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MEP Success Stories from New Jersey

Detection and Distancing during COVID-19 / 5S Workplace Organization

Reported Year
2021
NJMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, approached Edmund Optics and offered a no-cost business assessment. They sat down with their NJMEP account manager and explored their organization from the ground up. “We got involved with NJMEP because we were looking for some training that would help us get to that next level,” Jay Budd, director of

Zero Surge Doubles Down on Digital Marketing to Expand Business

Reported Year
2021
Surge suppressors are used in a wide variety of industries ranging from restaurants and IT support to military and manufacturing and are critical in large-scale infrastructure projects. The combination of a large customer base and a product-focused business meant that Zero Surge was having trouble leveraging marketing to generate sales and growth

Customized Food Training gives Groezinger Provisions the Competitive Advantage

Reported Year
2021
In the past few years, Groezinger experienced staffing challenges resulting from retirements and sudden medical leaves of absence. Employee absences are especially challenging when positions are specialized and employees are not cross trained or when specific skills or certifications are needed, which can bring a production line to a halt or

AirCo Increases and Retains sales with ISO certification

Reported Year
2021
With the majority of their business coming from the Department of Defense, Aeronautical Instrument needed to become ISO 9001:2015 certified in order to establish new clients while retaining the ones they already had.

Revel Nail Improves Operations and Adds Value with Lean Process Improvement

Reported Year
2021
In 2019 the company began to explore lean to overcome a massive but welcomed challenge. "We literally had too many orders for us to process,” said Phon Malone. This New Jersey manufacturer faced a similar challenge many growing businesses experience. They were struggling to keep up with demand because of production delays. Revel Nail is focusing on

PARKWAY KEW SCORES BIG WITH R&D TAX CREDITS INNOVATION DRIVES BUSINESS FORWARD

Reported Year
2020
COVID-19 put a tremendous amount of pressure on the business. Sales dropped and customers weren’t as active as originally projected. This dip in business, coupled with the company’s commitment to continuously investing in their equipment and workforce encouraged leadership to begin considering different ways to help bring in some additional capital
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