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Gray Construction Updates
Gray Construction regions. In addition to market focus, we will have
with Patrick McCowan customer focused BU’s. The Southeast Regional
Chief Operating Officer
Team, led by Drew, will focus on the Amazon
account. This concentration with customers and
As we “surge” into fiscal year
2021, our Gray team has so much to be thankful for. within markets will provide not only market experts,
Personally, we have each lived through a pandemic but also nimbleness and flexibility among all BU’s.
that has altered our way of life in many aspects. This is how we grow our markets, our company, and
Professionally, we have seen record sales led by our people.
Jeff Bischoff and the Business Development Team. In the words of Brian Jones, “Personal growth
Change and obstacles are challenging, but we have precedes company growth.” The Gray team must
4 found ways to be creative, think outside the box, and continue to move, change with markets, and
adapt. As a team, we have faced the changes and grow. We congratulate Ben, Rodney, and Drew on
challenges of this year. As a company, we found a their recent promotions. I’m looking forward to the
way to continue to follow our core values and to look effectiveness, collaborations, and most importantly,
forward with optimism during a very uncertain time. the efficiencies these BU’s will provide for us moving
To better meet the challenges of this time and forward. I believe Eleanor Roosevelt said it best, “Be
continue to grow, we are making operational changes flexible, but stick to your principles.”
within our Business Units (BU’s). It’s with great
excitement that we add (2) additional BU’s. These Central Business Unit
changes will add focus and flexibility to help meet our with Steve Summers
future goals. Please see the below chart. Ben Meurer Executive Vice President
will lead Mission Critical, Phil Seale will focus on Food
and Beverage, and Rodney Carpenter will head up Well it’s certainly been a strange
Distribution and Commercial; while Steve Summers, year. After a great start to 2020 we saw several
Brett Goode, and Drew Romans will lead all markets. projects go on hold and some disappear altogether,
Steve, Brett, and Drew will collaborate with and now we are back to being busier than before.
market focused BU leaders (Phil, Rodney, and Ben) I guess we just have to stay flexible and adapt to
to execute opportunities within their markets and whatever comes our way.
Monin is wrapping up and is quite the showplace.
Monin is a French company that
manufactures high end syrups,
flavorings and purees. Their products
are used in bars, restaurants and
coffee shops around the world. The
new facility in Sparks, Nevada was
designed to handle manufacturing
and distribution of products for their
customers in the Western half of the
United States.
The facility stores raw ingredients
in non-refrigerated, refrigerated and
frozen conditions. Production begins
