Our accounting department has crunched the numbers from the recent fiscal year, and the findings are in. The news isn’t just good — it’s great.
In 2013, Apple Rubber had its finest financial performance since opening its door 40 years ago. Using our master plan for controlled growth, a broader customer base, and exceptional customer service as a blueprint, we continue to have successful growth.
Some highlights from the recent report:
- We saw an increase of 6% across all divisions.
- Manufacturing saw the biggest increase, up 8% compared to last year.
- Looking back over 5 years, we are up 38%, with a 63% increase from our manufacturing group.
The good news does not stop there — we just had the best January in company history, too. We are up 23% from last year and 79% compared to 5 years ago.
Compounding the situation is a very solid backlog number of current projects. We have increased our customer base, on average, by 35 new clients per month in 2013.
“Apple’s continued success,” notes Account Executive Len Wienckowski, “is due to the fact we are always looking for new and innovative ways to keep up with the advancing demands of our customers while meeting the highest of quality standards they require.”
“Apple Rubber is just not a distributor — we have off-the-shelf product, we can manufacture parts locally, we have lot-to-lot traceability, and customers can call to get design help or troubleshoot a problem,” adds John Tranquilli, materials manager. “I think this is what helps us separate ourselves from most companies that sell O-rings and rubber seals.”