October 16, 2006
Louisville, Kentucky

2006 BREAKING BARRIERS AWARDS

The Metro Disability Coalition, announced today, that Custom Quality Services, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky, has been named recipient of the 2006 Breaking Barriers Award.

CQS was selected as the annual Bill Heavrin Employer Award winner. This award is presented to the single employer judged to have made the greatest impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities in the Louisville, Metro area.

Past recipients include:

• LC Industries
• Sears
• United Parcel Service
• United States Census Bureau
• National Processing Company
• Bill Heavrin

Custom Quality Services, Inc. is a non-profit company, whose mission is to provide meaningful employment to individuals with disabilities, in a normalized working environment. The company has been in existence since 1979. It specializes in packaging and assembly from a 180,000 square foot facility in the Portland neighborhood. CQS employs over 200 people in their peak season.

Phil Berry, President & Chief Executive Officer of CQS, remarked, “This is a prestigious award. It is an honor and a tribute to all of our people who work so hard everyday, to make CQS a model organization in the employment of individuals with varying degrees of disability. We would like to thank the Metro Government for nominating us for this award, and the MDC for their selection.”