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Field Service Technician Travis Stafford

February 20, 2025

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of Connected.  In this issue of Connected, we interviewed Travis Stafford, Field Service Technician at our Mechanical Solutions and Service Division. CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR ROLE? ASSUME I KNOW NOTHING AB...

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General Manager of Robotics at CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS Dave Fox

December 26, 2024

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of Connected.In this edition of Connected, we introduce one of the newest members of Kirby Risk: Dave Fox, General Manager of Robotics at CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS.TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE.We have a great team that I work with to mana...

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Automation Capabilities Expand with Acquisition of CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS

November 07, 2024

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of Connected.Labor shortages continue to grow across all industries, creating significant challenges for customers. Kirby Risk has taken a significant step to address these challenges by acquiring CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS. This stra...

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Employee Spotlight: General Manager Aaron Read

September 12, 2024

From Volume 3 Issue 2 of Connected.In this edition of Connected, we interviewed Aaron Read, General Manager of the Intelligent Industry Solutions team.COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE?My title at Kirby Risk is General Manager of Intelligent Industry...

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Introducing Intelligent Industry Solutions

June 27, 2024

From Volume 3 Issue 2 of Connected.In the Eighth Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report from Rockwell Automation, there were many opportunities and challenges highlighted that were likely not shocking to those in the manufacturing industry. Notab...

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Spotlight: Hengly You and Quintin Blakely

May 11, 2024

The Kirby Risk Distribution Trainee program is a 12-to 18-month development program that includes a combination of coaching, exposure to key operations, sales support roles and location/customer visits. Once trainees have completed the program, they ...

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Employee Spotlight: Sustainability Specialist Jay Williams

March 11, 2024

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY TODAY?Keeping track of government regulations and mandates is a big challenge for the renewable energy industry, as they are constantly changing. This can make it difficult ...

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Employee Spotlight: Automation Consultant Brock Walker

February 26, 2024

YOUR ROLE AS AN AUTOMATION CONSULTANT IS UNIQUE FROM OTHERS IN THIS ROLE BECAUSE OF YOUR FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT?The focus, for me, is helping our customers understand sustainability, add objectives to achieve their g...

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KNOW Forum Donates to Sheltering Wings

December 23, 2023

At Kirby Risk, we believe in the power of community. We strive to help and improve the communities where we work and live. That’s why, for the second year in a row, The Kirby Risk Network of Women (KNOW) collected donations for Sheltering Wings, a do...

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Kirby Risk Spotlights 2023 Interns

December 22, 2023

Kirby Risk spotlights interns Sarah Jones, Cameron Hunt and Olivia Kropp to hear about their experiences during Kirby Risk's Summer 2023 Internship Program.1. WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP?Sarah Jones: I enjoyed being able to mee...

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Kirby Risk Hosts Company-Wide Food Drive

December 20, 2023

Kirby Risk is built on a foundation of Values and Principles with Community at its core. Our continued success and growth through the years wouldn’t be possible without the support from our communities. And this year, in honor of our founder, J. Kirb...

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Employee Appreciation Cookouts at KRPM

November 23, 2023

The Kirby Risk Precision Machining (KRPM) team has accomplished great things over the years and in particular really battled through the pandemic with great determination. The increase in customer demand since September 2020 has been significant and ...

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KR Service Center Hosts English Language Learning Class

November 10, 2023

In conjunction with the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (LARA) and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Kirby Risk Service Center (KRSC) is proudly hosting a new onsite English Language Learning class for Spanish-speaking associates who ...

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Kirby Risk Wins Three Best of the Best Marketing Awards

October 27, 2023

Kirby Risk was honored to be recognized by NAED as a winner in the Best of the Best Marketing Awards for 2023. Kirby Risk received awards in three of eleven categories. Categories were separated by distributor or manufacturer and also by company reve...

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2023 Internship Kickoff

August 03, 2023

Kirby Risk kicked off its 2023 Summer Internship Program with a two-day orientation in Indianapolis from May 31-June 1. The kickoff mixed learning, relationship building and fun activities while giving the interns a chance to tour Kirby Risk location...

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Kirby Risk Generously Supports NAED Next Level Campaign

July 20, 2023

Kirby Risk recently made a generous monetary commitment in support of the Next Level Now campaign, an initiative of The NAED Education & Research Foundation (NERF). According to tED Magazine, the Next Level Now campaign is “an industry-wide effor...

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Mobile Holophane Showroom Visits Peoria

July 06, 2023

On June 12, Kirby Risk Peoria hosted the Mobile Holophane Showroom onsite. This showroom on wheels allows customers to learn about the future of LED lighting and controls while getting hands-on with the latest products from Holophane, American Electr...

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Jean Gaumer Receives Volunteer of the Year Award

June 15, 2023

Congratulations to Jean Gaumer, who was recently recognized as 2022 Volunteer of the Year by the United Way of Greater Lafayette (UWGL) at their annual meeting. Jean is a Quality Supervisor at Kirby Risk Service Center (KRSC) and has been with Kirby ...

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Kirby Risk Earns Operational Excellence Award from supplyFORCE

June 01, 2023

Kirby Risk earned the 2022 Member of the Year Award - Operational Excellence at this year’s supplyFORCE National Meeting held February 28-March 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona. George Allinson, Executive Vice President of Operations at supplyFORCE, presente...

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Kirby Risk – Built on a Foundation of Core Values and Principles

April 19, 2023

When researching and learning about a new company, one of the first things you can find is its values and principles. This is the first indication of what a company values in its operations and characteristics of their employees. More than just a gui...

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Operations Manager Spotlight: Janette Woodside

March 29, 2023

In this Spotlight, we talk to Janette Woodside about the role of Operations Manager of Distribution Services at the Distribution Center.An Operations Manager of Distribution Services is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities directly rela...

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Electrical Industry Sees Growth with Women

March 22, 2023

Almost half of the current workforce in the United States is female. That female workforce is leaving conventional jobs in search of better career path opportunities, flexibility and balance. Although largely male dominated, the electrical industry i...

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Women’s History Month

March 08, 2023

It’s Women’s History Month! This month honors the contributions women have made to culture, society and history that were often overlooked. Women’s History Month wasn’t always a month. It started as a single day with marches to protest the poor worki...

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Empowering and Unifying the Women of Kirby Risk

March 01, 2023

KNOW’s mission is to support, energize and empower the women of Kirby Risk Electrical Supply by providing an environment for networking and building relationships.Since 2018, the women of Kirby Risk gather once a year for a day of networking, learnin...

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