Revamping a multigenerational metal manufacturing business with Hickey Metal Fabrication
Adam Hickey of Hickey Metal Fabrication joins the podcast to talk about navigating and progressing a multigenerational manufacturing business. The Salem, Ohio-based company is 80 years old and now on its fourth generation of family ownership. Hickey talks about how the company transitioned from construction-only to manufacturing metal products. He also goes into detail how Hickey has grown its campus, machinery, equipment, and workforce through strategic planning and cross-training.
Hickey Metal Fabrication was also The FABRICATOR's 2023 Industry Award Winner.
Jump to 11:42 for our conversation with Adam Hickey.
At the top, Editor Amanda Carlson-Hicks joins the crew to talk about the good, bad, and first concert experiences, which includes a conversation about Insane Clown Posse, the Gathering Of The Juggalos, and getting in the pit at shows.
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The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people in manufacturing who make things out of metal. We speak with manufacturers, metal fabricators, welders, job shop owners, small business entrepreneurs, artists, marketers, educators, and more. Host Dan Davis also goes beyond discussing just manufacturing and the skilled trades, and chats about pop culture, current events, food, music, movies, comedy, and, of course, robots. The Fabricator Podcast is presented by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association.
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