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Extrudex renews vigor with team approach; New leader stresses worker involvement.

Publication: Plastics News
Publication Date: 25-JUN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Extrudex renews vigor with team approach; New leader stresses worker involvement.(Special Report)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bill Bregar

Extrudex LLP, a small custom extruder in northeast Ohio, has a new attitude fostered by its new president, Jay Gardiner.

"This company has undergone a revitalization, a change in culture,'' he said.

Gardiner is well-known in the plastics industry. He was president of the Society of Plastics Engineers for the 1996-97 term. A gregarious Long Islander, Gardiner came on as a consultant to Extrudex in December, and then became president in February.

Gardiner and top managers who are Extrudex veterans said they have worked to give the 60 employees more authority to make decisions. They explained the changes June 5 at the company's Painesville factory. That same day, the firm handed employees their first production bonus in...

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