Rate Group Receives Seal European commitment to excellence

D. Liquete Juan, Secretary General of the Club of Excellence in Management and D. Moan Henry Martin, Director of Institutional Relations Bureau Veritas delivered to the Seal Islands SEUR European Excellence Commitment to 200 +. This seal is the award for Europe's most prestigious management and since 1990, is the reference tool to measure and increase the quality and management excellence

SEUR Canaries, Information Management and custody of the Canary Islands (GCIC) and Integrated Logistics South Zone (Lizs) are the three companies within the Group Rate, Canary Islands holding company with more than 30 years of history that this award is consolidated entities of reference.

The president of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, presided over the ceremony and highlighted the importance of recognizing these local businesses, especially congratulating Lopera Manuel Valle, president and owner SEUR Spain Valora Group for their work in the Fortunate Islands .

This recognition, based on the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management), given to Manuel Valle Lopera Rate Group distinguishes itself as a reference in the transport, logistics and information management in the Canaries. The EFQM model is a tool that helps organizations achieve business success by measuring its position on the road to excellence in management, from the standpoint of leadership and consistency, management by processes and facts, development and involvement of people, processes of continuous learning, innovation and improvement, partnership development and social responsibility of the organization.

It is a system that provides companies of the Group Rate diagnostic tool that will measure internal and external outcomes to continuously improve the organization, and detailed knowledge of the industry environment in which they develop.

According to Enrique Martin Moan, Director of Institutional Relations at Bureau Veritas: "Companies need tools to know where to direct their efforts to become more competitive and the European Seal of Excellence aims to be the element that encourages the participation of companies in the new trends in management that allows them to position themselves in the market, know the areas for improvement on existing strengths in management, and compared with the competition "

About SEUR

SEUR has become the benchmark in the express market in Spain and Portugal and has an operational capability that lets you deliver internationally in 230 countries. With 7,000 employees and a turnover of 569 million euros in 2010, SEUR has based its development on the availability of quality services tailored to different sectors and complemented today by three strategic areas: electronic commerce, international and logistics.

SEUR has strengthened its CSR policy and has become the benchmark in sustainable mobility operator through the incorporation of alternative vehicles, training in efficient and responsible driving and route optimization, especially in large cities. In addition, the company manages its social activity by SEUR Foundation, an entity reference in joint logistics.

About Group Rate

Rate is a group of companies with 100% canary began 30 years ago, started its activity with the introduction of SEUR franchises in Tenerife and Las Palmas. Currently the group is actively involved in sectors such as transportation, integrated logistics, custody and management of information in all its aspects.

About the CEG

The Club Excellence in Management (CEG), nonprofit organization created in 1991 by initiative of the main organizations leading Spanish Excellence in Management, is Senior Partner (Primary Partner) of EFQM in Spain. It has nearly 300 members belonging to all sectors and sizes, distributed throughout the geography.

After 20 years committed to Excellence, the CEG is the official representative of the EFQM in Spain (NPO, National Partner Organization). In countries where there is the figure Primary Partner, the CEG manages to organizations that request, the power to act as "Distributors".

Its mission is to enhance the competitiveness of organizations and professionals, identifying new ways, developing skills, sharing knowledge and inducing management models. Currently 40% of companies listed on the IBEX are members of the CEG and its affiliated companies represent 36% of the GDP of Spain.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is an international company specializing in the verification of compliance, inspection, testing, auditing and certification of products, infrastructure (buildings, industrial facilities, equipment, ships, etc..) Management systems (ISO standards etc..) Frames as regulatory or voluntary. Bureau Veritas ranks as the second largest group in conformity assessment and certification services in the fields of quality, safety and hygiene, environment and social responsibility (quality, health and safety, environment, and Social Responsibility, cited as "QHSE" ) and world leader in QHSE services. Is recognized and accredited by major national and international organizations.

Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries through a network of 900 offices and laboratories. It has over 40,000 employees and a customer base of over 370,000.

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