Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 66

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continues , “ our strengths are hugely based in our local management teams . They ’ re all standalone enterprises with a full suite of general managers and executive teams , however we do centralize certain elements of operations . This is generally where it makes the most sense , in terms of finance , some HR and IT functions , and platforms for benefits and health insurance .
“ So , beyond our own targets for organic growth through expanding our customer bases and cross selling , when it comes to acquisitions , we have two key areas for consideration . The synergies between our businesses and the potential new customers , and the new opportunities with which they can present us , in terms of new market sectors that we can join and , again , cross sell from our other locations into .”
Forward strategy
Greg ’ s path to Anchor began in the military when he joined the United States Air Force straight out of high school . Six years later , he left for a position with Boeing where he was trained on Toyota ’ s production systems , Ford ’ s lean processes , and TOQ , to become a Process Engineering Analyst . He was offered his first role as a CEO at 28 and steadily moved around in the aerospace sector until

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