Graebel Celebrates First-Place for Second Consecutive Year in the 'HRO Today' Magazine Relocation Baker's Dozen

AURORA, Colo., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the HRO Today magazine has reported that Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide, Inc. has achieved first-place in its Relocation Baker's Dozen list for the second consecutive year. Fortune 500 global mobility executives that are responsible for worldwide relocation and moving services completed the confidential HRO Today survey. Scope and scale of services and the quality and satisfaction with suppliers' services were queried. From among the dozens of potential service providers examined by corporations thirteen companies reach the Relocation Baker's Dozen. Rankings were based on point assignments and weighted questions and all feedback came entirely from third party relocation companies' clients. Graebel out-performed twelve other organizations to earn the coveted first-place position. This year marks the first-time that a provider has been honored with first-place for two consecutive years.

Bill Graebel, chief executive officer at the Graebel Companies, Inc., commented, "We are honored and humbled that corporations have for the second straight year placed Graebel in first-place in the HRO Today Relocation Baker's Dozen. This speaks volumes about our customer-first business approach worldwide."

According to Elliot Clark, chief executive officer of HRO Today Magazine, "Graebel Relocation Services ranked first among dozens of corporate relocation service providers who were eligible to be one of the thirteen in the 2011 HRO Today Baker's Dozen Customer Satisfaction Survey for Relocation services.  This year they also showed top scores in quality of service.  Their culture is clearly one of commitment to their customers and to doing exemplary work for their employees in the process of relocating."

Graebel concluded, "I am also pleased to report that we signed over eighty new, multi-year full-service relocation agreements with large volume clients last year. Companywide, we have experienced double-digit growth that has come chiefly from longtime clients for the past nine consecutive months. The first-place finish is a strong testament to what we have always believed at Graebel - that we have the best people helping the best customers in the world."

About Graebel Companies, Inc.

Founded in 1950, Graebel provides worldwide relocation and move management services, domestic U.S. and international moving and storage services, freight forwarding, and commercial office moving and workplace services.  Divisions include Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide, Inc., Graebel Movers International, Inc., Graebel Commercial Services, Inc., Graebel Van Lines, Inc., Graebel Movers, Inc., and Move Management, Inc. The World Headquarters is in Aurora, Colorado and on-the-ground services are performed in 153 countries, and its centers are located throughout the U.S., and in Prague, the Czech Republic, and Singapore. Graebel is a privately-held company that boasts a strong balance sheet, advanced technology for business intelligence reporting and employs an extensively background-screened and trained employee workforce. Clientele include respected firms in the Fortune 500 and the global 100.  Graebel has been ranked number one in the 'HRO Today' Relocation Baker's Dozen survey for two years running, 2010 and 2011.  Among its multiple industry-first innovations is the launch of the moving industry's first relocation and move managements apps.  To learn more visit: www.graebel.com

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