J.A. King Receives Prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award

J.A. King recognized with Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 North American Calibration and Repair Services Growth Excellence Leadership award

Frost & Sullivan AwardGreensboro, NC, June 9, 2016 – J.A. King, the precision measurement company, announced today that it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan with its Growth Excellence Leadership award for the North American Calibration and Repair Services industry.  The award is given to those who creatively and profitably deliver value to customers and ultimately set up their businesses for long term, rapid growth.

“J.A. King scores high in customer experience with calibration and repair services—one of the key reasons being its wide scope of capabilities that enable it to service a large number of the equipment used by customers.  Customers see significant benefits from engaging with a single provider, in both cost and time savings,” said Jessy Cavazos, Industry Director at Frost & Sullivan. “J.A. King is reputed in the market for delivering high-quality services in an acceptable turnaround time and at competitive prices.”

“Boasting one of the broadest scopes of capabilities in the North American calibration and repair services market, the company is well-positioned to address the growing demand from customers seeking a single provider of diverse services. Its scope spans all key parameters, including electrical, mechanical, physical/dimensional, and thermodynamic. Its geographic footprint has also expanded tremendously over the past few years and now covers the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States,” said Cavazos.

“We are really excited to be recognized with this prestigious award,” said J.A. King’s CEO John King.  “Everyone at J.A. King works incredibly hard to deliver world-class customer service and technical expertise.  The best endorsement from our customers is to use J.A. King as a supplier, and this award shows objectively that more people recognize that tangible value than ever before.”

About Frost & Sullivan

Founded over 50 years ago, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global market analysis and solutions leader with offices located in more than 50 cities around the world.  The Company’s Growth Excellence Leadership Award recognizes growth through customer focus, fostering a virtuous cycle of improvement and success.

About J.A. King

J.A. King is a full-service precision measurement and calibration company founded in 1939.  With over twenty locations in the Southeast and Midwest, J.A. King is a world-class provider of measurement services, equipment, and support. 

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