“ The manufacturing side of the business is a strong driving force for us because we are able to leverage our relationships with both our customers , acting as a singlesource supplier through sales of our manufactured products , and our raw materials network ,” he goes on . “ We work with domestic steel mills across the US , and this offers numerous advantages . First , by buying from the mills direct , we can procure raw materials at the best possible price and pass that saving onto our customers . Second , part of that network are local and regional scrapyards , who take our metal waste and recycle it by selling it back to the mills we originally procured it from !”
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Since its founding six decades ago , Hercules has – like its namesake – shown impressive strength and resilience , growing year-onyear to become one of the largest companies of its type in the US . Today , it operates four manufacturing facilities and 17 sales and distribution centers across Colorado , Utah , Arizona , Texas , New Mexico , and Wyoming . Though it has certainly come a long way , the history that has brought the firm to where it is has not been forgotten .
“ The company comes from very humble beginnings , starting as a supplier in solely the heating and air conditioning world with just one small building in Denver , Colorado ,” reflects Dan . “ These origins serve as an important reminder of how far we have come . The Newland family , all the way back to our founder , William Newland , has cultivated a grand vision for the company , which has been passed down and instilled in every employee . This reached its zenith in 2019 , when the family transitioned Hercules into a 100 percent employee-owned company , firmly casting that vision in stone . It was evident that , through this move , the Newlands wanted to keep the family legacy alive , but also start to evolve it into one that incorporated the entire Hercules team .
“ The single greatest asset within our organization is our people ,” he continues . “ Being able to partner with those who you go to work with every day , and seeing them as fellow owners of the business , is something truly remarkable . Being frank , our previous owners could have sold up to a competitor ; from an economic standpoint , it would have probably made more sense . But they chose not to . Therefore , that legacy , which has been built over the course of 60
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