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Better Business Bureau of Western PA honors local businesses with 2025 Torch Awards for Ethics

Learn more about our 2025 Torch Award recipients

The Better Business Bureau of Western PA is proud to announce its 2025 Torch Awards for Ethics recipients. The following businesses were selected by an independent panel of academic judges to receive this year's prestigious award:

Three companies were also selected to receive finalist distinction:

"BBB is honored to celebrate and recognize these local companies for their continued, exceptional conduct in the marketplace," says Warren King, president of the Better Business Bureau of Western PA. "Leaders of these organizations proactively demonstrate a high level of personal character and go above and beyond to ensure their organization’s practices meet the highest standards of ethics toward their customers, employees and communities on a daily basis.”

The annual Torch Awards for Ethics program is open to all for-profit businesses (BBB accredited and non-accredited) that are physically located in the 28 county service area of Western Pennsylvania and meet the guidelines. Companies are evaluated against four criteria, which includes commitment to ethical practices regarding character, culture, customers and community.

About the 2025 Winners: 

Movers of Pennsylvania LLC: 1-10 employees category

  • Movers of Pennsylvania LLC is a Pittsburgh-based logistics and dedicated delivery company serving businesses, nonprofits and institutions across the Commonwealth. With statewide coverage and a headquarters in McKees Rocks, the company specializes in “moving what matters most” — time-sensitive, high-value and mission-critical items that keep communities and organizations running smoothly.

  • “Winning the 2025 BBB Torch Award for Ethics is one of the greatest honors in our company’s history. For a small, growing logistics firm, this recognition affirms that how we do business matters just as much as what we move. It celebrates our team’s commitment to honesty on the hard days, transparency when plans change and compassion for the communities we serve,” says Dwayne Buckley, Managing Member and Owner of Movers of Pennsylvania LLC. “This award belongs to every driver, dispatcher, partner and customer who trusted us to ‘move what matters most’ the right way. It inspires us to raise the bar even higher — to keep building a company where ethics are not a slogan on the wall, but a standard lived out on every route, in every conversation and in every decision we make.”

NET Xperts LLC: 11-49 employees category

  • NET Xperts LLC is a globally ranked Managed IT Services and Cybersecurity provider serving Pittsburgh and the surrounding regions for more than 23 years. The organization has completed a SOC 2 audit, demonstrating its commitment to secure and trustworthy operations. As a long-standing leader in the industry, the company delivers secure, scalable, and future-ready technology solutions that help organizations operate with confidence.

  • “Being named a BBB Torch Award for Ethics winner is a powerful affirmation of the trust our clients place in us,” says Mike Sammel, CEO of NET Xperts LLC. “At NET Xperts, we believe ethical business practices are not optional; they are central to delivering secure, reliable and responsible IT services. This recognition reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to earning that trust every single day.”

About the 2025 Finalists: 

Man with Tools LLC: 1-10 employees category

  • Man with Tools LLC is a general contracting home service provider based in Coraopolis, PA, specializing in everything from whole house remodels, to smaller home improvement projects and handyman services. When Mark A. Bowman started Man with Tools LLC in 2020, the company originally focused on lawncare and basic odd jobs. However, customers continually requested additional services throughout the course of current jobs being completed and Mark never turned them down. From there, Man with Tools LLC built a loyal customer base that has grown and continued to grow each year, creating a need to hire additional employees to provide quality services.
     

  • “When I first started this business I never thought that it would get to the level it is today,” says Mark A. Bowman, Owner of Man with Tools LLC. “To be a Finalist for the Torch Awards for Ethics is a great honor for me and I am so very grateful to receive it. I want to thank all of my customers and employees who have supported me over the years!”

Susan Muschweck Interior Design, LLC: 1-10 employees category

  • Susan Muschweck Interior Design, LLC is a full-service residential interior design firm owned by lead designer, Susan Muschweck. She is supported by a small but highly dedicated team led by project manager and senior designer, Jillian Miller. The firm is known for its thoughtful approach, meticulous execution and commitment to creating livable and timeless spaces for families at every stage of life.

  • "Being named a finalist for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics reinforces the values we have upheld since the company’s earliest years: respect, transparency, craftsmanship and genuine care for the families who entrust their homes to us,” says Susan Muschweck, Owner and Lead Designer of Susan Muschweck Interior Design, LLC. “We are proud to have twice been named a BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winner (2013 and 2017) and to have been honored as a finalist in both 2021 and 2025. We are truly grateful for this ongoing acknowledgment and remain committed to serving our clients with the highest standards and the quality they trust us to deliver."

Legacy Remodeling: 11-49 employees category

  • Legacy Remodeling is a 38 year old local, small business owned by Jeff Moeslein. His father, Ken Moeslein, first started Legacy Remodeling in 1987 with a simple mission in mind: to "do the right thing." At that time, the business was known as Swing Line Windows, but as the company evolved and grew to offer additional products including doors, siding, tub and shower products, a new name was needed that didn’t limit it to just windows. This is when it became known as Legacy Remodeling.

  • According to Jeff Moeslein, President of Legacy Remodeling, "Being a Finalist for the second year in a row for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards is a wonderful recognition of our employees' hard work, commitment to serving our customers and community with the highest level of care, and our efforts to maintain positive and strong relationships with our clients, community, suppliers and each other."

About the Judges of the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics: 

  • Faith Bjalobok PhD holds a masters degree in Criminology and a masters degree and PhD in philosophy. Her area of interest is applied ethics. She is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University. Faith is also a Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and is the founder of the Fluffyjean Fund for Felines, the Founder and President of the Washington County Animal Abuse Relief Fund (WAARF) and a Committee Member of Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans. 

  • Min Geiger, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Management at Duquesne University. She received her PhD in Management from West Virginia University. Her research explores implicit biases that may disadvantage employees from marginalized groups and how the use of algorithms can perpetuate these biases in organizations. Min’s research has been published in Journal of International Business Studies, Nature Machine Intelligence, and Group & Organization Management. Her dissertation work was recognized by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

  • Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa PhD, MBA is an Associate Professor of Management specializing in business ethics at Duquesne University’s School of Business Administration. He has a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Brown University, an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD, Switzerland), and a PhD in Organization Management from Rutgers University. His research has appeared in publications including the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Business and Society journal.

Eligible winners of the Better Business Bureau of Western PA’s Torch Awards for Ethics are now able to apply for the BBB International Torch Awards for Ethics. Entrants for this award must be designated winners of their local BBB Torch Awards program. Visit BBB.org for additional information on the Torch Awards for Ethics.