Stryker Awards

2014

• Stryker was named among the "World's Most Admired Companies" for the thirteenth consecutive year.  FORTUNE compiles the Most Admired list based on feedback from executives, boards of directors and analysts within 58 industry segments.  This year, Stryker is #4 in the Medical Equipment & Products Industry. Read the article and see the full list at FORTUNE.
• Stryker has been named as one of the 2014 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®, in the United States. Stryker is ranked 42 out of 100, moving up 19 places from the 2013 list.  Kevin A. Lobo, President and Chief Executive Officer, congratulated all employees on earning this honor for the fourth year running. “This is an amazing place to work. The culture here is a result of our employees’ dedication and passion.” The full list and related stories are available at Fortune.com/best-companies.

  
2013

• Stryker's Endoscopy division was added to the list of The Healthiest Employers of the Bay Area 2013.  This Silicon Valley Business Journal award program recognizes companies that are committed to creating a healthy workplace environment and our Endoscopy division placed #3 out of 62 Bay Area companies! The survey is comprised of 75 questions aimed to measure worksite wellness programs in comparison to regional and national employers. Winners are chosen based on six key categories: culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions, reporting and analysis. 
• Our United Kingdom team was named as a Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For, for the seventh year in a row. The opinions of our employees placed us on the list of mid-sized companies in 2013.
• Stryker Canada was recognized as one of 2013 Best Workplaces in Canada by the Great Place to Work® Institute Canada for the fourth consecutive year! Stryker was ranked #42, up one position from last year, in the category of large (>1,000 employees) and multinational organizations.
• For the third year in a row, our Endoscopy division has been named a 2013 Top Workplaces by the Bay Area News/San Jose Mercury News. We placed highest in the Execution category, which measures employees' answers to specific questions.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division was named #6 (for large companies) on the rankings of the 125 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2013 by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times.
• Stryker moved ahead and is #305 on FORTUNE's list of the top 500 U.S. companies in terms of revenue.
• Stryker once again received the Gallup Great Workplace Award, the sixth time in the last seven years we have received this honor.
• For the twelfth consecutive year, Stryker was named among the "World's Most Admired Companies".  FORTUNE compiles the Most Admired list based on feedback from executives, boards of directors and analysts within 58 industry segments.  This year, Stryker is #3 in the Medical Equipment Industry. This year we ranked number one in four out of nine categories! Read the article and see the full list at FORTUNE.  
• For the third consecutive year, Stryker was named to FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For,” placing #61 on the list, in the United States, this year.  Read the article and see the full list at FORTUNE.  
  
    

2012

• Stryker in South Africa wins SAOA Stand of the Year 2012 Award - Each year, the South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) holds its Orthopaedic Congress, the largest event of its kind in the country. The event took place in Durban at the International Convention Centre and was attended by nearly 400 participants from every region of South Africa and internationally. This year, Stryker was the proud recipient of the coveted Stand of the Year 2012 Award.
• GetAroundKnee CampaignTakes Home Bronze at CLIO Healthcare Awards - The GetAroundKnee campaign TV commercials took home a bronze at the 3rd Annual CLIO Healthcare Awards held on November 13 in New York City. The CLIO Healthcare Awards is an extension of The CLIO Awards, one of the world's most recognized award competitions for advertising, design and communications. You can view the GetAroundKnee’s page on the CLIO Healthcare Awards website. 
• 2012 Newsweek’s Green Rankings - Stryker ranks #270 out of 500 of the largest US based publically traded companies in Newsweek’s Green Rankings; #33 out of 51 in the healthcare sector (moved ahead 31 rankings from 2011).
• LEED - U.S. Green Building Council Certification– Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance – at our Orthopaedics facility in Mahwah, New Jersey – largest Stryker manufacturing facility to receive this certification.
• 2012 Catalyst for Success - Stryker is one of 11 companies that were honored by Southwest Michigan First as Catalysts for Economic Success, an award that recognizes companies contributing to economic development efforts in Southwest Michigan. Stryker has several locations in the area, including the corporate office, Medical division headquarters and Instruments division headquarters. “We thank our 2011 winners for contributing to the region’s economic growth at a time when a job can make a huge difference to an individual, their family and their community,” said Ron Kitchens, CEO of Southwest Michigan First.
• Stryker is listed as #35 on the Top 50 Companies by Workforce Diversity for Engineering and IT Professionals magazine.
• Our Endoscopy division was again selected as one of the Top Workplaces for 2012 BayArea NewsGroup in the large companies category in a recent survey conducted by the San Jose Mercury News.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division moved ahead to #3 on the list of the 125 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times.
• Stryker moved ahead fifteen places and is #308 on FORTUNE's list of the top 500 U.S. companies in terms of revenue.
• Stryker once again received the Gallup Great Workplace Award, the fifth time in the last six years we have received this honor.
• FORTUNE Magazine named Stryker among the “World's Most Admired Companies” for the eleventh consecutive year. This year, Stryker moved up two spots from #3 and tied with St. Jude Medical for the #1 spot in the Medical Equipment industry.
• For the second consecutive year, Stryker was named to FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For,” placing #80 on the list, in the United States, this year.
• Stryker U.K. made The Sunday Times “Best Companies to Work For” list for the sixth year in a row.
• Our Canadian division was once again included on the list of 2012 Best Workplaces in Canada. This is the third consecutive year we have received this recognition.
  

