BWI: International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP®) honours ISS in ‘The 2011 Global Outsourcing 100’ List

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Source: International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP®)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 02:45 PM IST (09:15 AM GMT)
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International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP®) honours ISS in 'The 2011 Global Outsourcing 100' List
ISS ranked top International Outsourcing Provider

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- ISS, world's leading Facility Services Company today announced that it has been ranked No. 2 on the newly released International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) Global Outsourcing 100 list. This reflects the company's continued mission to become the world's best outsourcing provider. IAOP® is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession.

Published in Fortune Magazine, the 2011 ranking from IAOP marks the fourth consecutive year of improvement for ISS. In 2008 the company was ranked no. 31, in 2009 it moved up to seventh, last year it was ranked sixth and this year ISS has moved up 4 places to second spot. The only company to outrank ISS is the management consultancy company Accenture.

The Global Outsourcing 100 list is designed to help companies compare and select service providers using an objective methodology. Providers are ranked according to a rigorously judged application process that examines 18criteria. The final rankings are based on a weighted average of the judges' scores of the company's demonstrated competencies, size, growth, management capabilities and customer references.

'The companies on The Global Outsourcing 100 and The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors lists are proven market leaders and rising stars. They are the companies you would want to partner up with to achieve success and better outsourcing outcomes,' said IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett, who also chairs the judges' panel.

Jeff Gravenhorst, CEO of ISS Group, said: 'ISS is extremely honored by this very important recognition. The ranking reflects the hard work and dedication of our more than 520,000 employees around the world. Every day our employees provide a broad range of facility services helping our customers improve their business performance and create new business value'.

'The fact that we have improved our ranking for the fourth straight year from no. 31 (in 2008) to no. 2 is a clear sign that our strategy, "The ISS Way" is moving our company in the right direction. We will continue to focus on understanding our customers' business and intensifying our work in India and globally with service excellence and best practice sharing,' added, Jolly Kochery, Country Head, ISS India

About ISS

The ISS Group was founded in Copenhagen in 1901 and has grown to become one of the world's leading Facility Services companies. ISS offers a wide range of services such as: Cleaning, Catering, Security, Property and Support Services as well as Facility Management. Global revenue amounted to DKK 74billion in 2010 and ISS now has more than 520,000 employees and local operations in more than 50 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and the Pacific, serving thousands of both public and private sector customers.

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 110,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit http://www.iaop.org/


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