Maryville, Tenn. – Maryville-based Vanquish Worldwide LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing global support services to the U.S. Government and the commercial market sector, announced today its award of a new, multi-million dollar federal contract to provide base closure assistance team (BCAT) support in Afghanistan. As U.S. military forces begin to draw…
By Jim Harris, Transportation and Logistics International — Eric Barton knows what it takes to transport fuel and other important supplies safely in some of the world’s most challenging regions. As a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer for 11 years, Barton was responsible for threat analysis related to troop and material movement in Kuwait and…
Vanquish Worldwide is pleased to announce that President and CEO Eric W. Barton was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award during the Knoxville Chamber’s 2015 Pinnacle Business Awards Friday evening, May 8, 2015 at the Knoxville Convention Center in recognition of outstanding business practices and community support. Barton was among three finalists up for selection for…
Blount County Chamber of Commerce Maryville, Tenn. – Six individuals and businesses that gave their time and resources to make Blount County a special place to live and work were honored at the Blount Partnership Best of Blount Awards held at the Clayton Center for the Arts Thursday evening. Alcoa Inc., Mary Beth West Communications,…
December 02, 2014 08:17 AM Eastern Standard Time MARYVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vanquish Worldwide, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to providing worldwide transportation services to the U.S. government and commercial clients since 2007, has been awarded a bridge contract for National Afghan Trucking (NAT) Services and a follow-on NAT contract (NAT 2.0) as…
By United Press International staff — MARYVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 3, 2013 (UPI) — U.S. support services company Vanquish Worldwide LLC will continue to transport construction materials and other items to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The continued distribution services for more than 400 Forward Operating Bases in the country comes through an exercise of a contact option…
By Robert Norris, The Daily Times — Vanquish Worldwide. The name evokes power and distance with a sense of precision and vagueness all at once. Sort of like the military. That’s no coincidence. Consider the founder, president and CEO. Eric Barton spent 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He intended to make a career…
January 29, 2014 10:22 AM Eastern Standard Time MARYVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vanquish Worldwide, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to providing worldwide support services to the U.S. Government and commercial market sector since 2007, has been awarded a supplemental contract to their prime contract issued by the U.S. Central Command for National Afghan…
By United Press International staff MARYVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30 (UPI) — Support services company Vanquish Worldwide has received a $10.2 million contract to remove U.S. military equipment and supplies fromAfghanistan. The National Afghan Trucking contract is a supplemental award to a current agreement to the U.S. Central Command. “We are honored to assist the U.S.…
By Josh Flory, Knoxville News Sentinel — An East Tennessee defense contractor has been tapped to participate in a large contract aimed at safely moving supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Vanquish Worldwide, based in Friendsville, is led by a former Marine with ties to a pair of other local defense contractors. Earlier this month,…