Page 1 - Graypvine October 2019

SPEC ENGINEERING REMEMBERING
SAFETY COMPANY UPDATES JUNIOR ENGINEERS CAMP TOM OLLINGER QUALITY
page 2 page 3 page 5 page 8 page 9

October 2019

The

Bottom in Lexington is a office is an interesting
In the Gray office
business story, but also
Line 1949 gray Ford step- an interesting story of

America.
side pickup. While
not the actual first In 1909 John T.
Gray company truck, Hohberger immigrated to
the make and model, color, and the logo are accurate America from Germany.
to the first truck that our dad bought in 1960 for Gray John was a trained
Construction. machinist in Germany
In 1992 when we were moving into the Lexington office and soon started his
we placed this truck in our front entrance as an important own machine business
symbol of continuity and stability. in 1914. For decades the Hohberger equipment has
In front of the SPEC Engineering office in Plainfield, been a standard in candy production and in 2013 Roger
Illinois there is a Hohberger cooling wheel from the early Hohberger, grandson of John, brought the Hohberger
1900’s. (SPEC is one of the Gray companies). A cooling machine line to SPEC. Roger works with SPEC in
wheel is a critical Plainfield.
machine in the Like the Gray truck, the Hohberger cooling wheel is a
production of symbol of continuity, and in this case it’s also a symbol of
hard candy, the commitment from all of our companies that we provide
and Hohberger our customers with excellent service and products for
cooling wheels more than 100 years!
are found today
throughout the
U.S. They’re
known for
reliability and
longevity. How Stephen Gray, President & Chief Executive Officer
Roger Hohberger pictured with his granson Shane. this cooling
Shane recently attended the SPEC summer camp for
future engineers. Read the article about the camp on wheel came to be
page 5. in front of the SPEC

OUR PURPOSE CORE VALUES
Our purpose is to make a difference in 1. We put safety and quality of life first.
people’s lives by creating unforgettable 2. We are customer and relationship driven.
customer experiences and great projects. 3. We treat others the way we want to be treated.