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Green Roof Outfitters Increases and Retains Sales with help from SCMEP’s Design Engineering Services

Reported Year

2020

Green Roof Outfitters was looking for assistance with engineering drawings for a new thin design pedestal system. They needed an engineering resource that could design for function and manufacturability.

Stoll Industries Makes New Investments and See Cost Savings from SCMEP’s Competitiveness Review

Reported Year

2022

Like so many others, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the business in 2020. The sales channel was primarily through a brick-and-mortar dealer base and when the pandemic forced closures in Q2, it resulted in a 45% reduction in orders. By June, many stores had resumed some degree of normal operations and the pent-up demand returned in full force

Palmetto Gourmet Foods Creates New Investments and Increases Jobs Following SCMEP’s Human Resource Services

Reported Year

2022

The company needed a functional HR department and HR manager. There were many issues with inconsistent training and language barriers so there needed to be a standardization of on-the-job (OJT) training. For help Palmetto turned to SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™.

Sargent Metal Fabricators Increases Jobs and See Cost Savings following SCMEP’s Facility Layout Design and Engineering Support Services

Reported Year

2022

The company continued to experience positive company growth resulting in new investments in equipment. The nearly 80,000-square-foot facility in Anderson had a variety of equipment with a potential for more investments in facility assets in 2019 and beyond. Some of the known challenges existed with a one centralized perimeter aisleway as the

Frenzy, Inc. Sees Cost Savings, Improved Productivity, and New Products following SCMEP’s Digital Marketing Program

Reported Year

2021

Marketing is an iterative process with no start or finish line. Constant adjustments are needed based on changing market conditions related to economic, competitive, and customer landscape. A functional marketing department is essential to continuously uncovering and capitalizing on new opportunities and mitigating new threats. Frenzy lost a

Cooley Group Holdings Increased Jobs, Made New Investments, and Saw Cost Savings following SCMEP’s Mobile Equipment Train the Trainer Package

Reported Year

2021

The company was looking for a train the trainer program for mobile equipment to keep the workforce current.

Harris Pillow Supply Increases Jobs and Makes New Investments Following SCMEP’s Kanban Inventory Training

Reported Year

2021

SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, met with Harris Pillow to evaluate their inventory management system. In order to reduce excess inventory, prevent stock outs, and improve the overall management of the flow of raw materials, SCMEP recommended developing a Kanban system.

Ideal Steel Increases Jobs and Sales following SCMEP’s ISO 9001 Internal Auditing Services

Reported Year

2021

The company was looking for a resource to deliver ISO 9001 internal auditing services. The audits would provide compliance analysis and guidance on needs and changes required to maintain ISO accreditation. This was important to sustain high quality processes and finished parts.

Blue Ridge Thermoforming Increases Sales, New Investment, and Jobs Following SCMEP’s Competitiveness Review

Reported Year

2021

For the last decade, the company’s business has been mostly characterized as a legacy operation that has leveraged existing customer relationships against established capabilities. The overall profitability was minimal, and several accounts were selling at a loss. A few years ago, BRT gained two new equity partners and operators of the business

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Retains Jobs and Sales Following Gap Analysis for ISO 9001:2015

Reported Year

2021

The company is registered to ISO 9001:2015 and was looking for a gap analysis to prepare for their surveillance audit.

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