The Toro Company Recognized for Commitment to Outstanding Employee Engagement

The National Business Research Institute (NBRI) is pleased to confer the distinction of Employee Engagement Excellence upon The Toro Company, and welcomes them to the NBRI Circle of Excellence.

“The Toro Company began the Best Practice of Continuous Improvement with their first Employee Survey in 2005. Through continued employee survey research and targeted action, The Toro Company has realized great gains in employee engagement, which drives customer satisfaction, which in turn has sustained their impressive financial growth,” said Steve Moylan, president at NBRI.

“Employee Engagement drives Customer Satisfaction, which in turn drives Financial Performance” continued Moylan. “This award is a result of The Toro Company’s dedication to continually measuring and improving their employees’ engagement.”

To qualify for this honor, the organization must score at or above the 75th percentile when measured against NBRI’s Benchmarking Database and/or must improve 5 normative percentiles in total company score over the last survey.

NBRI conducts science-based Employee, Customer, and Market Research for businesses, and uses this data to help organizations leverage these human insights to make improvements to operations and strategy. With extensive experience across industries, NBRI’s research teams provide clients a combination of deep industry knowledge and expert advice. NBRI’s mission is to help its clients set new standards of excellence in their industries. NBRI offers full-service business research and consulting ensuring NBRI clients focus on the most impactful issues to improve performance and unlock growth.

The Toro Company is a global leader in the mowing machinery industry, turf maintenance equipment and precision irrigation systems.

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The Toro Company

8111 Lyndale Avenue South

Bloomington, MN 55420

952-888-8801