Field Notes

OEMs today are striving to keep up with increased market demands while trying to figure out ways to keep costs and inventory down. In response to the pressure, some manufactures find themselves implementing internal processes where they see short term gains, only for them to end up spending more time putting out fires in the long run. Other manufactures simply don’t know what to do.

Derry Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Archetype Joint, LLC located in Orion, Michigan. This strategic acquisition will enhance their position in the marketplace by expanding the services which they provide their customers.

Field was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the best small and medium workplaces in the United States on their annual 2015 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, published today in Fortune magazine.

The team at Field works really hard to make a positive difference in the community. Over the years the team has found that the best ways to make an impact is to roll up their sleeves and volunteer.

Do you have a well run fastener inventory system? Well let’s take a look. When something doesn’t happen every day and it only happens ‘occasionally’, is it really a problem or just an annoyance? Is something really wrong with the system or was it just a fluke? Not sure?

We are excited to announce that Field has once again been named one of the fastest growing private companies in America, earning a spot on the Inc. 500|5000 list for the 5th consecutive year. As a Five-Time Inc. 5000 Honoree, Field also lands on Inc’s Honor Roll.

Great companies don’t just happen, great companies are a result of setting (what seem to be) impossible goals, and successfully achieving them. As Steve Jobs once said, “The day of average is over. Average only guarantees below average results.” It is important to set extremely high goals in business and equally as important to make sure that every team member knows these goals and understands ...

Last week’s blog post was about the measure of a good company from the a customer perspective, but what measurements do you use to measure if the company has a good culture?

What is the measure of how good a company is? Is it how much revenue they generate? Is it their year over year growth? Perhaps it’s the stock price. While those may be valuable figures, there is one thing they all fail to capture: the perceived value to the customer base.

“Lean is just part of the fabric of who we are as an organization. Everybody is empowered and challenged to think lean, to think continuous improvement, to always look for a better way to do things. I think as an organization we’re extremely proud of what we do and how we do it, but at the same time we’re always willing and looking for better ways to do the way we do things we do today. So ...

I am a new hire here at Field and have had the privilege of getting to see how stuff is done around here. I’ve been impressed by a lot at Field, but our engineering department has wowed me the most. It’s because of them that in 2014 we were able to take on 387 engineering projects and submit $2.1 million in cost savings to our customers (and that is not pocket change). The inevitable question ...

At Field our approach to Safety is -It’s a team effort with an individual COMMITMENT from each TEAM MEMBER. Field was recognized in November 2014 as one of America’s safest companies by EHS TODAY Magazine. In the month of June 2015 our team surpassed 1000 days with no recordable injury. This accomplishment is something our team is very proud of. We celebrated by giving every team member a ...