09/25/2002 – BROWNSTOWN, Michigan, USA

TDS/US Inc. has been named one of the Top 100 minority companies for 2002, by Minority Business News Magazine, attaining the rank of number 56.

The Texas-based business publication compiles an annual list of the top 100 minority businesses operating in the US. Key criteria considered in the qualifying process to make the ‘Top 100’ include such things as revenue, number of employees, and minority certification.

TDS/US, headquartered in Detroit, received minority certification in December 2001 through the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC). Today TDS/US employs 450 people at its four operations, and has anticipated total revenues for 2002 in excess of $30,000,000.

“We are extremely proud of what we have managed to achieve as a company in a relatively short period of time”, said Mark Wright, TDS/US President and CEO. “This is an exciting time for us and we are honored to be recognized as one of the Top 100. With some of the significant opportunities on our horizon we look forward to improving that rank of #56 in 2003.”

TDS/US is a premium provider of specialized integrated and high value-added logistics services to the automotive industry; providing complete logistics solutions including sub-assembly, sequencing, export packing, parts distribution, supply chain management, and packaging engineering and design services.