With industrial production up 0.1% and Toyota’s PR nightmare running down what I consider the car brand to be, I celebrate my good friends over at Highland Craftsmen for earning the OSHA SHARP Recognition. This adds Highland Craftsmen to a prestigious list of 89 SHARP companies in North Carolina. As a marketing professional I like to talk up the good things in life rather than harp on what is wrong. The runaway brad of Toyota due to faulty accelerator pedal would be a great topic for conversation as would the increase in industrial production. But today I want to highlight a small manufacturing company out of Spruce Pine, NC that is doing it right.
On Thursday of last week, North Carolina Department of Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, along with officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) presented the distinguished Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award to Highland Craftsmen Inc. Notable people on hand included Juleigh Sitton, the Director of Governor Perdue’s Western Office; Mitchell County Manager Charles Vines; Town of Spruce Pine Mayor, Ralph Hise and Town Manager Richard Canipe.
Acceptance into SHARP by OSHA identifies a company as a model for worksite safety and health. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, a worksite is exempt from programmed inspections for two years. After this exemption period is over, the employer may be awarded a renewal of up to three years.
Highland Craftsmen has a strong economic impact on the surrounding communities of Sprunce Pine, North Carolina. Their materials are locally sourced, 90% within a 100 mile radius and 100% within a 500 mile radius and all are forestry waste products. As the original poplar bark shingle manufacturer, they have created economic opportunities for over 700 vendors that did not exist prior to Highland Craftsmen.
Click to read more about the poplar bark shingle manufacture and see what else Highland Craftsmen is up to. You can also find them on twitter.
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