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Is Material Sourcing Impacting Finishing Expectations? The Answer Could Be in Your Material Certs

By Tamea Franco In News No comments

It is great to see opportunities returning to manufacturers in the US. But there is nothing normal about our production workflow post-COVID. If you are serving any industry’s supply chain, the obstacles are enormous.  The repercussions of supply chain disruption will be reverberating indefinitely throughout our industry. Geopolitical issues like trade wars and import tariffs […]

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Congress Considering Tax Hikes That Would Cost 1 Million Jobs

By Tamea Franco In News No comments

Date: April 9, 2021Contacts: mobrien@nam.org, kcrow@vamanufacturers.com Congress Considering Tax Hikes That Would Cost 1 Million Jobs RICHMOND, VA – Study finds that tax increases under consideration in Congress would cost 1million jobs two years following their implementation. The study conducted by the NAM, inpartnership with Rice University economists John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow, […]

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Compliance is fun!

By Tamea Franco In Environment, Just For Fun No comments

Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality requires Global Metal Finishing to capture and analyze rainwater from our parking lot storm drains (in 2 places) every 3 months to verify that Global Metal Finishing is a “green” business.  We love our Roanoke River and would never want any of our chemicals to end up there. Happily, we comply and […]

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Ben Lawhorn inducted into “40 Under 40: Class of 2020”.

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Products Finishing’s “40 Under 40 award program” recognizes young professionals in the finishing industry. Global Metal Finishing is proud that our own Ben Lawhorn made the list this year, where it says: “Ben Lawhorn has been in the finishing industry for 12 years at anodizing and precision hard coating facility Global Metal Finishing (formerly East […]

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Behind The Business – GLOBAL METAL FINISHING

By Tamea Franco In News No comments

Shrewd Archery is an archery company dedicated to providing high quality, Podium Proven products for archers of all disciplines. Since 1994 they have worked to offer excellent customer service, top notch quality, and innovative designs.  Global Metal Finishing is proud to have been featured on the Shrewd Archery Blog on July 29, 2020, where they […]

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