In the recently published Best Companies 2009 list of winners, Northampton based business solutions provider acs has been awarded ‘First Class’ star status. Organised by the team behind The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For, acs joins the likes of Accenture, Iceland, AXA and Vodafone UK who also achieved a first class star rating.
The Best Companies accreditation measures what the organisers call “Workplace Engagement” within the company, by allowing each individual to provide their opinions anonymously on a range of different subjects. To achieve the star status acs had to score a rating of more than 85%. A tough challenge for any company in difficult economic times.
acs's Joint Managing Director Jon Thorpe accepted the award at a presentation at The Cumberland Hotel in London. “We’re delighted to have been recognised for our commitment to our employees,” he said. “Because the whole process is based on anonymous feedback from our team, we feel especially proud, as their opinions are the ones that really matter to us. Our new Best Companies award makes us want to work harder than ever to provide the very best training and environment for our hardworking staff. A big thank you also needs to go to our customers who have helped us achieve our growth and continue to support our team at acs.”
About Best Companies
Best Companies has been making an impact on workplace engagement since 2000. As the name behind The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For lists, Best Companies conducts the largest employee engagement survey in the world with more than 3,000 organisations participating. “Workplace Engagement” is based on a staff survey that measures eight specific factors including Leadership, My Manager, Personal Growth, Wellbeing, My Team, Giving Something Back, My Company and Fair Deal in terms of pay and benefits.
About acs office solutions
acs provides services to help local companies improve productivity, lower costs and gain competitive advantage. Since its inception in 1995 acs has seen strong and consistent growth by developing its portfolio of products & services to save clients time, money and hassle on IT support, office furniture & interiors, data & voice cabling and Business Continuity with online backup services. acs achieved ISO9001:2000 and Investors in People status in 2004 and has won numerous awards, most notably as one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies for 3 years running (Technology Fast 50). With top-level IT accreditations such as Microsoft Gold Partner and HP Gold Preferred Partner, acs specialises in working with small to medium sized businesses - although its customer base also includes many corporate, public and third sector organisations.