2011

• Business Review West Michigan presented Stryker with a “Deals of the Year” award in the “Mergers and Acquisitions” category for the acquisition of Boston Scientific’s Neurovascular division. Stryker was also honored as a finalist in the “Commercial Real Estate” category for the work on the lease of our new building on Romence Road in Portage, Michigan.
• Stryker was named a World’s Most Innovative Company by Forbes Magazine, placing #95 out of 100 in the debut year of the list being published.
• The editors of R&D Magazine announced the winners of the 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards, which salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. Stryker’s ADM X3 Mobile Bearing Hip Acetabular System was honored in the Life Sciences category.
• FORTUNE Magazine named Stryker # 3 on the "World's Most Admired" list for companies in the "Medical and Other Precision Equipment" industry.
• Stryker is now #323 on FORTUNE magazine’s list of top 500 U.S. companies in terms of revenue.
• Stryker’s Endoscopy division ranked an impressive 9th place out of 125 companies in Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2011 as recognized by The San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
• Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) awarded Stryker the GHXcellence Award for Healthcare Supplier of the Year for leveraging the power of our supply chains to cut costs, reduce waste and improve business performance.
• Stryker's Canada division has once again been named a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute.
• For the second year in a row, Navigation Freiburg was named one of the Best Places to Work in Germany by The Great Place to Work Institute.
• Stryker has been named #68 on FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list in the United States.
• Our Endoscopy division was selected the #1 Top Workplace for Large Companies in the Bay Area by a recent survey conducted by the San Jose Mercury News.

2010

• Stryker moved up to an impressive 273rd place in Newsweeks' Green Ranking from 420th last year.
• Stryker’s Greater China division was awarded Best After-Sales Service Provider in Endoscopy by the Annual Conference of China Medical Engineering Association.
• Stryker’s Ascent division earned the Champion for Change Award for the third year in a row from Practice Greenhealth.
• Stryker manufacturing facilities in Portage, Michigan, and Suzhou, China, earned Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certifications from the United States Green Building Council.
• Ascent division was recognized by VHA, a national health care network, for outstanding service to its member health care organizations.
• Financial Times ranks Stryker in the top 10 of "Most Valuable U.S. Healthcare Equipment and Services Companies, 2010"
• Stryker jumps to #333 on the Fortune 500 list.
• Stryker's Orthopaedics division’s Implant Skinpack Package for Femoral Hips was selected as a winner in the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition.
• Frost & Sullivan awarded Stryker's Endoscopy division's MiniLap instruments the 2010 New Product Innovation Award for Surgery Products.
• Stryker wins the Gallup Great Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year, recognizing that we have one of the best performing workforces in the world.
• The Great Place to Work Institute Canada named Stryker's Canada division the 19th best workplace in Canada.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division is named among the best places to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times/Silicon Valley Business Journal.
• The Sunday Times named Stryker's U.K. business the 14th best mid-size company to work for in the U.K.
• Stryker’s Navigation business in Freiburg, Germany, was ranked as the 16th most admired employer in all of Germany and the most admired in the medical industry by Institute Deutschland.
• The Korean government performed a study of seven workplaces in Korea and our Korean business was chosen as the best workplace for women in Korea.

