Willington Nameplate promotes Brittani Gehl to Quality Assurance Technician
Opportunity for growth is a strong message we live by at Willington Nameplate. With that message comes the promotion of an exceptional employee from inspection to the quality department before her one-year anniversary at Willington Nameplate. Brittani Gehl has been promoted to Quality Assurance Technician. In her new role, she will be responsible for the daily disposition of all non-conforming …
Metalphoto® Kaizen
A kaizen event is similar to a cross-functional project team where a group of employees tackle an “opportunity” (a.k.a a big fricken problem) to better the company by means of identifying and reducing waste. The Metalphoto® department has grown significantly over the years at WNP. The CTP (Computer-To-Plate) machine was the latest addition along with two large tanks for sealing …
Willington Nameplate Supports Opportunity Works
Willington opened its doors to Opportunity Works of Connecticut (OWC) today to support people with amazing abilities. OWC is a local non-profit company that is committed to enhancing the lives of people through meaningful and gainful employment services. Beautifully crafted jewelry was on display for purchase in our cafeteria today. The pieces are created with different beadwork, charms, and stones. …
Willington Nameplate Hires A New Team Leader
The Willington Nameplate family welcomes Chad Mooneyham as its new Team Leader. Chad will be responsible for all mechanical operations. Chad has a simple mantra: continuous improvement. His inclination to ask, “what if?” often gets him into trouble in all the right places, and keeps us in step with progress. Before coming to Willington, Chad progressed through the ranks within …
Willington Nameplate Announces A New IT Manager
We are pleased to welcome Dan Howland to the Willington Nameplate family. As Willington’s IT Manager – the conduit between people, process, and technology – Dan communicates in layman’s terms the intricacies of technology to our workforce. Dan’s day at Willington sees him working closely with all members of production and office teams on troubleshooting systems related issues. It’s his …
A Job Well Done
Thank you for all the help and assistance over the past years with the delivery of your products. The end result is the pictured below. You are looking at the DDG 1000 – USS ZUMWALT, which was launched over this past weekend. The DDG 1000 represents a new class of naval surface ships that contains cutting edge technology that you …
Willington Nameplate, Inc. Purchases UID Label & Beyond, LLC
Willington Nameplate, Inc., (WNP) a leading manufacturer of nameplates, decals and labels, has acquired the business assets of UID Label & Beyond, LLC (UID) of Princeton, Massachusetts. This strategic move will strengthen WNP’s product identification market leadership by expanding its presence in the Department of Defense (DoD) sectors, as well as extending its sales channels. The sale was completed as …
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
Over 70 employees got together and brought scissors, reams of paper, standard work, and their imaginations to brighten the classrooms for the Sandy Hook Elementary children. You can help out too! Make and send snowflakes to: Connecticut PTSA 60 Connolly Parkway Building 12, Suite 103 Hamden, CT 06514 by January 12, 2013. Want some help making them? See instructions below.