Press Releases
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2008
Honored Nationally as One of the 50 Best Places to Work
SHRM and GPTW Name Top 50 "Best Small
& Medium Companies to Work for in America"
Pensacola, Florida - June 23, 2008 – The Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has named Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc. 10th among the "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America". This is Landrum's fourth consecutive year being named on this elite list.
The list was announced on June 23 before an audience of more than 15,000
at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 60th Annual Conference & Exposition
in Chicago.
The results were based on employees' responses to a detailed questionnaire
about the organizations' workplace culture, including credibility, respect,
fairness, pride and camaraderie. To be considered for the award, at
least 40 percent of a company's employees had to complete the survey.
This annual list, now in its fifth year, ranks the top 25 small and
top 25 medium-sized companies in America that use smart people management
strategies to develop successful organizations with highly productive
and satisfied workforces.
"Being named to the 'Best Small & Medium Companies to Work
for in America' list for a fourth year confirms that Landrum is succeeding
in its efforts to provide a world-class work environment that values its
human resources professionals," said H. Britt Landrum, Jr., founder
and CEO of Landrum Human Resource Companies. "I must however give
all the credit to the employees. Their actions have created an atmosphere
that makes us proud of where we work."
Headquartered in Pensacola, Fl., Landrum Human Resources Companies,
Inc. provides human resource services to
businesses, industries, and non-profit organizations throughout the
southeastern United States. Its divisions include Landrum
Staffing, Landrum Consulting and Landrum Professional. H.
Britt Landrum, Jr. started the company with a $25 job placement ad in
1970. Today, the Landrum Companies provide services to over 1,000 clients
and 10,000 employees.
In June 2007, Landrum Professional was honored by Florida's Governor
Charlie Crist with the Governor's Sterling Award, Florida's most prestigious
honor for performance excellence.
Profiles of Landrum and other winners are featured the July 2008 issue
of HR Magazine, the SHRM's flagship publication with a circulation
of 210,000 (available at www.shrm.org/hrmagazine).
The winning organizations will also be listed on the GPTW web site at www.greatplacetowork.com.
SHRM, the world's largest association devoted to human resource management,
represents more than 200,000 members. The Great Place to Work Institute
is a San Francisco based research and management consultancy which also
produces Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work for", which
recognizes employers with 1,000 or more employees.
Contact:
Joni Humphreys
Director of Marketing and Communications
850-476-5100
JHumphreys@LandrumCompanies.com