GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amur Equipment Finance (AmurEF), a 2017 Top Ten rated national independent equipment finance company, was recently certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®: a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. The certification is based on extensive and anonymous feedback about AmurEF’s workplace experience.

“Our CEO and executive team firmly believes that our employees are the biggest asset of our company, so it is an honor for us to be recognized as a great place to work,” said Jackie Havel, Amur Equipment Finance Vice President of Human Resources. “Emphasizing a culture of caring provides our employees with a sense of purpose and shared commitment that empowers us to deliver on our brand promise to our customers.”

“According to our study, 85 percent of Amur Equipment Finance employees say it is a great workplace,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Great Place to Work Certification & List Production.

During a two-week period, employees completed over 100 surveys, resulting in a 90 percent confidence level and a margin of error of ± 3.75. In the results, employees specifically noted that Amur Equipment Finance contributes to the community, celebrates special events, and promotes employee flexibility. Respondents shared that they are proud to tell others they work at Amur Equipment Finance.

About Amur Equipment Finance

Amur Equipment Finance (AmurEF) is a nationally ranked independent equipment finance provider, dedicated to ensuring that its customers and employees around the nation are equipped to grow and succeed. AmurEF offers customized capital financing programs that draw on its uniquely expansive expertise in the world’s most essential industries – from transportation and technology to manufacturing and medicine – to support its network of over 15,000 vendors and other partners. AmurEF is a subsidiary of New York-based Amur Finance Company, a global diversified holding company with over $800M in assets.

For more information, visit amuref.com .

About Great Place to Work ®

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list and a series of Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces lists including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium Companies and over a half dozen different industry lists.

Follow Great Place to Work online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.

Media Contact:

Jacklynn Manning Vice President of Marketing Amur Equipment Finance +1 (800) 994-0016 x266 JManning@amuref.com