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Innovative Offsite Partners with Penope
Innovative Offsite™ Partners with Penope to Bring Advanced Machinery Solutions to North America STANWOOD, Washington. (September 21, 2024) – Penope Oy is pleased to announce an exclusive representation agreement with Innovative Offsite™ for North America. Penope is a premier manufacturer of high-quality machinery and machining lines as well as tooling for the offsite industry. Innovative…
Read MoreWorld of Modular 2023 Recap
World of Modular 2023 was held March 29 – April 1, 2023 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Ben Hershey and Mike Ruede Jr. from 4Ward, along with Jordie Puchinger and Bill Oliver from Moducore were in Las Vegas for the events, including the Dave Cooper LIVE tour of the Boxabl factory. Thank you to…
Read MoreEffective Ways Leaders Solve Problems
Originally published in April 2019, this advice from Ben Hershey still holds true today. With as many problems as we all face in our work and life, it seems there is never enough time to solve each one without dealing with some adversity. Problems keep mounting so fast that we take shortcuts to alleviate the…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: 4Ward Solutions Group: 3D Process Modeling Service
Contact: Deric WagnerPhone: 360.210.6094Email: Deric@4WardConsult.com September 20, 2021 4Ward Solutions Group of Stanwood, WA recently enhanced their 4Ward 3D Process Modeling service to include a full array of services utilizing the latest technology and software. Our in-house team of veteran experts can map your entire facility to allow you…
Read More4Ward Solutions Group buys Moducore Software
4Ward Solutions Group of Stanwood, WA today announced the acquisition of the Moducore Software platform from MPE Engineering Ltd. of Lethbridge, AB. Moducore is the leading cloud-based technology provider for the Offsite Manufacturing sector of the building industry. The purchase adds to the continuing growth strategy of 4Ward including its Consulting, Offsite, Design, Labor, Automation,…
Read MoreA Renewed Focus for 2021
The importance of making changes for Offsite Manufacturing By Ben HersheySolutions Provider & CEO4Ward Solutions Group For some it seems like this past year, 2020, has been either a waste or was put on pause. There have been numerous challenges in our businesses, politics, the economy, our homes, and many more all disrupted by the…
Read MoreFight the Management Drift
By Ben HersheySolutions Provider & CEO4Ward Solutions Group Many of us started 2020 with resolutions/goals both for ourselves and our businesses, but then our year was turned upside down with the Covid worldwide pandemic and other issues such as lumber prices topping highs we thought we would never see. While many LBM/component businesses are working…
Read MoreServant Leadership and One of Our Industry’s Best
By Ben HersheySolutions Provider & CEO4Ward Solutions Group I remember it clearly; I was in the Lounge at Portland International Airport when I got a call from Joe Kannapell. Joe was going to be sharing with the MiTek team in the next day that he would be officially retiring at the end of 2020; Joe…
Read MoreThe Last Word on Roof Truss Wizards
By Joe Kannapell Four roof truss innovators have changed our industry, from its beginning to the present day. Their names may be largely unknown now, but their work lives on and is worth assessing. The most notable is A. Carroll Sanford, whose machines are still cranking out trusses (see my March 2020 article). Mr. Sanford…
Read MoreChange Your Supply Chain Management with Analytics and Systems Integration
By Owen EldridgeSolution Provider, 4Ward Solutions Group This article also appears in The Component Manufacturing Advertiser. Relying on traditional supply chain execution systems is becoming increasingly more difficult, with a mix of global operating systems, pricing pressures, and ever-increasing customer expectations. There are also recent economic impacts such as COVID-19, supply shortages, the global recession,…
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