Business View Magazine | October 2020

39 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 generation getting more interested in trades and wanting to get involved in this type of work. So, that’s encouraging. “In general, though, there’s a shortage of skilled workers in our industry, especially welders. We’ve tried to overcome this by getting involved and working with our local educational institutions and community colleges to help them promote and support their programs and bring on some of their students to our company. We’ve also developed internal training programs to try to bring in people who may not have the experience we want but have the right personality characteristics. We develop them and show them a career path where they can flourish. It’s a battle to find good talented people. So, we’ve identified that we need to be flexible and offer an attractive environment for people to work in.” Fitton is equally interested in seeing Drake- Williams Steel continue to grow and flourish. So, he reports that the company is currently Bankers Trust is proud to partner with Drake-Williams Steel for its lending and employee ownership needs. DON SHIU 402.408.1888 JOE DEJONG 515.245.5251 BankersTrust.com/Business/Lending Drake-Williams Steel Ad 2020_v2.indd 1 9/23/2020 10:26:07 AM DRAKE-WI LL I AMS STEEL INC .