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<p>DURYEA &#8212; The Pride Mobility Products story began in 1986 from humble beginnings when the Kretchik and Meuser families started out with a small building on Main Street in Pittston.</p><p>The lift chair business would soon grow to be the world&#8217;s leading designer and manufacturer of mobility products, including the iconic Jazzy&#174; Power Chair, Go-Go&#174; Travel Mobility Products, Pride&#174; Scooters and Pride&#174; Power Lift Recliners.</p><p>Pride also founded a complex rehab division called Quantum Rehab, which serves people who have complex physical rehabilitation needs.</p><p>&#8220;The success of our company is attributed to our friendly, humble and hard-working employees,&#8221; said Scott Meuser, Chairman and CEO of Pride Mobility Products. &#8220;They are passionate about making a difference in people&#8217;s lives by providing innovative, market-leading products, and friendly service with operational efficiency.&#8221;</p><p>Pride Mobility has two Luzerne County facilities &#8212; one in Duryea and the other in Exeter &#8212; that offer a variety of career paths which include, but are not limited to:</p><p>&#8226; Mechanical and Electrical Engineering</p><p>&#8226; Assembly</p><p>&#8226; Quality Assurance</p><p>&#8226; Project Management</p><p>&#8226; Sales</p><p>&#8226; Technical Service</p><p>&#8226; Fabrication</p><p>&#8226; Marketing</p><p>These opportunities are coupled with outstanding benefits, such as affordable medical coverage with a low deductible, 24/7 telemedicine services, 401K with an employer match, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, paid time off, and much more.</p><p>As the company grows, so must its facilities. The Pride Mobility Team is very excited about their brand-new 100,000 square foot distribution center that is currently being built on the Duryea facility property, which just crosses the Luzerne County line into Old Forge, Lackawanna County.</p><p>While the majority of the company&#8217;s workforce is in Pennsylvania, as the world&#8217;s leading designer and manufacturer of mobility products, they also have operations in Las Vegas, Mississippi, Florida, Canada, Australia, China, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.</p><p>&#8220;With over one thousand employees dedicated to making us the long term &#8216;Olympic Gold Medalist&#8217; in our target markets, we always want our employees to know they are appreciated,&#8221; Meuser said.</p><p>Pride Mobility is proud that their employees feel like they are part of family and having fun is essential. There is a continuous flow of company-sponsored events such as family picnics, cookouts, on-site and off-site holiday parties, birthday and years-of-service anniversary parties, and golf outings. And let&#8217;s not forget the frequent giveaways of sporting events tickets and gift cards throughout the year and a Christmas in July week-long celebration.</p><p>To round out Pride Mobility&#8217;s objective of providing an exceptional employee experience, there&#8217;s community service both locally and nationally. The list is long, but just to name a few, Pride makes donations and participates in events for organizations such as the ALS Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, American Red Cross, Boy &amp; Girls Club of NEPA, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Boy Scouts of America, WVIA, Ryan&#8217;s Run, Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge, and the local YMCAs.</p><p>&#8220;Pride is entering its fourth decade and our future has never been brighter,&#8221; Meuser said. &#8220;We will continue to strive to be a friendly, fair place to work and to ask our employees to always try to be friendly to everyone we do business with. We want our employees to enjoy the years we spend working together.&#8221; </p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Local skilled talent fabricating parts for Quantum Rehab. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Local skilled talent fabricating parts for Quantum Rehab. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Pride expands employee recognition and appreciation beyond the employees and to their families. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Pride expands employee recognition and appreciation beyond the employees and to their families. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Annual Pride/Quantum Rehab Family Summer Picnic at Knoebels Amusement Resort. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Annual Pride/Quantum Rehab Family Summer Picnic at Knoebels Amusement Resort. </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Pride manufactures superior, diverse products for individuals from a wide variety of demographics. Our diversification extends beyond our customers and products into the exciting opportunity to attract and employ an equally diverse workforce. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-4.jpg</photo3><caption3>Pride manufactures superior, diverse products for individuals from a wide variety of demographics. Our diversification extends beyond our customers and products into the exciting opportunity to attract and employ an equally diverse workforce. </caption3><photoCredit3></photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Celebrating Christmas in July with Pride employees. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_PRIDE-MOBILITY-5.jpg</photo4><caption4>Celebrating Christmas in July with Pride employees. </caption4><photoCredit4></photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Denise Truesdale</p><p>VP Human Resources/Pride Mobility Products</p></bylineMeta></div>

Pride Mobility Products makes the world’s leading mobility devices