In-Line with Fi-Tech – Fall 2016
Jeff Bassett
Welcome to our fall issue of In-Line with Fi-Tech. The last few months, and especially the last few weeks, have been quite hectic as we pushed to complete the new building and move by early September. The weather this past spring slowed the progress, but in the end, we were permitted to move in over Labor Day weekend. I wish to give a special thanks to Rick Williamson and Brian Williamson for all their efforts to help oversee and to manage the project and to coordinate the move.
In addition, a special thanks to John Chandler and Greg Waterman for all the extra efforts to move our warehouse and have systems up and running on Tuesday after Labor Day. Lastly, I want to thank Vicky Wilson and Barb Koch for all their efforts to organize, pack and unpack. You never know how much time and effort goes into such an endeavor until you go through it. We look forward to being in our new space and the opportunities it will afford us to grow and to better serve our customers.
During 2016, we have numerous significant service anniversaries among the Fi-Tech Team. At the top of the list is Pat Stith. In July, Pat had her 40th anniversary with Fi-Tech. This is quite amazing since Fi-Tech had its 44th anniversary in February! In addition, Vicky Wilson had her 35th service anniversary at the beginning of September. We appreciate both Pat and Vicky’s length of service to Fi-Tech and our customers. In our office in Mexico, Jacobo Villalobos had his 15th service anniversary in April and Hector de la Torre will reach his 10th in October. Veronica Herrera reached her 5th anniversary in July. Finally, both Brian Williamson and Greg Waterman had their 5 year anniversaries in February and September respectively. We thank each of them for their dedication and ongoing support of our mission. In this issue, we also have further updates on key industry events this fall including the K Show in Dusseldorf, Hygienix 2016 in Orlando and FloorTek in Dalton. Please visit us or our principals at these events.
New Headquarters Now Complete
After almost 12 full months of weather related challenges, Fi-Tech, Inc.’s North American Headquarters is now complete! Through frigid cold and snow, to sweltering heat, and record rainfall, we now have a new state-of-the-art building to call our home. At 17,000 square feet, our new facility allows us greater warehouse flexibility for critical components and spare parts for our customers, and the capability for future growth. Our office space better aligns our hardworking Fi-Tech Team and enhances our ability for improved workflow and customer service. We are very excited to be complete, and look forward to better serving you.
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