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2004 100 Best Workplaces in the EU

The second annual list of 100 Best Workplaces in the EU was announced by Great Place to Work^® Institute Europe on 27 April 2004 at events in London. All 100 workplaces are recognized for their effort to create a high-quality working environment. The organisations are listed in alphabetical order. The Top 10 highest scoring organizations are marked in bold.

See also: EU Special Awards 2004

	More info ?What If!, UK 98 employees www.whatif.co.uk Industry: Professional Services - Consulting Engineering Ownership: Private
	More info Admiral Group, UK 1483 employees www.admiral.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance Ownership: Private
	More info American Express, Italy, UK 7147 employees www.americanexpress.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
	More info Amgen, Spain 126 employees www.amgen.es Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Arjo, Netherlands 107 employees www.arjo.com Industry: Health Care Ownership: Private
	More info Asda, UK 127513 employees www.asda.co.uk Industry: Retail Ownership: Private
	More info Asianajotoimisto Castrén & Snellman, Finland 100 employees www.castren.fi Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
	More info Bain and Company, UK 257 employees www.bain.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
	More info Ballina Beverages, Ireland 253 employees www.coke.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
	More info Banverket Telenät, Sweden 128 employees www.banverket.se/telenat Industry: Telecommunications Ownership: Government
	More info bauMax, Austria 3604 employees www.baumax.at Industry: Retail Ownership: Private
	More info Boehringer Ingelheim, Denmark 122 employees www.boehringer-ingelheim.dk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Booz Allen Hamilton, Netherlands 68 employees www.boozallen.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
	More info Borealis, Austria 691 employees www.borealisgroup.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Chemicals Ownership: Private
	More info Boston Scientific Tullamore, Ireland 149 employees www.bostonscientific.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Botkyrkabyggen, Sweden 108 employees www.botkyrkabyggen.se Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Real Estate Ownership: Government
	More info BP, Portugal 405 employees www.bp.pt Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Bromford Housing Group, UK 522 employees www.bromford.co.uk Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Housing Ownership: Non-profit
	More info Brose Fahrzeugteile Coburg, Germany 2651 employees www.brose.net Industry: Industrial Services - Vehicle Repair & Maintenance Ownership: Private
	More info BUPA Ireland 177 employees betteroff@bupaireland.ie Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Health Insurance Ownership: Private
	More info Cisco Systems, Denmark 81 employees www.cisco.dk Industry: Information Technology - Internet Service Provider Ownership: Private
	More info Colgate Palmolive, Italy 847 employees www.colgate.it Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Computer Associates, Germany, Spain, Denmark 769 employees www.ca.com Industry: Information Technology - Software
	More info ConSol Software, Germany 106 employees www.consol.de Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private
	More info DakoCytomation, Denmark 471 employees www.dakocytomation.dk Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Danone, Spain 1785 employees www.danone.es Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
	More info Dansk Shell, Denmark 471 employees www.shell.dk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
	More info DHL, Portugal 353 employees www.dhl.pt Industry: Transportation - Package Transport Ownership: Private
	More info Diageo, Germany, Italy, Spain 853 employees www.diageo.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
	More info DLA, UK 2485 employees www.dla.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private
	More info DMG Services, Ireland 92 employees www.filestores.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
	More info EBS Building Society, Ireland 573 employees www.ebs.ie Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private
	More info Eka Polymer Latex, Finland 52 employees www.ekapolymerlatex.fi Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Chemicals Ownership: Private
	More info ELAIS, Greece 342 employees www.elais.gr Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
	More info Endress+Hauser Wetzer, Germany 218 employees www.endress.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Private
	More info ESTEVE, Spain 2015 employees www.esteve.es Industry: Health Care - Medical sales/distribution Ownership: Private
	More info Fater, Italy 1051 employees www.fater.it Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Private
	More info Federal Express, Germany, Italy 1769 employees www.fedex.com Industry: Transportation - Package Transport Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Finansförbundet, Sweden 54 employees www.finansforbundet.se Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Non-profit
	More info Fishburn Hedges, UK 106 employees www.fishburn-hedges.co.uk Industry: Professional Services - Architecture/Design Ownership: Private
	More info Flight Centre, UK 427 employees www.flightcentre.com Industry: Professional Services - Travel Management Ownership: Private
	More info Folksam, Sweden 4223 employees www.folksam.se Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Cooperative
	More info GE Capital Aviation Services, Ireland 89 employees www.gecas.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info General Electric Plastics, Spain 593 employees www.ge.com/esp/en Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Rubber and plastic products Ownership: Private
	More info Genzyme, Belgium 140 employees www.genzyme.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Guidant, Belgium, Germany 389 employees www.Guidant.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare Ownership: Private
	More info Halifax Insurance Ireland 248 employees www.halifax.co.uk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Home Insurance Ownership: Private
