25 Years - 25 Facts About Pelco Products, Inc.

• Quality Magazine named Pelco Products, Inc. the Quality Plant of the Year for 2010.
• Pelco Products, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of traffic signal hardware in the United States, selling products in all 50 states and more than 14 foreign countries.
• Co-founder Phil Parduhn is the inventor of the original Astro-Brac.
• Pelco Products, Inc. was started in 1985 with 5 employees
• In 1987, Pelco Products, Inc. expanded in Edmond and built a 24,000 sq. ft facility, promising to employ 38 employees by the end of the year. Pelco Products, Inc. now employees 150 people in Edmond/OKC.
• Pelco Products, Inc. added Onamental products to the traffic and utility product lines in 1992.
• There are 8 engineers on staff with a combined professional experience of over 200 years.
• Both Pelco Products, Inc. production facilities are powered by 100% wind generated electricity.
• In 2008, Pelco Products, Inc. was ranked #68 in Quality Magazine’s Top 100 Companies, received the Oklahoma Governors Manufacturing Leadership award and named to the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Metro 50 list
• Since 2002, Pelco Products, Inc. has employed a group from the Dale Rodgers Training Center, a community vocational training employment program for individuals with disabilities.
• In 1987, Pelco Products, Inc. received Awards of Excellence from Gov. Henry Bellmon and George Miller for providing employment for developmental disability or mentally challenged adults from Meadows Center for Opportunity.
• Pelco Products, Inc. has 38 patents with more currently in application.
• The Tech Services department can create durable 3D printed models using the FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) machine. These models can be used to evaluate design concept and test functionality.
• Pelco Products, Inc. is a member of the International Municipal Signals Association (IMSA) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
• In 2004, the Southeast U.S. was devastated by 4 hurricanes (Charley, Fancis, Gene, Ivan) hitting fifteen States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and many countries in the Caribbean. The demand for traffic and utility products to replace hurricane damaged items reached record highs. Pelco Products, Inc. was able to meet the extraordinary demand to help restore traffic control in the effected areas. In 2008, Pelco Products, Inc. shipped over 10,000 signal brackets to Houston in the two months after Hurricane Ike.
• Pelco Products, Inc. continues to grow in both market share and revenue, which is up 85% since 2005.
• The Pelco Products, Inc. manufacturing plant utilizes a 4-10 work schedule, which reduces employee absenteeism, improves recruiting and retention, reduces start up/clean up time and electrical demand usage.
• In 2005, Pelco Structural, LLC was started to manufacturer steel poles for the traffic, utility communication and lighting industries.
• Pelco Structural, LLC is American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. (ASIC) certified.
• The Tech Services department mentors the Edmond Santa Fe High School FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Club.
• Pelco Products, Inc. donated a custom made flagpole to the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, dedicated on December 7, 2007.
• Honors achieved by Pelco Products, Inc. include the Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Accident Control (1994-1997) in 1997, Runner up for the first annual Oklahoma Family Business of the Year Award (businesses with 50-250 employees) in 1999, Service to Youth Award from the YMCA in 2007 and the Excellence in Manufacturing Award given by the EEDA (first time to give award) in 1995.
• Phil Parduhn named Edmond’s Citizen of the Year in 1997. Sam’s Wholesale club presents Phil Parduhn with the 1999 Sam Walton Business Leader Award for his commitment to his employees and his company.
• In 1995, Pelco Products Inc. received the Manufacturing Award from the Edmond Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority.
• Operation Manger Mark Nash is a Six Sigma Black Belt, certified NIST/MEP Lean Manufacturing Trainer and the principal author of the book Using Lean for Faster Six Sigma Results: A Synchronized Approach.