Employee Spotlight - James McDonald Now that Daniel Chapman has retired, our longest-serving employee is James McDonald. Of course, Daniel literally only had one day of service on James - who we also call Mickey, or Chico. Mickey’s done all sorts of things around our factory in his forty-six years of service to Blenko, but he started in Shipping in 1978, wrapping up our bulk wholesale orders in pine fluff, brown butcher paper, and boxing it up. These days, one of the critical, and thankless, things that Mickey does is tend to our workers – human and cat alike. Mickey’s got a quiet routine first thing in the morning: he gathers up the clean sports drink tub every morning and fills it up for our hot shop to stay quenched and cooled – and then, the endless and thankless task of cleaning up after our cats. (Someone’s got to do it, and we’re so thankful he does.) Mickey’s a knowledgeable anchor in our cold shop now, where he and Mike Stratton work amiably side-by-side every day, and they put the level on our products, polish lips, marry stoppers, and keep the glass moving from the hot shop to shipping, and out the door to your house. It’s the people that make Blenko, and it’s the people’s hands that make it handmade. All our glass is made from scratch in our Milton, West Virginia factory every day – all the way through from sand to hand. Sophisticated design, impeccable color, undeniable legacy!
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You wouldn’t visit a spa, take off your clothes and slip into a robe if you didn’t have the funds to pay for your treatment. You wouldn’t go to a bakery and start loading up a paper bag with glazed donuts if you didn’t have any money to pay for the treats. And you wouldn’t turn up to a salon and get comfy in one of their swivel chairs if you had no idea how you were going to pay for the stylist's time. At @NLight, we do things a little differently. Installing our LED systems is worthwhile for all sorts of reasons, but there’s no denying it comes with a cost. And if we expected people to only approach us once they’ve got their funding in order - we’d only be doing part of our job. There’s a huge part of the process that comes before any sale. It includes consultation, advice and sharing lots of knowledge around how to make a project with us more accessible. We can support you in helping you figure out where to look for funding, grants and support. So when it comes to booking a no-obligation chat with us about how our technology can help you, having the money to pay for an operations overhaul sitting in your business bank account isn’t a barrier to entry. There’s plenty of other things we can help you with whilst you’re figuring that bit out. #horticulturallighting #greenhouseoperations #sales?
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This thought has been burning in my brain for some time now, and while it isn’t the case 100% of the time, I’m willing to argue that it is the majority of the time: station T-shirts in the fire service are the equivalent to pizza parties in the private industry. They are short-term “equity” builders used by unskilled leaders to purchase loyalty. For those of you potentially not up to speed, there are chunks of personnel in the fire service that believe that creating a patch, or some insignia, that differentiates your shift/station/truck/group away from the rest of your department is somehow a culture/team building “thing.” Recently, I've even seen hiring announcements where departments are advertising that their employees are allowed to have a station patch. Frankly, I think it's ridiculous. I look back on my time in the fire service, and specifically the times when I was confronted with the idea that people wanted to have station patches. I fell into the middle area with most of those conversations. Do you want a patch that you can put on your kitchen table in the station? That's OK. Do you want to make a patch that the guys who work at your station can use on their personal gear off-shift? Sure, as long as it does not have the official department logo on it. Do you want something to wear while you're on duty that separates you from the rest of the staff? It's not going to happen. That was really where I drew the line and continued to draw it. First and foremost, you're an employee of the department/community that you serve (obviously beyond being responsible to yourself, your family, your god, etc.). You should be proud enough of the department that you're working in that wearing its insignia, the shared logo of your fellow employees, is enough of an honor. Instead, we've gone to this tribal membership style where ugga-bugga must wear the same picture as the rest of his cavemen. Ironically, these memberships still don't preclude the shifts from having the same old “they didn't clean the bathroom” or “they never train hard as we do” shift battles that every department has. There was a time in many first-response services when professionalism, both in appearance and action, was necessary. However, it is too frequent that I see folks acquiesce to the ever-present demands from crews while failing to come together as a department. Station patches rarely help to create that inclusive atmosphere that engages ALL of the employees in a department, so why are we supporting them? When I have a bunch of people hop off the same truck, all wearing different attire, that doesn't screen professionalism. ?I'm sure plenty of folks might think, “Who cares what they're wearing as long as they put the fire out?” My argument is that most fire departments are not putting out many fires. They provide community service through lift assists, smoke alarms, public education, and simply being ready. So, yeah, they can at least try to look the part.
