TAMPA FIRM NAMED NMSDC NATIONAL SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 29, 2009 – Mark Govin, president of MarkMaster, a manufacturer of identification products based in Tampa, Florida, was named National Supplier of the Year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council at its annual conference in New Orleans, from October 25-28. The firm won in the category for companies with annual sales between $10 million and $50 million.
MarkMaster, Inc., a 76-year-old Hispanic-owned company, develops banners, hand and mechanical devices, name badges, posters, rubber stamps and signs. The firm registered $12.4 million in sales in 2008 and spent nearly $500,000 with other minority business enterprises. The company was selected as a regional supplier of the year from more than 80 nominees nationwide that represent a broad range of industries. MarkMaster was elevated to National Supplier of the Year at the Conference awards banquet on Wednesday, October 28. The other national winners were The Voice of Your Customer, based in Cincinnati, Ohio; General Data Kommunications and Networking in Pembroke Pines, Florida; and Artech Information Systems of Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.
“Small business is the engine that drives the economy and NMSDC’s award-winning suppliers are proof of that,” said Harriet R. Michel, NMSDC president. “During a challenging economy, major corporations have counted on excellent minority suppliers like MarkMaster to deliver great products, cost savings, quality service and innovative solutions. This level of performance will be increasingly valuable to more corporations as the economy recovers.”
The regional winners recognized in the same category with MarkMaster were: Primera Engineers Ltd. of Chicago, Illinois; River City Furniture of West Chester, Ohio; and Sugar Bowl Bakery in Hayward, California.
About NMSDC
Providing a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country’s leading business membership organizations. It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.
The NMSDC Network includes a national office in New York and 38 Regional Councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including America’s top publicly owned, privately owned and foreign-owned companies as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The Regional Councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority-owned businesses with member corporations that want to purchase their goods and services.
For more information about NMSDC, call (212) 944-2430 or visit the Web site at www.nmsdc.org.
