Boa Constrictor Story
When The Gill Corporation moved to its current location in El Monte, there was an industrial company on the 20 acres on the north edge of the property. The building […]
Category: Chairman’s Corner
AOG
A long time ago, when I was working as the Production Manager, we received a call from Lockheed Aircraft Services located at Ontario Airport in Southern California. They needed some […]
Laminating Machine
The Gill Corporation’s early success was based on our ability to do wet layup of polyester cargo liner. A good manufacturing company is always looking for ways to improve quality […]
Traits that Make a Company Great
I’m going to tell a story in this message about one of the traits that make a company Great – attention to detail. About 300 miles north of El Monte […]
Truck Day
I’ve been a baseball fan most of my life. When I was young and became interested in baseball there were no major league baseball teams in the Los Angeles area. […]
Wild Kitten
Many years ago, a wild kitten took up residence at our facility. Our production crew would eat lunch outside and the cat would hang out near their eating area and […]
Details
I’m going to tell a story in this message about one of the traits that make a company Great – attention to detail. About 300 miles north of El Monte […]
Things I’ve Learned
In the mid-1960s, we produced a baggage compartment floor panel, Gillfab 5040, which was made with aluminum skins and end grain balsa as the core material. As part of the […]
It’s Always the Obvious
Having been on the job for over 62 years, I have many stories that reinforce some of my philosophies. One is that when there is a problem in manufacturing and […]
Vuvuzela Contest
For a while now the El Monte operation has held a Vuvuzela blowing contest every 4 years during the FIFA World Cup. It started 14 years ago after my daughter, […]