1973: MAU Founded
MAU (Management, Analysis and Utilization, Inc.) is founded by William G. Hatcher, Sr. after he is laid off. One of the first jobs: security for Van Halen at the Civic Center.
As a faith-based, family-run company, we place a great emphasis on honor, integrity and our company’s legacy. Explore our timeline – it’s full of the people, places and things that make MAU who we are today.
1970s
Relic: Corndog
A true entrepenuer at heart, Mr. Hatcher sold ice cream sandwiches as a child, owned his own bike shop and narrowly missed making a fortune as an early player in the corndog game.
1975: Office Services Division Formed
Mr. Hatcher (as he is known around the office) expands to offer office staffing services, forming Ms. Power to recruit permanent hires for businesses and Ms. Temps to provide temporary staffing.
Relic: Pink Paper
Driven by his frugality and love of bargains, Mr. Hatcher purchases a massive quantity of pink paper at auction. For several years in the 70s and 80s, all internal communication would be pink.
1977: First Major Client
MAU lands Kimberly-Clark, its first major client. Over the years, MAU and Kimberly-Clark have worked together to use creative models to create a true partnership. Kimberly-Clark remains one of MAU’s key clients today.
Relic: Frozen Beaver
Humor and good-hearted pranks in the workplace are parts of MAU’s DNA. To point – an honest-to-goodness frozen beaver was once a gift during our Christmas White Elephant exchange.
1978: MAU Lands E-Z-GO
Shortly after partnering with Kimberly-Clark, MAU starts its long-standing relationship with E-Z-GO, their first project account. At the same time, MAU broadens its services to include international staffing for Aramco, the world’s largest oil supplier at the time, in Saudi Arabia.
Relic: The Office Indian
MAU is a minority owned business (Mr. Hatcher is a certified member of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama). Over the years his office Indian has done everything from answering phones to handling security.
1980s
1981: Mr./Ms. Temps
This year, Mr. Hatcher combines Ms. Power, Ms. Temps and Ms./Mr. Temps into a single entity, Mr./Ms. Temps, to provide office placement, office services and industrial services under one roof.
Relic: The to do List
Consider It Done is one of the founding principals of MAU and underscores the importance of organization and accuracy in the workplace. This inspired the distribution and use of notepads to each employee to ensure all tasks are completed. Even in an era of modern technology, this tradition has stood the test of time and reminds us of the importance of not only getting things done – but getting them done well.
1986: Savannah River Site
MAU broke into the government sector in a big way this year when the Savannah River Site chose to use us to provide staffing at the facility. It would be the first in a long series of government contracts for MAU. From this 650 person contract, the strategy of combining outsourcing along with MAU's other services evolved.
Relic: Christmas Carols
We've always believed it's by the Grace of God that we're where we are today. For as long as anyone can remember, our holiday tradition has been singing Christmas carols in the mornings during the holidays, complete with donuts and good cheer.
1987: Our Move to Greene St.
This year MAU finds its home on Greene Street in downtown Augusta, Georgia. Recently renovated, our corporate HQ remains the hub of our activities 25 years later.
Relic: The Gray Paint
Another purchase by the notoriously frugal Mr. Hatcher was a ton of government issue “Battleship Gray” paint. Every surface of the office, employees recall, would be “grayed out” for years.
1990s
1994: Bosch
This year, MAU formed one of its biggest partnerships to date with Bosch, providing staffing and management for their facility in South Carolina. To this day, MAU maintains its nearly 20 year relationship with the manufacturer.
1998: Family Business Award
We've always taken pride in being a family owned and operated business. Since the beginning, we've always had a Hatcher at the helm and a few on the crew. In 1998, we were recognized by Georgia Trend, who bestowed upon MAU their Family Business of the Year Award.
Relic: Payroll Blackout
Prior to developing our state-of-the-art payroll system, we had to do things the old fashioned way. And just because we lost power one fateful payday didn’t mean we couldn’t get it done. That day, we cut and signed over 2,000 checks running from a gas generator 3 stories below in the parking lot.
2000s
2002: Milliken
Milliken has been in business since 1865. But, it wasn't until 2002 that they partnered with MAU mainly to provide staffing and HR for their Greenville, SC Hillcrest facility. Our partnership has expanded over the years and today we serve Milliken through five of our Branch locations.
Relic: Secretary Challenge
Back in the day, Mr. / Ms. Temps hosted the "Secretary Challenge" at the Augusta Mall, a competition among office professionals to determine the city’s best typers, filers and go-getters. MAU’s pool of talent consistently dominated the now-defunct games.
2006: BMW
MAU joined forces with BMW to manage the staffing of their Spartanburg plant facilities. Producing the X3, X5 and X6, the Spartanburg BMW plant plans on expanding to build the X4 in 2014.
Relic: Braves Games
If there's one thing that has been extraordinarily consistent throughout our history, it's MAU’s love of the Atlanta Braves. Over the years, we've had countless corporate outings, and even bought a bus, to go see the Braves. America's team is also MAU's.
2008: BMW Tier One
This year BMW Manufacturing Co. engaged Tier One Solutions, a division of MAU, to provide full time employees. To this day, Tier One still handles the logistics employment requirements to supplement BMW's workforce.
2013: MAU celebrates 40th Anniversary!
