| According to Brian Devine, the Division VP for | | | | financing, board approval and have broken ground |
| ProLogistix, "The increase of the plant production | | | | or begun civil/site preparation activities. Once |
| has had a terrific impact on the growth of | | | | construction is under way, there are various |
| ProLogistix over the past few years. We are | | | | milestones that are achieved along the way |
| seeing increased competition for the skilled | | | | including civil/site prep, structural erection, building |
| workers, and companies are finding they have to | | | | construction, mechanical/equipment installation, |
| stay competitive to attract and retain productive | | | | electrical/instrumentation, insulation/coatings and |
| workers. Pay rates are often the first element | | | | start-up testing, to name a few. Once a plant is |
| that hourly employees look at when considering a | | | | commissioned and is operational, it is no longer |
| new job, but other factors play an important role | | | | considered under construction. |
| in the "retention" of employees. These include: the | | | | About ProLogistix: |
| work environment, the shift, the way employees | | | | Starting in 1999, ProLogistix was the first |
| are treated by their supervisors and benefits." | | | | company to focus exclusively on logistics staffing; |
| Industrial plants currently under construction in the | | | | today the staffing leader is the fastest growing |
| U.S., has increased by approximately 33 percent, | | | | provider in the industry. While most other staffing |
| from $60 billion to $88 billion. Correspondingly, the | | | | companies to fill positions ranging from |
| number of plants under construction has increased | | | | accountants to construction workers and |
| from 601 to 656 in the past eight months | | | | everything in between, ProLogistix focuses on |
| according to a survey of Grassroot U.S. industrial | | | | one segment...logistics. This experience provides a |
| plant construction. | | | | clear understanding of specific logistics needs |
| When completed, these plants will add more than | | | | including the skill sets required for the various |
| 111,000 new hourly and salaried manufacturing | | | | positions within warehouse, fulfillment, and |
| jobs. The Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes the | | | | distribution centers. |
| states of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North | | | | Each ProLogistix branch employs a certified forklift |
| Carolina, South Carolina and the District of | | | | trainer, so every powered industrial equipment |
| Columbia, will add the most new manufacturing | | | | operator placed on assignment is certified in |
| jobs, with 28,995 from 70 new industrial plants. | | | | accordance with the OSHA requirements. |
| The Great Lakes Region has almost twice as | | | | Nationwide ProLogistix has more than 6200 |
| many new plants under construction as the | | | | certified forklift operators. |
| Mid-Atlantic Region with 138, but these plants will | | | | The combination of an exclusive focus on logistics, |
| result in fewer employees - 23,902. | | | | screening tools utilized in the application process, |
| Grassroot plants are defined as plants that are | | | | and the experience of branch staff makes |
| being constructed from the ground up, with no | | | | ProLogistix the leading provider of logistics talent in |
| previous site improvements. Plants under | | | | the country. |
| construction include projects that have achieved | | | | |