Composites One Presented with 2017 Platinum Award from Great West Casualty Company

Award Recognizes Carrier Safety and is Company’s 16th Consecutive Great West Award

Composites One LLC was presented the Platinum Award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2017 National Safety Awards Program.  This is the 16^th consecutive year that Composites One LLC has been named an award recipient and the 15^th Platinum Award in as many years.

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 800 participants from across the country.

“The Composites One organization is dedicated to safety each and every day and being recognized with the Great West Platinum Award again this year is an honor we accept with pride and humility,” said Leon Garoufalis, President and COO of Composites One.  “Safety is a core value at Composites One and a constant focus at all our locations. Safe operations enable us to provide real value to our customers through quality service, consistency and dependability. All our team members find it gratifying to see our outstanding safety record recognized by a company like Great West.”

Great West Casualty Company is the nation’s leading provider of property and casualty insurance for the trucking industry.  With more than 60 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, Nebraska, and has regional offices in Meridian, Idaho; Bloomington, Indiana; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Arlington, Texas.

Composites One is the nation’s leading supplier of composite materials serving customers from more than 39 locations in North America.  Composites One offers composites fabricators and molders thousands of products from more than 600 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, IL.  To find more information visit www.compositesone.com or call 800-621-8003.