Snelling Celebrates 60 Years

With 119 offices nationwide, staffing firm celebrates a legacy of helping millions achieve success 

 
DALLAS, June 3, 2011 – Today, Snelling’s 119 offices nationwide celebrate 60 years as a national leader in the staffing services industry. Known since 1951 for family values and exemplary customer service, Dallas-based Snelling connects the best employers in a variety of industries and at various levels of experience to the best employees, including temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hires.

 
    “The Snelling team today looks back at our rich legacy of helping our neighbors and our clients achieve the success they desire each and every day. We also look forward to a bright future of continuing to serve clients and individuals by making the best employment matches possible,” said David Allen, president and CEO of Snelling. “This has set us apart as an industry leader along the way.”

 
    Based on a philosophy of helping people, husband-and-wife founders Gwendolyn and Louis Snelling opened Snelling’s first office in 1951 in a tiny office on Market Street in Philadelphia. Within two years, Snelling became a family-run operation with their children, Bob (a former Snelling chairman) and Ray, and eventually three generations of Snellings joined in the family business. With a true entrepreneurial spirit, Snelling in 1955 made its first franchise sale and has continued to blossom to more than 100 franchises and company-owned locations nationwide. In 2005, Patriarch Partners purchased the business and continued the tradition. Together, the Snelling family, Patriarch and hundreds of franchisees and dedicated employees have made the business what it is today.

 
    “When you look back to hiring over the past 60 years, much has happened,” Allen said. “Snelling has been at the forefront, making incredible strides both when women joined the work force en masse and when the EEOC laws came about, breaking down barriers to hiring qualified candidates.”

 
    From office/clerical to light industrial and other critical-to-employ fields, Snelling’s legacy of excellence is built on four constant, steadfast principles that have withstood the test of time:

• Snelling is about helping people, and prides itself on the quality of work they do. It’s more than filling positions – it’s about finding the right fit for the positions;
• Snelling excels in customer service and collaborates strategically with its clients;
• Snelling is the industry leader in training and ensuring that its team is leading-edge in the profession;
• Snelling innovates, using technology to increase staff proficiency, and maximize efficiencies.

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