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Torch Technologies Ranked on Inc. 5000 List for 12th Consecutive Year

Bill Roark — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:18 +0000

For the 12^th consecutive year, Torch Technologies, a 100% employee-owned technology services and solutions company headquartered in Huntsville, has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list. Ranked at #3,397 this year, Torch is the only Huntsville-based company that has been on the list for 12 consecutive years, and the largest of only two companies in Alabama to make the list 12 or more years. This year’s list required a three-year growth of 57% to rank #5000. Inc. Media President and Editor in Chief remarked, “Needless to say, making the list gets harder every year as your starting base grows. Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000 over the years, only a fraction have made the list more than once. A mere tenth of a percent have made the list 12 times.”

Torch continues to maintain consistent growth, posting revenue growth of 113 percent in the three-year measurement period. Of the 24 Huntsville-based companies on this year’s list, Torch had the highest revenue for 2017 with $349.1M.

Torch President John Watson stated, “We are proud that Torch has again been recognized on the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. We attribute our success to our employee-owners and their continued commitment to our company, to our customers, and to the Warfighter.”

Torch Ranked on Inc. 5000 List for 11th Consecutive Year

Bill Roark — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:00:16 +0000

Torch Technologies is proud to announce it has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the eleventh consecutive year. Ranked at #3,479 this year, Torch is the only Huntsville-based company that has been on the list for 11 consecutive years, and one of only two companies in Alabama to make the list 11 or more years. Inc. Media President and Editor in Chief remarked, “Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000 over the years, only a fraction have made the list more than once. A mere tenth of a percent have made the list 11 times.”

Torch continues to maintain consistent growth, posting revenue growth of 90 percent in the three-year measurement period. Of the 24 Huntsville companies on this year’s list, Torch had the highest revenue for 2016 with $293.7M.

Torch President John Watson stated, “Torch’s continued success can be attributed to the dedication of our employee-owners to our company, to our customers, and to the Warfighter. Fortunately, this dedication has resulted in constant growth and opportunities for our employee-owners.”

Torch Ranked on Inc. 5000 List for 10th Consecutive Year

Bill Roark — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:00:53 +0000

Torch Technologies, an employee owned technology services and solutions company headquartered in Huntsville, is proud to announce it has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the tenth consecutive year. Ranked at #3,634 this year, Torch is the only Huntsville-based company that has been on the list for 10 consecutive years, and one of only two companies in Alabama to make the list 10 or more years.

Torch continues to maintain consistent growth, adding 176 new jobs and posting revenue growth of 86 percent in the three-year measurement period. Of the 15 Huntsville government services companies on this year’s list, Torch had the highest revenue for 2015 with $232.8M.

Torch President John Watson stated, “Torch’s success is due to the commitment of our employee owners, the continued support of our customers, and the good partnerships that we have formed within industry, state, and local government. Fortunately, this has resulted in continued growth and opportunities for our employee owners.”

Torch Technologies Ranked on Inc. 5000 List for 9th Consecutive Year

Bill Roark — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:00:45 +0000

Torch Technologies, an employee-owned technology services and solutions company headquartered in Huntsville, is proud to announce it has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the ninth consecutive year. Ranked at #2,889 this year, Torch is the only Huntsville company with a 2014 revenue of more than $100 million and had the highest revenue in 2014 among all Huntsville industries. Torch also had the highest annual revenue in 2014 of all Government Services industry companies in Alabama and was in the top 3 highest annual revenues in Government Services in the country.

Torch continues to maintain consistent growth, adding 126 new jobs in the 3-year measurement period, putting Torch in the top 3 Government Services companies in Huntsville. Companies making the list for five or more consecutive years are recognized on the Inc. Honor Roll, and this is Torch’s fifth straight year of Honor Roll recognition. Torch is the largest company by revenue in the state to have received this honor. Torch has the longest sustained growth in Huntsville, as the only company that has been on the list nine consecutive years, with no Huntsville companies maintaining a longer streak. Torch is also one of only four companies in Alabama that has been on the list nine consecutive years.

Torch President John Watson stated, “Torch has always been focused on providing outstanding engineering services and solutions to the warfighter at good value. Fortunately, this has resulted in continued growth and opportunities for our employee-owners.”