As the year draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude for your partnership and contributions to the absolute success of The Orion Companies (TOC) in 2024. Our team’s dedication, hard work, and pride in our vision have been the foundation of our accomplishments this year but your partnerships have ensured the execution of that vision. As our team reflects on our achievements this past year there are several that stand out:
- We welcomed 30 new team members to TOC (18 sales, 7 accounting and customer service, 5 Operations and Marketing) and have solidified our place in the market as an employer of choice,
- We achieved another major revenue milestone by increasing our topline sales by 44%,
- We onboarded and serviced over 700 new customers,
- We increased our custom blended gallons by 57% out of our facility in Oakboro, NC,
- We have refined and improved the formulation, packing, and storage capabilities at our Gainesville, TX site while finalizing the build out there of our second custom blending facility,
- We have partnered with Tempus Ag to place our proprietary products into the broad acre crop market,
- We successfully introduced TOC into three new international markets thru ClearChannel VM: Canada, Chile and South Africa,
- We continued to build out our partnership with ClearChannelVM and have far surpassed first year expectations with a phenomenal growth outlook for 2025,
- We have launched new services with VMOptiX and secured our largest customer to date,
- We have created new partnerships with strategic manufacturers in several key markets for future expansion of our distribution offerings and opportunities for TOC exclusive offers.
There are many more to list but to say we have been busy is an understatement. That said, all these achievements have been made with dignity, grace, professionalism, and the mindset at TOC that the customer will always come first. As we look forward to 2025, we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and together, with our industry partners and customers, we will continue to innovate, grow, and make a positive impact in our industry.
The Orion Companies thanks you again for your partnership and business – you are an integral part of our success story.
Happy New Year from our team to yours!
JR Gerst
President, The Orion Companies