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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