Armstrong receive top accolade for the second year
Harpenden, UK - 14 February 2008 -
Leading software developer and reseller, Armstrong Consultants has
been awarded Three Star accreditation from Best Companies for the
second year running; and is one of only 48 UK companies to receive
the honour. The award recognises Armstrong's commitment to engage
with its staff, with the top-rated Three Stars acknowledged as
'extraordinary'. The award was presented at a celebration event at
The Cumberland Hotel, London on Wednesday 30th January 2008.
Best Companies, the organisation behind the prestigious 'Sunday
Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For' lists, surveyed the staff
at Armstrong and these responses were converted into an index
score. These questions provided comprehensive feedback across eight
areas of workplace engagement including leadership, well being,
personal growth and fair deal.
Jonathan Austin, Chief Executive, Best Companies commented:
"Armstrong Consultants' 2008 accreditation is an outstanding
achievement. It confirms their commitment to the on-going journey
of workplace engagement. Our role is to set a rigorous benchmark so
that organisations can become even better employers."
The four founding directors of Armstrong strive to maintain a
hands-on approach to both running the company and interacting with
all levels of staff. All team members receive six monthly reviews
to highlight any concerns to managers and regular team events are
organised throughout the year.
Chris Bayne, Managing Director, commented: "We are thrilled to be
awarded the top star rating for a second year. For our staff to be
engaged with us as a company results in not only a great atmosphere
to work in but increased productivity and service to our customers.
Following the feedback from the 2007 awards, we have worked hard to
improve on the areas staff identified as important to them and its
great to see that this has made a difference to their working
lives."
2008 saw some amazing results with 653 companies applying to
achieve 'Star Status', a 33.5% increase in applications compared to
2007. 558 organisations made it through the process and since
September, over 140,000 employees from these organisations have
been surveyed.
In total 307 organisations achieved 'Star Status' success;
- 48 organisations achieved Three Star Status
- 117 organisations achieved Two Star Status
- 142 organisations achieved One Star Status
PICTURE CAPTION: Alex Reeves, Marketing Director, receives
Armstrong's Three Star award from Jonathan Austin, Chief Executive
of Best Companies.
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About Armstrong
Established in 1993, Armstrong Consultants specialise in the development, supply and implementation of a comprehensive range of fully integrated service, finance and CRM solutions.
With over 1,000 supported sites, and four offices in the north and south of England, Armstrong's proactive philosophy towards software development and configuration enables them to respond to differing system requirements without the need to introduce bespoke solutions. Staying ahead of technology, whilst still providing highly configurable 'off the shelf' software, ensures that they can deliver an advanced business solution matched with first class consultancy and support services. Armstrong Consultants are the software authors of Service Manager Editions, Asset Manager, FocalPoint and GoldLink. They are also a Gold Partner of FrontRange Solutions, with their GoldMine Corporate product and the number one Access Accounts Specialist Centre in the UK.
In 2007 Armstrong Consultants was awarded Three Star Status by Best Companies for Extraordinary Workplace Engagement and came 17th place in The Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For 2007.
About Best Companies Ltd
Best Companies Ltd. is dedicated to 'Helping make the World a better Workplace'. We achieve this by providing organisations that participate in our research with high quality data about how engaged their employees are with their business. The data is compiled by utilizing our highly academically rigorous methodology that has been created by asking over 400,000 employees about what they want from their workplace experience. Having surveyed over 1,900 organisations we have a unique ability to provide extremely strong benchmarks, both by industry sector as well as identifying best practice within the UK labour market.
Best Companies researches and compiles The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for lists, and we have a wealth of real-life examples of best practice, that can show you how to give your business a better chance in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
We have been providing the unique methodology for The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For since 2001. Our organisation also conducts a wide range of ongoing detailed research based on our authoritative and highly rigorous methodology.
The Accreditation
The Accreditation, developed by Best Companies is based on a star rating system where one star is first class, two stars are outstanding, and three stars are extraordinary.
The Best Companies survey is designed to measure employee engagement and uses 70 questions to gain a comprehensive view of employee engagement across eight factors. 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 the sixteen key 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.
Media information:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
Access Uk Ltd
T: +44 (0) 1206 321324 / 07833 936311
F: +44 (0) 1206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@theaccessgroup.com
W: www.theaccessgroup.com
Tim Cole
PR Executive
T: +44 (0) 1206 321335
E: tim.cole@theaccessgroup.com
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