Great Place to Work Institute Names National Instruments Among 'UK’s Best Workplaces' for 6th Consecutive Year. UK’s Best Workplaces Special Report 2011 Ranks NI UK 1st in 'Most Welcoming' Category

The Special Report highlights UK companies that demonstrate the best in leadership, people, management and a positive workplace culture. This year, National Instruments UK is listed as the top company in the 'Most Welcoming' category and was also shortlisted as a finalist in five special category awards, including Most Trusted Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility and Health & Wellbeing.
The fact that The Great Place to Work Institute has again recognised NI UK as one of the UK’s best workplaces shows the value of our long-term commitment to our employees and corporate culture, said Robert Morton, NI UK & Ireland Managing Director. The dedication of our employees has brought us through one of the toughest economic climates in history, and this recognition reinforces the value of our long-term vision.
For 35 years, National Instruments has worked to provide engineers and scientists with hardware and software solutions that help them innovate more efficiently. NI is best known for pioneering virtual instrumentation with its LabVIEW graphical system design platform. As an employer, the company holds the philosophy that a well-balanced work culture improves employees' well-being, inspires excellence, advances good corporate citizenship and benefits all of the company's stakeholders. To support that philosophy, NI offers its employees professional, personal and community development initiatives, volunteer opportunities and wellness programmes and facilities.
Our success this year directly reflects the values we hold as an employer, said Sam Gill, NI UK & Ireland HR & Operations Manager. We realise that our sustained strength as a business only comes when our leaders and employees work together to maintain a positive corporate culture. The power of our culture has carried us through these challenging times and has positioned us well for long-term success.

In addition to UK recognition, the Great Place to Work Institute has also named National Instruments as one of the best places to work in Germany, Italy and France during the last year, and for twelve consecutive years in the US. To learn more about the corporate culture of National Instruments, readers can visit ni.com/citizenship/culture
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How the UK’s Best Workplaces list is compiled
The Great Place to Work Institute compiles the list of best workplaces each year, surveying employees from participating companies. Two-thirds of the score is based on how these employees respond to the independent survey, (the Trust Index) measuring the quality of their workplace culture. The remaining third of the score is based on an evaluation of company responses to a Culture Audit. For more information on the Great Place to Work Institute and the 2011 UK’s Best Workplaces, visit http://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk