Awards
Our awards and recognition
Year after year, we’re proud to be ranked among the world’s best places to work, as determined by impartial corporate surveys that gather our people’s opinions on how they feel about Hilti.
We also receive various industry design awards, many of which commend our products for their ability to enrich society through their innovation and human impact.
Employer awards
Our consistent ranking on the world’s best employer lists speaks volumes for what it’s like to work at Hilti. Here are some of our global and national ratings. You'll find many more on our local career sites.
Great Place to Work Awards
2021 – Hilti ranks 11th in World's Best Workplaces, and 6th in Best Workplaces in Europe
2020 – Hilti ranks 14th in Best Workplaces in Europe
2019 – Hilti ranked 24th in Best Workplaces in Europe
2017 – Hilti ranked 7th in Best Workplaces in Europe, and 22nd in World's Best Workplaces among multinationals
2016 – Hilti ranked 10th in Best Workplaces in Europe
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EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
The Hilti Group has improved its sustainability rating, given by the international agency EcoVadis, from silver to gold status within one year. This puts us in the top 5 percent of all 75,000 companies assessed worldwide.
2021 - Hilti Group receives Gold sustainability rating
2020 - Hilti Group receives Silver sustainability rating
Year
2021
Corporate Equality Index - Human Rights Council
We’re proud to announce that Hilti achieved a 100% perfect score on the Corporate Equity Index from the Human Rights Council and have been named as a ‘Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality’.
This recognition is the culmination of several years of intentional focus on our team members and how to make Hilti a more inclusive workplace for everyone.
Year
2021
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The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
This annual ranking of the cream of Britain's employers is a high-profile event in the national business calendar. Ratings are based entirely on employee opinions, as staff complete anonymous surveys about their motivation and happiness at work, and their bosses’ attitudes and values. The data-gathering methods are widely acknowledged as the UK’s most extensive research into staff engagement.
2020 – Hilti GB ranked 57th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
2019 – Hilti GB ranked 35th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
2018 – Hilti GB ranked 23rd in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
2017 – Hilti GB ranked 34th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
2016 – Hilti GB ranked 26th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
2015 – Hilti GB ranked 34th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
| Company | Ranking |
|---|---|
| The Rick Stein Group | 55 |
| Nedbank Private Wealth | 56 |
| Hilti (GB) | 57 |
| Peel L&P | 58 |
| Hydrock | 59 |
Year
2020
Glassdoor Employees' Choice: Best Places to Work
Hilti has earned the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in the USA for 2022. This is the second year for Hilti to make the Top 100 list of large employers (more than 1,000 team members), ranking our best to date at #35. Against more well-known brands with tens of thousands of employees, Glassdoor rankings are entirely based on anonymous and voluntary reviews.
Year
2022
Caring Company
This award recognizes the commitment of organizations in caring for the community, for the employees and the environment. Hilti Hong Kong has been continuosly honored with this since 2013.
Year
2019
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100 Best Workplaces for Millennials
Hilti has been named one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Place to Work® and Fortune for a second straight year. Hilti jumped 13 places to number 55. The ranking is based on answers from 88,000 millennials (born 1981 or later).
| Company | Ranking |
|---|---|
| OhioHealth | 53 |
| FactSet Research Systems | 54 |
| Hilti | 55 |
| Ryan, LLC | 56 |
| Robert W. Baird | 57 |
Year
2016
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Manufacturing and Product Awards
Our products are acclaimed by some of the most important design awards in the industry. Our manufacturing know-how and our innovation is also widely recognized. Here’s just a taste of our recent achievements.
MX Manufacturing Excellence award
Hilti’s manufacturing facility in Schaan (Liechtenstein) received the 2016 Manufacturing Excellence competition’s MX Award in the category of Process Innovation. The award, sponsored by Technical University of Berlin, is given for best practices in industrial manufacturing within the German-speaking area.
2016 – Hilti won the Process Innovation MX Award
Year
2016
Red Dot Award
This award judges products on design innovation, functionality, ergonomics and emotional content, as well as longevity and ecological sustainability. For this year's competition, around 5,000 products from some 50 countries were submitted, and judged by a jury of 40 international design experts. Hilti has won Red Dot Awards every year since 2004. In 2010, we had the exclusive honour of winning Red Dot Design Team of the Year, which can only be awarded once in a company’s lifetime.
2021 - Hilti won 6 Red Dot Awards
2020 - Hilti won 4 Red Dot Awards
2019 – Hilti won 5 Red Dot Awards
2018 – Hilti won 4 Red Dot Awards including "Red Dot best of the best"
2017 – Hilti won 5 Red Dot Awards
2016 – Hilti won Red Dot "Best of the Best" award
2015 – Hilti won 6 Red Dot Awards
Year
2019
iF Product Design Award
Introduced in 1954, this award attracts more than 2,000 entries from around 37 nations every year. It’s judged by renowned experts, with the best products receiving an iF seal of outstanding design quality. In 1957, Hilti won its first iF Product Design Award for our original anchoring device, Schlagdübel Gerät, and our products have won consistently ever since.
2021 - Hilti won 6 IF Product Design Awards
2020 - Hilti won 4 IF Product Design Awards
2019 – Hilti won 2 iF Product Design Awards
2018 – Hilti won 5 iF Product Design Awards
2017 – Hilti won 5 iF Product Design Awards, including the iF Interface award for the Hilti PD-C
2016 – Hilti won 3 iF Product Design Awards
2015 – Hilti won 5 iF Product Design Awards
2014 – Hilti won 8 iF Product Design Awards
Year
2019
