“We are committed to helping make the printing industry more environmentally conscious,” said Co-Founder Art Lambert. “We thank our customers and business partners for joining us in our initiative to reduce, recycle, and reuse.”

S-One is dedicated to sustainability across all business practices. Over 100 eco-friendly products meet today’s needs in the printing industry. A first-of-its-kind product, HP Recycled Satin Canvas is made with 100% recycled bottles and coating materials. This high-performing, durable canvas was developed by S-One subsidiary, BMG, as the exclusive licensee for HP Large Format Printing Materials.

S-One is honored to be the recipient of the Sustainable Business Recognition Award from the Printing United Alliance. This prestigious award recognizes companies that implement sustainable business practices that positively affect the print industry and beyond.

Print shops around the country embrace the ink cartridge recycling program offered by S-One subsidiary, LexJet. Since launching the ink recycling program in February of 2021, over two tons of cartridges have been returned. A quick online form makes it easy to receive complimentary pick up for eligible small cartridges, all large-format cartridges, and printer fusers. Its recycled canvas product is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles under its Elements brand.

To spread awareness of earth-friendly packaging, S-One Labels & Packaging offers its Sustainability Resource Guide. This guide helps educate customers on environmental requirements, responsible disposal of packaging, and incorporating sustainable features in package design. S-One Labels & Packaging offers store-drop off recyclable films with its ReTreve line of flexible packaging films. Its award-winning ReEarth compostable and bio-faced films are made with raw materials that allow for the quickest composability. Popular ReEarth films are USDA Bio Preferred, Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) Certified, and successfully passed real-world testing through the Compost Manufacturers Association. S-One LP is a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.

S-One recognizes its responsibility to create a positive impact with its continued commitment to spreading awareness of eco-friendly printing solutions to help make communities around the world a cleaner, healthier place for all generations.

The Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service honor the world’s top customer service, contact center, business development, and sales professionals.

More than 2,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes were considered in this year’s competition to recognize the outstanding response of sales and business executives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners were determined by an average score from eight specialized judging committees.

Piersoll was named the Gold winner for Business Development Executive of the Year due to her work integrating the DIGIPRINT SUPPLIES systems after S-One purchased the Belgium-based company in late 2019. S-One Chief Operating Officer Jason Metnick said, “She brought their infrastructure into our ecosystem by converting a warehouse fulfillment system, integrating an ERP system, integrating two websites in different languages, and she did it all completely remote due to COVID travel restrictions.” Piersoll’s work contributed to a year-over-year increase of 50% for DIGIPRINT SUPPLIES from 2020 to 2021. One judge commented on Piersoll’s work, “IT systems integration is often a complex and cumbersome exercise that requires a lot of technical know-how and people to successfully integrate two established systems into one. Well done, Janelle!”

Drelich was honored as the Silver winner for Sales Representative of the Year in Technology Industries. Through his work in Hubspot, LexJet increased its new customer database by 400-500 per month and he helped the National Accounts team beat their 2020 goal by 151%; all of this while in the middle of COVID. “Kevin’s efforts were a huge driver for our company during COVID and have since become instrumental in our business. Because of his work with HubSpot, the sales representatives now get warm leads and can confidently go into a conversation with potential customers knowing they have already shown interest in the product,” said Bill Weiser, Director of Sales at LexJet. One of the judges said of Drelich, “He thought outside the box during a challenging marketplace resulting in the creation of a warm lead generation engine and therefore netted new business. An impressive finish to quota. Well done!”

“The nominations we received for the 2022 competition illustrate that business development, customer service, and sales professionals worldwide, in all sorts of organizations, have continued to innovate, thrive, and meet customer expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher Miller.

Details about the Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales. 

About S-One

S-One Holdings Corporation provides innovative product research, development, manufacturing, and distribution to digital imaging, design, and print professionals worldwide.

S-One is structured to be powered by people, supported by systems, and driven by data. This strategy positions S-One as an acquisition platform, providing leverage that outpaces our competition. We partner with brands and manufacturers needing advanced marketing, an integrated and flexible supply chain, and technical sales capabilities to directly reach the end-user, bypassing the traditional distributor/dealer methodology.

S-One Holdings Corporation subsidiaries and brands are known throughout the graphics and media industries for the research, development, manufacturing, sale, and distribution of products worldwide for imaging and design professionals. Visit our website, sone.com, for more information. 

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the German Stevie® Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie® Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie® Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie® Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com. Sponsors of the 16th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Thought Leadership Leverage, and ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

“We’re very grateful to S-One for their continued generosity and support. A donation like theirs goes a long way to feed our neighbors in need. Their donation to the campaign helped All-Faiths Food Bank provide 3.2 million holiday meals to local children, families, seniors, and veterans in need. We couldn’t do it without their support,” said Rachel Bradley, Director of Philanthropy at All-Faiths Food Bank.

