Alexandria Industries Selected as Business Ethics Award Finalist

The Minnesota Business Ethics Award (MBEA) program chose Alexandria Industries (Alexandria, MN) as a finalist for the 2014 awards. The MBEA recognizes businesses that exemplify and promote ethical conduct for the benefit of the workplace, marketplace and community. Alexandria Industries provides customized aluminum extrusions, precision machining, heatsinks, plastic injection and foam molding, high-level assemblies, finishing and welding services.

Through its values, corporate absolutes and brand promise, Alexandria Industries’ leadership put in place purposeful guidelines and a united passion to be an organization that benefits its employees, customers, and communities, among many other stakeholders.

“We live our values and we care about our employees like family. It is what we do,” said Tom Schabel, the chief executive officer of Alexandria Industries. “We openly share our values with our customers to help ensure our actions and behaviors are in alignment with what they experience.”

Alexandria Industries built its culture based on actions that display the highest level of honesty, trust, professionalism and ethical behavior, while providing a work environment that others respect and admire.“I work with a lot of businesses and organizations, and I can truly say that Alexandria Industries ranks at the top of the leaderboard of purpose-driven, values-based, highly ethical companies,” said Mark Deterding, an executive coach with Triune Leadership Services.

Celebrating its 15th anniversary year, the MBEA recipients will be announced at a luncheon held at the Nicollet Island Pavilion, in Minneapolis, on May 14. The keynote speaker is Mary Brainerd, the president and chief executive officer of HealthPartners, one of Minnesota’s most respected leaders.

Alexandria Industries, with ISO 9001:2008-certified facilities, is a privately held, high quality, short lead-time producer of engineered products. From prototype development through final production, Alexandria Industries delivers customized aluminum extrusions, precision machining of ferrous and non-ferrous products, finishing, heat sinks, plastic injection and foam molding components, high-level assemblies and welding, that meet customers’ exact specifications.

A single call to any of the Alexandria Industries companies provides access to the collective scope of services and products, simplifying supply chain management. Alexandria Industries is headquartered in Alexandria, Minn., with manufacturing locations in Minnesota, Indiana and Texas. www.alexandriaindustries.com

The MBEA was founded by the Society of Financial Service Professionals – Twin Cities Chapter and the Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC) at the University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business. Joining these two organizations as a sponsor is the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) – Minnesota. The MBEA recognizes Minnesota businesses that exemplify and promote ethical conduct in the workplace, the marketplace and the community. www.mnethicsaward.org