no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2015 hardy diagnostics a culture of service ... industry microbiology founder jay hardy headquarters santa maria california and springboro ohio united states key people kimball lombardi christopher catani ryan burks andre hsiung eddie mendoza chris massey sue pruett mike welch products prepared culture media reagents rapid identification kits laboratory supplies dehydrated culture media number of employees 350 subsidiaries moxie cafe quickslide website www.hardydiagnostics.com hardy diagnostics is an american company that manufactures and sells bacteriological culture media reagents automated microscope slide staining machines and rapid identification kits for microbiological testing in clinical research and industrial laboratories . the company s culture media is useful in the detection of bacterial pathogens such as salmonella listeria e. coli tuberculosis staphylococcus streptococcus pneumococcus legionella and others . founded by jay hardy in 1980 and headquartered in santa maria california hardy diagnostics is the third largest manufacturer of culture media in the united states 1 manufacturing more than 2 700 different media products . 2 hardy diagnostics was recognized by inc. magazine as one of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in the united states in 2009 3 2010 2011 4 and 2012 . in august 2011 hardy diagnostics was chosen as business of the year by the santa maria valley chamber of commerce . 5 the company has three manufacturing facilities headquartered in santa maria california . a second media manufacturing facility is located in springboro ohio . in january 2016 the company acquired a wichita falls texas manufacturer of automatic microscope slide stainers and dubbed the new division quickslide . 6 contents 1 nationwide distribution network 2 awards and certificates 3 employee ownership 4 external links 5 references nationwide distribution network edit hardy diagnostics is the only culture media manufacturer with bi coastal production . the company has two culture media manufacturing facilities headquartered in santa maria california and its second manufacturing facility is located in springboro ohio . hardy diagnostics invested over two million dollars in its clean room facilities in ohio which are slightly larger than the manufacturing facility in california . the company operates a third manufacturing facility for its quickslide division in wichita falls texas . there are also nine distribution centers in california washington arizona texas ohio florida north carolina new york and utah . awards and certificates edit 2012 hardy diagnostics becomes a certified green business and is recognized by the county of santa barbara california for its many efforts in preserving our planet for future generations . 7 2011 santa maria valley s business of the year . 8 2008 hardy diagnostics becomes certified by the american heart association as an official fit friendly workplace due to its commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles . 9 2004 hardy diagnostics is honored by being presented with the founder s award from the santa maria valley economic development association . 10 2004 hardy diagnostics receives the spirit of small business award for north santa barbara county sponsored by the los angeles district of the us small business administration . 11 iso 13485 certified employee ownership edit at the beginning of 2013 hardy diagnostics became employee owned through the formation of an esop employee stock ownership program . each hardy employee is granted shares in the company at no cost to them . in august 2015 jay hardy sold his remaining shares to the employees at which time the company became 100 % employee owned . because of the culture of an employee owned company hardy diagnostics operates as an open book with its employees who are able to track the financial status of the company in minute detail . they also share in the quarterly profits generated by the company . external links edit company website references edit http santamariatimes.com news local chamber honors its best article c9ce23c2 c890 11e0 bb86 001cc4c03286.html hardy acquires part of biomedical firm . santa maria times . september 23 2011 . retrieved october 31 2011 . http santamariatimes.com business local hardy diagnostics in inc article 44ffab02 c059 11de 80ea 001cc4c03286.html http www.inc.com inc5000 profile hardy diagnostics http santamariatimes.com news local chamber honors its best image 977f2f10 c890 11e0 9588 001cc4c03286.html http www.timesrecordnews.com business hardy diagnostics buys wichita falls company 2a7aa8bd cdf8 4207 e053 0100007fb8c5 367127671.html hardy diagnostics company headquarters . green business santa barbara county . retrieved 23 june 2015 . 92nd annual honorees . retrieved 25 june 2015 . fit friendly gold award recognition pdf . retrieved 25 june 2015 . 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