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Economies are built                             operations not only as a business, but also           Economic Development
      on relationships                          as an innovation center for front-line efforts
                                                in waste reduction and quality management.          • Forsyth County Population by Race •
   As a business leader as well as a
community leader, I’ve seen full well the          We perpetuate this mission through                                            H awaiian/
partnerships required to make businesses        a deep and lasting commitment to the                                             Pacific Islander (0.1%)
successful and communities great.               community and by mentoring other firms.                                          N ative
                                                                                                                                 American (0.5%)
   For nearly 30 years, Metcam has                 Metcam employees and management                                               Multi-racial. (1.7%)
developed a strong reputation in our            participate in and sponsor local efforts to                                      Black/African
industry for quality manufacturing and          reduce waste and increase awareness of the                                       American (3.7%)
sustainability. As a fabricator of sheet metal  value of sustainability and quality at all levels.                               Hispanic or
components and assemblies, we’ve attained                                                                                        Latino (9.6%)
 IS0 9001:2008 and ISO-14001-certification.        Company executives speak frequently to                                        Asian (10.3%)
                                                local, state and national gatherings to share                                    White (75%)
    Along the way, we’ve have maintained a      lessons we have learned and practices we have                               (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
         focus on lean practices, viewing our   implemented. Metcam is also a proud sponsor
                                                of the Forsyth County Manufacturing
                                                Association as well as the award-winning Central
                                                Forsyth High School Robotics Club, working
                                                with both entities to bring together the local
                                                business community, local educators and
                                                students together around the benefits that
                                                manufacturing can bring to Forsyth County.

                                                              Bruce Hagenau, President, Metcam
                                                     2016 Chairman, Cumming-Forsyth County
                                                      Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

                                                53Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce • 770-887-6461 • www.cummingforsythchamber.org
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