As a supplier to OEMs, we recognize that we are a piece of the puzzle. We injection mold components that end up being assembled into great products that do wonderful things. As a rule, we have always worked to make that connection for our people here at PlastiCert. Why? PlastiCert, being a service provider means […]

Summer has started and that means benefit/charity golf around here. Recently, when I received a notice about a golf tournament I set it aside, at first. Upon further reflection, I decided I should take a few coworkers and participate. I first set it aside because in the almost 20 years I have been here at […]

As if a worker shortage was not enough of an issue for companies to deal with, now supply chain has risen to the top. Electronics (chips) used in everything from phones to vehicles to computers have seen demand far exceed capacity. Lumber has seen a huge increase in demand for new commercial and residential construction […]

Speaking to a Ninth grade Careers Class, I was asked, “What the best part about being the Company Owner?” I replied, “Being able to provide an opportunity for our coworkers to have a good living and provide for their families.” The student then asked, “What the worst part about being Company Owner”? I replied, “Being […]

It is turkey season, not elephant season. We have been very grateful regarding the number of inquiries and new customers this first quarter. We are in the start-up process with several of them and most customers have a similar initiation of business protocol. The only time that process sometimes changes drastically is if we are […]

Building on last week’s blog, PlastiCert has chosen to make the most of the team we have and creating an environment where they enjoy our team environment and reward them for stellar performance. Then building on that framework to attract new people that have a desire for a better work life that equates to more […]

A time-tested axiom, it has both positive and negative connotations. If you spend the most you expect the most, and contrarily, sometimes if you try to be thrifty you end up with less than stellar results. It is a spectrum though, and sometimes spending high does not get you what you wanted, and there are […]

The Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization number were released today. They were coined as “disappointing”  because the increase was only 1.4% vs an expected 2.7%. Capacity Utilization followed that disappointing moniker with 74.4 reported vs an expected 75.7. https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm Both those reported numbers were pretty much the same as the prior month’s numbers. We here […]

Spring has sprung, the blossoms have returned, the sports cars are out of storage, the Winter Championships are done (that one is a personal one, as is the sports car one), say what you will, things have changed! In performing our risk assessments years ago, one scenario was that we would see more mold inquiries […]