POWER IS RESTORED

Around 3:00 AM this morning the area lost power. Power to the plant was not restored till 7:00 AM. Machines are going up to heat and should be available to run by noon, so 2nd and 3rd shift should report as scheduled.

WKBW'S "MADE IN WNY" VIDEO ABOUT CONFER PLASTICS

WKBW HIGHLIGHTS CONFER PLASTICS

Elizabeth Carey, the Business First reporter at WKBW TV 7 in Buffalo, produces a weekly installment called "Made in WNY" in which she profiles a local business from the Buffalo-Niagara region.

We were fortunate to be featured by Elizabeth during the February 24th newscasts. You can watch her wonderful report here...

http://www.wkbw.com/news/Made-in-WNY-Confer-Plastics-246865561.html

CONFER PLASTICS TO BE FEATURED ON WKBW

Today we were visited by Elizabeth Carey of Business First and WKBW. She interviewed Bob Confer about the company's past, present, and future and shot footage of our machines running -- including the big machines making kayaks and swimming pool ladders.

Her report on the company, part of her ongoing "Made in WNY" series, will air this coming Monday, February 24th during WKBW's morning show (5:00 AM to 7:00 AM on channel 7 in the Buffalo market) at these times: 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, and 6:45. A report will also air during the 11:00 PM news on Monday. 

We can't wait to see it!

OUR UNITED WAY RAFFLE FOR FEBRUARY

To help our United Way fundraising campaign (which in turn helps children and families across Niagara County), we will be having another special raffle this month. This one is for an extra paid personal day.

For $5 you can buy a raffle ticket that will be put into a random drawing to receive the day off (to be used whenever you’d like) and the pay that comes with it. To purchase a raffle ticket, see your foreman. On Friday, February 28th, we will draw one raffle ticket from all entries. You can enter more than once. The contest is open to all hourly Confer Plastics and Adecco personnel. 

All proceeds will go directly to the United Way. For every entry, you will receive a receipt so you can note your donation to charity on your 2014 tax returns.

Thank you for your support of United Way!

CONFER PLASTICS IS STILL OPEN IN TODAY'S STORM

Niagara Falls and Lockport have both issued travel advisories (not bans) within the past hour because of the snow that has fallen and might fall this afternoon.

We are still open for business.

Here is a reminder about our snow policies regarding various advisories...

• If there is a driving BAN in Niagara County, do not come in. We will be closed

• If you live in Erie County and there is a driving BAN only there, do not come in, even though we will be open

• If there is a travel ADVISORY in Niagara County, we will still be open. Under an advisory, travel at your own discretion -- if you don't come in, it will be considered an excused absence

MANUFACTURING EXPLORING POST BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER

Exploring is a worksite-based program of the Boy Scouts of America and is designated for young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old. Exploring units, called "posts", usually have a focus on a single career field, such as police, fire/rescue, health, law, aviation, engineering, or the like, and may be sponsored by a government or business entity.

Working in conjunction with the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of the BSA, a manufacturing Explorer post will launched by Confer Plastics this fall, led by Cliff Hoover, Frank Fedele, and Kathy Armol.

The program will run in school year increments and will feature the following agenda that will follow the life cycle of a product line from start to finish, with considerable hands-on experience in our factory:

Sept: Introduction to Confer Plastics and manufacturing
Oct: Sales and marketing
Nov: Design and engineering
Dec: Christmas break
Jan: Production Part 1
Feb: Production Part 2
Mar: Quality and safety
Apr: Distribution/warehousing and human resources
May: Management and leadership
June: Program closure and picnic

The young men and women will be manufacturing experts when they're done!

We are excited about this as we're always looking for ways to educate the community (especially our youth) on the importance of USA-based manufacturing.

Enrollment is limited to the first 18 people. They need not currently be affiliated with the BSA to join the post -- they can enroll in the BSA/Exploring and the post at the same time.

If interested in participating, contact the GNFC's Polaris District Executive Stuart Schnettler via email at stuart.schnettler@scouting.org.