During the 2021 holiday season, S-One challenged their team members to donate money towards the ”Turn empty plates into ThankFULL hearts” campaign sponsored by All-Faiths Food Bank.

“The S-One team is historically generous during the holiday season, but this year our team members nearly doubled the goal we challenged them with,” said Angie Gruss, Executive Vice President of Culture, who has been with the company for over 25 years.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by All-Faiths Food Bank as their Corporate Group of the Year. S-One has partnered with All-Faiths for the last decade, and we value the work they do for our community,” said Art Lambert, Co-Founder S-One Holdings Corporation.

In addition to the annual holiday campaign, S-One partners with All-Faiths Food Bank throughout the year with food distribution at mobile pantries, mobile farmers markets, and warehouse packing.

Added Lambert, “We have a great team at S-One who know how to give back to the community that has given us so much. We’re proud of our partnership with All-Faiths Food Bank and look forward to many years to come.”

[SARASOTA, FLORIDA] – September 10, 2021 – S-One Holdings Corporation has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the COVID 19 Response Most Valuable Employer category in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.

Winners of the awards, named the Stevies from the Greek word meaning “crowned,” will be recognized during a virtual awards ceremony on November 17. Registration for the ceremony is now open.

More than 950 nominations, from organizations of all sizes in 29 nations, were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of HR-related categories. S-One Holdings Corporation was nominated in the COVID-19 Response, Most Valuable Employer category.

“We are honored to receive this Stevie Award. Having your company recognized as a valuable employer is always special, but to be recognized for how we cared for our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic is extra special. Additionally, this award means so much because of how our team members described our response and the positive things they had to say about the way we cared for them during these trying and uncertain times,” said Angie Gruss, Executive Vice President of Culture. One judge said “great communication from S-One Holdings. The videos are inspirational.” A second judge said, “good solid demonstration of different offerings during COVID.” Finally, a third said “S-One Holdings Corporation’s leadership brought a smart work from home plan and made sure all their employees are safe and can continue working from home.”

More than 70 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.

“In the sixth edition of the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the judges were impressed by all of the nominees who – during the crises we’ve confronted this year and last – continue to dedicate
each day to making the lives of their employees and teams better through training, software, work-from-home plans, and more. We look forward to celebrating the Stevie winners’ achievements during our November 17 virtual awards ceremony,” said Maggie Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.

Details about the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the list of 2021 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

About S-One Holdings Corporation S-One Holdings Corporation is a global company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. With a number of subsidiaries, including LexJet, Brand Management Group, S-One Labels and Packaging, & DIGIPRINT Supplies, S-One provides innovative product research, development, manufacturing and worldwide distribution to digital imaging, design and wide-format print professionals.

About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

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S-One chose to plant a variety of trees representing our team members; those who are located at our headquarters in Sarasota, those who are working remotely, and those who work in offices and facilities globally. “We are excited to partner with the Bay Park Conservancy. We are so proud of the work they are doing to open the Bay to folks who may never had the opportunity to see its beauty. These trees will leave a legacy in the area and we couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this mission,” said S-One CoFounder, Art Lambert.

S-One is committed to leaving the planet better than when we started. PRINTING United Alliance recently recognized S-One in their annual Sustainable Business Recognition Awards, creating and launching the HP Recycled Satin Canvas, a home and commercial décor media made 100% from recycled water bottles.

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

“Great Place to Work Certification isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work®. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earing this designation means that S-One is one of the best companies to work for in the country.”

S-One Co-Founder Art Lambert said, “Ron Simkins and I are honored that our employees think that S-One is a great place to work. Since we started this company in 1994, it has been our mission to make sure our employees enjoy coming to work and that they know we appreciate them. We are very pleased about this certification!”

During the year 2020, S-One Holdings implemented new and innovative ways to keep the team connected despite working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Employee Experience and Engagement Team (E3 Team) planned Zoom parties and even planned an outdoor Halloween event for employees and their families.

Executive Vice President of Culture Angie Gruss said, “The most important thing to S-One is our people. We have a dedicated group focused on creating an employee experience that is supportive, engaging, focused on individual growth, and of course fun! It is great to know they feel positive about working at S-One and our efforts, especially in this past year, have made a difference.”
According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.

About S-One Holdings Corporation
S-One Holdings Corporation is a global company, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, with a focus on the digital imaging industry, which it pioneered in 1994. Designed from its inception, S-One was structured to partner with major brands and manufacturers who needed advanced marketing, an integrated and flexible supply chain and technical sales capabilities to directly reach the end user and bypass the traditional distributor/dealer methodology. S-One’s early adoption of technology and acknowledging the pending strengths of Amazon to dominate distribution, led us to design the new business model by employing advanced technologies not common in our industry.

About Great Place to Work® Certification

Great Place to Work® Certification is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work® Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work® Certified.
About Great Place to Work® Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work for all. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.