Guy Brown Products began in 1997 as a manufacturer of laser toner cartridges and today offers a comprehensive selection of quality remanufactured laser toner cartridges, ink jet and thermal fax products. Guy Brown makes it easy to maintain high-quality and reliable printing standards with considerable cost savings. In addition to Guy Brown Products’ Brentwood, Tenn. headquarters, the company has manufacturing, distribution, customer service and regional offices in Chicago, Virginia and Nashville, with sales offices throughout the United States.
From its advanced remanufacturing process to its easy-to-use recycling programs, Guy Brown fulfills its ongoing commitment with guaranteed quality, superior customer service and a zero waste environmental initiative. Guy Brown imaging products are the right choice for quality, cost savings and environmental responsibility.
Guy Brown is a 100% minority owned and operated business. It joined the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council in 1999 and has been an active member in the minority community for eight years. Guy Brown is also a certified Small Disadvantaged Business by the Small Business Administration. The company has been certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the City of Philadelphia and the State of Tennessee and holds memberships in over 30 Regional Minority Supplier Development Councils.
Last year, Guy Brown reported more than $200 million in sales and now has more than 70 employees. The workforce is diverse, and the company believes in equal opportunity. It is also a strong diversity supporter through its own diversity program. That program includes training for those responsible for sourcing and purchasing, establishment of a database of suppliers by product/service categories, outreach to diverse suppliers and the establishment of spending goals for diverse suppliers. In 2008, the diverse supplier spending goal has been set at 25 percent.
The company has been recognized as Manufacturer of the Year by the San Francisco Minority Business Development Agency in 2003, was named Regional Small Business subcontractor of the year in 2006 by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and was ranked number 64 in the 2007 listing of the 100 Top Minority Suppliers by Minority Business News. Guy Brown also received the SBA Administrator’s Award for Excellence in 2002, 2005 and 2006.