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1991 - UK Offices achieve ISO registration |
| Using the Predictable Performance System as its basis, Manpower begins the process of registering all of it operations to ISO 9000 standards. The U.K. is the first country to complete this process. |
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1991 - Manpower emerges independent of Blue Arrow |
| Mitchell Fromstein, along with additional investors, reorganizes and reestablishes Manpower independent of Blue Arrow PLC. |
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1994 - International Headquarters and Canadian Headquarters achieve ISO registration |
| Manpower’s International Headquarters and Canadian Headquarters achieve ISO 9000 registration. By this time other Manpower operations around the globe have achieved ISO registration as well. |
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1994 - Manpower has over 2000 offices and sales surpass $5 billion |
| Manpower’s continues to expand its global footprint, with over 2000 offices worldwide and sales of more than $5 billion. |
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1994 - Manpower France launches L’Institute Manpower |
| France launches L’Institute Manpower, which brings together sociologists, economists, business leaders, independent labor market experts and thought leaders to discuss changes in the world of work. The Institute develops and presents studies to anticipate, comprehend and explain labor market and employment developments and their stakes. |
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1995 - Manpower begins offering outsourcing solutions to its clients |
| Responding from client demand, Manpower begins to offer HR and process management outsourcing services on a limited basis. This was expanded to a service line across countries in 2003, and became a formal business unit, Manpower Business Solutions, in 2004. |
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1996 - Manpower U.S. joins the Welfare to Work Partnership’s board of directors |
| Manpower U.S. joins the Welfare to Work initiative, a non-profit organization that educates and encourages businesses to hire and retain former welfare recipients. In 2002, Manpower’s program was featured at an exclusive event hosted by United States President Bush at the White House. |
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1996 - Manpower launches TechTrack™, computer based training for IT specialists |
| To help IT contractors gain new skills in the rapidly changing world of technology, Manpower creates TechTrack™, computer-based training for IT professionals. TechTrack also helps Manpower maintain a highly qualified pool of candidates for IT assignments. |
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1996 - Manpower has operations in more than 40 countries |
| Manpower Inc. has operations in more than 40 countries. |
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1998 - Manpower sponsors the World Cup football (soccer) tournament in France |
| As a sponsor/supplier of the 1998 World Cup football (soccer) tournament in France, Manpower hires and trains people for every World Cup-related job, from the site managers who have overall responsibility for operations at each World Cup venue to the more than 12,000 volunteers. |
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1998 - Manpower launches the Global Learning Center |
| Manpower creates the Global Learning Center (GLC) to deliver computer-based training via the Internet to its global workforce. An ever-expanding library of administrative and computer training courses is available online to Manpower temporary employees and contractors in nine languages through the GLC, which provides them with greater ability to improve their skills and advance their careers. |
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1998 - Manpower has 3000 offices in more than 50 countries with sales of more than $10 billion |
| The Manpower network continues to expand, with the company adding 1000 offices and doubling its sales in only four years. At this time, the company has a presence in 50 countries around the world. |
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1999 - Mitchell Fromstein retires, Jeffrey Joerres is promoted to President and CEO, and John Walter is named Chairman |
| Mitchell Fromstein retires as President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Fromstein is named Chairman Emeritus, Jeffrey Joerres is named President and CEO, a promotion from his previous position as Senior Vice President of European Operations and Global Account Management and Development. John Walter, retired president and COO of AT&T, is named non-executive Chairman of the Board. |
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1999 - Manpower Professional brand is launched in the U.S. and Canada |
| The former Manpower Technical division is rebranded within the U.S. and Canada as Manpower Professional to reflect the expanded range of professional staffing services provided to customers in IT, Engineering, Telecommunications, Finance, Scientific and other Professional areas. |
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1999 - Manpower U.S. launches its TechReach initiative |
| Manpower launches TechReach in cities across the U.S., which is a program that provides underemployed people with intensive training, technical certification, continuous skill upgrades, mentoring and positions with employers within their community. |
