the official newsletter of Garco Building Systems • May 2014

Mar 26, 2012

All in the FamilyCeja Winery, Sonoma Valley, CaliforniaSteve Lanning Construction, Inc.

Ceja Vineyards, a family-owned winery and brewery has a rich history of creating premium wines. Armando Ceja, founder of Ceja Vineyards and his family from Sonoma Valley, California found a need for a new multi-use facility at their vineyard for production to compliment existing structures. He called upon family friend Steve Lanning from Steve Lanning Construction Inc. to provide this facility which was respectively named the “Armando Ceja & Family Project”.

Over the past few years the project has consisted of three phases. Phase 1 of the project took place in 1999 where the first Garco building was erected at the vineyard and has now been remodeled and turned into a micro-brewery. Phase 2 consists of a 16,000 square foot Winery Production Building & Barrel Storage area with an additional 3,000 square foot mechanical room and workshop. Phase 3 is an 18,000 square foot building which houses the Wineries tasting room, meeting rooms and numerous offices. After extensive research on building types, the family chose a 4” insulated standing seam panel for the roof and a 4” textured insulated panel on the walls of each building for its economic value and thermal properties which are needed in the production of premium wine and beers.

Additional features of the property include a production facility, a barrel room, a storage room for case goods, a tank room for the micro-brewery and a new tasting salon and lounge where patrons can stop by and enjoy a remarkable glass of wine.

2014 Builder Meeting • Scottsdale, Arizona

BUILDING FORTHE FUTUREBUILDING FORTHE FUTURE

Over 105 Garco Builders, Vendors, NCI Guests and Garco staff gathered at the beautiful Fairmont

Scottsdale Princess resort for the 2014 Garco Builder Meeting in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. The theme of the event was “Building for the Future” which was hosted by emcee Mike Carbone and his talented production team.

Garco’s General Manager, David Zabinski, opened the Friday morning meeting. David spoke on the many changes at Garco in the past few years, pointing out that Garco has new products, new services and a new leadership team with a strong commitment to providing our builders with quality service and products. He noted that, while “Building for the Future” was the theme of our meeting, it also defines Garco’s path to building a more robust, service-oriented company with a strong emphasis on Quality Management. David said, “It is something Garco is committed to and I am proud to be a part of”.

We had a great line-up of speakers on Friday including Garco’s own Frank Fuca and Cody Carlson. Jeremy Ruby spoke about XDS and Jeremy Gross explained some features of TEKLA software. Presentations were also heard by NCI guests including Arlene Campos describing the features of the new GarcoExpress program and covering warranties was Mike Bennett.

Many builders were acknowledged and applauded as they were presented the Garco Milestone Awards for Years of Representation, Sales Achievement (Million Dollar Club), Gold

Club for Sales Leadership and Platinum Club for Sales Leadership. All of these awards built up to the President’s Award for the top builder in dollar volume for both 2012 & 2013, going to Loadpath Industrial (2012) and Sure Steel, Inc. (2013).

After the Awards Presentation and a delicious dinner, a fun-filled night of dancing followed. To add to the fun, there was a photo area in the foyer complete with crazy costumes and props for guests to enjoy. Everyone received their photos that evening to be able to take home. Since the Awards Gala happened to fall on Valentine’s Day, the tables were decorated in red and white and every lady was greeted at the door with a long-stemmed red rose and presented with a personalized Valentine.

On Saturday, the sessions included NCI Guest speakers plus Steve McChesney & Mitch Moncur speaking on Order Clarity. The group did a “Build It” exercise where the builders broke up into groups with each group receiving instructions and parts to build a forklift out of Lego pieces. What no one knew was that only one group had everything they needed to finish the project correctly. In the end, the groups realized the importance of getting all the information correctly to insure the end product was what they wanted and needed.

This event really had it all - great weather, lots of laughs, informational sessions, a beautiful site and tremendous food. But it’s no secret that our builders, vendors, NCI guests and Garco staff were what made this meeting incredible. Thank you to everyone who attended this memorable event, and we look forward to seeing you all at our next Garco Builder Meeting.

Sharing in the continued success of our meeting were our

wonderful Vendors and Guest Speakers who include:

Vendors• Atlas Bolt & Screw Co.• Cascade Nut & Bolt• Colorado Commercial

Partners, Inc.• DBCI Doors• Dominion Building Product• Enduro Composites• Long Bay • MBCI• Metl Span• Pacific Insulation Products• BASF• R&S Sales• Therm-All• Valspar

Guest Speakers• Arlene Campos-Agora Pricing

for GarcoExpress• Mike Bennett- Warranties• Chip Moyer-Metl Span• Rick Bachman – Therm-All

Insulation• Bob Zabcik – Essential Energy

Code Knowledge• Shane Harden – Quality

Management System• Steve Stone – Long Bay

Thank you for your support!