MAU Workforce Solutions hosts three events to celebrate 40 years in business. The celebrations were a way to show appreciation to clients, employees, associates, as well as friends and family for their roles in the success MAU has achieved.
2015: Skill School Grand Opening
On June 10, 2015, MAU Workforce Solutions hosted clients and local Upstate business leaders for the Grand Opening of the MAU Skill School, a training facility providing an opportunity to become comfortable and confident in the process and operation of Powered Industrial Vehicles.
Relic: It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere!
Many years ago, MAU would host a weekly Friday Happy Hour. It was a time that allowed for the MAU family to get together and celebrate the accomplishments of the past week while toasting to the weekend ahead.
2016: Best of Staffing® Client Award
MAU is the proud recipient of the Inavero 2016 Best of Staffing® Client Award. Presented in partnership with CareerBuilder, Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Client winners have proven to be industry leaders in service quality based completely on the ratings given to them by their clients.
2017: MAU ACQUIRES FUTURESTAFF
MAU Workforce Solutions, in their quest to make lives better by delivering workforce solutions globally, acquired metro Atlanta-based staffing company, FutureStaff. The acquisition of FutureStaff has added three additional Georgia offices, one in Conyers, GA one in Newnan, GA, and the other in Fayetteville, GA to the MAU team.
2018: MAU ACQUIRES 3Ci
MAU Workforce Solutions has acquired Atlanta-based, technology staffing and consulting provider 3Ci -- extending its global reach with 3Ci’s expertise in the technology sector. The uniting of the companies affirms MAU both as a premier workforce supplier in the Southeast, and it strengthens the strategic foundation for MAU’s continued expansion across the U.S. and in markets worldwide.
Expansion
Milestones in MAU satellite office openings.
1973
Augusta, GA
1987
Aiken, SC
1991
Anderson, SC
1998
Charleston & Greenville, SC
2007
LaGrange, GA
2013
MAU Augusta Headquarters Renovations
2015
MAU Charleston moved to a new location
2015
MAU Skill School grand opening in Greenville, SC
2017
Acquires FutureStaff and three metro-Atlanta area locations
2018
Aquires Atlanta-based, technology staffing and consulting provider 3Ci
2019
Gaffney, SC
Adds On-site locations in Neenah, WI; Albion, IN; Florence, KY; Paris, TX; Hendersonville, NC; Dothan, AL
Over the years, MAU has enjoyed an incredible retention rate, with many employees working together for 20 plus years.
My favorite part of working at MAU is…
Randy Hatcher
President
1978 – Present
Barbara Lowe
Executive Assistant/ Administrative Supervisor
1985 – Present
The camaraderie- especially working with Rod. He brightens my day!
Vickie Beck
Lead Pay/Bill Co-coordinator
1987 – Present
The feeling of paying over 5,000 people and touching many people’s lives in different ways.
Anita Horath
Systems Analyst
1989 – 2017
I most enjoy the family aspect of MAU. We are one big, happy family!
We thank Anita for her dedicated service to MAU. She is missed by all of us, and we will remember her fondly.
Angela McCord
Human Resources Manager
1989 – Retired in 2016
After over twenty-five years, I am still proud to be part of the team that makes a difference in so many lives. Not only do we employee thousands of people, we constantly strive to make the work experience rewarding for all who join the MAU Workforce Solutions team.
Jennifer Brown
Regional Operations Manager
1992 – Present
I love it when we are able to match the “perfect candidate” with the “perfect job”.
Rod Hutcheson
VP, Commercial Staffing
1992 – Present
The environment of a family-owned business allows for individual creativity within your job.
Karen Roberts
Staffing Specialist
1994 – Present
How this company has supported and encouraged employees to form relationships with co-workers. The MAU family is really a family in so many ways. They are there in good times and bad times to give encouragement.
Tradd Rodgers
Director of Commercial Staffing and Outsourcing
1995 – Present
Definitely the family atmosphere. Over the years, our employees have grown up together which has created a strong family bond which comes across to new employees and customers.
Henry Dicks
Operations Supervisor
1997 – Retired in 2016
MAU has treated me with the utmost respect and loyalty. Overall, MAU is simply “over the top” in its category and field as a great respected firm to be affiliated with and I take pride in my association with it.
Alvin Hardin
Branch Supervisor
1997 – Present
The people that I work with, and I love helping people.
Carl Henson
VP, Marketing and Business Development
1997 – Present
We have the best employees. It is a great place to work.
Anita Vess
Staffing Supervisor
1998 – Present
The fact that the family behind it all continue to put God first. MAU has been loyal to me as I have them. That means a lot to me and my family. The one thing that has kept me with MAU and in the Staffing Industry is being part of making a difference in someone’s life.
Ed O’Neal
VP, Financial Services
1998 – Present
Twofold: the opportunity to work in a company that genuinely cares about you, and the opportunity to make real and tangible improvements in the Customers that we serve.
Adam Hatcher
Vice President of Human Capital and General Counsel
2010 – Present
I love that MAU works for a win/win/win, for Applicants, Clients and Employees, in everything the company does.
Baker Hatcher
Operations Manager
2004 – Present
The MAU family is dedicated to putting the right person in the right job. There is no greater job satisfaction than offering employment that betters the Associate, his or her family, and the community as a whole.