CINCINNATI, Ohio – Safeway Services has been named one of the best finishing shops in North America, according to an industry benchmarking survey conducted by Products Finishing magazine, a trade publication which has covered the industry since 1938.

The magazine conducted an extensive benchmarking survey that analyzed hundreds of finishing companies in several different areas, including Current Finishing Technology, Finishing Practices and Performances, Business Strategies and Performances, and Training and Human Resources.

Only the top 50 shops were given the honor of being a Products Finishing magazine ‘Top Shop’ based on a scoring matrix in those four criteria.

Safeway Services has established itself as one of the best finishing operations in the industry,” said Tim Pennington, editor of Products Finishing magazine. “The criteria we used was very stringent, and only the top finishing shops that excelled in all four areas made the list. Safeway Services is in rare air when it comes to finishing operations.”

Safeway Services of Rockford Inc. is located at 1310 Samuelson Rd., Rockford, Il 61109 and offers a whole host of coating services, including powder coat, wet paint, fluidized bed and Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC).

“We are extremely excited and pleased to be named one of Products Finishing magazine’s ‘Top Shops’,” said Jamie Hanson, V.P. of operations. “Our employees and management team have worked very hard to be the best in the industry, and to provide our customers with quality service.”