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Composites One Wins Great West Award for Safety for 12th Consecutive Year

Arlington Heights, Ill., June 16, 2014 Composites One LLC was presented the Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as a part of the 2013 National Safety Awards Program. This is the 12th consecutive year that Composites One LLC has been named an award recipient.

The National Safety Awards Program recognizes carriers in similar operations (truckload and less than truckload) with awards based on their year-end preventable accident results. Carriers are eligible to receive a Platinum, Gold, Silver or Participatory award. This past year, the program drew more than 750 participants from across the country.

“Composites One is proud to once again receive this recognition by Great West,” said Leon Garoufalis, President for Composites One. “Maintaining safety in all aspects of our day-to-day operations is a core value at Composites One and translates directly to our value proposition for customers in quality service and dependability. Composites One leads the industry with our safety record which is a result of our company-wide focus on safety and compliance.”

Great West Casualty Company is the nation’s leading provider of property and casualty insurance for the trucking industry. With more than 50 years of experience, Great West offers risk management, underwriting claims, and loss control services exclusively to the trucking industry. Great West is headquartered in South Sioux City, Neb., and has regional offices in Meridian, Idaho; Bloomington, Ind.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Arlington, Texas.

Composites One is the nation’s leading distributor of composite materials serving customers from more than 30 locations in North America. Composites One offers composites fabricators and molders thousands of products from more than 450 of the industry’s top suppliers through a technical sales and customer service force that is the most knowledgeable in the industry. The company offers a variety of value added services that include closed mold technologies, technical applications reviews, and unmatched regulatory compliance assistance. Composites One is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill. To find more information visit www.compositesone.com or call 800-621-8003.