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Company Profile
I think the story that's very unique about us is we're the last privately held company in the industry. - Brian Delahaut
The company also strives to give back to the community, participating in the Heroes of the Hardware Industry (HHI) campaign, which benefits the City of Hope Cancer Center.
"We sponsored a golf tournament and I can't even tell you how many thousands of dollars we've raised for City of Hope," Brian recalled.
However, MK Diamond's involvement in HHI was cut short when Brian and Hobie Smith, MK Diamond's national sales manager, took their community service to a grander scale, when they were called to active duty and deployed for nine months during the invasion of Iraq.
Not to be overlooked, MK Diamond also strives to be "a good corporate citizen to its 220 employees.
"One of the things that we do is we try to hire a lot of under-privileged people," Brian said. "We strive to help them establish a means of getting on their feet and having a sense of pride and belonging."
In addition, the company also sends many of its employees to the Dale Carnegie training program, a course designed to teach leadership, sales, interpersonal and communications skills essential to improving the performance of individuals and teams.
The Next Generations
ONE OF Robert Delahaut's top goals is to ensure that MK Diamond remains a family-held business.
"I think the story that's very unique about us is we're the last privately held company in the industry," Brian remarked. "We're the only American owned company of, what we call, the "Big Six' that serve the industry."
Brian said he and his father also want to continue to be a leader in the industry, strive toward identifying and developing products that increase safety and efficiency, and improve the wellbeing of workers. And the philosophy - that good simply isn't good enough-will continue to drive MK Diamond well into the future.
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