In the garage of Gary Hansen were the humble beginnings of Hansen's Welding Inc. He started with one employee and soon his sons joined in. Since then Hansen's Welding has grown to 30,000 sqft of building on a 3 1/2 acre lot.
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Northrop Grumman presented awards in two categories: Platinum Source Preferred and Suppliers of the Year. Twenty-eight small businesses were honored, including five small disadvantaged owned businesses as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Supplier of the Year program recognizes suppliers in seven categories: special recognition, non-production, research and development, subcontracts, small business, production operations and procurement. To be considered, a company must demonstrate consistently superior performance and quality in delivering products or services.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems' 2012 Supplier of the Year awardees:
Category Company Location
Special Recognition BAE Systems Nashua, N.H.
Non-Production Pattersonlabs Kent, Wash.
R&D Pacific Design Technologies Goleta, Calif.
Subcontracts Eaton Corp. Jackson, Mich.
Small Business Swift Engineering San Clemente, Calif.
Production
Operations Hansen's Welding Gardena, Calif.
Procurement Playa Tool & Marine Santa Ana, Calif.
Mission statements – Hansen’s Welding, Inc. is committed to providing the highest quality and service to meet and exceed all of our customer and regulatory requirements. This is achieved through continuous improvement of our Quality Management System and monitoring of our Quality Objectives.
Company policies – Customer focus is spread throughout the company. Each employee at Hansen's Welding is brought up in a culture of success. Helping build a strong working environment where growth as an individual and growth as a corporation are encouraged. Through cultivation of growth customer satisfaction is the key to Hansen's Welding's success. When are customer requirements are meant and often exceeded everyone wins.
Executive profiles – A company is only as strong as its executive leadership. This is a good place to show off who’s occupying the corner offices. Write a nice bio about each executive that includes what they do, how long they’ve been at it, and what got them to where they are.