Since mid-March, the routine has been anything but “business as usual” at EFCO Finishing. Numerous impacts have been felt, as they have for all companies, due to the global economy basically shutting down. Thankfully, most of our customers in manufacturing have been deemed essential by the government and the Department of Homeland Security, and EFCO, …
Friday October 4th is Manufacturing Day in Wisconsin. We celebrate manufacturing and product engineering and design this month as it is the backbone of our economy. For every one factory job, seven other jobs are created! Kurt Bauer of the WMC, or Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, shared his thoughts Thursday in a breakfast hosted by …
Chances are you have seen the EFCO truck making pickups and deliveries. Sharing driving duties for us are two men, Jim Pinkert and Duane Goetz. And we could not be happier to have both representing us to customers and suppliers! Jim joined EFCO in January 2007 after 40 plus years at AT&T. He started out …
Custom Polishing? Have you heard of it? In addition to the many finishing services that EFCO offers, one that doesn’t get talked about, or that is still a bit of a secret, is our custom polishing capability. We have a polisher on our team with over 33 years of experience in the industry – he’s …
If you are a new customer, or one that has been around for several years, odds are you have come in contact with Anthony Parsley. Having started with the company in the late 90’s, he has worked in all areas of the company, is able to run all machines and processes, and currently oversees our …
EFCO Finishing’s Terry and April Schultz attended the Family Business Leadership Partners, or FBLP, annual year end dinner last Friday evening at Shully’s Cuisine and Events in Thiensville. Formerly the Family Business Legacy Institute, or FBLI, the event was held to celebrate the past year’s highlights, and also to kick off 2019, and they use …
EFCO Finishing Corporation is pleased to announce that we have earned the ISO 9001:2015 certification, replacing the prior certification held for the ISO 9001:2008 standard. A copy of our certificate is shown below! ISO standards are set by the International Organization for Standardization, which is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national …
Spring break is a great time to relax, recharge your batteries, and catch up on some reading. Three great business books that I highly recommend for your time on the beach include the the following classics: Mindset, by Carol Dweck, Good to Great, by Jim Collins, and High Performance Habits, by Brendon Burchard, where you …
EFCO Finishing once again assisted the non-profit organization Blessings in a Backpack at the start of the holiday season. On two separate occasions, EFCO joined the group in getting food and supplies picked up and delivered to Arrowhead and Catholic Memorial High Schools, where students and youth groups assisted in the loading of the backpacks. …
For the second year, EFCO was honored to participate in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Manufacturers in Commerce and Johnson Bank. We partnered with Steve Slack and E.K. Machine out of Fall River, Wisconsin who designed and created the award, to provide the polishing on the trophy given to …