{"id":102055,"date":"2022-01-27T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=102055"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:44:47","slug":"national-drug-screening-2021-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/national-drug-screening-2021-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"National Drug Screening 2021 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"102055\" class=\"elementor elementor-102055\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f5581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f5581\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4dd35d\" data-id=\"d4dd35d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4f3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4f3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>National Drug Screening (NDS), a Melbourne, Fla.-based company offering drug-testing services in all 50 states, exceeded its aggressive financial goals in 2021, reporting more $7 million in revenue \u2014 an increase of more than 20 percent from the previous year (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.einnews.com\/pr_news\/560546762\/drug-screening-firm-has-banner-year-and-distributes-1000-dollar-employee-bonuses\">year-end bonuses<\/a> NDS employees collected \u2014 and richly deserved!).<\/p><p>The company attributes its success to several accomplishments last year \u2014 all of which position NDS to continue its growth and advance its mission to help employers build and maintain drug-free work environments that reduce their liability, help them attract and retain better employees and improve workplace safety. Among the 2021 milestones NDS reached:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8440a2 elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8440a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de8bbf9\" data-id=\"de8bbf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3252fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3252fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1. Swift, smart and continual online support for NDS team members.<\/strong> The company implemented a comprehensive, online knowledge base where NDS team members can count on finding professional training and resources, and answers to their questions about NDS products, services, policies and procedures. The company also is pleased to report its employees\u2019 commitment to their professional growth: 60 percent of NDS team members successfully completed various professional trainings from Pryor Learning, which provides thousands of educational opportunities.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee98618 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee98618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102063\" alt=\"Woman testing samples in a labratory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Laboratory.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5b710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a5b710\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0bd114\" data-id=\"b0bd114\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753e0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753e0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Significantly enhanced support for reseller clients.<\/strong> NDS also implemented an online knowledge base for drug testing service providers whose business operations are fueled in part by its array of back-office support services. That support includes Medical Review Officer services and drug-testing management software.<\/p><p><strong>3. Ramped-up production of online training.<\/strong> NDS clients can use online training videos to navigate our web-based portal for receiving drug test results, ordering drug tests and managing random drug testing programs. NDS also has produced a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tElMFBlPcl4\">series of six live education webinar trainings<\/a>, each to be offered periodically throughout a year. Topics include Department of Transportation DOT Urine Specimen Collector Training, Designated Employer Training (DER), Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and Random Program Management Training, Supervisor Training for Reasonable Suspicion, DOT Collector Best Practices and How-to Review, Starting a Drug Testing Business.<\/p><p><strong>4. More efficient customer service.<\/strong> NDS\u2019 Customer Service department delivered even better customer service after successfully implementing the Freshdesk ticketing system for tracking and fulfilling customer service requests in the most efficient manner possible. This software tool increased efficiency and improved response times to NDS customer inquiries and requests.<\/p><p><strong>5. Firm commitment to industry leadership and innovation.<\/strong> NDS President Joe Reilly was recognized by the National Drug &amp; Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) as the United States\u2019 first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.einnews.com\/pr_news\/544570281\/joe-reilly-associates-recognized-as-first-accredited-industry-consultant-by-ndasa\">Accredited Industry Consultant<\/a>. He is proud to have met the rigid requirements of NDASA&#8217;s accreditation review committee. NDS Vice President of Business Development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/tom-fulmer-bio\/\">Tom Fulmer<\/a> was reelected to the Board of Directors of the Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (SAPAA). Further, NDS received status as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/nds-receives-national-accreditation\/\">Accredited Consortium\/Third Party Administrator (C\/TPA)<\/a> from NDASA. Both drug testing industry associations work to establish, promote, and communicate the highest standards of quality and integrity in the substance abuse testing and prevention industry through education, training, and the exchange of ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec0ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec0ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b706e9\" data-id=\"3b706e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e7fdb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05e7fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102064\" alt=\"high five between tow business partners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Business-Partners-Celebrating.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cdcec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79cdcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6. Firm commitment to creating a vibrant and rewarding workplace.<\/strong> Finding the right team members is challenging, but NDS increased staffing by 24 percent to keep up with the demands of more than 800 new clients in 2021. Florida Trend magazine named NDS a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.einnews.com\/pr_news\/547360915\/national-drug-screening-inc-named-to-top-100-best-companies-list\">\u201cBest Companies to Work For Award Winner\u201d<\/a> in July.<\/p><p><strong>7. Focused outreach.<\/strong> With aggressive work in collaboration with partner vendors, NDS\u2019 organic web traffic averaged more than 55,000 new users per month in 2021, and its pay-per-click ad campaigns produced more than $1 million in revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3581742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3581742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>About National Drug Screening<\/em><\/p><p><em>National Drug Screening (NDS) assists employers in reducing liability, improving safety, and attracting and retaining better employees by providing drug testing services, supervisor training, drug-free workplace policy development and other employer resources. In addition to testing for employers and individuals, NDS provides Medical Review Officer (MRO) services, software and training to assist other drug testing service providers. To learn more about National Drug Screening, Inc., please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/video-national-drug-screening-a-great-corporate-culture\/\">Web Site<\/a> or contact Tom Fulmer at (321) 622-2040.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#92274E\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d6f63 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98d6f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/National-Drug-Screening-2021-Year-In-Review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF version of the NDS 2021 Year in Review<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Drug Screening (NDS), a Melbourne, Fla.-based company offering drug-testing services in all 50 states, exceeded its aggressive financial goals in 2021, reporting more $7 million in revenue \u2014 an increase of more than 20 percent from the previous year (see the year-end bonuses NDS employees collected \u2014 and richly deserved!). 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