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Eagle Celebrates Twelfth Year as One of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies!
Professional Staffing Company Maintains Platinum Club Membership
Ottawa, ON, February 22, 2011 – Eagle is pleased to announce the successful renewal of its Platinum Club Membership as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. Eagle first achieved Platinum Club member status with Canada’s Best Managed Companies program in 2006 by retaining its Best Managed designation for more than six consecutive years. Eagle has been a Best Managed Company since 1999. This year’s 50 Best Managed Companies, including new members, re-qualified members and Platinum Club members, generated $11.5 billion in revenue and employed over 52,000 Canadians.
“Companies that have earned Platinum Club status in Canada’s Best Managed Companies program have shown a strong sense of vision and demonstrated a continued commitment to their corporate values,” said Jon Hountalas, Executive Vice-President, Business Banking, CIBC. “Platinum Club winners are examples of excellence in Canadian business.”
Since its inception in 1996, Eagle has made it a priority to focus on best business practices, including being one of the first companies in the staffing industry to promote a code of ethics. The company continues to promote excellence in all areas of the business, for example, Eagle implemented a certification program which recognizes IT contractors with excellent skills and high ethical standards, the first of its kind in the industry. Eagle has been ISO 9001 Certified since 2006, a certification which recognizes the company’s commitment to quality. More recently, Eagle has refined its onboarding and training programs to ensure excellence among our staff. As a result of the focus on quality and excellence, Eagle has enjoyed tremendous growth and is one of the largest professional staffing companies in Canada.
“Today’s market place is not just about the investment in the product; it is also about the investment in the people. Eagle invests in their team to build up a strong and stable company. Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies carries this attribute and we are pleased to say Eagle is one of this year’s recipients,” John Hughes, Partner, Private Company Services, Deloitte.
“Eagle is VERY proud of this award and the message it sends that we continue to meet the stringent standards expected by the judges,” said Kevin Dee, Eagle’s CEO. “The 50 Best sponsors do a great job of encouraging Canadian business to operate with excellence through this program, and we appreciate everything they have done for us over the last twelve years.”
The Best Managed award recognizes Canadian companies that have implemented world-class business practices and created value in innovative ways. Businesses must apply and are reviewed annually for this award. In honour of the 50 Best winners, Platinum Club members and Requalified members, a gala will take place in Toronto on March 29, 2011 for awards recipients. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today’s business leaders.
About Canada’s 50 Best Managed Program
Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on three levels: 1) Best Managed winner (one of the 50 new winners selected each year); 2) Requalified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years.) Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, and Queen’s School of Business. For further information, visit www.canadas50best.com.
About Eagle
Founded in 1996, Eagle is one Canada’s largest and most successful professional staffing companies. A Canadian–owned company with ten (10) offices from coast-to-coast, Eagle specializes in sourcing technology, finance and accounting professionals for contract and full-time positions. The company has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best managed companies every year since 1999 and has been ISO 9001 certified since June 2006. Eagle is also a very active advocate within the Canadian staffing industry association (ACSESS). To learn more about Eagle and its network of offices, please visit www.eagleonline.com or call toll-free 1-866-78-NESST (63778). Check out Eagle’s blog at http://blog.eagleonline.com.
For more information, please contact:
Dan Gasser, Marketing Coordinator
Eagle Professional Resources Inc. (Eagle)
Phone: (613) 234-1810 Ext. 3247
Toll Free: 1-888-798-8181 Ext. 3247
Email: Dan_Gasser@eagleonline.com
