Poughkeepsie, NY, February 2, 2010

UNIFUSE LLC, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial molded plastics of Staatsburg has partnered with the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled of Poughkeepsie to provide custom containers for a new national contract. MHW’s staff will contribute parts-finishing and sub-assembly services to the project. UNIFUSE Managing Director Jeff Bookstein said, “We were impressed by the skill-sets of MHW’s disabled workers and are happy to help support their noble mission with work opportunities from our shop. We look forward to a long-term relationship.”

Pictured in the attached photo are Rob Grant (L) and Courtney Dicks (R) providing parts-finishing service for UNIFUSE Cart Handles.

For over 25 years UNIFUSE has been redefining how plastics are made to become the manufacturing source for polyethylene containers, equipment, and custom solutions for a wide range of industries. The patented UNIFUSE Vibrational Molding process (VIM) enables them to be highly responsive to their clients by providing prototypes, modification and production with short lead times and stellar service.

Founded in 1948, the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled is well-known for helping businesses reduce costs and save valuable resources by capitalizing on its far-reaching Outsourcing capabilities, which in-turn provides meaningful employment opportunities for the Hudson Valley’s physically & medically disabled residents.

Poughkeepsie, NY, August 27, 2009

ANL Ltd of Salt Point, NY and partner MHW of Poughkeepsie will illuminate Walkway Over The Hudson with cutting-edge technology LED lighting.

Scheduled to correspond with the inauguration of the Walkway Over The Hudson project – the longest walkway bridge in the world - MHW-ANL will provide the IllumaTM light tubes and other system components to illuminate the bridge’s 1.25 mile long, 22Ft-wide walk-path. The walkway will become the latest New York State Park.

Over 81,000 individual LEDs will comprise the full 80% energy-saving 24Volt DC system, which likely will be the largest installation of its kind in New York State. All Bright Electric of West Nyack will install the MHW-ANL system.

Tens-of-thousands of Hudson Valley residents will likely witness the bridge-lighting, scheduled for Saturday evening, October 3rd. The walkway lighting represents one of the many events planned to celebrate the Hudson River Quadra-Centennial over the entire Friday through Sunday weekend.

An 8-27-09 Poughkeepsie Journal article with more information regarding the MHW-ANL LEDs “Green” Manufacturing initiative is available here.

Poughkeepsie, NY, June 10, 2009

ANL Lighting Ltd of Salt Point, NY (www.anlltd.com) has awarded a contract to the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, of Poughkeepsie, to provide various services toward the manufacture of ANL’s new Green Lighting Products.

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled will, this month, begin assembling, testing, packaging and fulfilling orders for ANL’s patented and significant energy-saving LED Lighting tubes, products & systems.  The possibility also exists for MHW to manufacture most of the key base parts of some products/systems, affording more domestic U.S. manufacturing-sourcing.  As a result of the ANL and other recent new contracts, MHW hopes to soon begin adding to its physically & medically disabled staff.

ANL Ltd. Principal Andrew Neal IESNA, is an award-winning lighting, lamp, luminaire, reflector technologies, and computerized systems controls designer with 30 years experience in entertainment lighting, research and development, and manufacturing in the US and Europe.  Mr. Neal possesses patents for his revolutionary energy-saving Illuma - LED Light Tubes, and other Green lighting products and systems.  He has worked both as an individual designer and collaboratively within development teams throughout his career, and often at the forefront of design within the industry.  His work with lighting manufacturers includes consulting and product development for Philips Lighting, Strand Lighting, Sylvania, Martin Professional, Cinemills, and General Electric.

Poughkeepsie, NY, May 1, 2009

Christopher M. Capone of Red Oaks Mills has retired from the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled’s Board of Directors after 10 years of dedicated service.

Mr. Capone, EVP CFO of CH Energy Group, Poughkeepsie was voted a MHW board member in 1999. He took over as treasurer in December of 2004. Mr. Capone has also served the board and workshop staff as Chairman of the Finance Committee and been instrumental as a participant on the Personnel Committee. The 12-member board, management and MHW staff thanks Mr. Capone for his unwavering support of and exceptional work performed for the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled over the years.

Poughkeepsie, NY, April 10, 2009

The TickleMe Plant Company of Pawling, NY, has awarded the contract to provide product order fulfillment to the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled of Poughkeepsie.

