Communication is our Key to Success

Communication is our Key to Success - Jeff Kenny

In our business, there’s nothing more important than communication! It’s the “secret sauce” to our ongoing success!

Our team is working hard behind the scenes! Did you know that in addition to our monthly department meetings, executive team meetings, weekly production meetings, one on one ongoing employee development, daily JHA meetings for our install teams, and safety training, we also have a monthly, company-wide morning meeting where all 63 employees are in attendance? With over 100 active projects requiring site-specific, custom fabrication, coating, and install or ship to site, we are only as awesome as our communications between departments.

Each day, we are working to live into our vision statement, “Architectural Fabrication will be the best shade solution company in the United States.” Our mission and purpose is to “become the best architectural shade solutions company in the world by consistently making decisions in accordance with our core values, and deliver quality shade solution products to commercial architects, contractors, and developers.”

Our family continues to experience remarkable growth and our monthly company meeting is the time where we can all come together to hear a clear message from our President, Jeff Kenny, and each of our Vice Presidents about what’s current in their departments.

You’re sure to find fresh coffee, juice, and delicious donuts (but be there early, because the warm apple fritters go fast)! It’s the place where we welcome new employees into the family, celebrate success stories, and implement new procedures that make us more efficient or keep us safe. Along with our successes, we learn about opportunities for improvement.

The company meeting is also where we reward the hard work of a well deserving team player with our “Turnbuckle Award”. (If you’re not sure what the Turnbuckle Award is, go back and check out January’s blog post.)

The Arch-Fab Family

Our President & Owner, Jeff Kenny, during the company’s early morning monthly meeting.
Peter, VP of Construction & Curtis, Purchasing Manager, double checking material orders for our over 100 active projects!
Domingo fuels up for a busy day in the field!

Congrats to Chepe, who was recognized in our
February meeting for his attention to job-site safety!

Lead Designer, Kent, reviewing a production package with one of our install coordinators, Matt.

Employee Spotlight on Brooke

Brooke Weinzierl - Our Turnbuckle Award Winner!

Our spotlight is focused on Brooke Weinzierl, a member of our design department. We can’t think of a better person to be the subject of one of our first blog post! Brooke joined the Architecutral Fabrication team in May of 2016, after graduating from TCU with a BS in Biology & Psychology. You might be wondering how someone with a degree in Biology & Psychology would end up working for a shade solution company. Keep reading…

Brooke found our job posting on a site called FrogJobs at TCU (site for Career & Professional Development). She didn’t have any drafting experience or knowledge of our products, but was eager to learn all that she could to begin contributing to the team. Our hiring committee was less concerned about her background in drafting and more focused on finding the right type person to join our family. We definitely made a great choice!

Before we brag on Brooke, we should tell you about our “Turnbuckle Award”. In our business, overhead canopy supports, called “turnbuckles” are an integral part of our product design. Not only do they add texture and aesthetic appeal to a building, they also add valuable support. Each month, our company nominates an employee of the month to receive the “Turnbuckle Award”. The winner receives a shiny red mini-turnbuckle, recognition at our monthly company meting, a cash bonus, and a highly coveted front row parking spot.

Brooke was awarded the “Turnbuckle Award” in December of 2016 for her outstanding contribution to the design team, her eagerness to assist other departments with a “can do” attitude, and her pro-active help in getting the office set up after moving to our beautiful new facility. She was also a major contributor to the content on this website!

We asked Brooke what the favorite part of her job was, and here’s what she had to say, “I really enjoy looking at architectural plans and viewing what the client wants and helping them achieve their design intent, because we actually cater to each individual project. It’s fun to put that design into a model and see the finished product installed.” Take a look at one of her favorite projects, The Brickyard

When Brooke isn’t creating submittal packages for our projects, she’s an avid runner, loves boot camp style work outs, she likes attending concerts with her friends.

Congratulations, Brooke! We are thankful for your contribution to our team!

A Blog is Born

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Happy New Year from the Architectural Fabrication Family!  We are so excited to unveil our new and improved website, and our hope is that whether you are a general contractor or an architect, you will find this site informative and useful with fresh and current content.

Our blog will give us some space to brag on our employees, or show off some of the exciting projects we are partnering on.  You’ll get a behind the scenes peek at what makes us the premier shade solution company, and the dedicated people who are working hard in the pursuit of excellence.

From sales and estimating to project management and accounting, each person on our team is positioned to make a positive impact on your project!

Here’s to an exceptional 2017.

Thanks for reading! We’re glad you’re here!