Letter from our President about the power outage
Dear Willington Companies Customers, In today’s ever changing business environment, it’s difficult to anticipate the potential issues that happen over the course of time. We pride ourselves on being progressive, proactive and most of all, customer focused. As a result of last week’s pre winter storm, we were caught by surprise by the severity of the damage and the impact …
Customer Service at WNP
You Like Us…You Really Really Like Us! J.L. Mitchell, Certified Lean Leader, Creative DirectorAs with any good relationship, communication is at the core. You’ve told us how you felt on the customer satisfaction survey and we are grateful for your candid response, whether positive or negative. Seth Godin stated it best, ” Just because there are no firestorms on the …
Willington Nameplate remembers 9/11
To honor the many lives lost 10 years ago in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the Willington Companies has designed and donated 4 metalphoto memorial plaques for the West Stafford Fire Department in Connecticut. Below is a photo gallery of the monument and West Stafford Fire Department. The metal beam is from ground zero.The material used for these plaques are …
Willington Nameplate, Inc. Purchases Decorated Products
Willington Nameplate, Inc., (WNP) a leading manufacturer of nameplates, decals and labels, today announced that it has acquired the business assets of Decorated Products (DP) of Westfield, Massachusetts. This strategic move will strengthen WNP’s product identification market leadership by expanding its presence in automotive and industrial manufacturing sectors, as well as extending its sales channels. Willington Nameplate extended offers of …
The evolution of kaizen at Willington Nameplate
Willington Nameplate, Inc. has been practicing lean manufacturing since September 11, 2007. Since then there has been an evolution of the kaizen event. Kaizen is a philosophy of continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, supply chain, and management.The kaizen event at Willington Nameplate is a The kaizen event at Willington Nameplate is a week long event that begins with a …
You are what you drive
J.L. Mitchell, Certified Lean Leader, Creative DirectorEvery town in America had one. The place on a perfect summer night where the teens hung out and showed off their cars. They weren’t just “gear heads” or vocational students. They were from all walks of life with a common passion of cars. That tradition carried on from generation to generation. The only …
Standard work is as easy as PB&J
J.L. Mitchell, Certified Lean Leader, Creative Director Want to start a standard work, company wide kaizen event? Standard work lists the normal tasks done with the least amount of waste. The result of standard work is current best policies and practices. A kaizen event is a continuous improvement philosophy based on lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. We created …