Drake-Williams Steel Inc.

its capital expenditures. “So, we’re focused on trying to capitalize on the people that we have and a culture of continuous improvement that we want to drive home,” Fitton avers. “We want to utilize those resources to make us a more efficient and productive fabricator. The company is also focused on paying down its debt, so that in the foreseeable future, it will have the funds to reinvest in other com- panies or services that might support its op- erations or complement its existing business. Another current agenda item is worker train- ing. “Like everybody, we’re seeing a shortage of skilled laborers and workers for the manu- facturing world,” Fitton laments. “We realized it was time to create and mold those individ- uals, ourself. So, we developed some internal welder training programs. The idea behind our programs is that we can take individuals with little to no experience related to our industry, and develop them into a skilled laborer. We want our training program candidates to be hard-working, quality individuals with the right mindset.” Regarding its current employee/owners, Fitton says the company wants as many people