April 2023

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BARRY-WEHMILLER & PLATFORM NEWS

BW CORPORATE

Have you watched the latest State of the Business?

Don't miss the latest update from CEO Bob Chapman and President Kyle Chapman about how our businesses and teams are performing mid-fiscal year and information about other important initiatives. Additionally, BW Director of Strategy & Culture Brian Wellinghoff offers a preview of the Leader Expectations & Commitments educational campaign that leaders will soon receive to enhance their leadership skills.

BW FORSYTH PARTNERS

BW reaches 128 acquisitions with DBI Construction Consultants

BW Forsyth Partners’ Cor Partners (Cor), the parent company of Eberl Claims Service, Engle Martin and Envista Forensics, which collectively serve the insurance, risk management and legal communities, has acquired DBI Construction Consultants (DBI), BW's 128th acquisition. DBI is a leading national provider of building and construction consulting services based in New York, NY (US) and will become the fourth division of Cor focusing on building and construction consulting.

BW PACKAGING

Taylor Corporation enhances productivity with Accraply seamer

Taylor Corporation (Taylor), a 115-year-old print solutions manufacturer, saw growing demand for larger shrink sleeve packaging, specifically for bundling wrap. So much so, Taylor's labels and packaging division needed to to scale up their operations. Tony Smith, a Production Engineer at Taylor said, "We were really in a situation where we needed to add capacity to continue to grow our business at the levels we wanted to, and to be able to support our customers at the levels they expect." That's when Accraply, a long-time partner, stepped in with a solution!

BW PAPER SYSTEMS

Saudi Arabia-based Al Medan makes multiple BWP machine investment

Al-Medan Project Factory for Carton (Al-Medan) recently placed a multiple-machine order with BW Papersystems (BWP). Al-Medan is a leader of corrugated packaging in Saudi Arabia, producer of corrugated packaging solutions throughout the Arabian peninsula and neighboring countries. “This order comes as part of our development strategy that we began back in 2016,” explains Mosad Ewais, General Manager, Al Medan. “We installed new BWP corrugator and converting lines in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021, and we look forward to installing this additional corrugator in the spring and the new converting line over the summer.”

FROM THE AIRWAVES

"Better Work. Better World." with Michael Sobeski of BW Flexible Systems

BW's video series, Better Work. Better World., is designed to help our recruiting efforts while shining a light on team members throughout the global BW organization. In the second installment, you'll learn more about Sales Executive Michael Sobeski and how a desire to work with complete systems landed him at BW Flexible Systems in Duncan, SC (US) seven years ago.

Please share this and future installments on LinkedIn to show the breadth of talent and opportunity inside BW!

SHINE A LIGHT ON OUR TEAM MEMBERS

Shine the Light Award: Emily Reynolds, BW-Corporate

Congratulations to Emily Reynolds of BW in St. Louis, MO (US) for receiving the first Shine the Light award for Driving Results. Emily's nominator, Brian Wellinghoff, said "what makes her contributions exceptional is her willingness to do whatever is needed to drive results and get the job done," and "I'd select her for all 5 of the Team Member Commitments because she shows up every day to do everything possible to share our message [of Truly Human Leadership] with the world." Yay, Emily!

Shine the Light Award: Chuck Milvet, PSA-Akron

Congratulations to Chuck Milvet of PSA in Akron, OH (US) for receiving a Shine the Light award for Optimizing Work Processes. "Chuck is an incredible Project Manager. He deals with so much pressure, both internally and from customers almost on a daily basis," said nominator Madison Mullen. "He has always been hard-working, kind, understand-ing, caring and high spirited. He's a great person, very hard worker, great friend and this CB line would not be where it is today without him." Amazing job, Chuck!

Shine the Light Award: Chris Klein & Zach Tibbits, Accraply-Minneapolis

Congratulations to Chris Klein AND Zach Tibbits of Accraply in Minneapolis, MN (US) for receiving Shine the Light awards for Driving Results (and for nominating each other!). Chris nominated Zach for "going above and beyond what is asked of him. Faced with supply chain problems, vendor errors, or lost parts, he’s able to get the job done even when the odds are against him." And Zach said Chris' "work ethic and attitude toward challenges has been proven to speed up machine shipping times, fix numerous errors in old programming and make the process of commissioning a machine overall a much more enjoyable and efficient one." Congrats, Chris and Zach!

Shine the Light Award: Brent Minerovic, PSA-Akron

Congratulations to Brent Minerovic of PSA in Akron, OH (US) for receiving a Shine the Light award for Customer Focus. "Brent goes above and beyond his current job description in applications to provide additional project management support to not only our internal team but more importantly, our customers," said nominator Jet Hajec. "He simply has a 'does not quit, till the job gets done' attitude." Nice job, Brent!

