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Kitchener, Ontario – April 17, 2014

The PEER Group Inc. announced today that it ranked #13 on the Globe and Mail “Best Workplaces in Canada” list for 2014. New this year, PEER Group also received a special “Camaraderie Award.” For PEER Group, this means enjoying and working together successfully as a team while creating a family environment of trust and support. Only 6 companies in Canada were recognized in this category. The Best Workplace in Canada list, and related stories, appeared in a special national report on Thursday April 17th, 2014 in The Globe and Mail.

PEER Group’s great workplace is created on a foundation of balance – the three-legged stool of challenging work, customer success and personal growth for employees.  People want to know that they’re making a difference, whether it’s helping a customer launch a new product successfully, creating new software and processes that are a game-changer in the industry or being there to support their family and encourage their triumphs.  PEER Group is committed to growing its family and making its work environment a source of pride, camaraderie and success for everyone.

“We have learned that the path to personal success is not always a straight line and finding ways to support that journey is key to having people excel and build a career at PEER Group.  Thirty percent of our employees have been here more than 10 years; a milestone that we celebrate with this growing group,” said Mike Kropp, president and CEO of The PEER Group. “We are committed to providing our employees with the opportunity to develop and grow as they mature from new grads to moms and dads to grandparents.  We want there to always be something new to learn and achieve.”

This list of “Best Workplaces in Canada” is compiled by Great Place to Work® Institute Canada.  The competition process is based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total score comes from a 58-statement survey completed by a random selection of employees, along with their open-ended comments about their organization; the remaining one-third of the score comes from an in-depth review of the organization’s culture, including an evaluation of HR policies and procedures. This offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective, and an overall portrait of the workplace culture. Together, they provide crucial data relative to the five trust-building dimensions of a great place to work®: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie.

This year, more than 60,000 employees participated in the 2014 “Best Workplaces in Canada” survey.

About the Great Place to Work® Institute

Great Place to Work® Institute is a global research and management consultancy with expertise on workplace transformation and a presence in 46 countries worldwide. Our mission is to improve society by creating better workplaces. We are best-known for our global Best Workplaces Programme, which we produce in conjunction with prestigious media partners such as the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times and Fortune. With more than 5,500 organizations surveyed every year across the globe, the programme is the world’s largest of its kind. We believe passionately that any company or organization can become a great place to work. Our mission is to help you do it.

About PEER Group

The PEER Group Inc. provides innovative factory automation software solutions and consulting services to the semiconductor, photovoltaic, LED and other high technology industries. The world’s best manufacturing companies turn to PEER Group to solve their most challenging equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. With more than 100,000 licenses shipped, PEER Group is the leading supplier of equipment connectivity and testing products to automated factories around the world. Their innovative and reliable products and services help lower the cost of automation for high-volume manufacturers and their equipment suppliers.