This year is quite an exciting one
here at H.M. Royal Incorporated. Not only are we celebrating our 90
th
Anniversary and 3
rd Generation of service, but we are also being
recognized as one of
New Jersey’s top Family Businesses by The Rothman
Institute of Entrepreneurship of Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey
Monthly, and The PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated. Selected from a
large pool of nominations, H.M. Royal Incorporated has been chosen to be
recognized as a finalist in the running for this prestigious award. Winners
will be announced at a luncheon on October 14
th at the Crystal Plaza
in Livingston, NJ.
For 23 Years, The Rothman Institute
has been awarding exemplary family owned businesses with this award based on company
growth, ethics, family involvement, and philanthropic service. H.M. Royal has
not only met, but exceeded these standards in order to be selected as a finalist,
and we couldn’t be more honored. As our company continues to grow, so does our
family, which includes all of our employees and customers. We hold a strong
belief in making and maintaining personal relationships with every member of
the H.M. Royal ‘family’, and have managed to uphold this practice well into the
age of electronic and anonymous communication. Not only is H.M. Royal a great
company to work with, but also to work for.
In fact many of our employees stay with H.M. Royal for many years.
“I have been working with HM Royal inc. for 18 years. HM Royal is a family business,
and not just for the Royals. Every employee is treated like family.
Every customer is treated as family. This company is a Customer Service
based company. They still believe, as every company should, that our customers
are our livelihood and, therefore, treat them with the appropriate respect. . .
The bottom line is that 18 years ago I made one of the best decisions of my
life.” - Jill Sirawsky, Trenton Purchasing Manager
H.M. Royal is traditional in
style, but innovative in operation. When there is a problem to be solved, we
make sure to think outside the box to work out a solution that is equally best
for our customers, our suppliers, the company, and our employees. When
recession hit our country in 2008, we held strong, made the necessary cutbacks,
and remained financially strong until the economy began to recover in 2010. In
fact, H.M. Royal was able to keep every employee on staff (a huge
accomplishment) and keep our employees well informed and motivated for the
entirety of these extremely rough times. By keeping our experienced group
together, and thanks to our loyal customers, we quickly bounced back, with 2010 – 2014 being
the highest growth years in our history.
As for service to our community and otherwise,
H.M. Royal has not slacked. Our employees always are involved in outreach, from
helping shelters in Camden, to raising money on a larger scale to fight cancer
with Relay for Life. As a company we also make sure to reach out whenever we
can. We are heavily involved with the Mill Hill Child and Family development
group serving neglected and abused children right here in Trenton. Facilitated
by Joe Royal, we have held coat and food drives, collections for school
supplies, and have also adopted entire families around the holidays.
“The most striking memory I have
is when we were invited to tour the facility and a little girl held her arms up
to me and jumped up for me to hold her. I was a complete stranger and we shared
the biggest hug – that felt great!” - Jean Madden, Accounts Receivable
H.M. Royal is also supporting the
Crescent Shrine Center for handicapped and underprivileged children, the
Trenton Police Athletic League, Homefront Incorporated, and even more.
Our future looks bright here at
H.M. Royal Incorporated, for our family and our extended family of employees
and customers. We will continue to innovate, problem solve, and cultivate
meaningful relationship with everyone we come in contact with. Even if we are
not selected as the winner of the New Jersey Family Business award, we are
still extremely honored, and will continue to grow and thrive as we have since
1925.
H.M. Royal.” When you need it
today, tomorrow isn’t good enough.”