Employee Profile • Rick AbbottEarly in his career, Richard “Rick” Abbott held many jobs in a variety of industries. He held documentation specialist positions in Mortgage Banking, quality assurance jobs in Customer Service, and professional development positions where he was responsible for mentoring over 200 employees on process and personal improvement. Over the last 15 years of his professional career, he has discovered a passion for quality and has dedicated himself to developing not only quality

products but also quality people.

In Rick’s own words;

“I am excited to have the opportunity to assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures that will increase our reputation as a Global Quality Leader in our industry. By maintaining a focus on company policy, quality standards and procedures, and implementing accountability measures through clear, concise communication I will be able to help the team apply the correct welds in the correct locations, and reduce occurrences of rejects and rework. Through this process, I am certain our team will be successful in increasing our plant’s overall profitability, as

well as laying strong foundations that can be easily implemented throughout all of NCI. I have the experience, passion, drive and skills needed to guide our team and meet our client’s expectations, and I welcome the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future for the Airway Heights team. I look forward to serving our team as the Quality Supervisor.”

During his time as the Quality Supervisor he has already begun addressing many root causes for some of our prior quality challenges. The plant is now performing more quality inspections and, more importantly, we are tracking trends which allow us to focus on process improvement for sustained quality over time. Across the board we have seen an incredible leap forward in overall product quality thanks to the combined effort of a dedicated leadership team and a passionate, highly skilled professional workforce.

With Rick’s help and guidance the quality of the plant will continue to improve and we will continue to deliver the best quality product, at the right cost and will continue to develop our reputation as an industry leader in quality manufacturing.

2013 AWARD WINNERSPresident’s Award

Sure Steel, Inc.Platinum Club for Sales Leadership

Garco Construction, Inc. Loadpath Industrial WJZ Enterprises Ltd

Kaufman Construction & Development, Inc.Gold Club for Sales Leadership

Adroit Construction Co., Inc. Steve Lanning Construction

Krochina Engineering W.W.C.I. General Contractors DGR Grant Construction, Inc.

Million Dollar Award Garco Construction, Inc.

Sure Steel, Inc. Kaufman Construction & Development, Inc.

Loadpath Industrial, Inc. North Pacific Erectors, Inc.

Western Ranch Buildings, L.L.C. Steve Lanning Construction, Inc.

Northern Services, LLC H & H Steel Buildings, L.L.C.

WJZ Enterprises, Ltd. W.W.C.I. General Contractors

Years of Service Award Columbia Steel Construction, Inc. - 30 Years

Kaufman Construction & Development, Inc. - 30 Years RSV Building Solutions - 25 Years

Quality Erectors & Construction Co., Inc. - 10 Years H & H Steel Buildings, L.L.C. - 5 Years Keller Denali Construction - 5 Years

Loadpath Industrial - 5 YearsDM of the Year

Buddy West

2014 Builder Meeting • continued2012 AWARD WINNERSPresident’s Award Loadpath IndustrialPlatinum Club for Sales Leadership Garco Construction, Inc. Sure Steel, Inc. Quality Erectors & Construction Co., Inc. Valley Building Products Co.Gold Club for Sales Leadership Envision Builders, Inc. WJZ Enterprises, Ltd. Steve Lanning Construction, Inc. Northern Services. L.L.C. Keller Denali ConstructionMillion Dollar Award Northwest Building Systems, Inc. Quality Erectors & Construction Co,, Inc. Keller Denali ConstructionYears of Service Award Garco Construction, Inc.. - 30 Years BGM Builders Inc. - 30 Years Sure Steel, Inc. - 15 Years Adroit Construction Co., Inc. - 15 Years Fisher & Sons, Inc. - 15 Years Pacific Builders - 15 Years DGR Grant Construction, Inc. - 10 Years Metal Building Systems Ltd. - 5 Years JV Construction Management - 5 YearsDM of the Year Mike Berry

Photos

1. Bill Savitz of Garco Construction, Inc. accepting a Platinum Club Award for 2013.2. Joe Melton and Mike Carter of Sure Steel, Inc. accept their 2013 President’s award from

Dave Zabinski, Frank Fuca, Mike Berry and Cody Carlson.3. Loadpath Industrial wins the 2012 President’s Award. Accepting the award is Pat Robertson, Greg

Harms and Rob Bellini.4. Buddy West accepts the 2013 District Manager Award.5. The 2012 District Manager Award goes to Mike Berry.6. Cutting a rug at the Awards Gala is Greg Harms of Loadpath Industrial.7. Corey and Tanya Davis of Western Ranch, LLC., smile for the camera.8. DM of the Year Buddy West gets dolled up for Ivan Wedel of BF Builders, Inc.9. Scott Schwagler and Traci Dooley of J&J Construction of Port Angeles, Inc. at the Awards Gala.10. Garco’s Jeremy Ruby and Garrett Lanning from Steve Lanning Construction, Inc. having a good time with the comical props.11. The always energetic and entertaining Mike Carbone.

