Latest News from Hendrick Manufacturing
Hendrick Manufacturing is now an Energy-Smart Business Honor Roll member with PPL Electric Utilities Corporation. Hendrick Manufacturing recycles 25 million pounds of metal each year.
Up Coming Trade Shows
Hendrick Manufacturing will be exhibiting at the following shows:
AIA Expo – Denver June 20th-22nd
APC Round Table & Expo- St. Louis July 7th-9th
Weftec- Chicago October 7th-9th
Eli Hendrick
Eli Emory Hendrick founded the Hendrick Manufacturing Company.
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Company Reorganization
Michael Drake, CEO, Hendrick Manufacturing announces a reorganization. Effective January 1, 2013, Due to the substantial similarities of business lines of Hendrick Manufacturing – Carbondale, PA and Hendrick Metal Products – Elgin, IL, Management will be consolidated to manage both facilities.
Tony Rovinski is appointed Director of Manufacturing for Hendrick – Carbondale and Elgin and Bruce Caldwell is appointed Director of Sales and Marketing – Carbondale and Elgin.
Safety News
Hendrick Manufacturing has got their “eye on you” when it comes to safety. In July two new programs were officially rolled out – Safety Bucks and Near Miss. Employees can now earn safety bucks when they actively participate in the safety program. Safety Bucks can be cashed in for various prizes such as company shirts, hats and jackets. The Near Miss program allows employees to report incidents that could have resulted in accidents. This is an accident prevention program.
Customer Testimonials
Here is some recent customer feedback from our monthly customer surveys:
| “Outstanding sales support!” |
| “Hendrick versatility is awesome!” |
| “Hendrick is the Best value out there!” |
| “Sales support always helps to the greatest!” |
| “Hendrick is always responsive to our needs!” |
| “I just filled out the customer service questionnaire and basically explained that you have obtained most of my business over the last 10 years because of your exceptional service. I wanted to also thank you personally! We love doing business with you and you make it easy for us to just work with you folks.” |
Lean Event
Hendrick Manufacturing’s latest Lean Event focused on one of our Hydraulic Stamping Press. Our Team made significant headway in reducing set-up time by 72%. This lean focus has organized and used a color coding system to make this machine user friendly, so anyone can set-up this Press Brake. Because of this focus productivity has increased significantly! Thank you to our Lean Team: Dave Molosky, Lou Petz, Tom Barrows, Karl Swingle and Aaron Magnot!