Welcome to Apex’s 75th Birthday Party!
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Celebrating 75 years of innovation, partnership, and good old-fashioned hard work.
Company Milestones
Apex Over the Years
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1949 - Apex Is Established as a Painting Company
Al Nelson founded Apex Painting and begins painting gas stations across Southern California
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1973 - Partnership Forms to Grow Team
After 20+ years as a one employee business, a partnership with Paul Hughes sets in motion the building of a team
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1984 - Hargrave Family Purchases Apex
Randy and Katie Hargrave purchased Apex Painting and began a new season of growth for the company.
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1990 - Expanding Services and States
Quickly after the Hargrave’s began running Apex, they expanded services into commercial construction and became licensed in 3 other states.
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2003 - Introducing Apex Imaging Services
With a greater vision for the future and continued expansion of services, Apex began serving the retail, restaurant, and petroleum industries, and was renamed Apex Imaging Services.
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2008 - Apex Evolves Through Recession
Despite hard times for the nation, the Apex team's adaptability and ambitious attitude during this time planted the seeds for significant growth to come in just a few years.
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2012 - Apex Expands to Their Current Location
To meet growing demand and with the number of employees soon to be in the hundreds, Apex remained a Pomona-based business and moved to its current location at 720 Indigo Court, Pomona, California.
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2018 - Apex Becomes Known As A Solution Provider
With a growing reputation for consistency and partnership, Apex rebranded with an expanded range of services, providing consulting and management for multi-site programs from concept to closeout.
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2022 - PMO Services Expanded
Apex expanded the project management team and services to include Construction and Program Management.
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2024 - Apex Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
November 14, 2024, marked Apex’s 75th Anniversary commemorating decades of a commitment to innovation, partnership, and good old-fashioned hard work.
A Letter From Our CEO
Dear Clients, Partners, and Friends,
Thanks to you, as of November 14th, 2024 Apex Imaging Services reached its 75th Anniversary.
So as we break out the candles and cake, I wanted to thank you for the opportunities and trust you’ve extended to us over the years. Without you, none of this would have been possible.
For me personally, this has been an incredible ride and I’ve never been more expectant for where we’re going next.
Cheers as we celebrate together 75 years of innovation, partnership, and good old-fashioned hard work.
Excited for what we’ll accomplish together next,
Hal Hargrave
CEO, Apex Imaging Services
Birthday Greetings from our Partners, Team, and Friends