Joe Kay Joins Whitlam Group

Whitlam Group is proud to welcome Joe Kay as Account Executive/Business Development! We are happy to welcome Joe Kay to the Whitlam team as Account Executive/Business Development servicing markets in the Ohio Valley and related regions! Joe grew up in the print industry working for his family’s company.  This has provided him with a lifetime …

Ashley Redwick – Inspired by Manufacturing Day

Manufacturing Day Highlight Story Ashley Redwick, inspired by Manufacturing Day, joined Whitlam Group in 2018 and continues to excel. “Manufacturing Day® is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers.” “[It] addresses common [misconceptions] about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what …

Port Dust Cover Functional Labels

Port Dust Cover Functional Labels Can Save The Environment and Your Budget Our Port Dust Cover functional labels provide solutions for error proofing at the assembly plant along with protecting parts from debris or potential scrapping due to incorrect installation. By engineering part-specific, functional, die-cut labels, the part can be protected from debris and contamination …

Mark Smith – 25 Years and Counting

Mark Smith – 25 Years and Counting   In February 1994 I was looking for interim work while I waited for the next hiring phase for long-haul truck drivers (April-May) at JB Hunt.   On a cold and snowy day, I started walking north on Sherwood at 9 Mile applying to businesses on both sides …

Label Error-Proofing

Label Error-Proofing – Preventing Costly Errors   History: In the past, operators would pack and ship parts based on visual characteristics. However, there was no error-proofing to prevent parts of similar color, shape and size from being mixed up so errors were often abundant. Eventually, Part Number labels were added to prevent errors but visual …

Whitlam Group Partners with Detroit Water Ice

Whitlam Group is proud to partner with Mitch Albom and the Detroit Water Ice Factory Earlier this year, we met with Mitch Albom and the Detroit Water Ice Factory team to discuss how we could partner with this innovative, community-based charity that operates as a 100% dollar-in-dollar out, organization.  Created in 2015 by journalist, radio personality …

Debbie Price Appointed as Whitlam Group VP of Sales

Whitlam Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie Price as Vice President of Sales. After a long and thorough search, we are happy to announce that Debbie Price has joined Whitlam Group as our Vice President of Sales. Debbie brings the right mix of experience and skills to help our company achieve its …

Introducing Our First Craft Beer Customer

Rochester Mills Co.’s Whitlam Label Last month, we shared a post about entering the craft beer market. You can read the article. In that article, we mentioned a local brewery we had just started working with. We are pleased to announce that Rochester Mills Co. is our first customer in this market. We want to …

Entering the Craft Beer Market

Craft Beer Packaging Labels The growth of the craft beer market has been steadily increasing as small, independent brewers saw a 6% rise in volume and accounted for more than 12% market share in the beer industry in 2016, according to an annual report by the Brewers Association (BA). Michigan has over 200 breweries and …

'Escape' Workplace Stress with Team Building Events

Whitlam Group Team Building Outing “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success.” Henry Ford Everyone wants to work in an environment where he or she feels they can easily communicate, be comfortable, and collaborate with their co-workers. However, some find it difficult to connect or reach out to …