevere.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private
30	More info Volkswagen 575 employees www.volkswagen.co.uk Industry: Retail
31	More info DLA 2489 employees www.dla.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
32	More info IBM 21641 employees www.ibm.com/uk Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
33	More info ARM 554 employees www.arm.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
34	More info Pret A Manger 2365 employees www.pret.com Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service Ownership: Private
35	More info Carphone Warehouse 3874 employees www.carphonewarehouse.com Industry: Telecommunications
36	More info Mason Communications 258 employees www.masoncom.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
37	More info Carat 334 employees www.carat.co.uk Industry: Media Ownership: Private
38	More info Eli Lilly and Company 2696 employees www.lilly.co.uk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
39	More info Agilent Technologies 3019 employees www.agilent.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
40	More info QAS 309 employees www.qas.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private
41	More info Arup 3538 employees www.arup.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting Engineering Ownership: Private
42	More info Admiral Insurance 1474 employees www.admiral-insurance.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance Ownership: Private
43	More info Interior 529 employees www.interiorplc.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production
44	More info Booths 2281 employees www.booths-supermarkets.co.uk Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private
45	More info American Express 7190 employees www.americanexpress.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
46	More info AstraZeneca 9926 employees www.astrazeneca.co.uk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
47	More info Ulster Carpet Mills 563 employees www.ulstercarpets.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Textiles and textile products Ownership: Private
48	More info Simmons & Simmons 1004 employees www.simmons-simmons.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
49	More info Lyreco 1183 employees www.lyreco.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private
50	More info Whitbread Hotels 9943 employees www.whitbread.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
51	More info Enterprise Oil 535 employees www.entoil.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
52	More info Skandia 2511 employees www.skandia.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private
53	More info M J Gleeson 2338 employees www.mjgleeson.com Industry: Industrial Services
54	More info Pearson 4595 employees www.pearson.com Industry: Media - Publishing and printing
55	More info Guinness UDV 7755 employees www.diageo.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
56	More info Osborne Clarke 788 employees www.osborneclarke.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
57	More info Home Service 317 employees www.hsgb.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Private
58	More info British American Tobacco 2585 employees www.bat.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
59	More info KeyMed 824 employees www.keymed.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare Ownership: Private
60	More info Lush 677 employees www.lush.co.uk Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Private
61	More info Co-operative Bank 4202 employees www.co-operativebank.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Cooperative
62	More info Watson Wyatt 1547 employees www.watsonwyatt.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
63	More info Hewlett-Packard 4210 employees www.hp.com Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
64	More info Redwood 322 employees www.redwoodgroup.net Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Private
65	More info Friends Provident 4798 employees www.friednsprovident.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
66	More info Boehringer Ingelheim 833 employees www.behringer-ingelheim.co.uk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
67	More info Compaq Computer 4998 employees www.compaq.co.uk Industry: Information Technology - Hardware
68	More info Siemens 17368 employees www.esiemens.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
69	More info FedEx 1933 employees www.fedex.com/gb Industry: Transportation - Package Transport
70	More info PA Consulting 1962 employees www.paconsulring.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
71	More info Maersk 606 employees www.maersk.co.uk Industry: Transportation
72	More info Aventis Pharma 586 employees www.aventis.com Industry: Retail - Specialty
73	More info First Direct 4074 employees www.firstdirect.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private
74	More info Accenture 7405 employees www.accenture.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
75	More info Kier Group 3938 employees www.kier.co.uk Industry: Construction & Real Estate
76	More info Fidelity Investments 2256 employees www.fidelity.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
77	More info Simons Group 998 employees www.simonsgroup.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate Ownership: Private
78	More info Glenmorangie 283 employees www.glenmorangieplc.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
79	More info Deloitte & Touche 7797 employees www.deloitte.co.uk Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
80	More info Debenhams 20412 employees www.debenhams.com Industry: Retail
81	More info National Semiconductor 559 employees www.national.com Industry: Electronics
82	More info KPMG 10544 employees www.kpmg.co.uk Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
83	More info Kent Messenger 706 employees www.kentonline.co.uk Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Private
84	More info Kraft Foods 1083 employees www.kraftfoods.co.uk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
85	More info PizzaExpress 6518 employees www.pizzaexpress.com Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service
86	More info DST International 408 employees www.dsinternatinal.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private
87	More info Ernst & Young 8595 employees www.ey.com/uk Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
88	More info Associated Octel 540 employees www.otel-corp.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Chemicals
89	More info Kimberly-Clark 2476 employees www.kimberly-clark.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Pulp, paper and paper products
90	More info Westbury 1084 employees www.westbury-homes.co.uk Industry: Construction & Real Estate
91	More info Hilton Hotels 16074 employees www.hiton.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
92	More info Eversheds 3776 employees www.eversheds.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
93	More info CMS Cameron McKenna 1055 employees www.cmck.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
94	More info Swiss Life 611 employees www.swisslife.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Private
95	More info Prodrive 780 employees www.prodive.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
96	More info St Paul Insurance 429 employees www.stpaul.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Private
97	More info Scottish Equitable 3908 employees www.scoteq.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private
98	More info CMG 3554 employees www.cmg.co.uk Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
99	More info One 2 One 6432 employees www.one2one.co.uk Industry: Telecommunications
100	More info Tesco 196801 employees www.tesco.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery

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BEST COMPANIES LISTS

2002 50 Best Workplaces in the U.K.

Asda

Microsoft

Richer Sounds

Bain & Company

AIT

Timpson

Cisco Systems

Goldman Sachs

Bacardi Martini

JLT Risk Solutions

SAP

Capital One

MBNA

Intel

Sun Microsystems

W L Gore

Computer Associates

Benfield Group

Wragge & Co

Bettys & Taylors

Morgan Stanley

Abbott Mead Vickers

Nationwide

WCI

Churchill Insurance

Anritsu

Capital Radio

Mondial Assistance

Chase de Vere

Volkswagen

DLA

IBM

ARM

Pret A Manger

Carphone Warehouse

Mason Communications

Carat

Eli Lilly and Company

Agilent Technologies

QAS

Arup

Admiral Insurance

Interior

Booths

American Express

AstraZeneca

Ulster Carpet Mills

Simmons & Simmons

Lyreco

Whitbread Hotels

Enterprise Oil

Skandia

M J Gleeson

Pearson

Guinness UDV

Osborne Clarke

Home Service

British American Tobacco

KeyMed

Lush

Co-operative Bank

Watson Wyatt

Hewlett-Packard

Redwood

Friends Provident

Boehringer Ingelheim

Compaq Computer

Siemens

FedEx

PA Consulting

Maersk

Aventis Pharma

First Direct

Accenture

Kier Group

Fidelity Investments

Simons Group

Glenmorangie