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TheMIGroup is Named Top 5 Relocation Provider Based on Customer Satisfaction

April 2012

The Baker's Dozen of relocation is one of the few global relocation industry benchmarks that objectively evaluates the performance and customer perceptions of all global relocation providers. For the eighth year in a row, TheMIGroup has been named one of the Top 13 Relocation Providers by HRO Today; this year we are very pleased to have ranked 5th.


TheMIGroup: Leveraging IT to Deliver Customer-Focused Relocation Services in a Challenging Economy

April 2012


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Worldwide Partner Network Awards

April 2012

TheMIGroup’s first annual Worldwide Partner Network Awards were presented Wednesday April 25th, in Stockholm, Sweden at the EuRA International Relocation Congress.


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U.S. Rental Housing Market - Part II

January 2012

Nationwide the demand for rental properties is on the rise while inventory remains limited; in part one of our series we featured insight and information on rentals in several major US markets including Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. In part two, we explore North Carolina, Hawaii and Saint Louis, MI.


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HRO Today | All Aboard

December 2011

TheMIGroup’s Neil Krupp, Vice President HR Consulting and Global Compensation Services, was recently featured by HRO Today magazine in an article “All Abroad: Making international mobility work in the current global economy”. This article takes a look at the impact the economic downturn experienced in the U.S. and Europe has had on international relocation. In addition, it also discusses how relocation management companies are using technology to make assignment activities more efficient by employing analytical programs to obtain more accurate cost estimates, self-service online portals and mobile apps.


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UK Rental Market Update Q3 2011

November 2011

The UK rental market in Q2 2011 continued the themes we have been reporting since Q3 of last year, with a significant imbalance in the supply of quality rental property set against an increasing demand across all property types.


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Relocation planning for the 2012 London Olympics

September 2011

With the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games less than 12 months away it is recommended that organizations begin planning and determine how their expats will be affected. TheMIGroup’s preferred provider, Icon Relocation, has prepared the following 2012 London Olympics briefing notes identifying key considerations and their potential impact on travel, accommodation, logistics and immigration processing.


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TheMIGroup's CIO Invited to Speak at SAP's SAPPHIRE NOW Conference in May

May 2011

TheMIGroup's CIO, Joanne Hodge, has been asked by SAP to be a speaker at their Orlando, Florida conference being held May 15-18. On May 17th, Joanne along with two other SAP customers will be holding a 30-minute discussion panel and provide firsthand accounts of how they have extended their SAP Business All-in-One solutions with additional in-depth functionality to address broader business needs, from improving the customer experience, to optimizing production, to delivering faster field services, and much more.


For more information on this event please click here.

TheMIGroup's VP, HR Consulting & Global Compensation Services to Present at
The Totally Expat Show Europe

May 2011

TheMIGroup is very proud to announce that Neil Krupp, Vice President, HR Consulting and Global Compensation Services, will be presenting at The Forum for Expatriate Management’s Totally Expat Show Europe in London on May 16th.

The presentation, "Transforming Your Global Mobility Program - "Whys and Wherefores”, is designed through best practice scenarios and anecdotal illustrations to convey a three-step process that can be utilized by organizations as they endeavor to meet, address and overcome Global Mobility issues.
For more information please click here.

Neil will also be presenting at the Totally Expat US Show in New York on June 14th.
For more information on this event please click here.

TheMIGroup Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification

December 2010

TheMIGroup underwent the annual QMI-SAI Global audits and was successful in retaining ISO certification in all disciplines and in all locations. TheMIGroup was the first relocation company in North America to achieve ISO certification at all of its business units and in all of our disciplines in 1994.

Solution provider helps client achieve customer service excellence

ITworldcanada.com - November 2010

With help from Illumiti, TheMIGroup's SAP-based portal gives its relocation clients more timely access to critical information.

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TheMIGroup Runners Up in "Relocation Management Company of the Year"

October 2010

The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) announced TheMIGroup as the Runner Up in the “Relocation Management Company of the Year” in the first ever EMMA (Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards) awards. The FEM annually recognizes excellence in Global Mobility with The EMMAs, a series of 14 international awards that are independently judged by some of the most respected professionals in the Global Mobility industry. In 2010 over 240 entries were received from both Corporate HR and Service Providers.

For more information, please visit http://emmas.totallyexpat.com

TheMIGroup Makes the "Hot List" of Relocation Providers for the 4th Year

July 2010

TheMIGroup has been recognized, for the fourth year in a row, in Workforce Management magazines "HOT List" of relocation providers. The list, published in the July 2010 issue of Workforce Management, features the top Relocation Providers in the industry.

TheMIGroup Ranked as Top 3 Relocation Provider based on Customer Satisfaction Ratings by
HRO Today magazine

May 2010

The Baker's Dozen of relocation is one of the few global relocation industry benchmarks that objectively evaluates the performance and customer perceptions of all global relocation providers. For the sixth year in a row, TheMIGroup has been named one of the Top 13 Relocation Providers by HRO Today. In 2010, we are very pleased to be ranked 3rd, our highest ranking to-date and up 6 spots from 2009.

