- Business
- ProBility Media Corporation (PBYA) operates as an industrial education and training technology company that provides compliance solutions, e-learning platforms, and technical resources worldwide. The company offers technical codes and standards; training materials and workplace guides; online e-learning courses; testing and certification services; print and electronic engineering references including specifications, handbooks, journals, and scientific documents; HVAC, plumbing, industrial, and residential trade reference materials; licensing exam preparation through One Exam Prep; safety, rigging, and crane training programs via North American Crane Bureau Group (NACB), which conducts over 400 annual safety programs with federal and state accreditations; eCourse development and program management through Disco Learning Media; and contractor-focused online tutoring and virtual classes serving over 100,000 individuals and 75 Fortune 500 clients. It operates an e-commerce website at www.browntechnical.org, a bookstore in Houston, Texas, and serves electrical distributors, trade schools, universities, retail chains, governmental institutions, and small to medium-sized businesses in the private sector under brands including Brown, One Exam Prep, NEWP, and W Marketing. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, ProBility Media targets vocational, engineering, and skilled trades markets across the United States and internationally. In recent developments, the company announced plans to acquire Upstryve Inc. in August 2021 to expand online tutoring for the vocational industry; transitioned to Upstryve Inc. branding as reflected on its website while retaining the PBYA ticker; selected PCG Advisory Group for investor relations and strategic communications; and further expanded international educational offerings through the purchase of Cranbury International, alongside continued partnerships such as with Itron Inc. through Disco Learning Media into 2024.