2009

• Stryker moves up to #375 on the Fortune 500 list.
• Stryker wins the Gallup Great Workplace Award for the third consecutive year, prevailing over millions of work teams in more than 100 countries.
• Barron's ranks Stryker #140 on its list of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada.
• Stryker is #166 on IndustryWeek's U.S. 500, a list of the largest publicly-held U.S. manufacturing companies.
• Fortune names Stryker the #6 most admired company in the medical and other precision equipment industry.
• Stryker ranks in Newsweek's inaugural Green Rankings of the 500 largest U.S. companies for environmental performance, policies and reputation as #420. 
• Stryker's Canada division is named one of the top employers in the Hamilton-Niagara region of Ontario in Canada's Top 100 Employers competition for the third year in a row.
• The Dallas Morning News ranks Stryker's Communications business as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. 
• Fortune ranks Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the 182nd Best Place in the U.S. for Businesses and Careers. It also lists Stryker as the best big company in the area.
• New Jersey Monthly names Stryker's Orthopaedics division one of 12 Great Places to Work in New Jersey.
• New Jersey Business Magazine names Stryker one of its Top 100 Employers in New Jersey.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division is named the #13 best place to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times/Silicon Valley Business Journal.
• Hewitt Associates names Stryker's Global Technology Center the #13 Best Employer in India, recognizing our worldwide employment and development practices.
• The Sunday Times includes Stryker's U.K. business on its list of Top 100 Companies, naming Stryker the 51st best mid-size company to work for in the U.K.
• Stryker’s sales office in Duisburg, Germany, receives the TOP JOB award for the second time, again distinguishing itself as one of the best employers in Germany.
• Stryker's Osteosynthesis plant in Kiel, Germany, was awarded the BestPersAward and also won first place in the Sustainability category.

2008

• Stryker is #401 on the Fortune 500 list.
• Stryker is awarded the Gallup Great Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognized once again for having one of the best-performing workforces in the world.
• Fortune names Stryker the #2 most admired company in the medical and other precision equipment industry. Ranked #1 in the same group for financial soundness and long-term investment.
• Stryker receives the Lifetime Achievement for Innovation Award from the Western Michigan Business Review.
• Included on The Motley Fool's list of 245 Incredible Companies for having the best stock performance over the past decade.
• Stryker is ranked #33 on the Hay Group’s list of the top 50 companies most admired for human resource practices.
• The Sunday Times names Stryker's U.K. business the best medical device company to work for in the U.K. for the second year in a row and the 32nd best mid-size company to work for in the U.K.
• Stryker's Canada division is named one of the top employers in the Hamilton-Niagara region of Ontario in Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition.
• Stryker's Osteosynthesis division is named one of the top employers for engineers in Germany by CRF.com.
• Karriere magazine names Stryker's Osteosynthesis division a “Fair Company” for treating interns and students with respect.
• Stryker Osteosynthesis’ plant in Freiburg, Germany receives the CRF Award for human resources and places third in company culture and job security.

2007

• Stryker is awarded the Gallup Great Workplace Award, which recognizes the companies with the most engaged and productive workforces in the world.
• For its 25th anniversary, USA Today highlights Stryker as 1 of 25 companies whose stock, if purchased 25 years ago, would have produced a 25,383% return.
• BusinessWeek ranks Stryker #31 on its list of the 50 best performers in the S&P500.
• Fortune ranks Stryker as the #3 most admired company in the medical products and equipment sector.
• Stryker is awarded the Diversification Achievement in Life Sciences Award from the State of Michigan for laying new economic foundations in the technology sector.
• Stryker's U.K. business is named the best medical device company to work for in the U.K. by The Sunday Times.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division is named the #5 best place to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times/Silicon Valley Business Journal/East Bay Business Times.
• Stryker Osteosynthesis’ plant in Kiel, Germany, receives the BestPersAward for the third consecutive year and places first in personnel development.
• Stryker’s sales office in Duisburg, Germany, receives the TOP JOB award, distinguishing itself as one of the best employers in Germany.

