Wrapping Up 2018

Reflecting on 2018

It’s Been Fun, 2018!

This is my 24th blog coming to you from the leader in shade solutions. It’s fun for me to share the goings on at Arch-Fab and it’s hard to believe that we’re nearing another trip around the sun. This year has proven to be another year of incredible growth and success! For those out there that follow our journey, I hope you continue to be entertained and informed.

As we wrap up 2018 and put plans into action for 2019, I enjoy taking a moment to pause reflect to look back over the past year. It went fast and we’re proud of all that we’ve accomplished.

When we set out on 2018, we had lofty plans for another year of growth, so we initiated an employee referral incentive program. In 2018, we paid out tens of thousands of dollars to employees for referring qualified candidates that were hired on to help us honor our commitment to “keep meaningful promises to our clients.” Through that program, we added members to all areas of our company: project management, installation, fabrication, powder coating, purchasing, design, and sales.

We became a Registered Professional Engineering Firm, and we now have the capacity to perform engineering services in Texas and Louisiana. We are working towards being registered in Oklahoma and Tennessee, too!

We were awarded the patent for our Helios “bolt track” system, which empowers us to be a more responsive partner, and deliver “Cheaper, Better, AND Faster” to our clients.

We Had So Much Fun Growing this Year!

We met some talented architecture firms and deepened relationships with our existing partners. We had some fun outside of the office at client appreciation events. Our investment in continuing education opportunities will continue into 2019 for anyone wanting to learn more about Division 10 Exterior Sun Control. Our company also exhibited at the TxA Design Expo!

Our design and fabrication teams took a break from making canopies and sunshades to create a unique dog house inspired by a shipping container in support of the Dallas Bark + Build! That’s going to be one lucky pup!

With all of the growth and excitement, we still managed to have a little fun. We battled it out on the whirly ball court. We celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and hosted a couple of baby showers to welcome in the newest members of the Arch-Fab family. In addition to an office Halloween costume contest, we hosted an employee fall festival, complete with trick-or-treating and BBQ. There was some friendly inter-office competition with a health and fitness challenge, too. We survived a Texas summer with the help of sno cones from Kona Ice!

We worked hard, but we shared laughs along the way.

Plans have been finalized for our Arch-Fab Holiday party, but you’ll have to check back in January to hear more about that!

Our entire team has their sights set on a rockin’ 2019 and we’ve taken on some mammoth goals for the year ahead. I hope you’re following us on your favorite social media platform. We’re active on Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter! We’re constantly adding to our website, so be sure to drop in from time to time.

We’re nearly 100 employees strong and have plans to hire new team members every week of 2019. Take a look at our available positions on our career page. Come join us in 2019 and become a member of a team where your contribution can make a difference!

Remembering 2017

Remembering 2017, Planning for 2018!

It seems like just yesterday, we were breaking into the world of blogging, and now here I sit writing my 12th blog of the year. I’ve enjoyed this journey. We’ve covered lots of blogging ground, from employee spotlights, to personal stories, project successes, and everything in between. Have you been informed, or possibly even entertained?

As 2017 comes to an end, it’s a wonderful time for reflection, and looking back over the past twelve months, it’s been a pretty incredible year here at Arch-Fab.

When we set forth on our journey at the beginning of 2017, we had hopes to hire 25 new employees. That seemed like a lofty (even unachievable) goal and we didn’t quite know how or where we would find the right people to join our family but here we are at the end of the year with 28 new faces on our team! We added members to all areas of our company: accounting, sales, estimating, design, project management, fabrication, and install. All of these new faces have joined us so that we can continue to honor our commitment to “keep meaningful promises to our clients”.

For the second year in a row, we made the

Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies!

Arch-Fab - Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies - 2017

We took on some big jobs this year (such as the Tanger Outlet Mall in Fort Worth), fabricating and installing many beautifully finished canopies, awnings, and sunshades for hundreds of projects. Did you know that we purchased 61,692 linear feet of canopy gutter fascia for our Helios canopies and 54,792 linear feet of 1” aluminum tube? That equals a lot of custom cutting, welding, sanding, and coating in our Fort Worth, TX facility!

We’ve added Installation Videos to our website, we’ve met many new architect partners, and we will be rolling out our on-line AIA accredited “Lunch & Learn” for architects that want the convenience of remote learning. We will also be unveiling a new patented product line. Stay tuned for future announcements! 2018 is going to be BIG!

Through it all, we found some time to connect with each other through an incentive trip, office events, client BBQ’s, and a company field trip to whirlyball. We celebrated birthdays and anniversaries, deepened friendships, and shared lots of laughs.

We are busy finalizing our plans for 2018 and we have some enormous goals ahead of us! I hope you’ll continue to follow us through social media or check in on our website. Better yet, if you like what you’ve read over the past year, here’s your call to action. We are hiring 50 people who are passionate about being the best at what they do! Is that you? Come join our team in 2018.