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Wayne Enterprises, Inc.

Wayne Enterprises, Inc. is a family-owned business that has supplied uniforms, PPE, incentive programs and promotional products to the Petroleum Industry since 1982. With corporate offices and warehouses located in Houston, Texas, and a Permian Basin facility in Midland, Texas, Wayne Enterprises has over 105,000 square feet of operations. The company maintains over 100 heads of state of the art direct embroidery machines. Thus supplying custom branding to customers, which includes everything from detailed logos, to patches and naming schemes.

History

In 1982, Jim Kirkman bought a small company called Wayne Davis Uniforms, which was founded in 1977, and changed its name to Wayne Enterprises. To begin his new venture, Jim moved the company to a 2,000 sq. ft. facility off of Spring Branch Drive in Houston, TX, where he and 3 other employees began working. Over the next few years, Wayne Enterprises grew to 6 employees and in 1986 the company moved to a 5,000 sq. ft. facility on Brittmoore Road. In 1988, an important step was made towards the growth of Wayne Enterprises with the purchase of its first multi-head computerized embroidery machine. As the company continued to grow, another milestone was reached in 2001 when the first online recognition program was launched. By 2006, Wayne Enterprises had grown to 78 employees and expanded the Brittmoore facility to 22,000 sq. ft. Without any more room to expand, the company decided to move to a new facility on West Little York with 30,000 sq. ft. In 2008, a second facility was added with 16,000 sq. ft., giving the company a total of 46,000 sq. ft. of operating space. Wayne Enterprises continued to grow. In June 2011, Wayne Workwear, a Permian Basin facility in Midland, Texas was opened in order to help better serve West Texas customers. As the Permian Basin Wayne Workwear store continued to be successful, another location was added in Houston, TX, growing the company's retail locations to a total of two. To fully support this store, Wayne Enterprises moved into its current facility on Hollister in February of 2013, bringing every department under one roof and streamlining many of its processes. The embroidery department has acquired over 100 heads of computerized embroidery machines. In addition, the online presence of Wayne Enterprises has also grown leaps and bounds with over 70,000 users currently utilizing their online programs. Wayne Enterprises started out as a family-owned and operated company in Houston, TX, and has remained that way for more than 30 years.

Key Personnel

Wayne Enterprises was founded by Jim Kirkman in 1982. His daughter, Denise Howard, continues his legacy alongside her husband, Ronnie Howard, as CEO and President respectively. Both Ronnie and Denise became a part of the Wayne Team in <<<<<>>>>> and continue to lead the company today. Ronnie Howard II joined Wayne Enterprises in <<<<<<<>>>>>> and works as the Sales Manager for the company.

Facilities

Corporate Office - Wayne Enterprises, Inc. corporate office is located at 14300 Hollister road, Houston Texas 77066. This houses the majority of operations for Wayne Enterprises. All of the functional departments reside at this office, including its warehouse and production facility. Production maintains over 100 direct embroidery machines, enabling Wayne Enterprises to customize customer garments to their unique specifications.

Wayne Workwear Midland - Wayne Workwear is the retail extension of Wayne Enterprises, Inc. It was created in 2011 to begin servicing the Permian Basin area and the many companies that operate there. The line of products at this retail location is workwear focused. Some of the products include fire resistant clothing, work boots, safety equipment, eye protection, work shirts and pants, and many other options. This store is located at 10000 W. Hwy 80, Midland Texas 79706.

Wayne Workwear Houston - With the success of the Wayne Workwear Midland location, a Houston store was added. Many of the clients that Wayne Enterprises serves are based in Houston, allowing the Houston store to better serve these customers. Because of the store's proximity to major clients, customers are able to get their garments and workwear needs instantly when they come into the store. This branch is located at 5500 N. Sam Houston Pkwy West, Houston Texas 77086.

Customer Programs

Wayne Enterprises, Inc. also offers customer programs to clients. These programs are specifically designed for each client in order to provide each employee with specific garments. Clients decide which garments and logos their employees need, and then each employee is able to log in and choose the correct garments from their program. Thus removing the need for clients to juggle large amounts of employee orders each month. Each program is customized based on the needs of that client.