Pelco Products, Inc. is proud to announce their inclusion in the Quality Leadership 100. The Edmond, OK based company is ranked 68th by Quality Magazine. Over 800 companies nationwide were surveyed, leaving an impressive top 100. Also included on the list are such high profile companies as John Deere & Co. in Waterloo, Iowa (15), Maytag Corp. in Benton Harbor, MI (21) and Honeywell International in Morristown, NJ (92). Pelco Products, Inc. is one of three Oklahoma companies to make the list.
Pelco Products, Inc. is a family-owned business specializing in the design and manufacture of traffic signal hardware, utility products and decorative outdoor lighting. Celebrating 25 years of success in 2009, Pelco Products, Inc. is a world leader in their industry by providing high quality, custom designed products and outstanding customer service. With over 260 employees, Pelco Products, Inc. is the largest traffic signal hardware manufacturer in the nation, selling products in all 50 states and multiple international markets.
This year's Quality Leadership 100 companies are a great representation of manufacturing as a whole. The list covers small, privately owned companies to large multi-location manufacturers. More than 800 manufacturers participating in the Quality Leadership 100 were surveyed on criteria such as scrap and rework as a percentage of sales, warranty costs as a percentage of sales, rejected parts per million shipped and contribution of quality to profitability and shareholder value. Companies also were evaluated based on the number of quality programs in place; registration to various standards; percentage of employees dedicated to quality responsibilities; average number of hours monthly that employees received quality training; and the role quality professionals play in the acquisition of test, measurement and inspection tools, software and services. For more information about the Quality Leadership 100, go to www.qualitymag.com.
This honor follows a very successful 2008 for Pelco Products, Inc. The company received business honors from the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
In September 2008, Pelco Products, Inc. received the Governor's Manufacturing Leadership Award. This award for excellence is presented to five top Oklahoma manufacturers annually. The Leadership Award recipients were selected because they are progressive, forward-thinking and willing to adapt to change to become more successful in their marketplace.
Pelco Products, Inc. joined the ranks of some of Oklahoma's best companies by being named to the Metro 50 for 2008, one of Greater Oklahoma City's Chamber of Commerce most prestigious awards. The metropolitan area's fastest growing, privately owned companies for the year are ranked based on their percentage of annual growth.
Metro 50 companies demonstrate positive growth in revenues, growth in the number of employees, creativity/entrepreneurship and business development through the expansion of facilities, customer base or markets. Qualified companies were required to have revenues of at least $1 million.