PICS News Letter
PICS Welcomes Al Anthony as President - 2 April 2008
After 30+ years with a large, national inventory company, Al Anthony has joined the PICS team as President.
Al started taking inventories in 1974, and in 2005 resigned as Executive Vice President at his old company. During
these years, Al's customer/vendor relationship with Chuck Phyle, President and CEO of A.S.T., Inc. was a long term test
of moral and business principals. He was impressed with Chuck's work ethic and dedication in doing things the right way.
In 2008, Al was asked to come on board as President of PICS. He knows he is with an inventory company that has the technology
and desire to be the best.
PICS Acquires Muscolino Inventory Services - 13 August 2007
Phyle Inventory Control Specialists (PICS) announced today that it has acquired Muscolino Inventory Services (Muscolino). Muscolino has been in operation since 1947 and is headquartered in Arcadia, California; it is the largest regional inventory service in the southwest. Muscolino maintains twelve offices in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The new company will operate as PICS/Muscolino Inventory Service.
Today, PICS is one of the fastest growing national inventory services with a presence throughout the east from New England to Florida, and the midwest from Illinois to Texas. Muscolino is the third acquisition in the last six months, and gives PICS a solid presence in the west. This provides a great opportunity to service customers from coast to coast.
PICS' sister company, A.S.T., Incorporated has been in the inventory business since 1978. They have been a significant innovator and provider of hand held data collection equipment and related software to the inventory services industry. Both PICS and A.S.T., Incorporated are headquartered in Holly, Michigan.
Acquisition - 5 June 2007
On June 5, 2007, Bill Wright, the sole owner of Gohs Inventory Services sold the assets of the company to Phyle Inventory Control Specialists (PICS). Gohs has been a respected provider of inventory audit services for over 50 years. Located in Southfield, MI, Gohs serviced customers throughout the Great Lakes states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Bill will work with PICS Inventory Specialists through the end of 2007 to insure that the transition from Gohs to PICS is a smooth one for his customers. As Bill eases into retirement, we all wish him the best of luck.
Acquisition - 2 December 2006
On December 2, 2006 PICS Inventory Specialists, located in Holly, Michigan, acquired Action Inventory. Action Inventory, a Michigan based company, has been in business for over 25 years. Karen Haddad and her husband have been the co-owners of the company since its inception. Today, Karen is the new District Manager for Michigan, Northern Ohio and Northern Indiana.
Custom Built Technology for PICS - 1 November 2006
A.S.T., Inc. has been manufacturing handheld data collectors and software solutions for over 33 years. Being the number one manufacturer of inventory equipment with hardware, software and professional service, PICS was happy to work closely with A.S.T., Inc. to customize our software solution. This will be a key component that will enable PICS to very quickly take the industry lead.