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Things are looking good as we head into the developed and refined, patent due diligence was
second half of the year, and I’m excited to see what performed and prototypes have recently been
the future holds for us and for all the Gray companies. fabricated at the Gray Innovation Center in Lexington.
Come see us when you’re in Atlanta. The next step is to identify a beta project for these
components to be installed and tested. This process

Gray Architects & is just one example of Gray’s ability to showcase
Engineers innovative thinking, maintain our entrepreneurial spirit,
with Dowell Hoskins and create meaningful relationships.
President
Ohio Valley
We are continuing to grow our AE team, which is with Steve Renshaw
exciting as we have added some great design talent President
in the Southwest Office and in Lexington. We also
have interns working in each of our office locations
this summer, which is always a rewarding experience We are full speed with project startups, and we 5
for all involved! Aside from AE remaining extremely recently kicked off a FedEx Warehouse and a
busy with proposals and project work, the majority of Camping World Retail/Repair Center located in Ohio;
this update will be focused on a unique initiative called a new Fire Station in Indiana; a Florim Tile Warehouse
Fabworks, the winning idea from the Gray Incubator in Tennessee; and a Wild Turkey facility in Kentucky.
innovation challenge last year. In each of these five special projects, the customer
Fabworks is the brainchild of Troy Sandlin, Director had a preference to work with us and each one had a
of Integration, for our Food & Beverage design “why” for choosing us to build for them again. These
team in Lexington. This initiative has allowed us to reasons included trust, reliability, going the extra mile,
continue to sustain an entrepreneurial spirit and and an enjoyable and successful experience the last
capitalize on the strengths time we worked together. Hats off and thanks to each
that various businesses team member that added their personal touch to the
within the Gray, Inc. family success stories with these customers.
of companies bring to the Our results are tracking good for 2022. As for
table. Briefly summarized, Safety, we have zero Lost Time Incidents and have a
the value proposition for strong focus on planning and communication at each
Fabworks is to use the site with our subcontractors fully engaged. Our sales
Food & Beverage design and profits are above the goals we set at the start
knowledge from Gray AE of the year, and we continue to enjoy new business
alongside Anderson Dahlen opportunities.
and Spec Engineering’s best- Enjoy the rest of summer and play it safe.
in-class capability of stainless
A Fabworks project.
steel fabrication, to design and Gray Development
fabricate common process components that are with Curt Hargrove
frequently used on our projects. This will allow Gray to President
have control over the design and fabrication, resulting Company
in the ability to source these components quicker and updates
at a lower overall cost. We feel fortunate to continue to be busy here at the continued
Over the past 12 months, a team was formed real estate arm of the company. We are close to on next
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around the idea, the business concept was completing our fifth speculative building in the River