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Best Workplaces Industry Awards 2006

The Best Workplaces within eight different industries received special recognition. The results are based on the Trust Index© and Culture Audit^© scores. In industry sectors with less than 10 companies, only the Best Workplace was identified. In industry sectors with more than 10 companies, the Top 3 Best Workplaces were identified.

The following workplaces received special recognition within the eight industries:

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

Top 3 workplaces:

Amgen (Portugal)
Novo Nordisk (Finland)
Novozymes (Denmark)

Education:

Best Workplace:

Minervaskolan i Umeå (Sweden)

Electronics:

Best Workplace:

Omicron electronics (Austria)

Financial Services & Insurance

Top 3 workplaces:

Cofinimmo (Belgium)
GE Commercial Aviation Services (Ireland)
Middelfart Sparekasse (Denmark)

Information Technology & Telecommunication:

Top 3 workplaces:

ConSol* Software (Germany)
O2 (Germany, Ireland)
Microsoft (Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, UK)

Manufacturing & Production

Top 3 workplaces:

Airtricity (Ireland)
Colgate Palmolive (Greece)
DePuy (Ireland)

Professional Services

Best Workplace

Bain & Company (Belgium, UK)
Brightwater (Ireland)
Vitae (Netherlands)

Retail

Best Workplace

Irma, Denmark


	"This is the only company I've been to that really puts the employee first in their agenda. Team members feel really valued here and which encourages us to work harder and achieve quality results."
	Employee - Information Technology