James Austin
Finance Intern

James is assisting in outlining a new process for sales associates to use while structuring & communicating future freight agreements, conducting freight contract and inventory assessments, assisting with invoices for a renovation project, helping create the new forging warehouse to improve inventory management and cycle counting, and refining the process for associates to track finished goods inventory.

Brennan was fortunate to have two Kenston High School seniors, Lily Peters and Sophia Mighton, spend the week of May 16th with us for their Senior Experience.

Did you hear the news? We are updating two of our facilities, so you’ll have more of our core products. One facility is in Vancouver, British Columbia and the other is in Atlanta, Georgia.

When you read Brennan’s blog, you’ll notice that we focus a lot on fittings for your hydraulic system. It’s because there are so many choices, and it’s critical that you understand them to determine what’s best for your application.

The manufacturing arena is facing many challenges. Some of these include demand and supply inconsistency, extended response times and quality communication between partners. In normal circumstances, you can miss out on important conversations when not communicating about procurement and supply issues. But now, more than ever, you not only must make yourself available, but you also must make yourself virtually present.

2020 was not the year any of us anticipated. It presented challenges and tested each and every one of us. Rather than focusing on the negative, we as a company think it's important to reflect on the positive things we accomplished together, to inspire hope as we enter the new year.

The past couple of years have been years of growth and change for Brennan— from the construction of a new Global Headquarters facility, to updates in layout and processes in our facilities across the globe. Most recently, Brennan's Canadian Manufacturing facility has undergone new changes and a new layout to support a more efficient way of doing business and continued growth. With these changes, the facility was able to receive its ISO certification this November. 

In recent decades women have been playing an ever increasing role in industry; from sales, to the production floor, to engineering and the C-Suite. Women provide a major influence on the success of companies ranging from machine shops, to mid-size industrial manufacturers to Fortune 100 companies. The role of women today is unprecedented and long overdue. In what has traditionally been a man’s world, the growing contribution of women to our economy is being fostered by organizations such as:

Beginning October 5th, Brennan Corporate employees will begin a 10-day wellness challenge. This challenge is designed to give employees a chance to not only improve their own physical health, but also change their daily habits to better the environment, and challenge them to learn something new everyday. 

Saturday, September 26th is National Human Resources Day. If your HR department is anything like ours, they've been working tirelessly—especially these past few months. Not only have they been communicating new practices and procedures to keep employees safe and informed, our HR department has also been looking for new ways to boost employee morale. 

During these unprecedented times, it's important for us to keep the safety and well-being of our employees and customers top of mind. Over the past few months, we have implemented new safety measures and are now offering contact-free curbside pick-up at each of our Brennan facilities in the US.