Scaling a family-owned manufacturing business without losing control

April 8
54 mins

Episode Description

Jon and Andrew DeWys of Michigan-based DeWys Metal Solutions join The Fabricator Podcast to talk about growing and managing a 50-year-old family-owned manufacturing business.

The father and son duo talk about how over the last 15 years, DeWys Manufacturing has added to its family of businesses with DeWys Stainless Solutions, Wyze Designs, ReFab, Shoreline Powder Coating, and American Grower Resource. They also talk about the calculated business decisions behind the metal fabricator's growth.

They also talk about focusing on a being an employee-friendly company, the importance of workforce development with its DeWys University training program, the value of appearing on The Fabricator's annual FAB 40 list, and operating in the furniture-manufacturing hub of West Michigan.

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