Our profile on the thefabricator.com

http://www.thefabricator.com/page/spotlight-laystrom-manufacturing

Colin Cosgrove

Sales Manager

Laystrom Manufacturing Co.

3900 West Palmer Street

Chicago IL 60647

p. 773 342 4800

f. 773 342 9762

c. 773 852 3863

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It's the end of the world as we know it...

No it’s not! It’s the future – twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook! And now you can learn (a little) more about us by visiting each of those sites:

 

http://twitter.com/laystrom

http://www.linkedin.com/companies/laystrom-manufacturing-company

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Laystrom-Manufacturing-Co/129604708546

 

 

 

Colin Cosgrove

 

Sales Manager

Laystrom Manufacturing Co.

3900 West Palmer Street

Chicago IL 60647

p. 773 342 4800

f. 773 342 9762

 

c. 773 852 3863

 

 

 

Fab 40

We are pleased to be recognized by The Fabricator as one of the "Fab 40" - their list of the "the most aggressive and successful shops" in their readership. The magazine contacted 1,000 people in February and published the Fab 40 in June.

Fab 40

Dan Davis is the Editor-in-Chief of The Fabricator: “To our knowledge, no other magazine has attempted to put together such a list,” Davis said. “The FAB 40 not only gives the metal fabricating companies — those on the list and perhaps those wanting to be on it — a chance to see how they compare with other companies, but also provides a glimpse into where the industry is headed.”

The magazine cites several ways that these companies have handled the recent economic realities, including:
- investing in equipment
- strengthening relationships with current customers
- targeting new sales
- focusing internally to get rid of waste.

That sure sounds a lot like what we have been busy doing here at Laystrom!

Thanks to everyone at The Fabricator for this recognition - we will most assuredly plan on maintaining our position amongst the industry best year after year after year!

Colin
colin.cosgrove@laystrom.com

Bob Laystrom (President) on our customers, and why they love us!

Metal Forming Magazine

Brad Kuvin, Editor of Metal Forming Magazine, in his April editorial, recognized Laystrom as a "forward thinking" company due to our recent install of a high-efficiency steam boiler and high-efficiency aluminum windows.

More from Bob Laystrom:

With the help of the CITY OF CHICAGO through a ‘Small Business Improvement Fund’ (SBIF) grant, we have made two GREEN investments. We found that working with the city on this program was ridiculously simple – another way that the City supports business in Chicago. The City is picking up ½ of the cost of these major capital improvements.

First we replaced all of our 2nd floor office windows (circa 1940’s) with high efficiency windows. We are using less energy, and also getting the benefits of reduced glare, improved appearance and noise reduction.

The second investment - we are replacing our low pressure steam boiler used to heat the factory (circa 1920’s) with a modern high efficiency boiler with an expected reduction in natural gas usage of 10-15%.

Thanks to the City of Chicago, Alderman Reboyras (http://www.reboyras.com/), the staff at Somercor ( http://www.somercor.com ) and the staff at Greater Northwest Chicago Development Corporation (http://www.gncdc.org/ ) A link to the City’s webpage for the SBIF program is:


http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=Planning+And+Development%2fFinancial+Assistance%2fI+Want+To&deptMainCategoryOID=-536884767&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Planning+And+Development&topChannelName=Dept&contentOID=536896585&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do&context=dept



As Bob says, working with the city could not have been easier throughout this process. As summer comes around we can all attest to the wonderful benefits of having tinted efficient windows - the thermostat remains untouched and, as I write this, a cool afternoon breeze sweeps through the offices. Now that's a way to make the office workforce more efficient too!

CNN.com: New face of blue collar workers

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FMA Safety Award

Laystrom has been awarded the FMA Satefy Award of Merit - a testament to our disciplined employees who focus on their environment and take pride in their work.