Our offices will be closed for the holiday at the end of Thursday, December 22, 2011. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. We hope you have a wonderful Holiday and a very Happy New Year!
PPAI - January 2-6, 2012 - Booth #1279
NAMM - January 19-22, 2012 - Booth #4823
TMEA - February 8-11, 2012 - Booth #2745
Chronicle of a Recovery
Over the weekend of August 27th and 28th Hurricane Irene came up the east coast of the US. We, along with several others in NJ, sustained significant damage due to the storm. The following is a description of what has happened to Marlo Plastics.
This is NOT a comparative measure of adversity; everyone faces adversity in business as well as life in general. It is NOT a plea for sympathy; we thank you and appreciate all the understanding you’ve given us, but realize that you also have responsibilities. Lastly, this is NOT a marketing tool; our customers/vendors/friends know who Marlo is and rely on us. We are more than just a building.
What we hope to convey through this documentary is a better understanding of the situation we are in. Included is visual evidence of the recovery in process. And last, through this newsletter, we hope to keep posting milestones on the recovery until it is 100% complete.
We hope that you come to better understand who Marlo Plastics is through this trial. And we hope that this documentary may be of help to others in similar circumstances. Again, Thank you for all your understanding.
Stage One: Damage caused by August 28-29th, 2011 roof collapse. Complete damage.
Stage Two: August 31. Phones, Computers and Internet operational. Begin Clean up.
Stage Three: September 6th. Begin production in temporary facility. September 9th production at about 35-40%, September 16th production about 75%.
Stage Four: September 14-16. Remove debris from factory. They were able to save the outside wall from coming down. Rebuilding expected to start within the next two weeks.
Stage Five: Sept 27, 2011 - Temporary wall in place. Begin installing trusses. With additional equipment we are running over 90% capacity.
Stage Six: November 1, 2011 - Roof Complete. Heating and Electrical installation in process.
*Installing Trusses 10/11/11*
*Completed Roof*
