Press Release

ALE-8-ONE WINS 2011 KEMI DESTINY AWARD

Ale-8-One Bottling Company, Inc., a soft drink manufacturer, bottling company and distributor based in

Winchester, Kentucky, is a winner of the 2011 KEMI Destiny Award presented by Kentucky Employers’

Mutual Insurance (KEMI). KEMI is a mutual insurance company providing workers’ compensation coverage to more than 21,500 policyholders throughout Kentucky.

“There may not be a better example of a company that has chosen to ‘control their own destiny’ thanAle-8-One,” says Roger Fries, President & CEO of KEMI. “Since choosing KEMI in 2005, the company has demonstrated their dedicated focus on workplace safety. As a result, they have been able to keep employees healthy and productive, while saving over $180,000 in workers’ compensation premium.”

Safety measures which have helped reduce Ale-8-One’s workers’ compensation costs include the establishment of an interactive relationship with KEMI’s Loss Education Department, the implementation of a formal safety program, onsite training and safety meetings, and several other coordinated efforts which have led to a safer work environment for employees at Ale-8-One.

"Safety is an on-going focus for Ale-8-One and it takes effort from our safety committee and all of our employees to strive to keep safety top of mind,” says Fielding Rogers, President of Ale-8-One. “We have been able to reach out to KEMI for training and improvement opportunities for our workplace and we appreciate the resources they have to offer us. Receiving this award will only make us work harder."

Meeting a stringent set of criteria set forth by KEMI, Ale-8-One joins six other winners of the 2011 Destiny Award. Stay tuned to www.kemi.com for a list of other KEMI Destiny Award winners.  

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About KEMI

Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) is the largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance

Kentucky, providing coverage to more than 21,500 businesses in all 120 counties of the state.