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ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries, today announced it has been selected as the Hewlett-Packard 2010 Service Supplier of the Year based on its overall performance and collaboration with HP. The award was presented Friday, May 27, 2010, at the HP Pan-Direct Supplier Summit in Palo Alto, California.

 

“We were excited to be chosen to participate in the HP Pan-Direct Supplier Summit,” said Steve Twitchell, VP Operations for PRIDE Industries. “By integrating completely into our customers’ processes, procedures and goals we are able to support HP with solutions that help them maintain their competitiveness in the global markets. We are proud and honored to be selected as HP’s global 2010 Service Supplier of the Year.”

 

Through ongoing assessments and capability-building initiatives, PRIDE Industries continually develops process refinements and programs designed to ensure lasting performance improvement. PRIDE Industries was recognized as the 2010 Service Supplier of the Year by HP’s Global Parts Supply Chain (GPSC) division for greatest overall service in the key areas of cost, quality, supply, technology, and business alignment.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries delivers first-rate manufacturing and service solutions to businesses and government agencies nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities. PRIDE Industries is headquartered in Roseville, California, currently operates in ten states and the nation’s capital, and ranks as the second largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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

ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries was named the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2010 Agricultural Research Services (ARS) AbilityOne® Program Contractor of the Year at an Awards Ceremony held June 16, 2010 in Washington, D.C. PRIDE Industries was nominated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Pacific West Area (PWA) Procurement Office within the USDA.

 

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts an annual small business and AbilityOne® award program to recognize exemplary service to the Department. PRIDE Industries provides janitorial and grounds maintenance services for the USDA, Agricultural Research Service Agency at their Davis, CA location, and is a proud partner in the AbilityOne® Program.  The AbilityOne Program is a federal initiative to help people who are blind or have other severe disabilities find employment by working for nonprofit agencies (NPAs) that sell products and/or services to the U.S. government.

 

“We are thrilled to be recognized as the USDA’s 2010 AbilityOne® Contractor of the Year,” said Peter Berghuis, VP, Integrated Facilities Services Operations for PRIDE Industries. “We strive to provide first-class facilities solutions, from custodial and grounds, to base wide operating services, while creating meaningful job opportunities for people with disabilities. Our government customers, such as ARS, are our partners in the fulfillment of this mission. We are honored that the USDA is recognizing the hard work and dedication of our employees.”

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a national not-for-profit organization providing manufacturing, logistics and facilities service solutions to businesses and government agencies while creating jobs for people with disabilities. PRIDE currently operates in ten states and the nation’s capital and is headquartered in Roseville, CA.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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 2010 Employer of the Year Award by United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities. The award recognizes a business or voluntary agency that has made an outstanding contribution to employing people with physical disabilities or has provided training programs leading to employment and created a better working environment for people with disabilities. The award was presented Friday, May 21, 2010, at the Awards for Excellence dinner and presentation during the UCP Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill.

 

For more than 40 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.

 

Each year during the Awards for Excellence at the UCP Annual Conference, UCP honors UCP affiliates, individuals and companies whose exceptional activities, achievements and dedication exemplify the UCP mission to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network. PRIDE Industries was nominated for the Employer of the Year Award by UCP of Greater Sacramento.

 

“While PRIDE is headquartered in northern California, the organization’s reach is rapidly expanding across the country,” said Jeff Einhorn, Chairman of the Board of the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Sacramento’s Foundation. “We are thrilled that PRIDE’s good work has been recognized by UCP on a national level and hope this recognition leads to increased opportunities and positive change for people with disabilities nationwide.”

 

“We are truly honored to be recognized by UCP for our mission to create jobs for people with disabilities, and the culture of support we are committed to – for our employees, our customers, and our community,” said Michael Ziegler, President/CEO of PRIDE Industries.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a not-for-profit organization providing a variety of business solutions to meet the manufacturing and service needs of public and private organizations nationwide. PRIDE is dedicated to creating jobs for people with disabilities, currently operating in nine states and the nation’s capital.

About United Cerebral Palsy:

Founded over 60 years ago by parents of children with cerebral palsy, today United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities. The UCP mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network. This includes approximately 100 local service providers reaching over 176,000 individuals daily in the U.S., Canada, Scotland, and Australia. The national office in Washington DC advocates on behalf of individuals with disabilities; advances federal disability public policy (Disability Policy Collaboration); and develops forward-thinking programs like Life Without Limits and My Child Without Limits. For more information, please visit www.UCP.org.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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 named a recipient of the 2009 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), a program sponsored by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the state’s leading authority on recycling and waste reduction.

 

PRIDE is among 250 California businesses and nonprofit organizations being recognized for their innovative, environmentally friendly programs and policies by being named recipients of the WRAP award.  Collectively, the organizations have diverted more than 2 million tons of materials from local landfills through aggressive resource management and recycling programs, and have saved millions of
dollars in operating costs.

