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The Tip is 'Teach Grandchildren' One day, while I was on the Made In America Secrets site my granddaughter noticed and asked me what I was doing. I told her about the Big Secret and as I explained, she began to ask me more questions. After several minutes she left my office to play with her little sister. Months had gone by and until recently, I had forgotten about that moment. She was visiting again and I was talking to her about buying a custom printed T-Shirt. She immediately told me about a website that I could use to buy one. Wow I thought, she is only eight years old and already teaching me. The most amazing thing then happened, she said "Pops they sell Made In America T-Shirts". Thanks to her I purchased six custom Made In USA T-Shirts. Her name is Britton, she understands the Big Secret and I love it when she tells me her Little Secrets! Now she is ten and writing a screenplay called Mertastic. It is a story about a mermaid. Recently, she was visiting our house again and using my computer. She called me to come into my office and of course I came to her because that is what grandparents love to do. One of the reasons I love to be with her is because it is always interesting to see what she is up to. This time, she needed a mermaid tail for her movie, so we began to look around using Google. Her mother is a talented seamstress and will make the tail so we were looking for fabric that would be satisfy my granddaughter's vision of her mermaid tail. Once again we began to talk about Made in America and therefore started to investigate the country of origin of the fabrics she was considering. Because of that experience Made in USA fabric is now one of Made in America Secrets products. Thank you, Britton. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Douglas Metals Douglas Metal Specialties was first incorporated as C&R Metal Specialties in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1975. In 1983, it was purchased by its prior owners with a continued commitment to service and continuous improvement, before they were buzz words. We are pleased to share some notable milestones in our development. 1985 Douglas Metal Products was incorporated as a separate Spinning company with one manual lathe and first year annual sales of $1500. 1986 Douglas Metal Products moved to a 7500 square foot facility in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. 1991 the company purchased its own building of 13,000 square feet and renamed the companies to Douglas Metal Specialties, Inc. and Douglas Metal Spinning, Inc. 1998, the Douglas Metals companies expanded next door, acquiring an additional 4500 square feet. 2004, completed an expansion, and also added several new pieces of equipment, including our new robotic welder that was installed in October. 2005, Douglas Metals has over 27,000 square feet of manufacturing space to serve our customers. 2006, Douglas Metal Specialties and Douglas Metal Spinning is purchased by the current owners and becomes a Woman owned business, re-named Douglas Metals, Inc. 2007, Quality Department is upgraded and expanded. 2008, Douglas Metals, Inc begins Lean Manufacturing. 2009, Douglas Metals begins ISO certification process and a Registrar is selected. At Douglas Metals, we measure our on-time performance, PPM's and Quality Issues. These are updated weekly and posted for everyone in company to see. We want to be your partner in Metal Fabrication. We realize that now more than ever, value is what partners need to provide. We have the experience, the expertise and knowledge to provide that value. We can accept nearly any engineering file electronically to deliver exceptional service on quotes and part delivery. Contact us, and let us show you why Douglas Metals continues to lead the industry in metal fabrication expertise. |
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