2

Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , October 3 , 2018

PUBLIC AGENDA

WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 3

Crawford Zoning Board of Appeals , 7:30 p . m . Town Hall , 121 Route 302 , Pine Bush .

THURSDAY , OCTOBER 4 Montgomery Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Government Center , 110 Bracken Road , Montgomery . Shawangunk Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill .

TUESDAY , OCTOBER 9 Gardiner Town Board work session . 7 p . m . Town Hall , Route 44-55 , Gardiner . Pine Bush Board of Education . 7 p . m . Pine Bush High School , 1951 Route 302 , Pine Bush .

HOW TO REACH US

OFFICE : 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh , NY 12550

PHONE : 845-561-0170 , FAX : 845-561-3967

Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING advertising @ tcnewspapers . com

CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS calendar @ tcnewspapers . com

TO REACH THE EDITOR editor @ tcnewspapers . com

FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT sports @ tcnewspapers . com

PUBLIC NOTICES legals @ tcnewspapers . com

WEBSITE www . timescommunitypapers . com

The Wallkill Valley Times , ( USPS 699-490 ) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh , N . Y . 12550 , with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court , Newburgh , N . Y . Single copy : $ 1 at newsstand . By mail in Orange , Ulster or Sullivan Counties : $ 40 annually , $ 44 out of county . Periodicals permit at Newburgh , N . Y . POSTMASTER : Send address changes to Wallkill Valley Times , 300 Stony Brook Court , Newburgh , N . Y . 12550

By LAURA FITZGERALD lfitz @ tcnewspapers . com

“ This is our way to show them we ’ re giving back and we ’ re going to learn because when we learn we ’ re going to be more successful ,” Director of Facilities / Maintenance and Security Darren Parker said .

Employees strode into the center after President Carole Parker snipped the ribbon on the barn doors . The 2,115-square-foot structure resembles a ski lodge plunked in the middle of an industrial warehouse .

The inside is large and airy , designed to be adaptable to whatever needs it may be required to fill .

“ You can use it for anything you want ,” Darren Parker said .

The center features surround-sound stereo speakers , LED lighting , two air conditioning / heat systems , an automated mechanical partition with soundproofing , a portable stage , six flat-screen TVs , a marble epoxy floor , custom-built barn doors , backup generators and portable tables and chairs .

From the lighting to climate control , Darren Parker said the center was designed to be comfortable , so employees can focus on learning new processes and materials .

“ A training room is more than four walls and a roof . It is a place where we , as whole , can learn and be innovative and grow more processes ,” Darren Parker said .

Fair-Rite hasn ’ t had a training room for more than ten years , Carole Parker said , requiring the company to rent spaces for luncheons and training .

Carole Parker said Fair-Rite moved its main warehouse to their plant in Illinois , leaving a warehouse in Wallkill vacant . So , the company decided to make the training center , constructing it in just under eight months with the help of Fair- Rite ’ s facilities team .

Fair-Rite Kiln Leader Mike Jones said he was excited that the company was investing in its future with the center .

“ I can feel the enthusiasm we have for this new training center ,” Jones said .

Carole Parker said the company might open the training center to local community organizations and non-profits for events .

The training center was dedicated to

Pictured left to right : Director of Facilities / Maintenance and Security Darren Parker , President Carole Parker , Vice President Rachael Leinen and family member Kimberlee Parker-Barnard attend the opening of Fair-Rite ’ s new training center .

the company ’ s founder , Richard George Parker , also Carole ’ s husband and Darren , Rachael and Kimberlee ’ s father . Parker founded the company in Wallkill in 1952 .

“ We know for a fact that mom ’ s husband , our father , he would be very proud to see that we had dedicated such a beautiful space to give to them to continue what he started ,” Darren Parker said . “ So , to us it ’ s heartfelt ; it ’ s important .”

The training room is being unveiled as Fair-Rite passes its International Automotive Taskforce ( IATF ) 16949 , an automotive standard created in 2016 that suppliers must obtain to be able to sell to automotive customers .

While Fair-Rite has been certified in an automotive standard since 1996 , they received their certification in the new IATF 16949 standard on Sept . 3 . Vice President Rachael Leinen said the new standard focuses on risk management .

“ There ’ s a lot of risks now in the world that companies wanna make sure that their supplier isn ’ t going to leave them hanging if something happens ,” Leinen said .

Fair-Rite is also in the process of implementing the Enterprise Relationship Program ( ERP ), which will manage all operations , from production to shipping and payment .

The ERP and IATF are both huge undertakings , requiring countless hours of training that will be conducted in the center .

“ We knew that we were gonna have to purchase this very costly programming and now we have to teach it to everybody ,” Darren Parker said .

Carole Parker said IATF standard speaks to the quality of the company . Suppliers know Fair-Rite provides quality services and products because they are being held to an independent standard .

“ One of the brandings of us is quality ,”