The Accraply, BW and PSA locations noted above are part of the Shine the Light Award pilot. To see if your location is participating in the pilot, to read more about the Shine the Light Award and to nominate someone, go HERE!

High Five Recognition: Selah Boyle, Design Group-Portland

Congratulations to Selah Boyle of Design Group in Portland, OR (US) for receiving a High Five award. Selah's nominator, Jeff Karsonovich, said "Selah's attention to detail is Driving Results for the organization and the client stakeholders. Client stakeholder expectations are exceedingly high and her efforts are assisting us in striving to meet those expectations. "Selah is accountable as an individual and supporting the accountability of the team in our efforts to exceed our client expectations." Yay, Selah!

Know someone who deserves to be recognized?

High Five Recognition: Peter Forastiere, Design Group-Denver

Congratulations to Peter Forastiere of Design Group in Denver, CO (US) for receiving a High Five award. Jake Bruns, Peter's nominator, said "Peter has been engaged in an extended staff augmentation role for an important food and beverage client and went above and beyond to help another professional get up to speed on his project. He was always willing to take a call with a positive attitude and willingness to help even when on-site for another project." Nice job, Peter!

Know someone who deserves to be recognized?

High Five Recognition: Minh Pham, Design Group-Irvine

Congratulations to Minh Pham of Design Group in Irvine, CA (US) for receiving a High Five award. Cece Ratanasiripornchai, her nominator, said "Minh quickly learns and adapts with clients. She is not scared to ask questions or reach out to people. She strives and takes challenges outside her role and comfort zones (i.e. working on SOPs or with engineering on testing). Her goal is not only to complete her tasks, but to also make sure that her work holds a high-quality result." Way to go, Minh!

Know someone who deserves to be recognized?

High Five Recognition: Larry Wenger, Design Group-Raleigh

Congratulations to Larry Wenger of Design Group in Raleigh, NC (US) for receiving a High Five award. His nominator explained that just before the Christmas holidays, Larry jumped on a plane and traveled to the west coast and into a very difficult client site to support a project he previously knew nothing about. He quickly won the client over with his patience, expertise and work ethic and put the firm in a great spot on the project. Congrats, Larry!

Know someone who deserves to be recognized?

L-R: Britt Holloway (Portland), Jasmine Vasen (Portland), Anna Song (Bellingham), Lesley Shum (Bellingham) and Shivali Kadam (Portland)

Earlier this month, a group of female Design Group Professionals from the Portland, OR (US) and Bellingham, WA (US) offices attended a WE Local conference in Seattle, WA (US). WE Local conferences take place around the world and are organized by the Society of Women Engineers to bring together participants in all stages of their collegiate and professional careers. The conference provided an opportunity to learn from dozens of women in engineering. Topics presented ranged from navigating leadership, managing organizational culture, becoming a subject-matter expert, overcoming failures and more.

BUSINESS PROFILE: BW FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS

BW Flexible Systems (BWFS), head-quartered in Duncan, SC (US) and part of the BW Packaging platform, is a global manufacturer of packaging systems that fill

and bag thousands of food and non-food products. BWFS’s range of machinery includes vertical form-fill-seal, feeding, bag filling & sealing, flow-wrap, palletizing and more. Legacy brands within BWFS include Hayssen, Rose Forgrove, Sandiacre, Schib, Simionato, Slidell, Streamfeeder, SYMACH and Thiele. Doug McGraw (right) serves as President and leads over 550 team members in the United States, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For more, check out their website, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube pages.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

US- AND CANADA-BASED TEAM MEMBERS

Dayforce mobile app and quick start guide now available

Need access to your work life at your convenience? Dayforce puts you in the driver’s seat with an engaging, intuitive mobile experience to easily manage your work tasks. Whether you are a team member submitting time off, or a leader needing to complete a team member’s request, the Dayforce mobile app (and mobile quick start guide!) has you covered. To watch the microtrainings, click HERE, and keep checking your inboxes for more information!

NEW TECH TIP

Access ITSD's Self Help Menu quickly and easily—even offline!

To help team members answer common questions quickly, the IT Service Desk (ITSD) has created a Self Help Menu. This set of documents is easy to access—even offline!—because it lives live locally on your computer. To access it, go to the bottom right corner of your screen and click the upward arrow to see your entire system tray. Right click the KACE icon, which is a gray K in a circle (it will have either a green checkmark or a blue exclamation point on top) and go to Shortcuts>IT Service Self-Help Menu.

The documents are available in English, French and German. More languages to come!

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