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Since Day One, MPW has made its own destiny, and its own equipment. There are many reasons why we’ve been successful over the years—our people, our passion, our willingness to get up and go the extra mile—and we’ve fabricated in-house since business began in 1972.
MPW built its own equipment because the gear that was
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Read MoreIn a company as diverse as MPW in people and professions, it’s easy for all employees to settle into their immediate surroundings and lose touch with what other departments do on a regular basis, even on the same campus. Per reader request to focus more upon all MPW employees, sometimes all we need to bridge
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Read MoreThe Safety and Training Department is preparing for 2022’s Manager Development Program following the successful launch of the pilot program last year. “The Manager Development Program began its learning journey in March of 2021 with a group of high potential leaders in the organization,” said Instructional Designer Autumn Cash Rose. “Individuals were nominated and selected
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Read MoreZan Shafer
Industrial Water Regional Sales Manager Zan Shafer, who recently earned 2020 Salesman of the Year, is set to retire at the end of March after six years of service to MPW. “He helped kick off the DI business in the Gulf Coast,” Industrial Water General Manager Tim Dondero said. During his tenure, Shafer
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Read MoreMPW’s entrance into industrial vacuuming is a story of entrepreneurship and innovation. It begins with the City of Columbus facing a challenge at its waste transfer stations. Trash would fall from conveyor belts and become a fire and safety hazard. The city looked for help to clean the conveyors. Several companies, including MPW, bid the
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Read MoreMPW’s Rodney Little was promoted to Branch Manager in Jacksonville. Rodney has served with the company for roughly 26 years in several positions.
“I actually stared work with MPW in 1996 as a Class A CDL driver,” Little said. “I relocated to the northern Florida area in 2010 until the present where my accounts included
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Read MoreFrom left: Kristen Black, Jared Black, Monte Black, Dave Sayre, and Adam Black
To honor 32 years of integrity, hard work and dedication, MPW/Porta Kleen awarded Dave Sayre with its 2019 Salaried Employee of the Year Award. Sayre becomes the first Porta Kleen employee to win the accolade.
The event and announcement were delayed due
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Read MoreCurt Ruff
In 1983, Ronald Reagan was president, the Broadway show “Annie” ended a long run, Michael Jackson “moonwalked” for the first time and the Washington “Redskins” won the Super Bowl. And a skinny kid from Fairfield Union High School began a career with a little-known Central Ohio company.
And what a career it was.
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Read MoreMinority partnership has allowed for new business opportunities
Rod Rickman, center, stands with some members of the Rickman Enterprise Group outside a facility in Detroit.
Many of us know the story of how Monte Black founded MPW 48 years ago.
But there is another man who followed a similar path 31 years ago. A
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Read MoreDiscuss your branch/department’s dedication to safety.
Operations Manager Clarence Jenkins
Our team members take the Safety Observation Program seriously. We are typically at 100% compliance.
Long-time team members hold each other accountable throughout the entire team and ensure that newer team members are indoctrinated into that culture.
Additionally, we participate in weekly branch meetings where
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