Al Grubb - 55 years with Rusco
Posted by Ravenelle Brammer on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 12:29 PM
What does fifty five years mean to you? To some this could be a lifetime, a time from birth to death. For a few it could be a time that is regretted or best forgotten. For others it’s a goal or a period in time to reach. Most of the time if you see 55 years in print it’s attached to a companies name and refers to the time a company has been in business.
At one point fifty five years was a norm for a time a couple stayed married and an outstanding goal. Long gone is that goal. But rare is what I am referring too. Fifty five years on the job with the same company. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 our own Al Grubb has been with Rusco Window Company for 55 years. Rare is because most companies do not stay in business that long and even less likely is an employee in today’s economy who has been employed at the same company. During that time period starting in 1956 if my math is correct, Al Grubb has moved through many different rolls and positions with Rusco. He still remembers any product Rusco has ever built, most of its employees or any one he has met. I bet he can remember most every job he has ever been on. He has seen the development of a family owned company from the founder then passed on to the family and then passed on to another family, the Lawrence’s. Today Al Grubb is our metal awning department, manufacturing a product that is as strong and hand crafted as it was in the 1950’s. Al started his job when black and white photos were rare and no one took job photos. A few days ago I helped Al take a photo of a machine he uses regularly in the making of the awnings. That digital photo was then sent to a supplier inTexasso a part may be ordered when needed. I’m sure when he started with Rusco he could not dream of such technologies of today. I’m also sure neither he nor his employer would have thought that fifty five years later he would still be with the company. The day I helped him with the photo he had said something to me to the affect that if he had a nickel for every lineal foot of material that he had run through that machine, he would be one very rich man. Quality employees like Al and others with Rusco is what makes Rusco the quality company it is. It’s a company that cares about what it builds, how it works and how it will last. Like Al’s awnings and Al himself they stand the test of time.
From everyone at Rusco and the Lawrence Companies, thanks Al for the many dedicated years of service with Rusco.
By: Doug Sowers
Rusco Retail Sales
dsowers@ruscowindow.com