Awards

ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries was honored yesterday at the 2013 Employer Awards Recognition and Seminar event, hosted by The Monterey County Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities (MCCEPD). PRIDE was recognized for outstanding achievements in hiring and retaining people with disabilities in the workforce.

 

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating jobs for people with a wide range of disabilities. PRIDE provides a supportive environment, training, and opportunity to help people with disabilities overcome obstacles and find meaningful employment.

 

MCCEPD works to educate employers and the public on the qualifications, motivation, and commitment of people with disabilities. The all-volunteer organization is dedicated to expanding awareness of abilities instead of limitations. MCCEPD strives to maximize employee retention and workforce diversity.

 

The award recipients were nominated by members of the community. MCCEPD recognized each employer for their strong commitment and ability to successfully employ people with disabilities in Monterey County. Along with PRIDE Industries, five local companies were recognized at the event.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit social enterprise meeting the manufacturing and facilities service needs of public and private organizations nationwide while creating jobs for people with disabilities. Operating in 13 states and the nation’s capital, PRIDE employs and serves more than 4,900 individuals.

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PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

PRIDE Listed in Seven Categories and Ranks #4 in Manufacturing in Sacramento Business Journal 2012 Book of Lists

ROSEVILLE  – Roseville-based PRIDE Industries was ranked fourth among area manufacturers in the 2012 Sacramento Business Journal Annual Book of Lists, following only Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Aerojet.  The manufacturers list ranks the top manufacturers in the four-county metro area, including Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties, and is based on full time employee headcount. PRIDE provides manufacturing and facility services to the public and private sector while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities.  In the 2012 list, PRIDE was ranked among the region’s top employers and largest companies in seven separate categories, including the area’s largest technology companies and fastest growing companies.

 

PRIDE ranked in the top 10 (9th) among area medical-device manufacturers and was listed 21st among all technology companies.  In 2012, PRIDE invested significantly in its Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) technology and equipment.  The new EMS capabilities are designed to provide scalable solutions to customers’ needs – from prototype development to volume production, expanding PRIDE’s capabilities and enhancing its ability to create high tech jobs for people with disabilities.

 

PRIDE was again represented among the region’s fastest-growing companies, experiencing 30% revenue growth from 2009 to 2011 despite a tough economic climate.  PRIDE was also listed among the region’s top private sector employers, and the 9th largest Placer County employer with 1,021 full time workers.

 

“It is an honor for PRIDE to be included among the area’s top private businesses across such a diverse group of services,” said Michael Ziegler, President and CEO of PRIDE Industries.  “As a social enterprise, we are measured against a dual bottom line, with our most important numbers being the number of people with disabilities that PRIDE supports and employs.”

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization meeting the manufacturing and facilities service needs of public and private organizations nationwide while creating jobs for people with disabilities. Operating in 12 states and the nation’s capital, PRIDE employs and serves more than 4,800 individuals, including more than 2,800 people with disabilities. Headquartered in Roseville, Ca., PRIDE Industries ranks as the fourth-largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region.

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PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

ROSEVILLE  – PRIDE Industries, a social enterprise providing first-rate manufacturing and service solutions to business and government, announced today that it has been selected as a winner in the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards. PRIDE was selected by Manufacturing Executive, the global community for manufacturing leadership, and was recognized in the Game-Changing Technologies category.

 

As a nonprofit organization, PRIDE Industries fulfills its social mission of creating jobs for people with disabilities through its own business services and by partnering with others in the community. PRIDE’s services include electronics and medical device contract manufacturing, as well as a comprehensive range of contract packaging, fulfillment, and supply chain solutions. PRIDE’s customers range from Fortune 10+ companies to prototype developers. The company tailors its solutions to the unique needs of each customer, creating efficiencies and cost-savings as a single-source provider of flexible, scalable services.

 

PRIDE was recognized for an integration solution of divergent systems which had scaled rapidly with the organization’s growth but lacked a cohesive interface. To streamline processes, ensure accuracy, and reduce operational costs, PRIDE implemented an Infor EAM LN solution to open lines of communication between Infor ERP and EAM systems. Automating processes previously done manually increased operational visibility and allowed decision-makers to identify and solve problems in real time. Integrating ERP and EAM systems supported PRIDE’s overall strategies of enabling faster, easier data access for users including employees with disabilities, and decreasing internal expenses to control service costs to customers. Ensuring that applications work seamlessly together helps PRIDE Industries maintain and enhance its competitive position in the marketplace.

 

“As a social enterprise maintaining the highest standards of quality, efficiency and service are imperative,” said John Vaughan, PRIDE Industries CIO and SVP Manufacturing and Logistics. “This ML100 award is a direct result of our efforts to ensure rigorous processes and procedures that deliver maximum results for our customers, and drive a 100% manufacturing survey response rate of customers confirming that they would use or refer PRIDE Industries again.”

 

PRIDE Industries was selected as an ML100 winner by a panel of distinguished judges from among hundreds of nominations. The ML100 Awards will be officially presented May 2 in conjunction with the annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization meeting the manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and facilities service needs of business and government nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities. Operating in 11 states and the nation’s capital, PRIDE employs more than 4,500 individuals, including more than 2,500 people with disabilities. Headquartered in Roseville, CA, PRIDE ranks as the fourth largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region.

