KBM Named MBE Supplier of the Year

 

San Diego, CA - June 29, 2011 - KBM Facility Solutions has been named "MBE Supplier of the Year" by the San Diego Regional Minority Supplier Development Council. The award recognizes the company's diversity initiatives and commitment to the economic development of local minority, disabled veteran, and women-owned businesses. KBM was nominated for the prestigious award by the Walt Disney Company, a KBM client.

KBM has been an active member of both the San Diego and Southern California regional chapters of the National Minority Supplier Development Council for nearly twenty years, and is certified through the organization as a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE). According to Scott Brill, KBM's Executive Vice President, the company benefits from active participation in the NMSDC through business development and networking opportunities the organization provides. NMSDC helps diversity suppliers foster long-term mutually beneficial business relations with large national corporate members, a key factor in KBM's successful transition into being a national provider of its sustainable janitorial and facility maintenance services.

This year's awards ceremony and reception was held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, followed by a benefit concert featuring jazz recording artist Rachelle Ferrell. Proceeds from the concert help support the ongoing work of the San Diego Regional Minority Supplier Development Council.

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ABOUT KBM FACILITY SOLUTIONS
The receipt of the award follows the recent hiring of Alicia Wadsworth as KBM's new Head of Human Resources. Wadsworth has championed the development of several new programs benefitting the company's 500+ employees, including "Live Fit...Play it Safe," the company's new wellness program encompassing both workplace safety and employee health and fitness.

For more information on KBM Facility Solutions, visit www.kbmfs.com.