From Spare Room to Spanning the Globe: Ryzex History and Milestones
Ryzex has come a long way since Rud Browne founded the company in a spare bedroom. But even as we expand into new markets, we continue to deepen our commitments to our
community, our
environment and most importantly, our
customers.
History & Milestones |
| 2007 | Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce names Ryzex the Green Business of the Year |
| 2007 | Ernst and Young awards Ryzex's founder, Rud Browne, Entrepreneur of the Year |
| 2007 | Puget Sound Business Journal names Ryzex one of the Largest PRIVATE Companies in Washington |
| 2007 | Puget Sound Business Journal awards Ryzex as one of Washington's Best workplaces |
| 2006 | Ryzex named to Inc. Magazine's "The Green 50”, a list of the nation's most successful environmentally responsible companies |
| 2006 | New logo and worldwide rebranding package unveiled |
| 2006 | Ryzex U.K. receives ISO certification |
| 2006 | Separate business unit established in Canada |
| 2005 | Puget Sound Business Journal names Ryzex among Fastest Growing 100 Privately Owned Businesses in Washington |
| 2005 | Ryzex U.K. moves to new world class office facilities |
| 2003 | Weyerhaeuser becomes Ryzex’s first official FullUse® customer |
| 2003 | All repair facilities (Phoenix, Nashville, Toronto) receive ISO 9001:2000 certification |
| 2003 | Open Sales & Service office in Lyon, France |
| 2003 | Puget Sound Business Journal names Ryzex among Fastest Growing 100 Privately Owned Businesses in Washington |
| 2002 | Puget Sound Business Journal names Ryzex among Fastest Growing 100 Privately Owned Businesses in Washington |
| 2002 | Announced entrance into POS Repair. |
| 2001 | Ryzex Repair Phoenix became ISO 9001:2000 registered |
| 2001 | Established Professional Services organization |
| 2001 | Opened Ryzex Repair Nashville in May |
| 2000 | Opened Ryzex Repair Toronto in June |
| 1999 | Began ISO 9001 registration for Ryzex Repair Phoenix |
| 1998 | Tripled repair space with move to new facility in Phoenix, AZ |
| 1998 | Moved into new world headquarters building – 4600 Ryzex Way, Bellingham |
| 1996 | Doubled repair space by moving into a new facility in Tempe, AZ |
| 1996 | Established United Kingdom Sales and Service office |
| 1994 | Established Ryzex Repair to service barcode and data collection equipment |
| 1994 | Began selling new data collection systems |
| 1991 | Opened Australian Sales office |
| 1990 | Opened U.S. office |
| 1989 | Founded by Rud Browne as Ryzex Re-Marketing, a company expressing its passion for our environment through a combination of data collection and recycling |
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Ryzex plc,
Ryzex House, Bumpers Way
Bumpers Farm
Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6LH
United Kingdom
Tel: 0870 413 4444
Fax: 0870 414 5555
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