SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide Honored with 2014 Future 50 Award from Philadelphia SmartCEO Magazine


Green Lane, Pennsylvania – January 7, 2014 –SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide, which sources and manages a variety of competitively priced facility and waste management services with a national network of over 12,000 licensed and insured vendors, has been selected as one of the winners of the Philadelphia SmartCEO Magazine 2014 Future 50 Award, recognizing the Greater Philadelphia region’s fastest-growing mid-sized companies.

The 2014 Future 50 Award, from Philadelphia SmartCEO and title sponsor Parx Casino, recognizes the region’s 55 fastest-growing mid-sized companies and five large Blue Chip companies that have experienced outsized growth based on a combined three-year average of revenue and employee growth. The 2014 Future 50 winners collectively generate $3.18 billion in annual revenue and employ 10,412 individuals in Greater Philadelphia. This impressive group will be recognized in the 2014 January/February issue of Philadelphia SmartCEO magazine and celebrated at an awards ceremony on January 16, 2014 at Drexelbrook.

“The companies we are honoring this year are growing in spite of the economic hardships we have all been facing,” said Craig Burris, founder and Chief Executive Officer of SmartCEO. “These companies are investing in themselves, investing in their people and rising above the rest. They deserve to be recognized and celebrated because they are moving the economy and the region forward.  We are proud to recognize them for their achievements and growth.”

The Future 50 Awards program kicked off with an application process ending September 2013. Over 700 local business executives and guests are expected to attend this year’s black-tie-optional gala co-hosted by Parx Casino on January 16, 2014 at Drexelbrook, to celebrate the winners and their achievements. The event will start off with a cocktail reception and networking followed by an awards ceremony and seated dinner. Guests will then have the opportunity to partake in additional networking and enjoy dessert as the evening and event conclude.

SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide provides facility service solutions in the fields of waste and recycling, grease trap pumping/jetting, plumbing, cooking oil removal, kitchen exhaust cleaning and sustainability consulting. SLM bids, analyzes, customizes reports, pays vendor bills monthly and guarantees the accountability of its staff in all that is required of the team. Available nationwide, SLM’s services reduce client costs an average of 25 percent. SLM partners with facility managers to assure their properties run smoother to enhance profitability.

“Over 15 years ago SLM revolutionized the way facility maintenance is handled by acting as a middle-person between the facility’s customers and its vendors while also managing its waste-related commodities. This unique approach has saved SLM clients millions of dollars annually,” said Susan Daywitt, President and CEO of SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide. “We are thrilled to receive this honor from Philadelphia SmartCEO, and to be in the company of so many great Philadelphia region companies to receive this honor.

SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide is the chosen management provider of many businesses, retail companies, and high-profile restaurants nationwide, with over 15,000 clients from coast to coast.   Headquartered in the Philadelphia suburbs in Green Lane, SLM has more than 12,000 partners in its nationwide preferred vendor program.

In 1998, Daywitt launched SLM based on her extensive knowledge and professional experience in sales, operations, administration, and management in the waste service industry throughout the United States. She is a graduate from the University of Colorado with two BS degrees in both Business/Marketing and Psychology.  Daywitt is a fully licensed WBE and WBENC entity throughout the United States. She is also an avid writer for the Restaurant Facility Management Association magazine educating retailers in the different areas pertaining to facility services.


For additional information on SLM, please visit the company’s website at http://www.slmwaste.com.