Business View Magazine | July 2022

57 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 JD STA I RS but for two years prior, he’s had an apprentice working with him.” The training example is just one of the ways that JD Stairs is constantly looking one step ahead. Forward-thinking has allowed them to stay successful through both a recession and a pandemic. While the COVID-19 impact brought price hikes and shortages galore, JD Stairs is ahead of the curve, anticipating their needs well in advance to ensure they always have enough product on hand to meet customers’ needs. “We have good relationships with our vendors, and we are able to forecast our next three months use, so we always keep three months of supply on hand,” says Braeden Smith, the company’s Purchasing Manager. The team at JD Stairs will continue to plan ahead as they move forward into an uncertain future. “With interest rates going up and housing prices being high and the cost of materials being high, it seems like there has to be a slowdown, and I assume that is coming,” Jonathan notes. “We’re a bit nervous, but we went through that in ’08 and we found ways to improve. And part of purchasing new machinery is to allow us different revenue streams to supply different products if and when we need to if the economy takes a downturn. We’ve grown since 2010 and have not had one down year, so I see that continuing. We have really great people and if you provide a service that sells a solution, you can always find clients.”