Franklin Building Supply - September 2020

Franklin Building Supply - September 2020

OWNER -TO- OWNER www.franklinbuildingsupply.com | 208-514-2200 | 9222 W. Barnes Dr., Boise, ID 83709 SEPTEMBER 2020

WE MAKE BUILDING EASY

How We Can Strive Together

receive it — than I am by those who tell me how much they can do on their own.)

Our vision is certainly easier said than done. So, how do we continue to move toward delivering on this vision for every customer, at every location, and in every interaction? All four components of the We Make Building Easy vision are necessary : Safe, Guide, Wow, and Strive . For this month’s newsletter, we’ll focus our attention on how we can Strive together to move toward making our vision not just an aspiration, but a reality. Several years ago, I challenged everyone to view complacency as an enemy. When we’re complacent, we stand by idly while customers, competitors, and markets continue to evolve. By the time we notice we’re behind, we have to play catch-up while everyone else continues moving ahead. We never want to be in that position and always want to be the leader, forcing competitors to get winded chasing us — all of this while we add increasing value to customers and employees who appreciate working with an organization they know is committed to being out in front. So, what's the recipe for success? When we are striving and succeeding at being problem-solvers (with an appetite and discipline for making consistent incremental improvements) I usually see two areas of focus: First, I see employees helping one another. With an organization as large and diverse as FBS, you are surrounded by people who may have a little more experience, skill, or insight for a particular problem. When employees support, equip, train, and collaborate, we are better at striving. Whether it’s about load-building, installing, logistics, software, or selling, we improve quicker when employees doing the same or similar work help one another without waiting for centralized solutions or top-down permission from management. We are open to the help when we have the humility to seek or receive input from others without worrying about the fact that we received assistance. (Tip: I'm much more impressed by people who ask for help — and

Second, I see employees spread ideas and solutions frequently and quickly

to peers, teams, and departments outside of their own location. They also welcome outside input, recognizing that if we take advantage of our size, problem-solvers, and improvements (beyond our four walls), we strive better than when we only pay attention to improvements born out of our singular location. For us to build and maintain a learning, problem-solving, nimble organization, we must continue to focus on learning from one another and effortlessly sharing and absorbing lessons learned across the company. As we finish out the second half of 2020, talk with your supervisor and team about how each of you will respond to current challenges. How can you better leverage the skills, experiences, and insights among the men and women around you (who do the work every day)? How can you absorb and share insightful ideas with peers, teams, and departments across the company? Let’s resolve to strive well and move closer than ever to transforming our lofty vision to Make Building Easy into a reality that every customer experiences at every location and in every interaction. When we achieve and maintain this vision, we should offer our condolences to our competitors — it will be that impactful. We can do this. You can do this.

There's no better time than the present to improve our tomorrow.

–Levi Smith President

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TEAM SPOTLIGHT

ENCOURAGING AN IMPROVED MINDSET The Purpose of 6S

Justin is a Nevada native, and (between the yard and inside sales in Caldwell and Fruitland) he has worked with FBS for two-and-a-half years. He loves riding his motorcycle whenever he can.

Imagine you are hosting a birthday party for a loved one and you would like to make a special cake. You are making it the day of the party to ensure maximum freshness, so you have limited time. The problem is that the kitchen is a mess with dirty dishes and leftover ingredients from the previous meal. When you go to get the mixing bowl out of the cupboard, it is not there. It is in the sink with a pile of unwashed dishes. The measuring cups are still in your beach bag from making sandcastles, and your recipe was written on a napkin, which was used to clean the mud tracked in by the dog. In a panic, you struggle through the mess to make the cake. As you remove the cake from the baking pan, it sticks, and you think, I need to add butter to the pan before putting the batter in. I should add this step to the recipe . But you do not have time for that now.

Abel has been with the company for almost 12 months. He loves to bowl with anyone who’s willing to go with him. If he’s not bowling, you can find Abel spending time outdoors with his awesome family.

Andrew has been with FBS for eight months. Originally from Hawaii, he loves spending time fishing with his AMAZING wife and son!

Your guests arrive, you are flustered, and you realize you did not put up the streamers and blow up the balloons.

This is how it feels to work in a disorganized workplace and why we do 6S. The purpose of 6S is twofold. The first is to provide basic stability . Can you find what you need, when you need it, to get the job done on time? Secondly, it encourages an improvement mindse t. Lining the baking pan with butter could be added to the recipe for next time, if you feel like you have the time … and of course, streamers and balloons.

KC has been with FBS for almost three years. Hunting and fishing are his passions (outside of working at FBS). He loves getting away with his two wonderful daughters to spend time out in the mountains.

Tristan is going on four years with FBS and is the sales manager in Caldwell. He is married to Jennifer Mitchell in Caldwell's installed division. Tristan is also proud of his four kids and darling little granddaughter.

Brenner handles all of Caldwell’s inside sales, including shipping, handling, inventory, and transfers. Brenner has been with FBS for three years and is PASSIONATE about photography and traveling. (In fact, he took the pictures.)

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WE ARE 100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED Did you know that fewer than 1 in 200 companies in the U.S. are employee-owned? As of 2016, the last year in which we have published statistics, there were 5,373 private company employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) like ours across the U.S. and only 36 of them were in Idaho (and 23 in Nevada). September EO Contest

Be a winner. Fill this out and email it to [email protected] no later than Sept. 30. Names will be drawn from correct, timely entries. There are prizes! Test your knowledge on the questions below. There is only one correct answer to each question. Circle the correct answer to each.

