Employers Temporary Service Inc history

As he operated his fledgling bookkeeping business, he took the opportunity to learn about the staffing industry by observing the staffing employees at work.In 1951, Mr.

After graduating in 1960 from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in marketing, Reinhold worked for International Telephone and Telegraph and the Bank of America.

In 1965, Robert A. Funk joined Acme in the Seattle office as a Staffing Consultant, helping match job applicants with job orders.

In 1969, Acme acquired a staffing office in Oklahoma City.

In the fall of 1972, he received a call from Russ Christen--a former Cencor manager--who asked Reinhold if any temp firms in Salt Lake City needed a manager.

However, 1975 was so slow that Reinhold had to use all his reserves just to survive.

In 1976, SOS recovered enough to keep going, but the company suffered from a severe cash flow problem and struggled to pay its temporary employees.

In spite of a 20 percent increase in rates, SOS sales in 1977 increased 40 percent; unfortunately, it still looked as though SOS might have to close its doors.

By about 1980, SOS was standing on more solid ground and was prepared for a modest expansion.

In 1983, for example, the firm's sales increased 83 percent.

CGS Personnel had been founded in 1985 as part of the growing trend for temporaries in all fields.

1986 ushered in an era of exponential growth as the Express Founders acquired the franchise rights to 30 Acme offices across the United States.

1988 saw Express open their 100th office and top $82 million dollars in sales.

SOS has also helped companies start drug testing programs, design benefits programs, conduct job risk analysis, and make sure they comply with laws like the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

To finance this growth, SOS became a public firm in 1995.

SOS added 39 offices in 1996, including those from acquisitions, to reach a total of 87 offices.

Although the Information Technology Division was rapidly expanding, at the end of 1997 the firm's Commercial Division remained its largest.

On March 2, 1998 SOS directors elected JoAnn W. Wagner as the new chair of the Board of Directors, to succeed Richard D. Reinhold, the founding chair who resigned to serve his church for two years.

Also in 1999, Express achieved a major milestone by reaching $1 billion in sales.

In 2002, Express began franchising in South Africa with a desire to help people prosper through employment opportunities.

In 2008, Express celebrated 25 years of success and took advantage of the occasion to update their corporate identity to better reflect their wide array of employment services, changing their name to Express Employment Professionals.

In October 2011, Express reached another major milestone by recording 3 million hours worked in a single week.

2016 also saw an all-time high of 510,000 associates employed and record sales of $3.05 billion.

Lifetime achievement accolades were bestowed upon both Express Founders in 2017.