CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 3, 2013) - PROFIT Magazine today ranked Blackline GPS ("Blackline") (TSX VENTURE:BLN) No. 73 on the 25th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the Summer issue of PROFIT Magazine and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their revenue growth over five years.
Blackline GPS, a designer and manufacturer of wireless location solutions, made the PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 933%.
"To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada, the PROFIT 500 has expanded to recognize the entrepreneurial achievements of more than 500 Canadian companies," says Ian Portsmouth, Editor-in-Chief of PROFIT magazine. "PROFIT is proud to now showcase Canada's forward-thinking small business entrepreneurs and honour their talents and innovations."
"We are honoured to be recognized by placement within the PROFIT 500 ranking," says Blackline CEO Cody Slater. "This achievement reflects the contributions of all our employees plus the quality and value that our solutions provide to our customers."
Blackline is an award-winning leader in the employee safety monitoring market with the goal of improving the outcome of personnel who have suffered an injury or health condition by delivering an emergency response to the employee's precise location. Blackline also provides business-grade tracking solutions for surveillance, asset security, loss prevention, and package tracking applications.
About PROFIT Magazine and PROFITguide.com
PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada's preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For 31 years, Canadian entrepreneurs and senior managers across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it's a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them achieve business success and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Visit PROFIT online at PROFITguide.com.
About Blackline: Blackline GPS is a wireless location leader that develops, manufactures, and markets products and services for worker safety monitoring, tracking, and surveillance applications. Blackline solutions deliver safety, security, and location awareness through innovative wireless hardware and custom user interfaces, including web, mobile, messaging, and web services. Blackline's vision is to become the leading supplier of wirelessly connected worker safety monitoring and covert tracking products in the world. Blackline products allow customers to protect their personnel and valued assets, share the conditions of their environment, and connect with emergency services when necessary. Blackline solutions Protect. Share. Connect.®
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