That puts you and your company in rare air! Employee-owners have more than twice the average total retirement balance of Americans nationally. Median household net worth is 92% higher for employee- owners than nonemployee-owners. Employee ownership won’t make you rich overnight, but if you make a commitment it can ensure success. Each month we have an EO contest in this space. Names are randomly drawn from all correct entries to win prizes. We list the winners here. Congratulations to these winners of July’s contest:

How much do your shares in our company cost you?

A. Zero B. $4 C. 3% of your pay D. An arm and a leg

Which of the following companies is also employee-owned?

A. BMC B. Builders First Choice C. Winco D. Sunpro

The employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) at FBS is for:

• Brian Christensen, Boise • Christopher Brethauer, Burley • Betsy Hayhurst, Boise • Lane Barnes, Jerome Truss • Judy Baird, Boise

• Alicia Allen, Design Innovations • Mike Zimmer, Boise • Brenda Hinkle, Boise Supply •

A. Building retirement savings B. Day trading C. I’m not sure, but it sounds suspicious

Your name and location: __________________________________

Moises Sotelo, Boise • Tyler Krueger, McCall

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

LOCATION - EMPLOYEE - YEARS

Jerome Boise Jerome Truss Caldwell Boise Boise Jaguar Twin Falls Jerome Truss Boise Truss Caldwell

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Jeremiah Hall Alex Prophet Ricky Jimenez Gregorio Bradley David Bautista Danny Loseke Stephen Balija

McCall Boise Truss Gooding Jerome Truss

Kyle Whalen Asia Fraker Dory Kulhanek Pablo Cruz Cory Griffith Timmy Flanary Darrell Drennon Robert Smyer Cory Christensen Kevin Montgomery Jose Martinez Lana Bryan Jake Ruffridge Karl Clark Scott Ranstrom Bob Whillock

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Melissa Gray Chad Reeder Oscar Flores Aleks Pavlovic Michael White Kent Jobe Jason Green

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Melissa Daigneault Williams Greg Dick Victor Juarez Ciriaco Castillo Rachel Spurgeon Brent Benson Kenny Drennan Shawn ORiley Robert Smyer Alicia Allen AJ Johns Scott Way Joseph Jeffers Ricky Jimenez Greg Schofield Isaac Serratos Nathan Bruns Dusty Hohnstein Kristofer Francke Corban Wallin Gregory Marshall Brian Tucker Hannah Vorhes Freddie Caldera Frank Cardenas John Keller Zach Phillips

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Boise Boise Boise Burley Pocatello DDF Bellevue

Joseph Lewis Mark Rangel David Ortega Justin Blaha Byron Hinson Sandi Palmer Art Diaz

Donovan Moye Devyn Williams Dan Diehl Mitchell Thompson Julianne Meehan Jeremy Pierce Joe Scholl Dakota Caudill Rey Toledo Sarah Spence Tyler Giambruno Andrew Millward

McCall Jaguar Boise

Twin Falls Pocatello McCall Twin Falls Jerome Truss Caldwell Twin Falls Jaguar Jaguar Boise Boise Truss Boise

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Boise Supply Jerome Truss McCall Jerome Truss Jerome Truss Jerome Truss Boise Twin Falls Pocatello Boise Fruitland Jerome Truss

Sergio Barajas Alan Lundholm Oliver Ott Darwin Kossman Dale Amen

Jeff Keeney Jeff Magnelli Bryce Luker Libby Walters

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Linda Szerwo Terry Severe Bob Davies III Dallas Sorenson Jeff Watson Nick Lang Barney Florence Walter Lopez Jimenez Cody Vreeland

Irish Robinson Adam Hinshaw Chad Beebe Elliot Fuller

John Beck James Gill

Tom Mosgrove James Dowen Rhonda Millick Scott Penrod Sam Delucia

Jaguar Jaguar

Ricky Mcclain David Yosten Christian Anderson Austin Gill Derek Taylor

Fruitland Twin Falls

Boise Boise

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We Make Building Easy

Team Spotlight Encouraging an Improved Mindset We Are 100% Employee-Owned September Birthdays and Anniversaries Spotlight on Daniel Midby

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MEET DANIEL MIDBY

Assistant Manager

The team has filled out since then, but wearing many hats seems to have settled into Daniel’s everyday work routine. “I try to help however I can every day. We’re a small team here, so we all need to be there for each other,” he says. “I help with ordering, selling, organizing, pricing, operations — you name it. Whatever little fires our team needs help putting out, I try to get them done.” Being willing to jump into helping with any role is a whole lot easier when you’re working in an environment that you love. “Working with my coworkers every day is what keeps me coming back, and our customers are what keep me entertained. They’re the nicest and liveliest bunch of people, to put it mildly.” Outside work, Daniel still likes to get his hands dirty by taking on woodworking projects, but his favorite pastimes are camping and fishing. “Fishing is my favorite thing to do. I don’t even have to be catching anything to be happy doing it,” Daniel says. That willingness to go with the flow seems to have served Daniel well in every aspect of life.

Daniel Midby has worked as the assistant manager for Franklin

Building Supply’s Bellevue

location for nearly three years, but when

he first started with us, he got a little more than he bargained for. “I was actually hired to work as a receiver, but within my first two weeks, our location went through a lot of management changes and several positions opened

up,” Daniel explains. “I found myself suddenly having to wear a lot of different hats, but that crazy time is what got me to where I am now.”

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