Our Values

Our guiding principle, simply stated, is to treat all others with whom we come in contact -- our customers, our colleagues, our shareholders, our suppliers, and our communities -- the same way we would expect to be treated in similar circumstances. More specifically:

• Our Customers - To provide value, to deliver fully on our commitments, to meet or exceed service requirements, and to respond with innovativeness and personalized attention.
• Our Colleagues - To provide everyone - hourly and salaried, new and veteran - with opportunities for meaning, challenge, and reward in a safe, trusting and respectful environment; to become a model for diversity, teamwork and open communications throughout our organization.
• Our Shareholders - To achieve long-term profitability and growth that yield returns that meet or exceed those which our shareholders could achieve through alternative business investments.
• Our Suppliers - To treat our suppliers fairly and forthrightly, to live up fully to our agreements, and to develop solid and stable long-term relationships.
• Our Communities - To be good corporate citizens, respected and admired as much for our integrity, commitment, insight, and progressiveness as our financial success.