Callaway Industrial was formed when in 1975, Kathy and Paul Callaway borrowed $1,900 from a local bank and bought a '67 Ford Pickup truck and a used pressure-washer machine. Early jobs were small and included such odd assignments as pressure-washing ice cream trucks and refurbishing rotary telephones, but in 1978 the Callaways got their first industrial cleaning project at Westinghouse (now Siemens) which started their industrial growth.

In 2003, Kathy Callaway became the majority owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Since then, Callaway Industrial has become one of the leading Industrial Service Providers in the Carolinas and it's list of clients include some of the more recognizable names in the Industrial Markets.

This June, Callaway Industrial was officially certified as a company owned and controlled by a woman by the NWBOC, the National Women Business Owners Corporation.

"Certification provides a marketing opportunity for women business enterprises to participate in outreach programs", says CEO, Kathy Callaway. "In addition, this program will enable us to develop new relationships and create opportunities for future partnerships with public and private companies."

"NWBOC seeks to increase the ability of women business owners to compete for corporate and government contracts", says Janet Harris-Lange, President of NWBOC. "At the same time, NWBOC also hopes to decrease the number of front operations participating in corporate and government outreach programs."

NWBOC, a national 501 (c)3 not-for-profit corporation, was created in response to needs identified by the Procurement Special Interest Group of the National Association of Business Owners. The study revealed that the public and private sector had not received nor recognized the benefits of contracting with women suppliers. This has prevented purchasers from obtaining the best value in their procurement and it has limited women business owners from penetrating these markets, which has stymied their growth. The WBE Certification seeks to provide more corporations with the opportunity to better their procurement practices and to women suppliers the opportunity to compete.

Learn more about Callaway Industrial and the services we offer on our website:

www.callawayindustrial.com