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The #Kingston way of producing sealants is the real way of #Building #Success, We believe in one Slice at a Time and make things perfect! At Kingston, we don’t just “work”—we cook up success! Our #approach is not a one-person show, where someone shouts, I have got the formula and everyone else just nods. Nope! We like to think of ourselves as a team of master pizza makers (bear with us, this metaphor’s going places). Imagine a pizza—every ingredient matters. One person’s handling the dough, another’s adding the sauce and someone’s sprinkling the cheese. And yes, if someone’s bringing pineapple to the table, they are still part of the Kingston family (we won’t judge… much). The point is, without everyone playing their part, it’s just a mess of toppings with no #foundation.That’s how we roll at Kingston. We don’t just rely on one person’s vision; we rely on the collective genius of the entire team. From our offices to our warehouses to customer factories to their sites and every kingston representative , distributors, customers and channel contributors across the country, we are all bringing our unique flavors to produce the right mix. Our mission is like a pizza supreme—each ingredient or in our case, each #teammember, is essential. #Working #together, we turn ideas into reality and #challenges into #opportunities. So, whether it’s #innovating for the #future or #sealing the #deal (literally—hello, sealant world !), Kingston’s way of working is simple- everyone’s a crucial piece of the puzzle and together we create something that’s greater than the sum of its parts. The Kingston way? Think #teamwork, #think #collaboration, think #sealants , think… pizza….. Delicious, right? Need sealants? Before you make any #sticky decisions, head over to www.Kingstonindia.in , Trust us, it will #seal the deal—literally!
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750,000 years of evolution… Reduced to three shapes. When I was 15, my first job was at a wholesale warehouse. My NI number arrived early and by the next weekend I was wearing my red company polo shirt. I began where all Saturday job staff start—shelves.?‘Fronting’ as we called it. Soon I graduated to building display patio furniture. Then fireworks. Then tills. But of all of my jobs for £3.42 an hour, my favourite aisle by a mile, was the WIGIG aisle. ? When It’s Gone, It’s Gone. (A masterclass in scarcity tactics). The WIGIG aisle consisted of six bays loaded to the gunnels with last man standing products.?Each adorned with a bright yellow oval sticker. But it didn’t stop there… There was one very special bay within WIGIG that was devoted to BOGOF. Buy One Get One Free. (The most irresistible offer known to mankind). Each product had an ultra-sticky neon green sticker that hurt to look at and could be seen for aisles. Sadly, there was one more bay.?One bay that was only a trolley’s width away, but worlds apart. EX DISPLAY. A tragic rats nest of slightly dirty, slightly chipped, slightly unsafe electrical products, still hoping to go home with someone before the music ended. All singled out with a little red dot sticker, like the kind you’d find below a piece of art in a gallery, not a pallet bay in a warehouse, that signalled an automatic 20% discount. The further back you looked, the higher the discount. But. No matter the season, the month, the week, day or time of day it was, the WIGIG aisle was always well and truly rammed with customers. Customers everywhere. A WIGIG in one hand, BOGOF in the other, an EX DISPLAY slung around their neck. Carnage.?At points it felt like we were in a Turkish Bazaar, not a wholesale in Lincolnshire. Yes, society has come a long way. Yes, us humans think we’ve figured it out. But our brain still thinks and acts like we’re on the Savannah. This is good. ? Because when our brain sees a flash of yellow, a pop of green or a spot of red in the distance, our brain thinks we've found breakfast. But we know we’ve found a bargain.
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Interesting read- and there is ONE SENTENCE in the whole article that everyone who makes anything should pay attention to. There is another company, whose product is in EVERY SINGLE SUPERMARKET, and many other places, and they follow the same exact guideline of that one sentence - and they have been on the shelf for more than 75 years. See if you can figure it out - what the sentence is, and who the other company is.
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This bamboo slide-lid salt box container gift box set is two lovely real bamboo containers with a magnetic sliding lid to provide a tight closure. This makes a great gift and can be used as customer appreciation, employee recognition, company meetings, corporate milestones, retirements, and anniversaries.? What a fun way to get your brand name out there! #GiftSet #customization #marketing #business #logotech #promotionalproducts #promotionalitems
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No Spitting Termination Notice Warning Sign .… @FixturesCloseUp #FixturesCloseUp #StoreFixtures #RetailFixtures #StoreDisplays #RetailMerchandising #RetailOutfitting #Shopfitting #StoreSupplies #VisualMerchandising #PointOfPurchase #POP #PointOfPurchaseDisplay #Spitting #Termination #Firing?
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When you start a business, you wear all the hats. CEO, accountant, marketer, janitor, snack coordinator… you name it. So why not make sure your actual hat is just as hardworking as you are? At Brand Co. Marketing, we’ll help you create the perfect custom logo hat to rep your brand in style. Whether it’s a classic dad cap, a sleek snapback, or something bold, we’ve got the hat that’ll fit both your head and your hustle. Ready to top things off? Let’s make your hat the MVP of your wardrobe! We have low minimum, and fast turn times. #customhat #custommerch #promotionalproducts #yourlogohere #merch #customerappreciation #smallbusiness #bakersfield #bakersfieldca #bakersfieldcalifornia
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5 个月Love these spotlights! It’s great to meet these folks and the photographer is incredible ??