AMBI Protective Services Incorporated history

In 1985 Senator Claude Pepper recommended that “Congress should act immediately to assist the states in preventing, identifying and assisting our nation’s elder abuse victims.” (United States Congress). By this time 46 states had an office responsible for the delivery of Adult Protective Services.

By 1991, 42 states had mandatory reporting laws, and 34 were providing protective services to impaired adults as well as the elderly.

Broad language in the Act gave permission for states to use Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funds for the protection of adults as well as children (Mixson, 1995).

While estimates of the prevalence of the problem continued to rise, accurate data collection of actual cases served by local Adult Protective Services programs continued to be difficult to achieve due to a lack of uniform definitions and reporting requirements (Whalen, 1999).

American Eagle Protective Services (AEPS) is a Texas based company founded and incorporated in 2002.

PIP® also expanded its United States manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of McHenry Knitting and Manufacturing which, along with PR Industries acquired in 2003, made PIP® one of the largest United States based manufacturers of gloves and sleeves made with Kevlar®.

In 2004, PIP® established an exclusive sales partnership with ATG® Gloves in North America and, together, they introduced the world to the MaxiFlex® G-Tek® glove, as it was known then.

In September 2013, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, began a two-year effort to design, develop, and pilot a national reporting system based on data from state APS agency information systems.

NAMRS began collecting data from state APS systems in 2016.

By the end of 2017, PIP® had grown to be a referenced global leader in hand protection with more than 300 employees, $250 million in sales and a presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

With Wellson retiring, Joe and his children along with Wellson’s children began searching for a new partner that could help make PIP® a global leader in hand protection and PPE. In 2018, Audax Group became that partner.

At the end of 2019, PIP® purchased Boss® Glove and Safety, a 100-year-old legacy brand in work gloves as well as a leading source of boots and protective wear that is recognized around the world.