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled will assemble product components, package and fulfill larger wholesale and retail orders for TickleMe Plant’s Greenhouse Multi-Pack and Single Unit Mini-House/Party Favor. The TickleMe Plant (Mimosa piduca) recoils at the touch of any stimulus, then reopens within about 10 minutes. They provide a fun learning experience for science classes, are welcomed party favors and perfect for anyone who wants to share a love of nature and gardening.

TickleMe Plants of Hurds Corner Road, Pawling, is owned and operated by the Chipkin Family. Their products are available at Apple Valley Flowers and Kessman Farms of Pawling, the Parent-Teacher Stores of Poughkeepsie, Kingston and Latham and at Edmund’s Scientific, among other outlets. TickleMe Plants were selected as one of the National Gardening Association’s “Products Of The Year” for 2008.  Orders may be made directly at the company website ticklemeplant.com.  For wholesale orders and information, call 845-350-4800.

Poughkeepsie, NY, March 30, 2009

Stamford Scientific International, Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide the aeration system for Smithfield Foods Packing Co., Tarheel, NC, pork processing facility. Manufacturing SSI’s patented systems for this contract will once again be long-time production partner, the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, also of Poughkeepsie.

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled will fabricate piping for the system’s AFD270 disc fine bubble diffuser equipment, which encompasses more than 6,000 individual component parts. MHW project production is expected to be under way in April.

SSI of 4 Tucker Drive, Poughkeepsie, manufactures complete piping systems for fixed grid and retrievable aeration systems. Smithfield Foods Packing Co. produces more than 50 brands of pork and turkey products, more than 200 gourmet foods and is world's largest producer and processor of pork.

Poughkeepsie, NY, Feb. 20, 2009

Stamford Scientific International, Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide the aeration system for the City of Monroe, Michigan’s Waste Water Treatment facility. Manufacturing SSI’s patented systems for this contract will once again be long-time production partner, the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, also of Poughkeepsie.

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled will fabricate piping for six tanks to Install a total of 696 fine bubble tube diffusers. URS of Southfield, MI are the design engineers.The project, now underway, has an anticipated completion of March 2010.

Poughkeepsie, NY, Jan. 23, 2009

Stamford Scientific International, Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide the aeration system for the City of Newburgh’s Waste Water Treatment facility. Manufacturing SSI’s patented systems for this contract will be long-time production partner, the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, also of Poughkeepsie.

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled will fabricate piping for six tanks to install 828 fine bubble tube diffusers for the expanded City of Newburgh waste water treatment facility. McGoey, Hauser & Edsall of New Windsor, NY & Milford, PA are consulting engineers.

SSI, 4 Tucker Drive, Poughkeepsie, manufactures complete piping systems for fixed grid and retrievable aeration systems. Celebrating 13 years of product patents and excellence, SSI has operations in the US, the Netherlands, Korea, China and India, with distributors in more than 70 countries.

Poughkeepsie, NY, Oct. 31, 2008

The Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2008. Founded in 1948, MHW is well known for helping businesses reduce costs by capitalizing on its far-reaching outsourcing capabilities, which at the same time provides employment opportunities for the Hudson Valley’s physically & medically-challenged residents.

The cost-effective outsourcing provided by MHW [a 501(c)3] covers an array of tasks across many skilled, semi-skilled and non-skilled areas. When required, the MHW staff can readily handle technically demanding processes such as mechanical and electrical assembly, light manufacturing/fabricating as well as complex product fulfillment and data entry, among many other services. And in all cases, projects are completed locally, in an accurate, efficient and timely fashion, at rates that help reduce a company’s expenses and save precious resources.

As part of its anniversary celebration, MHW has scheduled tours of its over 50,000 square foot facility for various groups and will continue to do so into 2009.

In conjunction with its anniversary, MHW has this month announced the addition of a Director of Sales and Marketing. Bill DelTosta fills that position and brings to the workshop more than 30 years of sales, marketing and media experience from the advertising industry.

Mr. DelTosta, a long-time Putnam County (Kent) resident, is delighted to be able to “give back” to the Hudson Valley on a full-time basis. “With outsourcing commanding growing importance in a company’s strategy to cost-effectively compete, it’s satisfying to know that this may be accomplished locally, and with the assistance of such an adept special-needs workforce as that provided by the Mid-Hudson Workshop.”