Six Years Ago, Our Manufacturing Division Didn't Exist.
Two desperate phone calls. Two suppliers going out of business. Two companies with orders on the books and no backup plan.
The first call: A Michigan food service equipment manufacturer needed help immediately—their contract manufacturer was closing. Taking on this work would increase our capacity by 33% overnight. We didn't have the equipment, the setups, or the people.
We said yes anyway.
Within a week, two semi-trucks arrived at Fiberglass Solutions LLC loaded with molds. By March, we were shipping orders during their busy season. Six years later, they're one of our largest accounts.
The second call: A Wisconsin furniture manufacturer found us on Google when their Florida supplier retired. We were buried with orders at the time.
We said yes again.
Today, our manufacturing division is our largest business segment—producing thousands of custom fiberglass components annually. This didn't come from strategic planning. It came from a "yes, we'll figure it out" culture that turns impossible situations into long-term partnerships.
Here's what we learned: Big fiberglass manufacturers optimize for high-volume, identical runs. When their customers need custom components or small batches, they outsource to specialists who thrive on complexity.
That's us. We love the one-off opportunities, the custom work, the projects that require reading prints and adapting in real-time.
When suppliers fail their customers, someone has to step up. We built our business on being that someone.
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