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the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message first aid only industry first aid products owner acme united corporation website first aid only home first aid only inc. was founded by mark miller in 1988 in vancouver washington . 1 he started the business because he was convinced that he could produce a better first aid kit for the average consumer than the ones that were available at the time . 2 in the following years he grew first aid only into a business with thousands of products in the first aid area over 100 employees and well known clients such as mcdonald s grainger and staples . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 1988 1997 1.2 1998 2014 2 first aid only as acme united brand 3 references 4 external links history edit 1988 1997 edit after noticing the lack of quality of first aid kits available for home and business use mark miller and his silent partner dr. robert thornton founded first aid only . he put together an all purpose kit and started offering the product all over the united states . 4 the initial small customers soon followed . and after a while costco started ordering the first aid kit . the deal with costco not only gave first aid only thee opportunity to hire its first employees but also to move into a larger warehouse . the company s initial first aid kit coined fao 134 remains successful today . 5 in years thereafter mark miller continued to expand the company s number of offerings personnel and clients . by 1992 first aid only was generating 3.4 million in sales and moved to a modern 54 000 square feet facility in vancouver washington . 6 1998 2014 edit after about 10 years the company started focussing on occupational safety & health administration osha compliance products for the workspace . instead of turning to lower cost foreign factories mark miller maintained his assembly and distribution operations in the united states . 7 in its search for product innovation and improvement of delivery mechanisms for first aid products first aid only acquired first aid exchange in 2006 . first aid exchange owned the rights to smartcompliance a first aid solution that makes it convenient for organizations to remain compliant with osha as well as ansi standards . 8 in june 2014 acme united corporation acquired first aid only for 13.8 million . first aid only had revenues in 2013 of 17.3 million . 9 shortly after the acquisition acme united started making capital investments in first aid only s vancouver facility both through mechanization and staffing increases . first aid only as acme united brand edit acme united has been in the first aid business for over 40 years and was a competitor of first aid only with its physicianscare and pac kit brands . 10 combined the three brands are among the top 10 producers of first aid kits in the united states and they accounted for 35 % of acme united s total sales in 2014 . 11 in 2015 acme united consolidated its us first aid production facilities . as such the pac kit production was moved from norwalk connecticut to the first aid only plant . this resulted in production efficiencies and cost savings . 12 today first aid only is known as a supplier of first aid kits refills and safety products that meet regulatory requirements for a broad range of industries . the company is especially successful with placing its smartcompliance kits which help employers to be prepared and remain osha compliant . a few months ago first aid only received an order for 40 000 smartcompliance cabinets from a major retailer in the united states . more recently saudi airlines was landed as a new customer . 13 references edit rival buys first aid only for 13.8 m . columbian.com . first aid only . linkedin.com . first aid only . linkedin.com . first aid only inc. . akama.com . first aid only fao 134 all purpose first aid kit . walmart.com . first aid only . linkedin.com . first aid only retains local focus . columbian.com . first aid only . linkedin.com . rival buys first aid only for 13.8 m . columbian.com . rival buys first aid only for 13.8 m . columbian.com . acme united corporation acquires assets of first aid only inc . wsj.com . acme united corporation s q3 2015 earnings call transcript . seekingalpha.com . retrieved on december 21 2015 . acme united s q2 2016 results earnings call transcript . seekingalpha.com . external links edit first aid only company website occupational safety and health administration osha website american national standards institute ansi website acme united corp. company website pac kit company website physicianscare company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first aid only & oldid 737551759 categories companies established in 1988companies based in vancouver washingtonfirst aidmedical equipment manufacturershidden categories wikipedia 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