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Estimating & Project Management Update

Garco AnnouncementsRetirements

Pat McElwain – Customer ServicePat started with Garco in August 1977; and when he retired at the end of January, there was only one other person still working for the company who had more seniority. Much of Pat’s career was spent in drafting and detailing, where he rose to the level of Drafting Manager. Since 2006, he’s been responsible for Garco’s product technology services. Pat and his wife Dolly took off for the Southwest in their camper just a week after his retirement. We received a postcard from him recently that detailed some of their adventures to date (hiking, biking and kayaking) and closed with “I kinda like this retirement thing . . . what day is it again???”

Ruth Harris – AccountingRuth transferred to Spokane from NCI’s corporate office and served as Garco’s Accounting Manager from 2011 until her retirement in February. She had been to Spokane a couple of times while performing internal audits and liked the area, so on one of her trips, she brought her husband along. When an opening was announced at Garco, Ruth applied and Harold joined her a few months later following the sale of their Houston home. In Ruth’s brief period of retirement, she’s already visited San Diego, has a trip to Houston scheduled and then she and Harold are off to Hawaii. As she remarked in a recent email, “It’s amazing how busy retirement can be!”

Employee Years of ServiceEach quarter, Garco recognizes employee years of service in 10 year increments. In the months of April, May and June the Garco employees who are celebrating anniversary milestones include:• Myron Frear - 40 Years• Jeff Conrad - 20 Years• Karl Stranberg - 20 Years• Nicholas Ficca - 10 Years• Thomas Bocook - 10 Years• George Moore - 10 Years• LD Webb - 10 Years• Steve McChesney - 10 Years

Thank you all for your loyal service and congratulations on reaching these milestones.

New FacesGarco’s new Accounting Manager, Ike Zwiesler, grew up in Central Washington and earned a BA in Business with an accounting emphasis from Washington State University. Before his move to

Garco, he served as controller for a local on-line retailer specializing in recreational equipment. Ike and his wife Rochelle are the parents of 10-year-old Luke and 8-year-old Lily and Rochelle teaches 3rd grade at a local elementary school. The family enjoys a variety of sports and outdoor activities; and all four ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on April 27th and Spokane’s annual Lilac Bloomsday Run the following weekend.

BirthsOn March 31, 2014, Ilya (Quality Control) and Dina Ekkert were thrilled to welcome baby boy Jayden Eli Ekkert weighing 9 lbs 1 oz.

On April 5, 2014, Austin Angel (Cold Form Helper) & Courtney Mallak baby girl Raegan Lee Angel was born weighing 7 lbs 11 oz.

On May 2, 2014, Bryon (Estimator) and Sara Talley welcomed a baby boy, Reece Steven Talley. Reece weighing 9 lbs 8oz

Congratulations!

2014 Iron Man Poker RunMike Berry, Business Development Manager for Garco’s Heavy Industrial Group, participated in the Iron Man Poker Run Series off-road motorcycle event on Saturday, April 5 with Ken Wortman, owner/manager of Specialty Machine Works Ltd, Penticton, BC. The Iron Man Poker Run, a 40 mile cross-country ride, was held in conjunction with the 44th annual Stump Jumpers Spring Desert 100 event near Odessa, Washington.

Both Ken and Mike completed the run, with Ken finishing noticeably earlier than Mike. The weather was perfect, the dust less so.

Ken is an experienced off-road motorcycle enthusiast who completed the Baja 1000 race in 2013.

Specialty Machine Works Ltd , an authorized Garco builder, offers a full service fabrication and machine shop along with steel building sales and erection for the forestry, mining, oil/gas and construction industries.

Specialty Machine Works recently completed the sale and erection of two Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Buildings furnished by Garco for West Fraser biomass generation/electrical production projects in British Columbia.

West Fraser, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, is a leading North American integrated wood products company that operates mills in western Canada and the southeastern USA.

Photo: Mike Berry (left) and Ken Wortman after the 2104 Iron Man Poker Run.

Estimating and Project Management are working together and focusing on order clarity to do a quality job of ensuring that each project flows smoothly through engineering, drafting and fabrication and have a complete and accurate project delivered when requested. To achieve this, Estimating collects

the crucial information at the time of the quote and pursues all outstanding information before the estimate becomes an order. At the time of order, Project Management works with Estimating to

go through the project in its entirety to ensure an accurate order is written and handed to engineering to proceed. The time frame that it takes to complete an order is dependent upon the complexity of the job and having complete information provided at the time of the order. With more coordination effort up front between the builder and estimating/ project management departments, we have justified more savings in time and costs for both the builder and Garco in the procurement of the project. As are result, we are seeing positive outcomes due to this process.