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Kat Maudru

PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries, a leading local manufacturer and service provider was recently named the SynapSense 2011 Supplier of the Year. Folsom, Ca.-based SynapSense Corporation is a leading provider of energy efficiency-focused data center infrastructure management solutions that deliver unparalleled visibility, resiliency, and energy optimization in the world’s leading data centers. PRIDE Industries was selected for its overall technology, service, quality, cost, and supply management results.

 

As a social enterprise, PRIDE Industries fulfills its social mission of creating jobs for people with disabilities through its own businesses and by partnering with others in the community. Providing first-rate manufacturing and service solutions to business and government, PRIDE’s ISO-certified service offerings include electronics and medical device manufacturing, as well as a comprehensive range of contract packaging, fulfillment, and supply chain solutions.

 

PRIDE Industries provides Folsom based SynapSense with full turn-key contract manufacturing, value-added engineering support, logistics and warehousing services for their wireless environmental monitoring, power metering and energy solutions products.

 

PRIDE Industries helps to keep SynapSense product costs competitive with comprehensive supply chain management, precise account management, flexible and reliable forecasting processes, and a rigorous focus on component price reductions.  PRIDE’s superior quality manufacturing processes, innovative solutions to complex manufacturing challenges, outstanding process engineering and ability to scale were also cited in the award recognition.

 

“SynapSense is truly lucky to work with a world-class manufacturer who is competitive with overseas manufacturing costs, yet maintains the flexibility and real-time communication enabled by their location right here in Northern California – just a few minutes from SynapSense headquarters,” said Sean Bell, SynapSense Director, Hardware Engineering.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization meeting the manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and facilities service needs of business and government nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities. Operating in 11 states and the nation’s capital, PRIDE employs more than 4,500 individuals, including more than 2,500 people with disabilities. Headquartered in Roseville, Ca. PRIDE ranks as the fourth largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region.

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Kat Maudru

PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries, a leading employer of people with disabilities, was recently awarded the George Washington Honor Medal, Meritorious Certificate of Honor by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. PRIDE also received a Special Congressional Certificate, presented by Congressman Tom McClintock. The awards were presented Thursday, November 3, 2011, at the 2011 Awards Luncheon in Sacramento, CA.

 

PRIDE Industries was nominated by the Sacramento Chapter of Freedoms Foundation. The National Award Program is intended to honor those whose projects, words or deed reflect the best of the American spirit of volunteerism by offering constructive solutions to contemporary problems. Each chapter searches for outstanding organizations and individuals, recognizing them for their contribution to community development, education, and service.

 

Founded in 1949, the Freedoms Foundation is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian educational organization. The Freedoms Foundation provides a wide range of educational and awards programs for students, teachers, and citizens to gain a greater awareness and appreciation of the principles and responsibilities of a free and democratic society.

 

For 45 years, PRIDE Industries has been creating jobs for people with disabilities in its own businesses or by partnering with others in the community. Meeting the manufacturing, supply chain and facilities services needs of business and government agencies nationwide, PRIDE creates meaningful work for individuals with a wide range of disabilities. PRIDE’s unique person-centered approach to training, developing, supporting and promoting people with disabilities results in jobs for persons with significant barriers to employment.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization meeting the manufacturing, logistics and facilities service needs of business and government nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities. Operating in 11 states and the nation’s capital, PRIDE employs more than 4,200 individuals, including more than 2,400 people with disabilities. Headquartered in Roseville, Ca. PRIDE ranks as the third largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region.

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Kat Maudru

PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

EL PASO – PRIDE Industries, a leading employer of people with disabilities, has been awarded the 2010 Texas Governor’s Annual Employment Award. The award highlights the efforts of employers to hire and retain employees with disabilities and to recognize best practices that positively affect employees with disabilities within the workplace. The award was presented Friday, October 1, 2010, in Nacogdoches, TX at the Annual Employment Awards Ceremony.

 

With more than 40 years of expertise in preparing people with disabilities for employment, PRIDE provides vocational training, counseling, and support to individuals with disabilities and other employment barriers. With training and supports, people with disabilities develop the technical and work skills they need to obtain and sustain employment, becoming contributing members of their communities. PRIDE recruits, employs and advances careers for people with disabilities in Texas through its Directorate of Public Works contract performing base wide facilities support services at Fort Bliss, and by partnering with state agencies and other organizations to place individuals with disabilities in community employment.

 

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Each year during the month of October, a local committee in Texas hosts the Annual Employment Awards Ceremony, where the winners in each of several categories are introduced. PRIDE Industries was honored in the Non-Profit Employer category, for fostering a diverse and accessible workplace and developing innovative ways to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace.

 

“We are truly honored to be recognized for our mission to create jobs for people with disabilities,” said Michael Ziegler, President/CEO of PRIDE Industries. “Our team in El Paso, Texas does an outstanding job supporting individuals with disabilities. PRIDE is committed to advancing opportunities for individuals who need additional supports to succeed in the workplace. We are thrilled that their efforts have been rewarded with this recognition.”

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a not-for-profit organization meeting the manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and facilities service needs of public and private organizations nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities. PRIDE currently operates in 11 states and the nation’s capital.

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Kat Maudru

PRIDE Industries is a social enterprise delivering business excellence to public and private organizations nationwide.

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