Gateway Industries, Inc.
Current Contracts
For seventeen years, Gateway has held three contracts through the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped with the General Services Administration. Gateway manufactures vinyl food handler aprons, impermeable laboratory aprons, painter's plastic dropcloths, and stainless steel framed mirrors.
Through the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program at Gateway, clients learn all phases of manufacturing involved with production work including sewing on industrial sewing machines, using electric garment knives, operating hand and foot grommet tools, using electric sealing machines, operating a drill press and spot-welder, and carton packaging, packing and labeling.
Other in-house contracts at Gateway are: assembly of approximately 100,000 window pivot shoes per month for FOURJaks, Inc., packaging art prints for Westvaco Corporation, cutting cardboard for Mountain Photo, packaging condiment kits for State use and commercial buyers, and packaging items for Greenbrier Technical Services.
Gateway holds seven state use contracts with the West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities. These contracts include two full-time janitors at the Department of Health and Human Resources in Fairlea, a part-time janitor at the Department of Highways garage in Lewisburg, Union, Harts Run, and a full-time office assistant at the DHHR office in Fairlea. Part-time janitorial work is being performed at the WV Employment Office in Lewisburg.
Gateway performs total facility maintenance at the Interstate Rest Area on 1-64 twenty-four hours a day. There are five full-time and four part-time clients doing the following: lawn care (mowing and mulching), snow removal (sidewalks and parking lot), janitorial work in bathrooms, small repairs such as fixing leaking faucets, and parking lot clean-up.
Two of Gateway's clients received commendations from the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways and former Governor Caperton for their help in aiding traveling motorists. Gateway's proactive approach to contract solicitation is proof-positive of their commitment to the clients they serve.
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