Barrett Distribution Centers named to the first-ever Inc. Best Workplaces Awards

New York, NY (May 25, 2016) – Franklin, MA based Barrett Distribution Centers has been listed to Inc.’s inaugural 50 Best Workplaces, the first such measurement of American companies with up to 500 employees that deploy state-of-the-art techniques to keep their staff happy and productive.

Working with employee engagement and culture experts Quantum Workplace of Omaha, Nebraska, Inc.’s list is a magnifying glass on how innovative companies can truly raise the bar in hiring and keeping the best talent.

“We hear it over and over again from the fast-growing businesses we cover: The biggest challenge that any business owner faces is finding and keeping the best people. That’s why building a workplace culture that allows your staff to grow with your company is absolutely crucial,” explains Inc.’s President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “Recipients of the Inc. Best Workplaces Awards have done so in spades. They should be celebrated and emulated.”

Established as a single warehouse in 1941, Barrett Distribution has grown to a privately-owned network of 14 locations, totaling 2.4 million sq. ft. of state-of-the-art warehousing and fulfillment capacity. Our high-performance teams serve over 100 customers, in an array of industries from fast-moving consumer goods, apparel, footwear, health and beauty, home goods and housewares, automotive, food products, and online retailers. 

The 2016 Inc. Best Workplaces Awards assessed applicants on a collection of multiple-choice, scaled, and open-ended items. Responses were evaluated by the research team at Quantum Workplace. Core components of the scoring include company practices around management, employee recognition, performance communication, benefits, and other elements of the employee experience. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent--not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies. The minimum revenue required for 2015 is $2 million, in business at least three years, with full-time employees count ranging between 5 and 500.

About Barrett Distribution Centers

Barrett Distribution has invested in technology and systems, developed our people and created a proprietary process methodology we call the Barrett Blueprint ®, to strengthen our ability to design and deliver supply chain solutions responsive to the needs of Fortune 500 companies as well as the hot, new leaders of online retail and fast-moving consumer goods.

About Inc. Media

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today's innovative company builders.  Winner of Advertising Age’s “The A-List” in January 2015, and the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 13,000,000 today.

About Quantum Workplace

Quantum Workplace is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit www.quantumworkplace.com.