Champlain Cable Corporation

Finally, Reichert shares that one of the company’s main concerns, going forward, is finding the right people to fill the large gap left as current employees near or reach retirement. “How do we fill up all of that knowledge and achievement that we’ve had over the years?” he queries. “It’s an issue that we pay a lot of attention to. We have to make sure we have the right skill set, the right mindset, and the right people in the right environment. For some of the markets that we serve, we have to have the best minds to do what we do. We’ve been the beneficiaries of the people that made this company what it is for the past 65 years. So, what’s our role in making sure that we maintain that same mindset and attitude in the next 65 years, so we hand it off better than we received it? That’s the culture that we’ve established here. And it works.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Carris Reels, Inc. www.carris.com