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Gray, Inc. Company Updates
Gray Construction times, but renewed and strengthened when needed
with Brian Jones most, when together.
President & Chief Executive Officer Building and strengthening our team remains a
top priority. We will continue to seek and promote
talented people who demonstrate values-based
We are filling barrels with bourbon for a European leadership and have a desire for personal growth.
customer in America and filling tanks with Dr. Pepper We will continue to recruit and hire new team
for an American customer in Europe. These two members who fit our culture and have the courage,
milestones punctuate an inflection point for Gray. character and competence needed to strengthen
They memorialize 61 years of an incredible growth our capabilities and support our continued growth.
story but birth an even more incredible story for We are excited to welcome our newest business 3
our future. unit with the move of Abdul’s team from Gray
Because of the many projects like Diageo in West to Gray Construction to bolster and increase
Kentucky and Keurig Dr Pepper in Ireland, we are our presence and growth opportunities in the
bigger than a year ago. By a bunch. We’ve added a Southwest. While none of them are strangers to
lot of new folks to our team, and if you happen to be Gray and our culture, the consolidation of our teams
one, thank you for being part of something special. If and market focus brings instant relief and growth
you’ve been around a while, thanks for preparing us opportunities for all.
for this for the last several years and for welcoming Personal growth precedes Gray’s growth, and the
our new teams. And if you don’t work for Gray financial results follow when we get the people part
Construction, thanks for your role in either loving right. Today, we close the books on fiscal year 2021
someone that does, or for your contributions with and the results are our best ever, again. So, thanks,
another Gray company. The personal growth and thanks to each one of you for your continued
endurance of our team members continues to ignite personal growth. For learning and growing your
something incredible, that customers want more capabilities to be able to make bourbon and Dr.
than they ever have. A tangible consequence is an Pepper across two continents. For believing in the
extra billion dollars’ worth of construction we put in power of relationships and teamwork. Cheers to
place this past year. That’s tremendous. I know it is your growth!
exhausting and the pandemic continues to challenge
us, so it’s important to remember how results like Willett Engineering
this are possible. The Gray spirit! with J. Mac Willett
It’s only possible because of our sense of family President & Principal Engineer
and obligation we have to each other. The power of
our high-performing teams are the bonds we form
with each other at the personal level. The thread of “Adaptability” has been our watchword this year,
our values that tightly stitch us together as one. We and it has served us well. The Willett team has Company
don’t want to disappoint those we care about. We worked together to support one another as we updates
rush to help when another is in need. Together, we continue to put health and safety first, and we’ve continued
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are so much stronger and more resilient through prioritized flexibility and responsiveness with our page
the crashing waves of growth. Tattered and worn at customers so we can support them in their own