Pioneer Industries

FARMINGDALE, NY – Pioneer Industries, Inc’s Preferred Vendor Program (PVP) continues to experience significant growth. More than 25 manufacturers expressed their confidence in Pioneer by joining the program and authorizing Pioneer as their military dealer in 2012. In total, Pioneer is helping more than 100 manufactures by providing a customized solution to handle their sales and distribution to the Armed Forces. Additionally, Pioneer is providing inventory management, forecasting data, and ad-hoc reporting to these manufacturers to improve their business.

Pioneer’s PVP growth has been a contributing factor to continued success and growth of Pioneer’s business. Pioneer Industries, Inc. reported calendar year 2012 was the most successful year in the company’s history. Sales revenue exceeded projections with more than a 10% growth over the previous year.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Pioneer Industries, Inc reported record breaking monthly sales for the month of November. The increase in sales is credited, in part, to enhanced sales and pricing techniques.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Long Island and particularly the south shore has been hit hard by super storm Sandy. Nearly 1,000,000 people are without power and the damage is significant. Most of Pioneer’s employees are without power at their homes, but are otherwise doing well. The Pioneer facility is currently considered fully operational with internet service and electricity powered by a 60 KW natural gas generator.

In the wake of the devastation, Pioneer continues to support the Department of Defense and has opened Its doors to the entire staff, their families, the community, and industry to offer assistance.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Pioneer joined U.S. Congressman, Steve Israel, and about two dozen companies including, Northrop Grumman and Telephonics Corp., in the VetsBuild Business Advisory Council. The meeting was held on June 25, 2012 in Hauppauge, N.Y..

This new Business Advisory Council has teamed up with the United Way Long Island and The United Veterans Beacon House to create VetsBuild to use best practices and identify policy changes to address the overwhelming high unemployment rate of post 9/11 veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. VetsBuild will also assist veterans by offering counseling and guidance, as well as, training to hone their skills to gain employment.

The VetsBuild Business Advisory Council will continue to meet at Congressman Israel’s office on a quarterly basis.

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Pioneer Industries, Inc was recently honored by DLA Land and Maritime as one of the government’s best suppliers. The award ceremony was held on June 13, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom, in Columbus, Ohio. This recognition was for a nearly perfect performance to the military’s stringent quality and delivery requirements to supply product. In the past calendar year, Pioneer has supplied just about 5,000 lines totaling almost 500,000 piece parts.

This recognition means the military has continually issued orders to Pioneer with the confidence in the product operation and an on time delivery.

AMITYVILLE, NY – Pioneer’s Facility Security Officer and members of the management team attended the Industrial Security Awareness Conference (ISAC) hosted by U.S. Congressman Peter King. Congressman King is Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Pioneer participated in discussions regarding accomplishments and on-going terrorist threats. The information and ideas shared with the Congressman and other Defense Industry leaders were done so in an unclassified forum.

HERNDON RESTON, VA – Pioneer attended the MDI explosive and narcotic detection summit. This exclusive two day event was lead by the global leader in threat detection for their sales and distribution partners. Pioneer represented the aftermarket military sales channel. The focus of the event was on new technologies and reducing the total cost of ownership for new equipment and consumables.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Pioneer has completed an upgrade to the inventory management system. New features allow the sales force to view real-time data and improve order receipt to dock turn-around time. The expectation is that these upgrades will provide improved pricing and delivery to the customer.

FARMINGDALE, NY – A sixty (60) KW generator has been installed and is now operational at Pioneer’s headquarters. The generator has a direct connection to the natural gas line. Regardless of inclement weather or local power authority capacity, this investment will ensure Pioneer’s entire facility is operational 24/7/365.

COLUMBUS, OH – Pioneer has been recognized by the DLA for efforts as one of the top 20 small business suppliers to support the Land and Maritime Material Cost Reduction Initiative for First Quarter of FY12.

“Your commitment in improving productivity and cost efficiencies in all areas – purchasing, overhead, administration, manufacturing, etc. and passing those cost reductions to DLA represents a critical role in our efforts to achieve at least a 10% reduction in procurement costs.”

Other contributing factors for Pioneer’s recognition include business ethics, integrity, and other overall performance factors.

Pioneer will continue to strive to meet and exceed future cost reduction on military initiatives.