 

PRIDE was selected based on a set of criteria that included waste prevention, materials reuse, recycling, recycled-product purchases, and employee education.  Since implementing its recycling program in October 2008, PRIDE Industries has diverted 84 percent (over 41,000 pounds) of its solid waste from landfills.

 

The WRAP awards were initiated in 1993 to recognize California businesses and private, nonprofit organizations that are making outstanding efforts to reduce non-hazardous waste. Including today’s winners, the Board has now awarded WRAP awards to nearly 18,000 California businesses and nonprofits.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization providing a variety of business solutions to meet the manufacturing and service needs of companies nationwide. PRIDE is dedicated to creating jobs for people with disabilities and employs more than 4,300 individuals across ten states and in the nation’s capitol, including more than 2,700 people with disabilities.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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

ROSEVILLE – PRIDE Industries, one of the nation’s largest employers of people with disabilities, was recently named 2009 Business of the Year by the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) for its commitment to working with and employing people with disabilities at Ft. Bliss, Texas and throughout the Greater El Paso region. PRIDE was named Business of the Year for its innovative approach to job development and its dedication to collaboration with DARS in order to support individuals with disabilities in job placement, career development, and retention.

 

PRIDE Industries is a not-for-profit company meeting the manufacturing, supply chain and integrated facilities service needs of businesses and government agencies nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people with disabilities.

 

The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) is composed of four divisions focused on people with disabilities and children with developmental delays. The department includes the Division for Rehabilitation Services (DRS), the Division for Blind Services (DBS), the Division for Disability Determination Services (DDS) and the Division for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI).

 

Since 2007, PRIDE has created jobs or provided employment services for more than 150 people with disabilities in Texas. In 2008, PRIDE employed 52 Division for Rehabilitative Services (DRS) consumers with disabilities through its contract at Fort Bliss. In 2009, 48 (DRS) consumers with disabilities found employment through PRIDE at Fort Bliss. Additionally, over 50 individuals with disabilities have found competitive employment in the local community with assistance from PRIDE’s Employment Services Division since 2007. The local Employment Services office is managed by Celeste Garcia, a longtime resident of the El Paso area who is actively engaged with the community and DARS.

 

PRIDE currently employs people with disabilities in local Texas communities. PRIDE creates opportunities for individuals to work in positions such as Carpenters, Electricians, Environmental Technicians, General Maintenance Workers, Heavy Equipment Operators, Plumbers, Service Order Dispatchers, Stock Clerks, Supply Technicians, and Truck Drivers.

 

“DARS truly shares in PRIDE’s mission to help individuals with disabilities attain employment,” said John Oliver, VP of Rehabilitation for PRIDE Industries. “I applaud DARS’ focus of overcoming barriers to employment for people with disabilities. PRIDE is honored to be recognized for our efforts and partnership, and I look forward to working together to create more jobs and opportunities for people with disabilities.”

About PRIDE:

Founded in 1966, PRIDE employs more than 4,300 individuals across 10 states and in the nation’s capital, including more than 2,700 people with disabilities.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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 NISH Performance Excellence in Developing Human Potential Award for its work promoting the upward mobility of people with severe disabilities. PRIDE accepted the award at the NISH National Training and Achievement Conference Awards Banquet May 14, 2009, in Atlanta, GA.

 

NISH is a national nonprofit agency whose mission is to create employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities by securing Federal contracts through the AbilityOne Program for its network of community-based, nonprofit agencies. The AbilityOne Program is a public/private partnership created by Congress, dedicated to providing employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

 

At the banquet, NISH recognized highly successful individuals, nonprofit agencies, government agencies, and businesses for their work to create jobs and opportunity for people with disabilities. PRIDE’s proven track record of successful employment and promotion of people with disabilities on AbilityOne contracts, within its organization and in local communities across the nation led to the nomination and acceptance of this award.

 

PRIDE’s unique person-centered approach to train, develop, support and promote people with disabilities results in jobs for persons formerly considered unfit for employment.

 

“PRIDE is a national leader in creating jobs and opportunity for people with disabilities and fully exemplifies the spirit of the Performance Excellence in Developing Human Potential Award,” said Bob Chamberlin, NISH President and CEO. “PRIDE’s work impacts thousands of people with disabilities annually and creates positive change in the many communities in which they operate,” Chamberlin added.

 

“We at PRIDE are honored to be recognized by NISH for our mission to create jobs for people with disabilities, embodied by our culture of support for our employees, our customers, and our community,” says Michael Ziegler, President/CEO of PRIDE Industries.

About PRIDE Industries:

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization providing a variety of business solutions to meet the manufacturing and service needs of business and government agencies nationwide. PRIDE employs more than 4,300 individuals across 10 states and in the nation’s capital, including more than 2,700 people with disabilities. PRIDE is a self-sustaining business with over $150 million in annual revenue and ranks as the third largest manufacturing and service company in the greater Sacramento region. Founded in 1966, PRIDE is headquartered in Roseville, CA.

Media Contact
Kat Maudru
(916) 753-4339

media@prideindustries.com

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