Rick Bennett, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Selected as a Provider Superstar by HRO Today

December 2009

HRO Today annually compiles a list of annual Superstars, individuals who have stood out through their contributions and practices. This year, Rick has been named a Provider Superstar in recognition of the innovations he has brought to the marketplace.

TheMIGroup is SAS70 Type II Compliant

February 2010

TheMIGroup was recently audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP who completed an independent SAS70 Type II audit of the IT General Controls of their SAP technology environment.

TheMIGroup Receives 2010 Houston Award

December 2009

The U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) has selecte TheMIGroup for the 2010 Houston Award in the Local Household Goods Moving & Storage category. Every year, the USCA recognizes outstanding local businesses that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

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TheMIGroup Receives 2010 Whippany Award

December 2009

TheMIGroup has been selected for the 2010 Best of Whippany Award in the Moving Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). Every year, the USCA recognizes outstanding local businesses that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

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TheMIGroup Receives 2009 Best of Irvine Award

June 2009

TheMIGroup has been selected for the 2009 Best of Irvine Award in the Relocation Service category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Relocation Success Stories: Resolving Unique Challenges

HRO Today, Vol. 7 No. 9 - November 2008

When these buyers encountered difficulties with transferring employees, they looked to outsourced vendors to come up with innovative solutions.

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TheMIGroup Obtains Safe Harbor Certification

February 2008

TheMIGroup has successfully obtained Safe Habor certification with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Certification assures EU organisations that TheMIGroup provides adequate privacy protection as defined in the "Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data".

HFHNCC Selects TheMIGroup to Receive its Community Builder Award

TheMIGroup was selected to receive Habitat for Humanity of Newcastle County's Community Builder Award for 2007. Our Philadelphia business unit demonstrated its commitment to Habitat and housing through its donation of moving services for their Road Shows in 2007. They also helped all of Habitat's new homeowners move into their new homes.

TheMIGroup listed in FORTUNE® magazine as one of the Top 100 Outsourcing Companies in the World!

April 2006

TheMIGroup has been recognized as one of the world's top outsourcing service providers by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), as published in the April 3rd, 2006 issue of FORTUNE® magazine.



Networking


Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Client Relations Officer, sits on the Global Advisory Council for ERC.

Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson, Vice President Client Relations, Toronto was recently appointed to CERC’s Board of Directors. Bob has been invited to participate in “Talent Mobility 2020”, a CERC initiative for sourcing new talent post 2020, which is the generally accepted date by which significantly more people will be leaving the workforce than joining.

Dwayne Waldrop

In the summer of 2009 Dwayne Waldrop, Vice President, Supply Chain Management received the Worldwide ERC Distinguished Service Award. In the past 15 years the Distinguished Service Award has only been awarded to 119 people. He is also a past recipient of ERC’s Meritorious Services Award.

In 2011, Dwayne achieved the Senior Global Mobility Specialist (SGMST) designation. This is a recently added industry designation and Dwayne is amongst the first group to achieve this important milestone.

Dwayne is currently a member of the ERC Global Advisory Council, the Relocation Directors Council (RDC) Advisory Council as well as serving with EuRA as a Global Mobility Company/Third Party Advisory Group Participant and a member of the EuRA RMC Committee.

Andy Neall

Also in the summer of 2009, Andy Neall, Vice President Client Relations, Los Angeles, received ERC's Meritorious Service Award in recognition of his efforts in sharing his “time and expertise for the betterment of the industry”. Andy also sits on the Green Initiative committee for ERC.

Carol Mescal

Carol Mescal, Vice President Client Relations, Chicago, is the Recording Secretary for the Corporate Relocation Council of Chicago. Carol also sits on the ERC Program Planning Committee.

Debbie Hughes

Debbie currently serves on the Worldwide ERC Europe, Middle East and Africa committee.

Neil Krupp

Neil Krupp, Vice President HR Consulting and Global Compensation Services, is a regular contributor of articles to Mobility Magazine (ERC’s monthly publication) and recently received a 20 year recognition award for consulting excellence from the Institute of Management Consultants.

Terri Oliver

Terri Oliver, Director Consulting Services, Toronto, is a Government Relations Committee Member for CERC.

Gail Reinhart

Gail Reinhart, Vice President Client Relations, Calgary is an active member of the Human Resources Association of Calgary, a member of the Human Resources Institute of Alberta, the Society for Human Resource Management and the Employee Relocation Council. Gail is a Past President of the Canadian Employee Relocation Council.

Debi Dault

Debi Dault, Director New Business Development, Houston, is very active in SHRM, holding several leadership roles, the most recent of which is Dallas Human Resource President.

Ida Ceravolo

Ida Ceravolo, Director of Marketing, was on the ERC Industry Advisory Council for 2006-2007. This council is composed of individuals reflecting the breadth of the relocation industry. It highlights emerging trends and identifies opportunities for the growth and betterment of the relocation profession.