NO THIRD SHIFT ON NOVEMBER 9

Due to the power outage in North Tonawanda that lasted more than 2 hours this evening, there will be no third shift on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

CONFER PLASTICS MOVES UP IN RANKS

This week Plastics News released their annual ranking of North American blow molders based on sales volume. Confer Plastics is ranked as the 52nd largest company, up from 63rd last year. See the rankings here: http://plasticsnews.com/rankings/blow-molders.html

POOL & SPA SHOW THIS WEEK!

The annual International Pool/Spa/Patio Expo will be held this week from November 2 to 4 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Stop by booth 1432 to meet with Dennis Lederhouse, Bruce Neubauer, and all of our sales reps. On display will be our pool ladders & steps, spa pads & steps, and Leisure Accents patio and lawn furniture.

If you would like to set up an appointment to talk business with Dennis and Bruce while you are in Vegas send an e-mail to Dennis at dlederhouse@conferplastics.com

FOOD DRIVE AT CONFER PLASTICS

We are teaming with our employment partner -- Adecco -- to conduct a food drive at Confer Plastics to benefit the Food Bank of WNY.

With the holidays approaching Confer Plastics and Adecco want to give back to the local community especially as times are still tough financially for so many across the nation. In Niagara County alone the Food Bank of WNY delivers more than 1.2 million pounds of food annually to assist more than 10,000 people per month. Out of those served by the Food Bank, 39% are children and 11% are seniors.

A collection bin will be set-up at the Confer Plastics factory until the week of November 18t.h Any items will make a difference, and certainly there is no minimum participation.

WGRZ VIDEO NOW ONLINE

The video from Daybreak's live broadcast from Confer Plastics is now available on WGRZ's website. A big thanks to Kevin O'Neill for always highlighting the good things going on in the area on "Celebrate WNY":

http://www.wgrz.com/news/daybreak/CelebrateWNY/article/136664/198/NT-Manufacturer-Excels-in-Plastics

PETE MILLER JOINS THE 20 YEAR CLUB

Pete Miller in 1992

On September 18th, Pete Miller became the 24th member of Confer Plastics’ Twenty Year Club. Pete started here as a young buck of 19 years of age. He worked on all 3 shifts as a machine operator before making the move to secondaries where he spent a couple of years finishing voting booths for Sequoia. That was not an easy task as each console needed more than 90 holes drilled and over 70 inserts installed.

His handiwork and background in automotive mechanics showed that he had what it takes for set-up, where he was tutored by Carl Hartzfeld, John Cleary and others. He quickly learned - and mastered – the tricks of the trade, learning everything about hydraulics, electrical and blow molding.

About 7 years ago he assumed the responsibility of plant manager, capitalizing on his knowledge of everything production and process related and his ability to work with people to make the most out of his, their, and our potential. He oversees everything on the production floor (personnel, process, and equipment) and has maintained that role at CPI longer than anyone before him.

20 years is a long time. How long ago was it? Look at what happened in September 1991:

• The Buffalo Bills began their second Super Bowl season with Jim Kelly throwing 6 TDs against the Steelers
• The Soviet Union dissolved
• A grease fire broke out at Imperial Foods in North Carolina, killing 25
• Deion Sanders was playing baseball with the Braves
• Manuel Noriega’s trial began
• REM was the big winner at the MTV music awards
• “Commish” was the big TV debut of the month

KEVIN O'NEILL FEATURED CONFER PLASTICS IN HIS "CELEBRATE WNY" SERIES

On Wednesday, September 21st, WGRZ TV 2's Kevin O'Neill broadcasted live from Confer Plastics' as a part of his ongoing "Celebrate WNY" series that is a part of WGRZ's morning show, DayBreak.

Three 5-minute snippets about CPI ran during the 2 hour newscast.

Kevin and our own Cliff Hoover educated the viewers about blow molding and introduced them to our wide variety of custom and proprietary products. Viewers were also able to see two of our 75-pound blow molding machines in operation.

KEVIN O'NEILL TO BROADCAST FROM CPI THIS WEDNESDAY

Kevin O'Neill is famous in the Buffalo area for his entertaining and informative "Celebrating WNY" broadcasts that appear on WGRZ TV 2's DayBreak. The morning show runs from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and Kevin makes two live appearances during DayBreak, as he broadcasts from a Western New York business, non-profit or special event, highlighting the people and places of our area.

Kevin will be broadcasting from Confer Plastics this Wednesday, September 21st. Be sure to watch DayBreak. If you miss the show you can catch highlights at WGRZ's website:

http://www.wgrz.com/news/daybreak/default.aspx