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RBI
Chengdu Now on Video!
Some
of our competitors have purchased older, existing factories
with outdated equipment and a work force trained in non-Western
techniques and business philosophies.
RBI Chengdu has taken a different approach. We built a brand
new factory in 2001 from the ground up, installed state-of-the
art equipment and staffed our facility with the best and
brightest management and production people China has to
offer. This 100% RBI owned and operated
facility is capable of producing 72 million bearings annually!
How
about a 12 minute tour of our newest facility in Chengdu,
China right on your desktop? If you have at least a DSL
connection click the link below to see and hear about our
ISO 9001 procedures. Just
click here to view a
Windows Media Player (WMV) file that will play on your computer.
The
video is also available on a CD-ROM that will play on your
computer. Click here to request
a copy.
Profile:
Darren Meeks
District
Sales Manager
Darren
Meeks joined RBI in 1998 after a ten year career
in outside sales with a Chicago area distributor. He is
currently our District
Sales Manager responsible for Florida,
Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia,
Delaware and Maryland.
 He
is a bearing expert who does whatever it takes to make sure
his customers are taken care of; in fact, it's not uncommon
to find him in the warehouse spot checking his customer's
orders before they leave.
According
to Darren, "I want to make sure we deliver what I promise,
and I take a personal interest in every customer I have.
After all, good business is about trust and reliability
- and it's my
reputation on the line!"
Click
here for
more short profiles of the RBI USA management and sales
team!
RBI
Chengdu Tests Best!
One
of our major customers recently had Erie Shore Industrial
Service Company test 10 pieces each of RBI Chengdu China,
KBC Korea and Fafnir USA bearing number 6203-2RS for dimensional
analysis.
While
all tested well within manufacturers specifications and
met the requirements for C3 or greater, only
RBI Chengdu qualified as very good electric motor noise
quality! Fafnir was very good standard
noise quality and KBC was good EMQ.
It’s
not just marketing hype – we’ve got the independent
test results that prove all Chinese bearings are not created
equal! 10 out of 10 times our bearings tested better!
See
for yourself - click here
for the actual test results!
RBI
Restructures Sales Department
Roselle,
IL -- March 3, 2003 -- Michael Kenney,
Vice
President of U.S. Operations today
announced the promotion of Doug Fisher
to Director
of Sales and Marketing for RBI Bearing,
Inc. USA effective March 1, 2003.
 In
his new position, Doug will direct all sales and marketing
efforts for RBI. His primary focus will be the administration
of sales policies and procedures, developing strategy for
growing our business and measuring the results of our sales
efforts.
Doug
brings a solid sales and marketing background to his new
position. His industry experience includes manufacturing,
consumer products and retail, and he has built and managed
national sales teams for three different companies.
Tom
Brantner will continue as Regional
Sales Manager and his primary focus
will be to work with our sales team to develop new business,
increase existing accounts sales and manage our major accounts.
Tom’s excellent sales skills and knowledge of the bearing
industry is unequalled, and this change will allow Tom to
spend more time with our sales team in front of our customers.
According
to Mr. Kenney, "By combining the individual strengths
of Tom and Doug, RBI has established a strong sales leadership
team to achieve our goals."
RBI
Bearing, Inc was established in 1989 and is a privately
owned American corporation that manufactures radial ball
bearings, chain and sprockets in Chengdu and Wuxi, China.
Sales and distribution centers are located in Los Angeles,
Chicago and Toronto.
Final
Word
Reaching
the end of a job interview, the human resources person
asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT, "And what
starting salary are you looking for?"
The
engineer said, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a
year, depending on the benefits package."
The
interviewer replied, "Well, what would you say to
a package of five weeks vacation, fourteen paid holidays,
full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund
to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every two years
- say, a red Corvette?"
The
engineer sat up straight and said, "WOW! Are you
kidding?"
The
interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it."
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