U.S. Waterproofing wins the Better Business Bureau 2006 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

U.S. Water­proof­ing was rec­og­nized on Novem­ber 30, 2006 as one of four recip­i­ents of the Chica­go and North­ern Illi­nois Bet­ter Busi­ness Bureau’s (BBB) Torch Award for Mar­ket­place Ethics. Eval­u­at­ed by an inde­pen­dent pan­el of judges from the local busi­ness and aca­d­e­m­ic com­mu­ni­ty, recip­i­ents of this award must adhere to the high­est of eth­i­cal stan­dards across all facets of their busi­ness including:

• High eth­i­cal stan­dards of behav­ior toward cus­tomers, sup­pli­ers, share­hold­ers, employ­ees, and com­mu­ni­ties in which busi­ness is done
• Demon­strat­ed eth­i­cal prac­tices sur­round­ing buyer/​seller relationships
• History/​reputation of eth­i­cal prac­tices in the marketplace
• Mar­ket­ing, adver­tis­ing, com­mu­ni­ca­tions, and sales prac­tices which reflect a true rep­re­sen­ta­tion of what is being offered in the marketplace
• Acknowl­edg­ment of eth­i­cal mar­ket­place prac­tices by indus­try peers and in the com­mu­ni­ties where busi­ness is done
• Man­age­ment prac­tices and poli­cies that give long-term val­ue to share­hold­ers, cus­tomers, employ­ees, ven­dors, and sur­round­ing communities
• Train­ing pro­grams that assist employ­ees in car­ry­ing out estab­lished ethics policies

“We couldn’t be more pleased to receive this award,” said Jer­ry Stock, pres­i­dent of U.S. Water­proof­ing. Ethics is not some­thing you occa­sion­al­ly preach to employ­ees or use loose­ly in a mis­sion state­ment. It is some­thing that should be a part of a company’s every­day busi­ness prac­tice, some­thing that should guide you in all your decisions.”

It’s no sur­prise that U.S. Water­proof­ing was hon­ored with the Torch Award. Every aspect of its busi­ness — from sales through ser­vice — is ground­ed in three eth­i­cal busi­ness philosophies:

1. Treat cus­tomers fair­ly and with respect
2. Charge a fair price for our services
3. Stand behind our work

To con­sis­tent­ly deliv­er upon its philoso­phies, U.S. Water­proof­ing has exten­sive train­ing pro­grams designed to instill its prac­tices of ethics and qual­i­ty in all employ­ees. These pro­grams help the company’s 80+ employ­ees deliv­er indus­try lead­ing cus­tomer ser­vice and the high­est qual­i­ty base­ment water­proof­ing ser­vices avail­able in the market.

“Our employ­ees are the most valu­able asset that U.S. Water­proof­ing has, and we couldn’t have won this award with­out them,” said Stock. ​“They are the ones who actu­al­ly make the dozens of eth­i­cal deci­sions that occur each day. As a team, we will con­tin­u­al­ly strive to car­ry the torch with both pride and dignity.

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