PHWP: Good Company

If you've ever broken a piece of your good china, only to find out the pattern is no longer available, you're probably familiar with Replacements, Ltd. What you may not know, however, is that the world’s largest supplier of old and new dinnerware has something even more precious than an inventory of 13 million pieces -- its employees.

With outstanding training and development opportunities, employee councils that get the workforce involved, health care benefits that are extended to same- and opposite-sex domestic partners, a bring-your-pet-to-work policy and more, Replacements, Ltd. has a strong reputation as an employer of choice.

Additionally, the company actively participates in community causes and is committed to diversity and inclusion (Replacements, Ltd. is known as a LGBT-friendly workplace and more than 25% of employees speak a language other than English).

All this has not gone unnoticed. Replacements, Ltd. is frequently recognized for its employment practices and was the American Psychological Association's 2009 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award winner in the Medium For-Profit Category.

Check out this highlight reel from our 2009 award ceremony.

And if you think this is all touchy-feely stuff, consider this...

Replacements, Ltd.'s sales grew from $150,000 in 1981 to more than $85 million in 2007. How's that for taking care of employees and the bottom line?