2005 100 Best Workplaces in the EU
The third annual list of 100 Best Workplaces in Europe was announced by Great Place to Work® Institute Europe on 27 April 2005 at an Award Event in Copenhagen. The list was published in the Financial Times on 28 April 2005. 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. Five Special Awards, reflecting the five dimensions of the Great Place to Work® Model© were announced for outstanding achievements in Credibility (Nackageriatriken, Sweden), Respect (Microsoft), Fairness (SAP, Germany), Pride (Novo Nordisk, Sweden, UK) and Camaraderie (?What If!, UK).
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| | More infoAbbott Laboratories, Greece, Ireland375 employees
www.abbott.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoAdmiral Group, UK |
| | More infoAgilent Technologies, France |
| | More infoALD Automotive, Belgium |
| | More infoAmerican Express S.E., Italy |
| | More infoAsthma, UK |
| | More infoBain & Company, France, Spain, UK498 employees
www.bain.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
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| | More infoBankhaus Carl Spängler, Austria225 employees
www.spaengler.at
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoBeaverbrooks, UK |
| | More infoBoehringer Ingelheim, Denmark, Germany |
| | More infoBoston Scientific Tullamore, Ireland187 employees
www.bsci.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoBP, Portugal401 employees
www.bp.pt
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoBrightwater, Ireland59 employees
www.brightwater.ie
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoBristol-Meyers Squibb, Portugal131 employees
www.bms.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoBUPA, Ireland220 employees
www.bupaireland.ie
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Health Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoCare, Belgium850 employees
www.care.be
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoCB Richard Ellis Gunne, Ireland94 employees
www.cbregunne.com
Industry: Construction & Real Estate
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoCentrica Business Services, UK |
| | More infoClontarf Castle Hotel, Ireland |
| | More infoComputer Associates, Austria, Denmark197 employees
www.ca.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
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| | More infoComputer Future Solutions, UK |
| | More infoConSol Software , Germany120 employees
www.consol.de
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoCultivator, Denmark |
| | More infoDanone, Spain1787 employees
www.danone.es
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoDansk Shell, Denmark475 employees
www.shell.dk
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoData Connection, UK |
| | More infoDiabetes, UK |
| | More infoDiageo, Ireland, Spain956 employees
www.diageo.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
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| | More infoDIS AG , Germany631 employees
www.dis-ag.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoDow Chemical, Spain611 employees
www.dowchemical.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Chemicals
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoE.ON Ruhrgas, Germany2578 employees
www.eon-ruhrgas.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoEBS Building Society, Ireland645 employees
www.ebs.ie
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoELAIS, Greece460 employees
www.elais.gr
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoEli Lilly, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain3924 employees
www.lilly.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
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| | More infoFater, Italy1019 employees
www.fater.it
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoFedEx Express, Belgium718 employees
www.fedex.com/be
Industry: Transportation - Package Transport
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoFIM Group , Finland148 employees
www.fim.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoFlight Centre, UK528 employees
www.flightcentre.com
Industry: Professional Services - Travel Management
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoFrontier Economics, UK |
| | More infoFrøs Herreds Sparekasse, Denmark103 employees
www.froes.dk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoGE Commercial Aviation Services, Ireland103 employees
www.gecas.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoGenesis Pharma, Greece |
| | More infoGrundfos, Denmark, Germany |
| | More infoGuidant, Belgium, Germany, Italy553 employees
www.guidant.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare
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| | More infoHämeenlinnan Seudun Osuuspankki, Finland |
| | More infoHewlett Packard, Austria, Italy3143 employees
www.hp.com
Industry: Information Technology
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| | More infoHexal, Germany1238 employees
www.hexal.de
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoHilton Dublin, Ireland119 employees
www.hilton.com
Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoHumanitas, Netherlands1833 employees
www.humanitas.nl
Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies - Residential Care
Ownership: Non-profit
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| | More infoInvalidiliitto Tampereen asumispalvelut, Finland86 employees
www.invalidiliitto.fi
Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies - Housing
Ownership: Non-profit
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| | More infoIrma, Denmark1666 employees
www.irma.dk
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoJanssen-Cilag, Italy693 employees
www.janssen-cilag.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoJohnson & Johnson, Austria, Italy658 employees
www.jj.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare
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| | More infoKanal 5, Sweden |
| | More infoKjaer Group, Denmark66 employees
www.kjaergroup.dk
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoL'Oréal, France11537 employees
www.loreal.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoLands' End, Germany |
| | More infoMapfre, Portugal235 employees
www.mapfre.pt
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoMicrosoft, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK |
| | More infoMiddelfart Sparekasse, Denmark139 employees
www.midspar.dk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoMorgan Stanley, Italy112 employees
www.morganstanley.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoNackageriatriken, Sweden |
| | More infoNovartis Farmaceutica, Spain1234 employees
www.novartis.es
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoNovo Nordisk, Sweden, UK |
| | More infoNovozymes, Denmark2238 employees
www.novozymes.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoO2, Ireland1275 employees
www.o2.ie
Industry: Telecommunications
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoOC&C Strategy Consultants, Netherlands55 employees
www.occstrategy.nl
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoPentascope, Netherlands201 employees
www.pentascope.nl
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoPfizer, Denmark, Norway521 employees
www.pfizer.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
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| | More infoPhilips Styria, Austria151 employees
www.philips.com
Industry: Electronics
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoProcter & Gamble, Germany, Greece, Portugal, UK1895 employees
www.pg.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
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| | More infoPysslingen Förskolor & Skolor, Sweden |
| | More infoRackspace, UK |
| | More infoRandstad, Netherlands2700 employees
www.randstad.nl
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoReal Seguros, Portugal368 employees
www.realseguros.pt
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSaeco, Austria112 employees
www.saeco.at
Industry: Retail
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoSAP, Germany11683 employees
www.sap.de
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSAS Institute, Sweden83 employees
www.sas.com/sweden
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSAZ-Marketing Services, Austria51 employees
www.saz.at
Industry: Advertising & Marketing - Direct Marketing
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSC Johnson/Johnson Wax, France, Germany, Greece, Italy513 employees
www.scjohnson.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
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| | More infoScandinavian PC Systems, Sweden287 employees
www.spcs.se
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoSEZ, Austria446 employees
www.sez.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| | More infoSick, Germany1800 employees
www.sick.com
Industry: Electronics
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSkytec, Germany132 employees
www.skytecag.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSociale Familiezorg, Belgium |
| | More infoSparbanken Gripen, Sweden158 employees
www.gripen.se
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoSparkasse Neuhofen, Austria |
| | More infoTexas Instruments, Germany1350 employees
www.ti.com
Industry: Electronics
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoTieto-Tapiola, Finland |
| | More infoTimpson, UK |
| | More infoTrodat, Austria521 employees
www.trodat.net
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoUnilever, Greece383 employees
www.unilever.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoUnimerco, Denmark406 employees
www.unimerco.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoUnique Interim, Belgium214 employees
www.unique.be
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Cooperative
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| | More infoUnited Welsh Housing Association, UK114 employees
www.uwha.co.uk
Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies - Housing
Ownership: Non-profit
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| | More infoVector Informatik, Germany |
| | More infoVitae, Netherlands325 employees
www.vitae.nl
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Private
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| | More infoVolvo Cars Gent, Belgium |
| | More infoW.L. Gore & Associates, Germany, UK1664 employees
www.gore.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
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| | More info?What If!, UK116 employees
www.whatif.co.uk
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
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