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exemplary employees - May 2020
Congratulations to Sandra Hall, JJ Fitzgerald III, and Brian Harden for being our Exemplary Employees for May 2020. Thank you for your hard work.
exemplary employees - April 2020
Congratulations to Jason Wilborn, Rikedia Bolden, and Mayra Flores-Fradera for being our Exemplary Employees for April 2020. Thank you for your hard work.
exemplary employees - FEBRUARY 2020
Congratulations to Bennie Ross, Stephanie Jennings, and Marquis Johnson for being our Exemplary Employees for February 2020. Thank you for your hard work.
exemplary employees - January 2020
Congratulations to Jason Wilborn, Roxanne Edmonds, and Ron Hardy for being our Exemplary Employees for January 2020. Thank you for your hard work.
Investments in New Equipment
We are pleased to report our silicone operation is thriving. Mature industries we have served for decades are growing at high rates. Revenues from emerging technology sectors are surging.
In response, we are further investing in our most valuable resource – our colleagues – with raises, educational assistance and safety training. We cannot post a picture of these investments, but they are reflected in high rates of customer satisfaction, and in a talented and rewarded workforce.
Additionally, we are expanding capacity and modernizing our equipment. December 2017, we installed energy-efficient chillers. March 2018, we added a new extrusion line. May 2018, we added a mixer, thus increasing compounding capacity and efficiency.
Again, the shiny objects below are simply tools to further our mission of being a leading employer and silicone rubber compounder and manufacturer.
Thank you for your consideration, and we invite you to learn more about our firm.
Summer Picnic 2017
Reiss Manufacturing – Summer Picnic 2017
Reiss Manufacturing Awarded Forest Stewardship Certificate
Reiss Manufacturing is pleased to have been awarded a Forest Stewardship Certificate recognizing its “commitment to a land stewardship ethic that focuses on sustainable forests providing wood products, fish, and wildlife habitat, water quality, soil productivity, aesthetics, and recreation — as a valuable legacy for future generations.” The Forest Stewardship Program is administered by the USDA Forest Service, in partnership with the New Jersey Forest Service.
The Most Important Secret Of A Prosperous Economy
Jim Powell, Forbes contributor
Reiss analyzed their records of customer measurements and organized them in groups, from smallest to largest. This led to his idea of “sizes.” Each size involved component pieces of cloth cut to specific dimensions. Reiss organized assembly lines to manufacture suits. He persuaded merchants to stock his line in popular sizes. A customer could try on different sizes to determine the best fit. The only additional work to be done was the quick alteration of sleeve and pants length. The simple idea of sizing has helped lower clothing costs for the millions. As this example suggests, to a significant degree prosperity is the result of myriad improvements implemented from the bottom up.
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Black Bear Sited in Englishtown, N.J.
July 13, 2012 2:45 PM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police in Englishtown, N.J. are warning residents to take precautions after a black bear was spotted Friday afternoon. Police received a report of a bear sighting on Iron Ore Road by Mt. Vernon Road, about half a mile outside Englishtown in Manalapan.
Reiss Meets Seán Crean, Director, Small Business for Navy, at American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association Meeting
November 4, 2011
Carl Reiss (center) discusses Reiss Manufacturing capabilities in silicone-based materials and products with Seán F. Crean, RADM, SC, USN, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy, at the inaugural meeting of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association.
Lt. Governor Bolling, Northrop Grumman, Hon. G. Foresman and Admiral Cohen Visit Blackstone Plant
March 16, 2011
Carl Reiss (center) discusses Reiss Manufacturing capabilities in silicone-based materials and products with Seán F. Crean, RADM, SC, USN, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy, at the inaugural meeting of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association.
Something miraculous happened Wednesday
Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, March 18, 2011
That was how the South Hill Enterprise described our regional economic development meeting in Mecklenburg County last week. While I wouldn’t go as far as to say our meeting was a miracle, we appreciate the recognition of our efforts to revitalize the struggling economy of Southern Virginia.
Lieutenant Governor in Blackstone: "Virginia leading the way" Bolling hails Reiss expansion
Courier-Record.com, March 24, 2011
Planned expansion at Reiss Manufacturing in Blackstone is a sign that perhaps the national recession is dissipating, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling told an upbeat crowd of workers and local officials last Wednesday morning here.
Good News for Local Industry! Reiss Manufacturing to add 40 jobs
Courier-Record.com, March 17, 2011
Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling (R) was scheduled to visit Reiss Manufacturing in Blackstone yesterday morning (Wednesday, March 16th) to announce what company officials are calling a “recent, significant creation of jobs” at the North West Avenue facility.
Reiss Manufacturing expansion in Blackstone will create 40 new jobs
VirginiaBusiness.com, March 16, 2011
Reiss Manufacturing Inc. said Wednesday that it will add more than 40 jobs at its Blackstone plant as it expands production of an environmental-friendly radiation shielding material.
Reiss Manufacturing Creating 40 Jobs in Blackstone, Virginia
AreaDevelopment.com, March 16, 2011
Reiss Manufacturing is creating 40 new jobs in Blackstone, Virginia. The company produces silicone rubber and specialty plastic molded products.
Get the Lead Out: Jobs Announcement; Reiss Partners with Newport News Industrial Corporation, a part of Northrop Grumman
March 16, 2011
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling travelled to Blackstone, VA (Nottoway County) today to announce the creation of more than 40 new jobs at Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. Lt. Governor Bolling also announced that additional hiring is expected in the coming months as Reiss expands its current production to support sales of an environmentally-friendly radiation shielding material to the healthcare, nuclear power and homeland security industries. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Newport News Shipbuilding sector developed and secured a patent for the lead-free shielding material and foresees increased production and sales for Reiss, a long-term supplier.