LONDON, UK. 01 June 2011 -
NetApp, the storage and data management specialist, today announced
that it was ranked #2 by the UK Great Places to Work®
Institute. Ranked #4 in 2009 and #6 in 2010, NetApp is the only IT
business to be included in the top 10 for 3 consecutive years.
This ranking in the UK follows NetApp's #5
ranking in the United States on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best
Companies to Work For" list for 2011. NetApp is also recognised
around the world as a Great Place to Work and is ranked among the
top 10 in all ten countries where Best Workplace rankings are
offered.
According to the Great Place to Work Model,
there are three primary relationships within a workplace from the
employee perspective: Trust, Pride, and Camaraderie. NetApp has
actively developed a strong culture within its UK business to
reinforce these relationships though its model company vision of
delivering the best possible results for the communities it serves
by embracing and living a set of shared core values. These values
include: trust and integrity, leadership, simplicity, adaptability,
teamwork and synergy, go beyond, and get things done. Living these
values enables NetApp employees to build and deliver products and
services that help its customers achieve business breakthroughs
through greater IT efficiency and flexibility.
Dave Allen, Managing Director for UK &
Ireland at NetApp comments, "The UK business has seen double-digit
growth over the last year, which is testament to the great work our
teams are doing across the business. Culture plays a critical role
in our success and we work on strengthening this every day through
our internal communications, recruitment and people development,
engagement with customers, and the way our staff strive for
excellence. We're proud to be part of a business that succeeds and
it's a great honour to be recognised by Great Places to Work for
the third year."
The UK's Best Workplaces Programme is run by
the Great Place to Work® Institute UK, which forms part of the
world's largest scheme to recognise excellence in people
management.
NetApp currently ranks in the Top 10 best
places to work as recognised by the Great Places to Work®
Institute around the world, with rankings including the
following:
- Australia: #1
- Switzerland: #2
- Canada: #2
- France: #4
- Netherlands: #5
- India: #5
- USA: #5
- Japan: #8
- Germany: #8
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost
efficiency. Discover NetApp's passion for helping companies around
the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com/uk.
Press Contact:
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Email: netapp@championcomms.com