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| Quarterly Update - April 2011 |
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Star Domestic Joint Restraints |
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Check out our New Domestic Joint Restraint Ad in the May edition of Water & Waste Digest. Then come see us at this year's AWWA Convention in Washington D.C. (Booth #2321) where you can learn more about our domestic products. |
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Star Production |
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Star Domestic fittings lined up to be cement-lined (above)
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Drilling the flange face on the HMC (Horizontal Machining Center) with CNC controls (above)
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Star Results - Customer Survey 2010 |
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2010 Customer Satisfaction Survey. The results are in and are pleased to announce that 92.64% of you are satisfied with either a "Good" or "Excellent" customer service rating. And for the other 7.36%... we hear you and actions will be made to improve where needed. Thank you again for taking the time.
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Star Service Awards |
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10-Year Service Awards (receive an engraved glass star):
Arun Kankani – Purchasing
Manoj Rathi – Purchasing
Moises Garcia – Houston DC
Susan Schepps – Plant Sales
Ramon Prado – Sales Operations
Shaun Smith – Outside Sales
John Lemoine – Outside Sales
John Ristine – Outside Sales
Scott Reid – Corona
15-Year Service Awards (receive an engraved Movado crystal clock):
Alice Holley – Accounting
Jade Komolaputr – Engineering
Juan Andres – Houston DC
20-Year Service Awards (receive an engraved gold watch):
Kiran Bhutada – Accounting
Vijay Pallod - Accounting
President's Awards (receive a plaque and $500):
Juan Carreno
Natalie Duran-Ariz
Rosa De La Fuente
Valente Perez
Elmer Hernandez
Alan Keefe |
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Star Achievements |
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The Houston RDC went 81,760 man hours without a lost time accident. |
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The Salt Lake City RDC went the entire year of 2010 without one shipping error. Way to go, Salt Lake City! |
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Star Producers Club Winners |
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Congratulations to the 2011 Star Producers Club Winners: Raymond Paraschuk (head of the table) and Chuck Carrigan (last one on right) -- the other three guys (Shawn Smith, Mike Berry & Neil McGillivray) just took all the credit.
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Star Babies! |
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- Calvin Jones, Richmond DC Manager, is proud to inform us that he has been blessed with his 2nd grandchild on 12-31-10 @ 12:02 a.m. His daughter, Cydney Jones, gave birth to a baby boy and named him Zi'an Noel Jones.
- Puneet Bhambani, Computer Support Technician in our Houston office and his wife, Megha, Staff Accountant in Houston as well. Expecting their second son, a baby girl arrived on March 8 weighing 7lbs, 8.9 ounces and 20 ¾ inches tall. Both mother and baby are doing great. A name will be decided later today after the shock has worn off. Congratulations to the Bhambhani family!
- Rosa De La Fuente, Import Specialist in Houston, called to announce the arrival of her granddaughter. Ami DeLaFuente, a former Star Pipe employee who is also Rosa's daughter welcomed her second daughter March 10th at 8:15 AM. She is 7.7 lbs and 21 inches long.
- Danielle Allen, Customer Service Representative in Houston, welcomed her second son March 24th at 10:14 AM. Ryan Francis Allen weighed in at 7lbs 15oz and is 20 1/2 inches long. Momma is resting and Dad stated, "I did it! It was rough but I made it through!"
- Jessica Fair, HR Generalist in our Houston office, and her husband, Walker, welcomed their first child March 25th at 10:05 AM. Baby girl, Sadie Fair, was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce and she is 19.75 inches tall. Walker said that both mom and daughter are doing great.
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Star News Contest!! |
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Be one of the first three (3) customers to correctly fill out the crossword puzzle below, email it back to marketing@starpipeproducts.com and you will win one of three PRIZES!
(Please check your own company policy for eligibility)
You can either print out this newsletter and scan it to marketing@starpipeproducts.com or you can download the PDF from our website by clicking here. |
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4018 Westhollow Parkway
Houston, TX 77082
www.starpipeproducts.com |