Manufacturing Today Issue - 235 Apr 2025 | Page 190

Snap-tite Hose __________________________________________________________________________________________________
absorption studies and our hose has been independently certified to contain zero PFAS chemicals by the University of Notre Dame.” With our conversation ending, James turns his attention to the company’ s current priorities and future.“ Over the last 18 months, we’ ve focused on employee wellbeing and development,” he states.“ We want to create an environment where people not only feel valued but also look forward to work. By establishing a competitive wage scale and improving our benefits, we’ ve seen a dramatic decline in employee turnover from 30 percent to just four percent. Our staff take pride in what they do, which is reflected in high morale across the team and our willingness to engage with visitors.
“ 2025 will be a fantastic year for Snap-tite, and we’ ll begin to reap the rewards of the time and effort we’ ve put into our infrastructure over the last year. When I joined, for instance, our delivery time was between 26 and 28 weeks but we’ ve reduced this to just 28 days. We’ ve also developed a strong foundation to manage capacity, and we’ re reintroducing our agricultural, industrial, military, and forestry product lines. We’ ll continue to learn and introduce meaningful innovations in 2025, and we’ re also keen to educate and collaborate
with customers and users of our products to continuously improve everything we do.
“ Further afield, we want to pivot from being a hose manufacturer into an innovation solutions company. We’ ll aim to expand into adjacent areas and focus on the application to ensure we’ re providing the most effective product for its intended use. While manufacturing will always be part of our DNA, we’ re aiming for the market to view us as high-quality innovators that solve problems.
“ Although we’ re not like our competitors, I welcome others to improve product quality and invest in certification processes, as it benefits the wider market; my only question would be what took them so long,” James laughs as our conversation closes.“ Snap-tite is an amazing company with amazing people, and every day I come to work knowing that what I do genuinely matters.”
From speaking with James, his passion for the industry is clear to see, and he will undoubtedly maintain the company’ s industryleading reputation for creating innovative products that improve the market and save lives as Snap-tite continues to grow. ■
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