Roadtec named Tennessee Association of Manufacturers 2017 Company of the Year

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The Tennessee Association of Manufacturers (TAM) has named Astec subsidiary Roadtec, based in Chattanooga, its 2017 Company of the Year, during the association’s recent Manufacturers Excellence Awards.

“We are very proud to have been selected for this prestigious honor, which underscores the Astec Core Values that all of us here live each day,” says John J. Irvine III, president of Roadtec. “This truly is an honor that all at Roadtec have earned and can share, because we all work to a common goal of serving our customers.”

TAM judged companies on the following attributes:

• Shows a strong corporate commitment to safety
• Displays evidence of a solid environmental program with improvement as a target
• Displays evidence of energy-reduction process improvements as a target
• Displays evidence of quality improvements in the overall manufacturing process with the aim to provide the customer with zero defective products
• Shows evidence of continuous improvement in manufacturing methods
• Displays evidence of sound practices in business operations
• Shows evidence of employee engagement
• Employee appreciation is apparent
• Displays evidence of community involvement
• Site is clean, safe and well organized

Tim Lewis, director of operations for Roadtec concluded, “Winning such a wonderful award not only makes us feel good, but motivates us to continue making Roadtec a safe environment to work in and a producer of high quality equipment which is an exceptional value to our customers,” says Tim Lewis, Roadtec director of operations.