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Give 50 Challenge
恰逢我们的50周年纪念活动,这是一个挑战新金宝下载app,这是一项鼓励所有员工在整个2018年广泛参加50小时社区服务的挑战。作为挑战的一部分,员工可以为希望小屋等传统时尚慈善机构志愿者,我们的年度游轮等传统时尚慈善机构- 福利县福斯特儿童的福利和天使树,或选择救济努力,环境管理或任何慈善事业的员工支持。
Most companies don’t last 10 years, and only a fraction make it to 20. For Trendway, 2018 marks 50 years of building beautiful products and delivering them with outstanding service. We think this is cause for celebration.
今年加入我们庆祝Trendway的50年,我们将回顾,但也展望未来。当我们进入新的一年时,我们将通过简化创建美丽空间的过程并按时将其交付时,继续使我们的客户提供速度和减轻定义经验。
Founded in 1968, Trendway began manufacturing a new gypsum-based wall panel that offered higher fire resistance and better sound rating than any other partitions available at the time. When the Heeringa family took over in 1973, the business was struggling, but Don Heeringa held the company together through his commitment to service. Service to his employees, customers, and community was the philosophy he led with.
今天,50年后,Trownway继续提供质量,服务和无与伦比的响应能力的独特组合,使我们分开。
“If we want to take good care of our customers, we have to take good care of our people.” – Don Heeringa
Throughout Trendway’s history, we have been committed to taking care of our employees. We believe this is one of the best ways to provide exceptional service to our customers. Trendway is fortunate to have numerous employees who have devoted over 30 years of service to the company and our customers. For our 50th anniversary, we are recognizing these employees and sharing some of their stories. Click on the images below to read their stories.
唐heeringa - 45年
Trownway.CEO and Chairman Don Heeringa leads the 30+ Club with 45 years of working for and leading Trendway. Don joined Trendway 5 years after his family invested in the company. He has spent the last 45 years encouraging and watching the company grow alongside its employees, helping people develop new skills to take on better and more challenging roles within the company.
唐感觉非常幸运能够在一个社区中工作,在那里有这么丰富的勤奋,才华横溢,敬业的人。“多年来,我特别为时代的慈善机构和社区需求的记录感到特别自豪。我们当然不是我们行业中最大的,但在满足社区需求和服务的人时,尚未成为最大的心灵。”
Lon Lundy - 44 Yrs
Lon Lundy has been with Trendway nearly from the beginning. He started out preparing steel parts for painting in our manufacturing plant, and now works in product design for architectural products. Lon was influenced and encouraged to grow within the company by Tom McAfee and Don Heeringa. He is grateful for the opportunity to work in both the manufacturing and office settings, meeting a wide variety of people and building lasting relationships over the years.
Lon's most memorable Trendway experiences range from a lobster lunch as a thank you for a quick project turn around, to a train running through one of our trucks and depositing TrendWall a quarter mile down the tracks. After 44 years at Trendway, Lon has seen it all.
Barb Jones - 40 Yrs
Barb Jones places high value on loyalty and has been a loyal employee of Trendway for 40 years! She worked in a variety of manufacturing departments and positions throughout the years, always willing to go wherever she was needed. Barb now works in order processing and says that she and her coworkers, both past and present, "have not only become friends, but family."
One of Barb's favorite Trendway stories was when the roof caved in from snow in the original manufacturing area and made the sprinklers go off in the offices as well. "Seeing all the guys in their suits running around with their pants rolled up, no socks, no shoes, was something I will never forget. They worked hard to take buckets of water out of the office."
John Dinger - 39 Yrs
John Dinger has been part of Trendway for 39 years, growing alongside the company throughout the years and having the opportunity to meet and work with a variety of wonderful people. One of the reasons he decided to stay with the company for so long is the culture of caring. Trendway has always made caring for its employees, their families, and the community a priority.
多年来约翰在多年来拥有许多令人难忘的时期经历,但他的最爱是在Meijer,MI的Meijer总部的五楼安装了两辆卡车。“我们的面板太高了,无法在电梯里适合,”约翰说,“所以我们不得不走到外面,将每个小组装入到五楼的剪刀上,在那里我们通过窗户卸下它们!”
Terry Arens - 37 Yrs
特里·阿伦斯已经在他与Tr 37年endway. He started out doing yard work for Don and Jim Heeringa and sweeping floors at Trendway, and now works as a Manufacturing Technician. Trendway is where he met his best friend, Mark VandeBerg, and where he learned about Relay for Life. Terry participated in Relay for Life through Trendway for a number of years. Terry and the rest of the Trendway team would join many other individuals and organizations at West Ottawa High School and relay walk for 24 hours to help raise money for The National Cancer Society.
