Web Industries Named a 2015 WWCMA WorkWell Massachusetts Gold Level Winner for Exemplary Worksite Health Promotion

Award recognizes successful corporate health improvement and wellness program

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Sep 24, 2015, 02:30 ET

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Industries, Inc., a leading provider of contract converting and manufacturing services, is proud to have been named a WorkWell Massachusetts Award Program Gold Level winner for exemplary worksite health promotion. The award recognizes Web's achievements developing, implementing, and participating in corporate health improvement and wellness programs. The company is one of two Gold Level award recipients for 2015.

Web's innovative "Web Employees Living Longer (W.E.L.L.)" wellness initiative combines company-wide competitive exercise programs, live and online nutritional and educational workshops, professional coaching, and healthcare cost-reduction incentives to achieve remarkable results.

"Six years after starting this journey, Web has a measurably healthier workforce. Compared to US averages, our numbers are lower in six out of seven key health-risk categories, including a 12% drop in smoking levels," said Arnie Wensky, Senior Director of Human Resources for Web Industries. "These amazing results are a testament to the perseverance and ingenuity of our facility-level wellness champions, committees, and councils, the expert guidance of our wellness partner, Advancing Wellness, and the hard work of all of Web's employee-owners in participating in these programs."

"We are excited to award Web Industries for their outstanding worksite wellness program," states Mari Ryan, Chair of the Board of Directors, WWCMA. "We believe that healthy, productive employees are a critical component of an organization's culture and success."

WorkWell Massachusetts is a corporate award program created by the Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts (WWCMA) - a not-for-profit member organization dedicated to the advancement of worksite wellness programs. The award program's criteria are based on the HERO Employee Health Management Best Practices Scorecard, in collaboration with Mercer, a tool designed to help organizations learn about best practices, discover opportunities to improve their programs, and measure progress over time. Applicants are required to provide details on their strategic planning and organizational support, program design and implementation, participant engagement, and measurements and evaluation, and applications were reviewed and designated by a WWCMA appointed committee of industry professionals. Information on WWCMA and the award program can be found at wwcma.org.

About WorkWell Massachusetts
The Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts (WWCMA) is the preeminent, independent, and objective resource for health promotion in the workplace. A 501c3 not-for-profit member organization, WWCMA champions wellness programs that help employers encourage healthy employees, healthy families, and healthy communities across the Commonwealth. The council offers innovative wellness best practice programs, training, and events along with insightful resources and tools to help educate and advance Massachusetts organizations and their corporate wellness teams. Visit us at wwcma.org and follow us @WorkWellMass.

About Web Industries
Web Industries, Inc., is the largest and most diverse provider of flexible material converting and end-product manufacturing services for the Advanced Composites, Medical, Consumer Product, Multi-Layer Insulation, and Wire & Cable markets. Utilizing the widest array of slitting, spooling, and winding configurations in the business, Web formats composites, nonwovens, specialty films, papers, foils, laminates, and foams for downstream manufacturing. Web specializes in developing optimized material processing solutions that deliver converted materials on custom-designed spools, planetary rolls, and planetary pads for efficient, cost-effective product manufacturing. Web's facilities hold all industry-relevant certificates (AS/EN9100C, ISO 9001:2008, 13485, 14001, and FDA registration).

SOURCE Web Industries, Inc.