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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Crain’s Detroit Business - 8/13/2001
Father Prepares Son To Take Company’s Reins
“The family has a good reputation in the industry”, said Jim Preston, owner of Ferndale-based Meier Screw Products. “They are high-quality people, high-integrity people. I have referred people to them if a customer comes to me with a high-volume job.”
“Only about 15% of family owned companies survive the transition from the second generation to the third. J.C. Gibbons Manufacturing Inc., a precision machining company in Livonia, plans to be one of them.”
“The family has a good reputation in the industry”, said Jim Preston, owner of Ferndale-based Meier Screw Products. “They are high-quality people, high-integrity people. I have referred people to them if a customer comes to me with a high-volume job.”
“Only about 15% of family owned companies survive the transition from the second generation to the third. J.C. Gibbons Manufacturing Inc., a precision machining company in Livonia, plans to be one of them.”
Metalworking Machinery - May, 1999
Life And Times Of A Family Shop
“In 1959 the founder of the company, John Gibbons, had an opportunity to three Traub automatic Screw Machines. John and his wife Blanch, had a savings nest egg of $4,018. The three machines cost $4,000 and Blance told John to go for it. The has three machines and a bank roll of $18 when they went into business.”
“Jerry Gibbons recalls many times bailing a customer out of a jam after receiving a last minute request on a Friday evening to have parts ready Monday Morning. This meant Jerry worked all weekend to meet the delivery deadline but it’s something the customer would never forget.”
“Gibbons feels there’s still plenty of room for a good company with good people who can perform for the customer.”
“In 1959 the founder of the company, John Gibbons, had an opportunity to three Traub automatic Screw Machines. John and his wife Blanch, had a savings nest egg of $4,018. The three machines cost $4,000 and Blance told John to go for it. The has three machines and a bank roll of $18 when they went into business.”
“Jerry Gibbons recalls many times bailing a customer out of a jam after receiving a last minute request on a Friday evening to have parts ready Monday Morning. This meant Jerry worked all weekend to meet the delivery deadline but it’s something the customer would never forget.”
“Gibbons feels there’s still plenty of room for a good company with good people who can perform for the customer.”
Market Diversification Success Story
J.C. Gibbons (J.C.), in Livonia, Michigan, manufactures precision screw machine and CNC products. The technical knowledge of its skilled staff has ensured the highest quality product since 1959. J.C. Gibbons can take a prototype job and move it into low or high volume production without ever leaving its facility. A robust ISO9001:2000 program is the driving force behind J.C. Gibbons’s quality system and provides assurance that each job is made in a reliable, consistent manner.
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Case Study: J.C.Gibbons Manufacturing Inc. Supplier Cracks the Code to Find New Business
"Thanks to unorthodox use in industry classification codes and a major overhaul of marketing tools and techniques, Livonia's J.C Gibbons Manufacturing Inc. is courting new customers..."
- Crains Detroit Business May 17-23, 2010
J.C Gibbons: Medical Pathways
Part manufacturers long steeped in supplying macro-scale industries such as automotive are finding their way into the medical micro device market—either through fabricating micro-components or machining micro features on parts—and they report that the challenge is not nearly as daunting as some might believe.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
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