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About Express

Company Timeline

2008

Celebrating 25 years of success with a new name – Express Employment Professionals.

2007

Reached nearly $2 billion in sales; 600th office awarded.

2006

Reached $1.8 billion in sales; 85 franchises awarded.

2005

Reached $1.55 billion in sales; awarded 62 franchises.

2004

Reached $1.3 billion in sales.

2003

Reached $1 billion in sales with offices in the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia.

2001

Reached $781 million in sales.

1997

Reached $698.6 million in sales.

1995

Operated nearly 200 franchises and reached $531.8 million in sales.

1993

Express Personnel Services reached $324.2 million in sales.

1991

Reached $197.2 million in sales.

1990

Funk and Stoller purchased Gray’s shares of the company.

1989

Reached $155 million in sales.

1987

Reached $82 million in sales.

1985

Express began franchising and reached $18.4 million in sales.

1983

Robert A. Funk, William H. Stoller and James Gray established Express after Acme Personnel, a staffing firm where the founders previously worked, dissolved. Express generated gross revenues of $2.1 million that first year despite the struggling economy.