The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) has announced the EMMA awards for the Americas at its conference that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada last week.

During its black-tie ceremony, the FEM organisation presented Graebel with its Global Relocation Management Company of the Year award.  This year's annual FEM conference in the Americas was attended by senior corporate relocation executives from respected firms in the global 100 and Fortune 500.
 
In addition to the first-place award to Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide, Inc, The Forum for Expatriate Management presented its bronze International Moving Company EMMA award to Graebel Movers International, Inc. for its highly commended performance.  Each Graebel division also earned the Americas' silver EMMA award in their respective category in 2012.
 
Chief Executive Officer Bill Graebel remarked after accepting the EMMA awards, “Our organisation is honoured and humbled to accept these prestigious awards from the Forum for Expatriate Management. These honours are a reflection of our outstanding global mobility professionals who are dedicated to providing unusual service and value to our clients and their relocating people every day and everywhere in 153 countries.”
 
Category winners:

Relocation Management Company of the year (Corporation) 

Winner:  Graebel

Runner Up: Weichert Workforce Mobility

Highly Commended:  Nu Compass Mobility

 

Relocation Management Company of the year (LLC)

Winner: Cornerstone

Runner up: AIReS

Highly commended: Mobility Services International

 

International Moving Company of the year 

Winner: UniGroup

Runner Up:  Suddath

Highly Commended: Graebel

 

In November the winners of the European EMMAs will be announced.  The nominations are:

International Mover of the Year 

• Bishop’s Move
• Bournes
• BTR International
• Graebel Companies Inc
• Harrow Green
• Icon Moving Services
• Oceanair International Movers
• Pickfords
• Robinsons Relocation
• Sterling

Relocation Management Company under 75,000/year

• Altair Global Relocation
• EMS
• Graebel Companies Inc
• HCR

• CUnet.AG
• Mobility Services International (MSI)
• Sterling
• Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc

 

Relocation Management Company over 75,000

• Brookfield GRS
• Cartus
• Crown World Mobility
• Interdean Relocation Services
• SIRVA
• UniGroup Relocation

 

 

Photo: (L-R: Presenting the Global Relocation Management Company of the Year to Bill Graebel, ceo, Cathy Heyne, managing director Living Abroad LLC, Iyla MacIntyre, FEM commercial manager)