BUSINESS NOTES &
NEWS
OCTOBER 2007
In This Month's Issue:
Mandatory
Training
HUB Vendor of the
Month
Who's Who
October Calendar
HUB Statistics
Cost Center
Verification Toolkit
Hiring a New Employee?
ePAF
Demonstrations
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HUB VENDOR OF THE MONTH
WHO:
PDME Office Supply Inc.
Owner and CEO – P.D. Morrison is a founding
board member of the central and South Texas
Minority Business Council.
The company is independently and locally
owned since 1994 with offices in Houston and
Austin.
WHAT:
PDME Office Supply Inc. sells general office
supplies including printers, copiers, fax
machines, computer peripherals, office
furniture/space planning services,
janitorial/break room supplies, school
supplies, etc.
HOW:
Orders can be placed at
www.pdme.com,
by phone at 713/937-4700, or by fax at
713/937-9619.
Contact Gloria Lloyd at 713/937-4700 for
additional information or a catalog.
ONE THING ABOUT OUR COMPANY THAT WE WOULD
LIKE UH TO KNOW:
Although we utilize the latest in bar coded
conveyor technology, a “pick-to-voice” pick
system, we pledge to never replace human
interaction with technology as it relates to
maintaining a high level of customer
service.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE COMPANY:
The Company was nominated into the National
Minority Supplier Diversity Council’s Center
of Excellence by the Dell Computer
Corporation in 2006. PDME was recognized by
the Austin Business Journal (ranking above
10 million in revenue) as the 5th fastest
growing company in central Texas in 2006.
The company also received the Administrators
Award for Excellence from the U.S. Small
Business Administration in 2003.
Among its many impressive credentials, PDME
was the recipient of the Regional Directors
Award for Outstanding Commitment of
Excellence by the U. S. Department of
Commerce in 1999. Additionally, the company
successfully competed for and secured the
NFL’S office supply contract for Super Bowl
XXXV111 in 2004. That same year the company
became a large underwriter for a local
Habitat for Humanity Project.
PDME holds the following certifications:
● HUB – State of Texas
● MBE - Houston Minority Business Council
● MBE – Michigan Minority Business Council
● MBE – City of Houston
● MBE – Houston I.S.D.
● MBE – City of Austin
● MBE – State of Illinois
● SDB – U.S. Small Business Administration
For further information on this or other
HUB vendors contact the University of
Houston HUB Operations Department:
Sandra G. Webb – (713) 743-5662
E-mail:
sgwebb@central.uh.edu
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