Benchmark Press

About Us

About Benchmark Press and Benchmark Public Relations

Benchmark Press is a subsidiary company of Benchmark Public Relations. Since 1992, Benchmark Public Relations has operated in Saskatchewan and has grown to become a well-respected public relations firm in the province. In 2005, the company expanded its operations into Manitoba and now manages an office in Winnipeg. Benchmark Public Relations offers a wide range of public relations services including strategic communications and marketing, event planning, copywriting, website design, typesetting and media faxing, and our services continues to grow.

Since its inception, Benchmark Public Relations and its team of professionals have published numerous books for various organizations in North America. Our work includes Riding with the Wind, the history of cycling in Saskatchewan; Blades of Glory, the history of speed skating in Saskatchewan; a four-volume textbook series, the African American Almanac, for Detroit-based Gale Research; and a six textbook series on outstanding African American entertainers, business people, musicians, athletes, civil rights leaders and literature for Crabtree Publishers in New York. Weigl Educational Publishers of Calgary has also hired us to research and write several books including Great Canadians: Sports, Canada in the Twentieth Century and For the Love of Soccer.

Our writing and research abilities were honoured when Riding with the Wind received a Communications Award Honourable Mention from the International Association of Sport Museums and Halls of Fame.

After recognizing a need for a print-on-demand publishing firm in Saskatchewan, Benchmark Public Relations decided to fill that need with the establishment of Benchmark Press in 2006. Benchmark Press will now assume the publishing aspect of Benchmark Public Relations, and will continue to provide outstanding service to its clients.

Benchmark Press will assist individuals and organizations in the publication of their books and will create new publications to fill specialty niche markets. Its mission is to provide cost-effective book publishing, so that everyone who wants to can publish their work.

Meet our Team

Pat Rediger
Managing Partner
Pat Rediger is a journalist, author, public relations consultant and entrepreneur. He has written for national magazines and edited a variety of provincial and regional magazines. He is a former principal in Sunrise Publishing, which publishes Saskatchewan Business Magazine, and Concept Media Ltd., which published Regina Magazine. Active in the community, he has been Director of the Western Magazine Awards Foundation and President of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild. Pat holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Regina.

Lynn Gidluck
Partner
Lynn Gidluck has a wealth of public relations and publishing experience. She has served as the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs with the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation and has provided media relations for the Government of Saskatchewan. Currently, Lynn is working on the manuscript for Remembering the Manifesto, a historical review of the CCF party’s Regina Manifesto. She holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Regina and a Certificate in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University.

Nicole Williams
Communications Consultant
Nicole Williams serves as editor, associate editor and designer for various projects with Benchmark Press and Benchmark Public Relations. She produces articles, speeches, media releases and other written materials for multi-media campaigns, and manages the company's design projects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a Minor in Psychology from the University of Regina.

Katie Boyce
Communications Consultant
Katie Boyce provides editing, writing and designing skills for various projects, including articles, newsletters, brochures and websites. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a Minor in Religious Studies from the University of Regina.

Maureen Rediger
Comptroller
Maureen Rediger provides financial and accounting services to the firm. She operates her own administrative support company and has extensive experience in the financial industry from serving with a credit union and legal firm.