Sandy Brunmeier - 34 Yrs
Sandy Brunmeier started her career at Trendway working in shipping and is now a Buyer/Planner II with the purchasing team. In 1990, Sandy went through some difficult times and confided in Marlene Serne, Director of HR, that she was considering leaving Trendway. Marlene instead sat her down and talked to her about what was wrong, helping her work through her troubles. "That was when I really realized that Marlene and Don truly cared about the families of Trendway employees," said Sandy, "And I knew then that Trendway was a company I wanted to be with for a long time."
桑迪是许多时尚慈善活动的积极参与者,包括医疗假期的员工的午餐,为希望小屋做准备,并在巡航中志愿服务。自16年前成立以来,桑迪在很大程度上参与了Trendway的年度巡航奖励,“我参加了很多慈善事件,通过Trownway参加了很多慈善活动,”Sandy说,“但巡游一直是我的激情。”
russ Burley - 34岁
For Russ Burley, working at Trendway has been all about the people he has had the opportunity to get to know, and the leaders who have influenced him and made Trendway the successful company it is today. Russ might have started out as a second shift temp, but throughout the years, he has held various positions within the company and is now the Program Manager of Strategic Initiatives.
"I have learned a lot not only from Don Heeringa and the other leadership team members whom I worked for, but also from the people I managed and all the coworkers I worked with over the years."
Sandy Sikkel - 33 YRS
Sandy Sikkel began her Trendway career in Accounting and currently works in Customer Care. Her favorite part of working at Trendway is her work family, "My work family has changed over the years, but I have a lot of lasting friendships formed at Trendway." She is thankful for her mentors, Doug Dinkins and Sue Kammeraad, who encouraged her to grow within the company.
Sandy's favorite story is when Trendway participated in the Community Games, which was a friendly competition with other companies in town. "I'll never forget the team theme songs that Loran DeFeyter would write and perform," says Sandy, "especially 'Bad to the Bone', which was performed in skeleton costumes."
Patti Vanderhulst - 33年
在公司投资于他们的第一台电脑系统后,Patti Vanderhulst开始为Trendway工作。她记得不得不手动输入清单信息并按照每个项目删除时手动更新。她实际上把邮寄给Trownway客户的订单致谢手写。她现在是Trownway的GSA合同专家,并且非常感谢从那时起很长的路。
Patti was involved with Trendway's first Angel Tree charity and has continued her support ever since. She worked with Kathleen Wallis for many years to deliver presents to foster children in Ottawa County. "It was so special to deliver all of the presents, knowing that all of the children would have such a wonderful Christmas." Patti is proud to work for a company that has provided so many opportunities for employees to serve the community.
CAL BATA - 33 YRS
Cal Havinga has worn many hats in his 33 years with Trendway. Starting as a truck driver and then a Field Service Technician, he later moved to customer services as a Product Support Specialist, and most recently as the Installation Manager. "I have enjoyed the years working in the truck and field service," says Cal, "and all the relationships I have built with Trendway dealers, reps, and end users in Customer Service helping my team and serving our customers." In his new role, he'll lead the installation team setting up the offices that our customers love.
CAL最令人难忘的时髦故事中的许多故事来自他的卡车司机。“有一次,Trownway自愿利用他们的卡车将大量的干草带入干旱地区。Gord Bruins和我自己将卡车与马里兰一起联合。其他时候我也送了社区捐赠的水和服装。”Cal的女儿Jena是乔治和Lucion Heeringa奖学金的收件人,他一直非常欣赏到Heeringa和Trownway如何照顾他和他的家人。
Tim Schaefer - 31 Yrs
Tim Scheafer在31年内享有不同工作和部门的挑战,他已经采用了Trownway。在这么多不同的地区工作使他能够满足许多勤劳和关怀的人,并且真的觉得就像是时尚家庭的一部分。蒂姆也很享受,知道他在Trownway中有所作为。蒂姆在芝加哥和荷兰之间来回开车,当坦率的第一次推出并在新奥通表现出来时,“我很自豪能够帮助使陈列室成为最好的。”
Harold Brezina - 30 Yrs
For Harold Brezina, the last 30 years have flown by, "I like my job and all of the people that I have worked with in my time here. When I first started at Trendway, I was eagerly welcomed into the family and before I knew it 30 years had gone by!" Harold has participated in many of Trendway's volunteer and charity events, including walking in Relay for Life to raise money for The National Cancer Society, and helping keep our highways clean through Trendway's participation in Michigan's Adopt a Highway campaign.
恰逢我们的50周年纪念活动,这是一个挑战新金宝下载app,这是一项鼓励所有员工在整个2018年广泛参加50小时社区服务的挑战。作为挑战的一部分,员工可以为希望小屋等传统时尚慈善机构志愿者,我们的年度游轮等传统时尚慈善机构- 福利县福斯特儿童的福利和天使树,或选择救济努力,环境管理或任何慈善事业的员工支持。