Press Release
Build-A-Bear Worksop U.K. Named To The Sunday Times 100 Best Companiees To Work For List
ST. LOUIS (3 March 2016) – For the first time in the company’s history, the United Kingdom operations of Build-A-Bear Workshop—the only global company that offers an interactive make-your-own plush retail-entertainment experience—have been named to the The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. In the announcement, The Sunday Times also named Build-A-Bear ‘Britain’s most cuddly company.’
More than 1,300 businesses and organisations registered to take part in the surveys executed by Best Companies Ltd, which compiles the lists for The Sunday Times. The 100 Best Companies to Work For list includes firms that employ between 250 and 3,500 employees. All scores and ratings assessed to compile the lists are based on employee opinions about their bosses, working conditions and their employer’s values. Each year the questionnaires are revised and updated to reflect current workplace concerns.
“It is an honour to be named to The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list,” said Roger Parry, senior managing director, Build-A-Bear Workshop. “This recognition is a testament to the value that we all place on an enjoyable and productive work environment. I am very proud of our team and our accomplishments.”
The Sunday Times ranked Build-A-Bear sixth (89% positive) for “teams being fun to work with,” ninth for “managers are motivational” (75%) and among the top 24 for “work is not boring” (78%).
Build-A-Bear Workshop operates 58 company-owned locations in Britain—including a corporate office in Windsor—and employs more than 800 associates.
About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is the only global company that offers an interactive make-your-own plush retail-entertainment experience. There are approximately 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores worldwide, including company-owned stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and Mexico. The Company was named to the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the eighth year in a row in 2016. Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) posted total revenue of $377.7 million in fiscal 2015. For more information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at buildabear.com.
Media Contact:
Beth Kerley, Build-A-Bear Workshop
(314) 423-8000, ext. 5430
bethk@buildabear.com