	More info Happy Computers, UK 50 employees www.happy.co.uk Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private
	More info Hewlett-Packard, Austria 821 employees www.hp.com/at Industry: Information Technology - Hardware Ownership: Private
	More info Hexal, Germany 1183 employees www.hexal.de Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Hilton Dublin, Ireland 135 employees www.dublin.hilton.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Interior, UK 451 employees www.interiorplc.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Intracom, Greece 3799 employees www.intracom.gr Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info J. Schmalz, Germany 261 employees www.schmalz.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Private
	More info Johnson & Johnson, Italy 438 employees www.jnj.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Johnson Wax / SC Johnson / SC Johnson & Son, Italy, Germany, France, Greece www.jnj.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
	More info Kanal 5, Sweden 121 employees www.kanal5.se Industry: Media - Television/Film/Video Ownership: Private
	More info Kjaer Group, Denmark 59 employees www.kjaergroup.com Industry: Industrial Services Ownership: Private
	More info Kraft Foods, Germany, Greece 1840 employees www.kraftfoods.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
	More info Landesverlag Unternehmensservice, Austria 106 employees www.landesverlag.at
	More info Leder & Schuh, Austria 1721 employees www.leder-schuh-ag.com Industry: Retail - Clothing Ownership: Private
	More info Lilly, France, Spain 3719 employees www.lilly.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Mapfre, Portugal 237 employees www.mapfre.pt Industry: Professional Services - Security Ownership: Private
	More info MarketResponse, Netherlands 95 employees www.marketresponse.nl Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private
	More info MBNA Ireland 1100 employees www.mbna.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Merck Sharp & Dhome, Portugal 365 employees www.msd.pt Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Microsoft, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, UK 7496 employees www.microsoft.com Industry: Information Technology - Software
	More info Middelfart Sparekasse, Denmark 133 employees www.midspar.dk Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private
	More info Minervaskolan i Umeå, Sweden 63 employees www.minervaskolan.se Industry: Education & Training Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Nackageriatriken, Sweden 299 employees www.nackageriatriken.se Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Private
	More info Novo Nordisk Hellas, Greece 50 employees www.novonordisk.gr Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private
	More info Novozymes, Denmark 2176 employees www.novozymes.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Office DEPOT International/Viking Direkt, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria 2035 employees www.vikingdirekt.com Industry: Retail
	More info OMD, Denmark 100 employees www.omd.dk Industry: Media Ownership: Private
	More info Penta Scope, Netherlands 223 employees www.pentascope.nl Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private
	More info PepsiCo, France 262 employees www.pepsico.fr Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Private
	More info Pfizer, Denmark, Finland 500 employees www.pfizer.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Procter & Gamble, UK, Austria 693 employees www.eu.pg.com
	More info Ruhrgas, Germany 2595 employees www.ruhrgas.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel
	More info Senaatti-kiinteistöt, Finland 228 employees www.senaatti.fi Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies - Housing Ownership: Government
	More info SICK, Germany 1702 employees www.sick.de Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Private
	More info Sioux, Netherlands 74 employees www.sioux.nl Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private
	More info SKYTEC, Germany 100 employees www.skytecag.com Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Private
	More info Sociale Familiezorg, Belgium 102 employees Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies Ownership: Non-profit
	More info Soft Imaging System, Germany 100 employees www.soft-imaging.de Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private
	More info Sun Microsystems, UK 2128 employees www.sun.co.uk Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Suomen Unilever, Finland 182 employees www.unilever.fi Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Tampereen Seudun Osuuspankk, Finland 286 employees www.osuuspankki.fi/tampere Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Cooperative
	More info Technogym, Italy 940 employees www.technogym.it Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Private
	More info TGI Friday's, UK 3427 employees www.tgifridays.co.uk Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info Timpson, UK 2868 employees www.timpson.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Private
	More info Titan Cement, Greece 1189 employees www.titan.gr Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Building Materials Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info TNT, Portugal, Italy 3468 employees www.tnt.com Industry: Transportation - Package Transport Ownership: Private
	More info Trinity, Denmark 101 employees www.trinity.dk Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Private
	More info Trócaire, Ireland 81 employees www.trocaire.ie Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies - Education Ownership: Non-profit
	More info UNIMERCO, Denmark 394 employees www.unimerco.dk Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Private
	More info Unique Interim, Belgium 204 employees www.unique-interim.be Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
	More info United Welsh Housing Association, UK 118 employees www.uwha.co.uk Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Housing Ownership: Non-profit
	More info Vorarlberger Kinderdorf, Austria 148 employees
	More info Yliopiston Apteekki, Finland 867 employees www.yliopistonapteekki.fi Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Private

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2004 100 Best Workplaces in the EU

?What If!, UK

Admiral Group, UK

American Express, Italy, UK

Amgen, Spain

Arjo, Netherlands

Asda, UK

Asianajotoimisto Castrén & Snellman, Finland

Bain and Company, UK

Ballina Beverages, Ireland

Banverket Telenät, Sweden

bauMax, Austria

Boehringer Ingelheim, Denmark

Booz Allen Hamilton, Netherlands

Borealis, Austria

Boston Scientific Tullamore, Ireland

Botkyrkabyggen, Sweden

BP, Portugal

Bromford Housing Group, UK

Brose Fahrzeugteile Coburg, Germany

BUPA Ireland

Cisco Systems, Denmark

Colgate Palmolive, Italy

Computer Associates, Germany, Spain, Denmark

ConSol Software, Germany

DakoCytomation, Denmark

Danone, Spain

Dansk Shell, Denmark

DHL, Portugal

Diageo, Germany, Italy, Spain

DLA, UK

DMG Services, Ireland

EBS Building Society, Ireland

Eka Polymer Latex, Finland

ELAIS, Greece

Endress+Hauser Wetzer, Germany

ESTEVE, Spain

Fater, Italy

Federal Express, Germany, Italy

Finansförbundet, Sweden

Fishburn Hedges, UK

Flight Centre, UK

Folksam, Sweden

GE Capital Aviation Services, Ireland

General Electric Plastics, Spain

Genzyme, Belgium

Guidant, Belgium, Germany

Halifax Insurance Ireland

Happy Computers, UK

Hewlett-Packard, Austria

Hexal, Germany

Hilton Dublin, Ireland

Interior, UK

Intracom, Greece

J. Schmalz, Germany

Johnson & Johnson, Italy

Johnson Wax / SC Johnson / SC Johnson & Son, Italy, Germany, France, Greece

Kanal 5, Sweden

Kjaer Group, Denmark

Kraft Foods, Germany, Greece

Landesverlag Unternehmensservice, Austria

Leder & Schuh, Austria

Lilly, France, Spain

Mapfre, Portugal

MarketResponse, Netherlands

MBNA Ireland

Merck Sharp & Dhome, Portugal

Microsoft, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, UK

Middelfart Sparekasse, Denmark

Minervaskolan i Umeå, Sweden

Nackageriatriken, Sweden

Novo Nordisk Hellas, Greece

Novozymes, Denmark

Office DEPOT International/Viking Direkt, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria

OMD, Denmark

Penta Scope, Netherlands

PepsiCo, France

Pfizer, Denmark, Finland

Procter & Gamble, UK, Austria