Montreal-Based Rideau Grows And Expands To New York State

Warehouse expansion in Plattsburgh expected to create 41 new jobs, help company expand its U.S. presence

Rideau Recognition Solutions, Inc., North America's leading provider of Web-based incentive management programs, today announced that it is vastly expanding its warehouse and distribution facility in Plattsburgh, NY. The existing 3,000-square-foot facility will be upgraded to 15,000 square feet. The expansion is expected to create 41 new jobs for local workers.

Rideau established itself in the global incentive management market through its suite of recognition products, which include service awards that celebrate major milestones and other incentives that commemorate loyalty and achievement. The expanded warehouse will cater mostly to U.S. customers with these programs, and serve new clients brought in as a result of a spate of recent deals, including a partnership with Ceridian, a top human resources outsourcer.

The Plattsburgh facility will be equipped with the latest equipment to aid inventory management, distribution, logistics, and international shipping. A state-of-the-art laser engraving operation is also planned. And while much of the project will be funded internally, substantial aid will be provided through capital grants made by Empire State Development.

"New York has been Rideau's second home for a number of years now," said CEO Peter Hart. "So it only seemed natural to us to make it our U.S. hub as we seek to aggressively expand our presence here in 2006. We're looking forward to welcoming many more New Yorkers into the Rideau family."

About Rideau (www.rideau.com)
Rideau, the industry's oldest provider of traditional recognition programs, is today North America's leading source for web-based incentive management solutions. With its state-of-the-art order fulfillment system, innovative product merchandising, and easy-to-use web platforms, Rideau is setting a new standard for high-performance enterprise and government Service Awards, Performance Awards, Corporate Merchandise and Customer Loyalty programs that deliver results. Small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as Global 500 corporations such as RBC Financial Group, FedEx, Lucent Technologies, and Bell Canada use Rideau's highly scaleable incentive management solutions to more efficiently recognize, reward and retain employees and customers.