CENTRIA honored for employment practices

CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa., was selected by an independent panel of benefits experts as one of the 2008 “Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security,” a nationwide program run by the Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa. CENTRIA was honored for its commitment to its employees’ financial security, which includes the consistent maintenance and expansion of employee benefit programs. “CENTRIA was selected as one of the 10 Best because it has outstanding health programs, good supplemental programs—like long-term and short-term disability—and wonderful retirement programs,” said Dallas L. Salisbury, “10 Best” judge and chief executive officer of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington, D.C. “They’re very innovative with wellness programs, retirement planning and communications programs to help individuals understand their benefit programs and understand how to take advantage of them. “Across the board, they’re an outstanding fi rm that everybody should want to emulate in America, and it just underlines why they are a 10 Best company.” Said CENTRIA director of human resources Rob Leighton: “CENTRIA’s products are known in the industry for performance, aesthetics and sustainability, but we’re also a great place to work. We’re honored that our comprehensive employee benefit programs, including matching 401(k) contributions, profit sharing and a robust wellness program, were recognized by The Principal Group.”