My Visit to St. Louis and Starrco

Last week I was hosted by my good friends at Starrco in St. Louis MO. Starrco manufactures inplant modular offices and buildings, prefabricated buildings, cleanrooms and just about any other form of hard wall enclosure. I was warmly received by the good people at Starrco, given the tour of the factory and had a great day of meetings with their personnel. The atmosphere was business of course but the Starrco crew has a way of bringing fun into any situation. What a great company to do business with.
For those that aren't certain what a modular office or warehouse enclosure is I've included this brief description of what Starrco does from the fine people themselves.

Starrco Modular wall systems provide a secure, comfortable working environment perfect for shipping and receiving office modules. An inplant office for shipping and receiving isolates operation areas from outside distraction and truck noise, while protecting employees and products from truck fumes and other outside factors, such as, temperature and inclement weather. Starrco's pre-fabricated offices are made of quality wall construction ideal for sealing off sound and environmental intrusion. These modular offices are typically constructed with large windows for monitoring personnel and access to docks providing a secure area as an entry point.
The advantage to portable facilities and in-plant modular offices are numerous. Usually, from start to finish, a custom built, pre-engineered office module is ready for operation in approximately 25% of the time it takes to complete conventional construction. Normally, the licensing, permitting and approval process of permanent construction is a time consuming process. Modular wall systems used for shipping and receiving offices, provide more value for your purchasing dollar. And, obviously, modular construction is flexible, allowing expansion and relocation to fit your needs as your business grows.

If you are interested in learning more about Starrco modular offices you can visit them at Starrco Modular Offices. You can also receive more information from our Modular Office Pages.

Thanks again Bryan and crew for the hospitality. We are looking forward to a great year!

The Marines Receive Bush and Obama

There has been a video circulating for quite awhile now comparing a visit from President Bush to a visit from Obama to the United States Marine Corps. There is a good chance you have already seen it but if not I have a like to the video at the bottom of this entry.

I love this video for many reasons. First because I greatly admire President Bush, he reminds me a lot of my pastor. There really are no airs about him. He is who he is and makes no apology. A man with a great deal of power and influence who isn't afraid to speak his mind and his beliefs in front of a crowd and just be himself. President Bush could wear jeans and a flannel shirt to give a speech and it was great.

Now you can say what you want about staging and performance art in public speeches but I believe our armed forces as a general rule also loved President Bush. It fills me with great pride to see our service men and women whoop it up when our President came to talk to them. They were really filled with joy and I don't think that can easily be faked across a few thousand Marines. That's the second thing I love about the video.

The third thing I love is the stark contrast between the two men. President Bush is an important man doing everything in his power to play it off and be "everyman". Obama on the other hand was doing everything in his power to appear powerful. My mother always said "You don't need to toot your own horn; if you are good enough others will do it for you." I always feel Obama is tooting his own horn, don't you? President Bush, no matter what the criticism, was himself, a God fearing conservative American from Texas. He didn't change with the weather or the crowd.

Of course I also love the CNN reporters comments at the end of the video...priceless.

Here is the link to the video on the American Warehouse Systems You Tube Channel.

As always thank you for reading my blog. For more information on me and my company, feel free to visit us at American Warehouse Systems.

Grant Money Available for Material Handling Equipment

When American Warehouse Systems began the campaign to promote Safety Grant Money available through MN Workplace Safety Council, the acceptance of the program was slow, followed by a rapid series of improvement stories. One such story comes from Central Container Company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The production line at Central Container had issues with scrap materials accumulating on the floor and creating a hazard. In order to remove the hazard Central Container employees had to take extra time to move the materials off the floor to a nearby dumpster.
With the assistance of seasoned sales representative Paul Brandes from American Warehouse Systems, the solution came in the form of powered conveyor designed to continually remove the scraps. Scraps are now moved from the floor via the conveyor, deposited into the dumpster and then recycled. The price tag of this conveyor system was cut in half using the safety grant program. A representative from Central Container Company expressed how easy it was to receive the funds. Central Container Company simply joined the program, completed the necessary paperwork to the MN Workplace Safety Council and submitted a paid invoice ensuring the project was complete.
In tough economic times like today, programs like this allow extreme discounts to companies focused on safety. For more information on how your company can participate in the program email us at info@aw-systems.com or visit us at http://www.aw-systems.com/.