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(left to right): WI Congressman Thomas E. Petri; Pierce Vice President
of Sales, Jeff Resch; Regional Coordinator for Senator Russ Feingold,
Bob Schweder and UPF VP Manufacturing Operations, George Goros.
OTC ARFF Truck demonstration
Here Jeff Resch, Pierce VP of Sales shows the Pierce pumper and
homeland security unit. (L - R) Congressman Petri; Senator Feingold's
Regional Coordinator Bob Schweder; Jeff Resch; Mike Schoenberger,
Pierce, VP Customer Service; Chris Magiera, Hale/Class1 Midwest
Operations Manager; George Goros, UPF VP Manufacturing Operations; and
Marty Etteldorf, UPF WI Plant Manager.
UPF WI Plant Manager Marty Etteldorf explains the manufacturing
process of making an elliptical tank to Congressman Petri and Senator
Feingold's Regional Coordinator Bob Schweder.
John Bourke, OTC ARFF Plant Manager addresses the group
Chris Magiera, demonstrates the Hale/Class1 pump and gage truck
as Congressman Petri looks on.
(L - R) Marty Etteldorf, UPF WI Plant Manager; George Goros, UPF
VP Manufacturing Operations; Mike Schoenberger, Pierce, VP Customer
Service; Congressman Petri's District Director David Anderson; John
Bourke, OTC ARFF Plant Manager; Senator Feingold's Regional
Coordinator Bob Schweder; Congressman Petri and Jeff Resch, Pierce VP
of Sales.
May 1, 2006 - Home Day/Wisconsin
Attendance:
· Congressman Petri attended with his District Director David Anderson
· Senator Feingold’s Regional Coordinator Bob Schweder attended
· Pierce was represented by Jeff Resch and Mike Schoenberger. They displayed one Pumper and one Homeland security unit.
· Oshkosh Truck was represented by John Bourke who demonstrated an ARFF by pumping out 1500 gallons of water.
· Class One and Hale Pump was represented by Chris Magiera who demonstrated a pump and gage truck.
· United Plastic represented by Marty Etteldorf and myself. Plant Tour
Events:
· Apparatus was viewed, toured and in one case Oshkosh unloaded 1500 gallons of water out of its overhead snozel in 1.5 minutes. The Congressman and all of us were impressed with that demo.
· Plant Tour of United Plastic Fabricating.
· Presentation by Marty and George on facts about the member companies including number of employees, payrolls, tax data and local supply purchase , FAMA and FEMSA overview, our Alliance Group, GAC overview and our priorities for the Fire Act Grant, Safer and USFS. The presentation included overheads, graphs and handouts.
· Each company had a table top display and these were reviewed with the Congressman and Staffers by each company representative.
· Lunch with the group and the plant management team.
· Award Presentation from Jeff representing FAMA and George representing the GAC. The Congressman and Senator Feingold’s staffer accepted plaques for their continued support of the Fire Act Grant and SAFER.
· Senator Feingold sent the following statement which was read by his staffer Davis Anderson:
Statement of Senator Russ Feingold
“Thank you so much for this award and congratulations on the opening of your new facility. I am proud of Wisconsin’s history of quality manufacturing and am delighted that it continues right here at United Plastic Fabricating where you make products that help firefighters protect our communities. As you know, I am a strong supporter of the Assistance to Firefighter Grant program. FIRE Act grants have been an unqualified success in getting much-needed resources directly to local firefighters, both full-time and volunteer. Wisconsin firefighters have done very well in earning these competitively awarded grants and I have had the honor of presenting some of these well deserved awards to departments throughout the state. I will continue to fight for adequate funding for this important program.
Again, thank you for this award and for continuing your good work here in Neenah, Wisconsin.”
Thank you,
George T. Goros
United Plastic Fabricating, Inc.
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