PRESS RELEASES

Maritz celebrates first anniversary as part of Grass Roots Group

23 April, 2007 - Performance Improvement specialist Maritz last week celebrated its first anniversary as part of the Grass Roots Group. With an announcement of over £6m of new project wins in the last quarter, and four industry awards, the company is on course for a successful first financial year.

Since 1st January 2007, Maritz has won 38 new projects, including securing two new clients, one in the pharmaceutical industry and one in the automotive, bringing the total number of new clients won in the past year to seven. During the same three-month period, Maritz has managed 37 separate meetings, events and incentive travel programmes. These were all for existing customers, taking more than 3,000 delegates to 13 different countries, ranging from Morocco to Mauritius.

Nick Bender, Managing Director at Maritz, comments:
"This time last year I said that if we completed the first twelve months following the acquisition just a few thousand pounds in the black I’d be pleased. The fact that at the end of the third quarter of our fiscal year we are exceeding this is truly a turnaround. Our shareholder has kept his promises about helping me stimulate the Maritz environment while giving us, the management team, the autonomy to successfully grow."

 

Bosses are worse at saying thank you than 10 years ago


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November, 2008 - Independent research commissioned by Maritz, part of the Grass Roots Group, a performance improvement company, reveals British businesses are split between ‘thankers’ and ‘thank nots’ - those who recognise the importance of appreciating and motivating their employees and those who neglect this in the workplace.

Grass Roots acquires HBI


September, 2008 – Global performance improvement company Grass Roots Group PLC today announced that it has added another new member to its growing family of businesses – HBI (formerly Hotel Brokers International).

Profits up 24% at Grass Roots


Nov, 2008 - Business improvement company, Grass Roots Group, has reported another strong set of financial results for its year ending June 08.