SME firm in the top 2% of Best Employers

Online, April 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Enfield, London, 14th April 2010, software and peripheral distributor, Interactive Ideas Ltd. has been awarded Silver Status by Investors in People (IiP), putting the company in the top 2% of IiP accredited employers in the country. Interactive, which employs 45 people in two locations in Enfield, North London, has been one of the success stories of the recession increasing its staff by 50% over the last three years as well as more than doubling its sales, showing what SMEs can do in terms of quality job creation.

The Investors in People Standard provides a framework for improving business performance and competitiveness through good practice in human resource development. IiP status is regarded as the benchmark of world class good practice for people management. Launched by the Government in 1991, it is now managed by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. (http://www.ukces.org.uk/)

Jane Jones, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Investors in People, said "This is a fantastic achievement by Interactive Ideas and it goes to show that working with Investors in People can benefit organisations of all sizes and sectors. The Investors in People Standard is practical, flexible and easy to use and we hope that more organisations in the area will be encouraged to work with us to help them get the best from their people."

Michael Trup, Managing Director said 'Lots of companies talk about "their people being their greatest asset" but our commitment to developing our team has shown in our results. When you look down the list of companies that have qualified for Silver Status you see some divisions of multinationals and some government bodies but almost no SMEs. We know our success as a fast-growing company is down to our people and it is a great tribute to them that we are one of the first private companies of our size to qualify. We would particularly like to thank our training partners The Leadership and Management People (www.theleadershipandmanagementpeople.co.uk) and Viva Associates (www.vivaassociates.co.uk) for helping us develop our team.'

For more information contact Karen on 020 8344 4207 [email protected] or Yen Tru on 020 8344 4206 [email protected]

About Interactive Ideas
Founded 15 years ago in Southgate, Interactive Ideas has become a leading value-added distributor of Software and Technology products pro-actively working with over 1,000 retailer and corporate reseller their partners and working to identify emerging technologies and take them to market. The company has been recognized in numerous trade awards in recent years.
Structured into two divisions; the consumer retail team has a strong track record working with retail, mail order and TV shopping companies to provide market leading and unique software and peripherals for the home and home office user. The corporate reseller team works with corporate and government resellers to provide software solutions, licensing and enterprise Linux for companies of all sizes from small business to the enterprise. For more information please visit: www.interactiveideas.com

About Investors in People:
The Investors in People Standard provides a framework for improving business performance and competitiveness through good practice in human resource development.

An organisation that has achieved the Standard has been successful in adopting and maintaining its three fundamental principles: Plan - developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation, from business goals to leadership strategies; Do - implementing those strategies, taking action to improve the performance of the organisation; Review - evaluating and adjusting those strategies, measuring their impact on the performance of the organisation