2006

• Stryker's EMS business receives a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the Power-PRO XT ambulance cot.
• Stryker's Biotech division is named the best large company to work for in New Hampshire by Business New Hampshire magazine.
• Stryker Osteosynthesis’ plant in Kiel, Germany, receives the BestPersAward, for the second consecutive year, from the Institute for Management Competence at the University of Saarland in Germany.

2005

• Medical Product Outsourcing magazine ranks Stryker #9 on its list of the top 30 global medical device companies.
• Barron’s ranks Stryker #211 on the list of “500 Companies That Have Done The Best Job for Their Shareholders.”
• Fortune ranks Stryker as the #1 most admired company in the medical products and equipment sector.
• Stryker's Medical division receives the Nightingale Award for design of the Stryker Tru-fit Overbed Table.
• Stryker's Endoscopy division is named the #2 best place to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times/Silicon Valley Business Journal/East Bay Business Times.
• Stryker’s plant in Limerick, Ireland, receives the Excellence Through People award, a program that is Ireland’s national standard for human resource development, supported by employers, trade unions and the government.

2004

• Stryker is featured in IndustryWeek’s “Focus On the 50 Top Performers” highlighting the best manufacturing companies.
• Crain’s Detroit Business ranks Stryker #6 in the top 50 public companies in Michigan based on total return.
• IndustryWeek ranks Stryker #586 on its list of the world’s 1,000 largest manufacturing companies.
• Barron’s Online ranks Stryker #11 on its list of the 500 best companies for investors.
• Stryker is featured in Fortune’s issue on the fastest-growing companies.
• Fortune ranks Stryker as the #2 most admired company in the medical products and equipment sector.

2003

• MX magazine ranks Stryker #13 of the top Medtech firms posting strong Q2 gains.
• Medical Product Outsourcing magazine ranks Stryker #10 on its list of the top 30 global medical device companies.
• BusinessWeek ranks Stryker #25 on its list of the 50 best performers in the S&P500 for sales, earnings and return.
• Forbes ranks Stryker #312 on its list of “America’s 500 Top Companies” for sales, profits, assets and market value.
• Money magazine features Stryker for 26 years of 26% compounded earnings per share growth.
• Fortune ranks Stryker as the #2 most admired company in the medical products and equipment sector.
• Stryker is listed in the Fortune 500 for the first time.
• Stryker's EMS business receives a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the Stair-PRO stair chair.

2002

• Stryker receives the 2002 Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) national Outstanding Corporate Growth award.
• Fortune ranks Stryker #51 on its list of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies for EPS growth, revenue growth and total return.
• IndustryWeek ranks Stryker #652 on its list of the world’s 1,000 largest manufacturing companies.
• BusinessWeek ranks Stryker #37 on its list of the 50 best performers in the S&P500 for sales, earnings and return.
• BusinessWeek places Stryker in the top 15% on its list of 500 best companies for shareholder return versus executive compensation.
• Forbes ranks Stryker #343 on its list of Super 500 Companies in America for sales, profits, assets and market value.
• The Detroit Free Press ranks Stryker #24 on its list of the 50 companies in Michigan with the highest revenue.
• Fortune ranks Stryker #5 on its list of the most admired companies in the precision equipment sector.
• CNN Money names Stryker as 1 of 5 stocks that posted solid growth in dividends, earnings and sales.

2001

• The Detroit Free Press ranks Stryker #25 on its list of the 50 companies in Michigan with the largest revenue.

1998

• IndustryWeek names Stryker’s Osteonics plant in Allendale, New Jersey, as one of the ten best manufacturing plants in the U.S.

1994

• Stryker Medical receives the Society of Business Designers APEX Award for the Renaissance series stretcher.

1993

• BusinessWeek ranks Stryker #77 on its list of 250 Companies on the Move.
• The Wall Street Transcript awards Stryker a bronze medal in its Special Report on Healthcare/Hospital Supply.
• BDO Seidman/Durocher & Co. ranks Stryker #15 on the list of the top 100 Michigan-based public companies for return on sales.

1989

• The Detroit News ranks Stryker #186 on its list of Corporate America's Top 'Pickens'.