Cary Evert (second from left), president and CEO of Hilti North America, and William Caporizzo (second from right), New York City division manager, accept the Great Place to Work Award for ranking 15th on the international best employers survey.

Hilti last week announced it achieved a top ranking in the Great Place to Work Institute’s international best employer survey. The company previously achieved top rankings in both national and European employer surveys conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute.

Hilti was ranked among the best employers worldwide by the international Great Place to Work Institute, placing 15^th in the “multinational workplaces” category and was the second-highest ranked European company on the list. To qualify for participation companies must have appeared on at least five national Great Place to Work lists. National rankings are mainly based on interviews carried out with randomly selected employees. Results of these interviews count for two-thirds of the scoring. Questions focus on topics including believability, respect, fairness and team orientation.

“The various good rankings achieved by Hilti are largely due to our employees,” said Jörg Kampmeyer, Hilti executive board member. “This solid international ranking is all the more appreciated as a positive signal from our team regarding the course, culture and values pursued by our company.”

The Hilti Group supplies products, systems and services to the worldwide construction industry. It employs nearly 20,000 people in more than 120 countries. The headquarters of the Hilti Group are located in Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein.