Grand River Rubber & Plastics Blog

Meet the Leonard Trio: Generations of Grit

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Apr 9, 2024 10:17:38 AM

At the heart of Grand River Rubber & Plastics beats a legacy that spans generations. Meet James Leonard, Bayonet Operator for the last 21 years, and his two sons, Jesse, Controls Engineer, and Joey, Bayonet Operator, a trio bound not only by blood but by their shared dedication to excellence in manufacturing.

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Customer Spotlight: Not Just Satisfied, VERY Satisfied

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Feb 12, 2024 11:25:30 AM
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Grand River Rubber & Plastics Acquires Lathe Cut Gasket and Seal Division of ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC. (Ashtabula Rubber Co.)

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Mar 21, 2023 5:37:27 PM
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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, die cut gaskets, seals

Grand River Rubber and Plastics Receives ISO 9001:2015 Recertification

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Feb 2, 2023 3:23:54 PM

 

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Topics: ISO 9001 certification

Meet Dawn DeFelice and Lindsey Selip - Customer Service Spotlight

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jan 17, 2023 12:37:41 PM

 

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Topics: employee ownership, sweeper belts, Work at Grand River Rubber

Meet Jason Bernardo Jr. and Sr., Grand River Rubber’s Father-Son Duo

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Nov 2, 2022 9:45:33 AM

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Topics: employee ownership, sweeper belts, Work at Grand River Rubber

Red Head Brass Case Study

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Aug 24, 2022 3:02:58 PM

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets

Meet Vicki Ellsworth, Customer Service Representative

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jul 29, 2022 9:23:19 AM

When you start asking questions of Grand River Rubber & Plastics employees, a common theme emerges: there’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ workday, and they seem to like it that way.

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, employee ownership, Work at Grand River Rubber

Meet Jim Hlebovy, Process Engineer

Posted by Alan Blankenship on Jun 23, 2022 2:21:48 PM

Jim Hlebovy joined Grand River Rubber & Plastics in 2018 as a Quality Engineer, then the position evolved into a Process Engineer. He has worked in both Quality and Engineering. Jim said that as a child, he wanted to be a mechanic or someone who worked on equipment to fix it.

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, employee ownership, Work at Grand River Rubber

Manufacturing Job is “Grand”

Posted by Alan Blankenship on May 18, 2022 2:14:02 PM

 

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Topics: Lathe Cut Gaskets, die cut gaskets, sweeper belts, Manufacturingjobs