Indianapolis, August 25, 2008 – Safety Management Group, one of the largest independent safety consulting firms in the United States has been included in Inc. Magazine’s ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing companies in the nation for the second year in a row. Safety Management Group was ranked 4,068 in the listing.
“We’re thrilled to again be included amongst the fastest growing and most innovative companies in the country,” said J. Kent Burget, President of Safety Management Group. “This is great recognition for our hard working associates who help clients provide safe working environments for their clients all over the world.”
The Inc. 5000, an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, is targeted to recognize the many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500.
“The Inc. 5000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy – the entrepreneurial part,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in the industries like manufacturing and construction that are underreported in the business media.”
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies has to be U.S.-based, privately held independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007 and have at least $600,000 in net sales in the base year.
Safety Management Group is a leading provider of occupational safety services throughout the United States. The company consists of a team of more than one hundred highly innovative and talented safety professionals who provide safety consulting, employee training, project staffing, interim life safety measures, and contractor safety management systems for clients throughout the United States and aboard. The markets served include construction, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare and users of construction services.
This ranking puts Safety Management Group among an elite group that over the years has included Timberland, Microsoft, Cold Stone Creamery, Go Daddy, Jamba Juice, Oracle and UnderArmour. Many of today’s most successful U.S. companies received their first public recognition when they appeared on the Inc. list.
For more information on Safety Management Group, please visit www.safetymanagementgroup.com.