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MEP Success Stories from Massachusetts

Swissturn USA Success Story

Reported Year
2022
Swissturn had a few employees in supervisory roles who had never had any formalized supervisory training and those employees found the day-to-day managing of people and operations extremely challenging. When supervisors do not have the confidence that they need to deal with situations due to a lack of training, they may ignore the situation and

ISO Training and Certification Spurs Job Growth and Retention During Covid

Reported Year
2021
Accutech’s primary focus is serving the food industry for their packaging needs. The company was working to the ISO 9001 standard when one specific customer required Accutech to become ISO 22000 certified. This customer represented about 20% of Accutech's business, so it would be a significant loss for the company not to become ISO 22000 compliant

Small Company Reaps Big Rewards with Marketing & Sales Training

Reported Year
2021
TrueBounce President Wayne Newton was running like crazy -- on the floor, off the floor, in front of the books, out of the books, in shipping, in receiving. The company had five full-time and two part-time employees but Newton was still trying to cover too many parts of the business, leaving a strategic plan unimplemented and marketing efforts with

Solid Foundation for Growth Built with ISO 9001 and Maintenance Excellence Training

Reported Year
2022
Semper Offshore sought out assistance from MassMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, to assist them in a growth strategy that would allow the company to remain competitive in the developing offshore energy field. As a result, MassMEP recommended implementing ISO 9001 and a maintenance excellence training program for Semper’s support vessel fleet

Building a ‘Safety First’ Culture

Reported Year
2022
Developing new talent is an essential goal for employers in the current environment. Klear Vu recognized that there was a need for ongoing training, due to the pandemic and recent new hires. In the last several years, Klear Vu has grown due to its growing ecommerce business. Klear Vu had also pivoted to fill a need locally and nationally to

'Saving Humanity from Business as Usual’ - Company Mission Sets Stage for Success

Reported Year
2021
Mercury Wire puts a strong focus on curiosity, learning, challenging what they know, and not getting too comfortable in thinking that they know what they need to. When Mercury Wire was looking for training that would provide the next step in their lean journey, further improve their efficiencies and provide exposure to team members about where

Prefere Melamines Continues to Improve Critical Customer Relationship

Reported Year
2021
Prefere Melamines has days when everything goes great and days when they have issues. Their largest customer occasionally files a complaint, maybe once a year, because something is not right. In the past year Prefere Melamines had a contamination issue. One of the raw materials was contaminated and it affected their process significantly. They were

The Importance of Training as Part of MIDE Technology Corporation’s Culture

Reported Year
2020
Mide and MassMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, have an ongoing relationship and meet periodically to identify additional training opportunities. Mide has been growing and leadership wanted to provide training that would complement that growth. Out of their ongoing relationship, Mide and MassMEP identified topics to apply for a MA Workforce

CPI Radant Technologies Enters New Market

Reported Year
2020
For years CPI Radant had been a military supplier of radomes protective covers for a radar or other antenna systems. Approximately five years ago a new commercial market for radomes opened up when commercial airlines moved from ground-based antennae at the bottom of the plane to linking to satellites, which provide continuous signal, from the top

Human Systems Systems Inc. Partners with MassMEP to Set Company Vision and Drive Growth

Reported Year
2020
HSI was referred to MassMEP through Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2), where the Company had engaged with the NextFlex Manufacturing USA Institute. After attending a marketing and sales event in September 2018, HSI partnered with MassMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, to build their marketing and organizational