October 28, 2011– Indoor Air Quality expert, author, and local entrepreneur Guy Sylvester of Absolute Resource Associates was recognized last night at the New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) Annual Business Excellence Awards Reception in Manchester, NH.

The NHBR Business Excellence Awards Program recognizes the imagination, industriousness, innovation, achievements, and community dedication of the small-business owners and operations in New Hampshire. Sylvester was chosen because of his savvy business sense, strong leadership and active involvement within his industry.

Sylvester has over 20 years of experience in Environmental Services and Laboratory Testing, managing large corporations all over the country before purchasing Absolute Resource Associates (formerly Resource Labs) in 2000 with his wife Susan. The Sylvesters have tripled the size of their business over the past 11 years, and Guy attributes much of the company’s success to their dedicated staff, exceptional customer service and the team’s unwavering commitment to the company’s mission, vision and values.

About Absolute Resource Associates:

Absolute Resource Associates is a Woman Owned SBA WOSB, DBE, ISO/IEC 17025 and DoD ELAP accredited small business, providing a broad range of environmental services to clients throughout New England and beyond. Services include Environmental Laboratory Testing, Indoor Air Quality Services and Project Management. The principals and partners of ARA have over 75 years of combined experience in the environmental field and have all been active in both the local and national environmental testing industry for more than two decades. Their experience includes regulatory compliance, information management, quality assurance, operations, and technical expertise in the environmental industry.