Steve McChesneyEstimating Supervisor

Mitch MoncurProject Management Supervisor

Garco Safety Update • Internal Traffic Control Plan (ITCP)

Training Seminars • Don’t Miss Out

It’s no secret that the industrial job-site is a dangerous environment. Add the element of motor vehicle traffic and mobile construction equipment; and the work site becomes even more treacherous.

According to the Construction Safety Council (2008), approximately 12 billion vehicle miles occur in active work zones and more than 40,000 people are injured as a result of work zone vehicular incidents. Developing and enforcing an Internal Traffic Control Plan (ITCP) can greatly reduce vehicular/pedestrian incidences– Reference OSHA 29 CFR 1926

What is an ITCP?An ITCP is a written plan that coordinates the flow of foot and vehicular traffic occurring in close proximity to each other within the work site.

What does it do?The purpose of a designed worksite ITCP is to:

• Provide clear direction for all vehicle traffic (Both domestic and off-site vendors).

• Separates and improves safety for vehicular and pedestrian flow utilizing temporary traffic control devices.

How do we develop and implement an ITCP?Typically the site safety officer or member(s) of the contractor’s staff will develop the ITCP.Copies of the ITCP should be distributed to all personnel on the project including outside contractors and inspectors. The safety officer should regularly update the plan and redistribute to staff and review the plan with workers daily at toolbox meetings and safety talks.

For more information, visit:

Workzonesafety.orgOSHA.org

CDC.gov/niosh

GBS Training

Our next GBS Training will be offered October 22–24, 2014. This is a great opportunity for you and your estimators to come to town for 2.5 days and get the training you need to estimate your buildings. Included with the software training you will get a run-down of Garco’s extensive product line, an office and plant tour, a group dinner and a chance to meet the people you work with on your projects. Don’t Miss It! If you have questions about any of the below dates, contact your District Manager.

NCI Training and Certification Training - 2014

Do you have an ITCP for your job-site?

Introduction to Metal Building Assembly June 25-27 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

October 22-24 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

Insulated Metal Panel Installer Certification Training June 10-12 Mattoon, IL Holiday Inn

August 5-7 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

September 9-11 Mattoon, IL Holiday Inn

October 7-9 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

November 4-6 Las Vegas, NV Hampton Inn

Standing Seam Roof Installer Certification Training May 6-8 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

May 20-22 Mattoon, IL Holiday Inn

June 24-26 Las Vegas, NV Hampton Inn

July 8-10 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

August 19-21 Mattoon, IL Holiday Inn

September 23-25 Houston, TX NCI Training Center

October 21-23 Atlanta, GA Holiday Inn

November 18-20 Las Vegas, NV Hampton Inn

GBS Estimating Training October 24-22 Spokane, WA Garco Building Systems

Website Announcement • GarcoBuildings.comWe are proud to announce the release of our brand new website. This website is the result of a lot of hard work by our website team, NCI Graphic Designers and IT. Many thanks, to all who had a hand in this redesign!

Our mission with this new site is to give our Builders and Sales Staff the tools they need to sell Garco Building Systems quality and service to the end-users, to generate leads on metal buildings and to develop the site in a format we can internally update. Our mission was accomplished and we are very happy to release it!

At your leisure, navigate the site so you can direct your prospective customers to the new website. There are many new features and tools that each of us can use to promote our products and services, so familiarize yourself with the Products and Services, Resource Center and Photo Gallery pages. These are great areas to be able to give your customer a good picture of what Garco is all about.

Please send us your feedback, as we want to make sure this website continues to be a tool for each of our builders. Send that feedback to joanieg@garcobuildings.com.

So you may have noticed that the name, layout and design of the Garco newsletter has changed. This exciting new piece of literature features a fresh and clean design, new product information and accomplishments of our builders and employees. This newsletter is also available to view online at GarcoBuildings.com in the Resource section under News & Events.

In the coming months we will need new material and projects to feature in the next issues of onSite. If you would like to be a part of future newsletters, please submit any project stories that you have. We’re looking for high resolution photos, the name of the project(s), any and all specifications of the job (job name, square footage, materials used, special features, end use function). What would make the story even better is if you include any problems or successes that were encountered during the project. Eg. Issues with the building location, or weather stalling the project.

Making a submission for our newsletter is a wonderful way to gain exposure for your company and to show off a bit to your fellow Garco Builders.

To make a submission, contact Joanie Garvin, Marketing Services Administrator at 509-444-7111 or email joanieg@GarcoBuildings.com.

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and we look forward to receiving your input and project submissions for our future issues.

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