A Family Company
By Sarah Arnold, Marketing Specialist and Customer Service Representative
About a month ago, I received the phone call I had been waiting five long months for; Scott Livingston, the National Sales Manager at PRIER Products, called to offer me a job as a Marketing Specialist and Customer Service Representative. I shared with friends, my dream job was finally at my fingertips. What I didn't know was not only would I be blogging, updating social media, marketing the company's products and helping customers with PRIER's products, I was actually receiving a job at one of the best companies I have ever run across.
The Life of a Plumbing System
By Joe Poskin, CEO
My family and I moved last spring after 27 years in the same house, a house that we had designed, built, and where we raised four kids. To my chagrin, I found that moving out of your home of 27 years is no easy chore. Did I really need to keep those rusted springs from the broken trampoline? Did I think I would wear that sweater with the hole in it again? Old crusty paint brushes...really? Then there were the demands by the new owners to fix the leaking shower faucet and replace the old boards on the deck. It might have been a little more demanding than I had hoped it would be.
THANKS for the MEMORIES
As the Controller for PRIER, my main duties are to accurately record the past, so that we can effectively plan for the future. With that knowledge, it should not be surprising that I spend my weekend's scrapbooking. Scrapbookers spend their time playing with paper and pictures. We look for just the right words to capture the spirit of the event we are working on.
The big difference between accounting and scrapbooking is that there are no Generally Accepted Scrapbooking Principals other than the concept of keeping everything acid free so that you do not ruin the pictures. That concept can also be disregarded if you own the digital version of your pictures because you can print as many copies as you want as long as you are willing for pay for the ink and paper. Monday through Friday at PRIER, I document the past exactly as it happened, in accordance with GAAP. Saturday and Sunday I get to work on the past in any order that I like. If I pick up a picture and I hate it, I can pitch it in the trash can. If it hurts too much to look at the picture, I can put it away for another day when the memory isn't so fresh. I can pick the event that speaks to me on that day, I can relive that moment all day or all weekend.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME: PRIER
I enjoy my job at PREIR because it feels like a family away from home. I live approximately 45 miles southeast of the PRIER plant and it is a long way to drive. I could probably get a job closer to home, but I don't think I would find a job where it is so clean. I worked in the cabinet making business for most of my life. I liked it, but the older I got, the heavier the cabinets got, and the sawdust was getting to me. Sawdust everywhere! PRIER is not only clean but you couldn't find a bunch of better people to work with, from management to the people on the plant floor. Everyone is treated like family here.
Yes, Winter is Still Here
By Cheryl Landsman, Customer Service Manager
On February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous Pennsylvania groundhog, saw his shadow, which means spring is coming early this year. On February second, we had hope for an early spring.
On February 8th, New England got slammed by a blizzard called Nemo. Some parts of New England woke up to 3 and 4 feet of snow and sadly some of the people that were hit still had no power from Hurricane Sandy.
Coming Soon: PRIER's Diamond Series
“Diamond’s are a girl’s best friend”. Well, the same is true for PRIER. We are excited to introduce our new Diamond Series of wall hydrants that have improved features and a bolstered 3 year limited product warranty. Since purchasing the Mansfield Brass product line in 2007, our engineering department has been working on integrating the best features of both product lines into the new Diamond Series of products. While the look of the valve and the model numbers are the same (M-478s, M-378s, C-144s, P-164s and C-108s), each has improved features.
Nobody Said It Was Easy
By Joe Poskin, CEO of PRIER Products
Ai yai yai, design and development can be soooo difficult – great design, that is. Having designed parts and products over the years, I have developed the utmost respect and admiration for engineers who design and bring to market great products.