FORTE Rolls Into Its 25th Year of Business

November 18, 2005—-FORTE, a distribution consulting-engineering firm specializing in automated material handling system design and integration, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.  Starting as a one-man material handling equipment distributor, the company has evolved to become a leader in the distribution arena, building its staff with a variety of industry experts.

Gene Forte, president and CEO, founded FORTE in November of 1980. In 1983 FORTE rose in prominence by designing and building the world’s first personal computer distribution center specifically for IBM PC. The company has been well-managed and recognized in the decades since.

The company has made the Inc. 500 list twice, being recognized as one of America’s 500 fastest-growing companies. It has also been recognized five times as one of Greater Cincinnati’s fastest-growing companies.

The U.S Chamber of Commerce’s Nation’s Business magazine recognized FORTE with the Blue Chip Award for exemplary long-term business resource management. The company was also named one of the industry’s “100 Great Supply Chain Partners” by Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies last year.

“Twenty-five years ago, I established FORTE hungry to grow a first-class distribution consulting engineering firm. We’ve come this far thanks to our top notch personnel, proven business model and excellent customers. FORTE is a company of leaders, innovators and visionaries continuously striving to be the best out there.”

About FORTE

FORTE is a single-source distribution operations improvement firm. FORTE plans, designs, builds and optimizes automated distribution centers. FORTE’s in-house expertise and services include distribution consulting, distribution center reconfiguration, new automated facility development, WMS selection and integration, network analysis and design, and RFID planning and deployment. www.forte-industries.com

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William Taylor, associate director of marketing
FORTE
(513) 398-2800
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