1. September 2016
“Sun on the skirts” Oil on board by, Debra Reid Jenkins
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“Empowered People Providing
Global Solutions”

2. FIRST robotics team 904
FIRST robotics team 904 from GRPS Innovation Central
High School expressed their thanks for Gill’s unwavering
financial support. They competed from Escanaba to the
World Championship event in St. Louis and finished 30th
out of 75 in their division. Team 904 was ranked in the top
third of teams at the championship.
This past year, the team built two robots so that they could
practice driving skills while still tweaking the software and
hardware on the other robot. They support a coding club
at Innovation Central high school that teaches software skills to students, invested in a welding system
and some new computers for software development and robot control.
In addition to Gill’s continued financial support, team 904 can always use volunteers from our
manufacturing, engineering, tool & die, and IT departments to help with the program and the robot
build and competition. Contact Louise Wilson, lead teacher, Robotics at louise@louisewilson.net if you
are interested in donating some of your expertise and time.
New 2016 Events and Involvement
Events & Involvement
Plainfield Blood Drive Results
Our Plainfield location hosted Michigan Blood for
an onsite blood drive on Wednesday, July 13.
Here are the results:
• Projected- 21
• People Registered- 25
• Pints Collected- 24
• 1st Time Donors- 4!!
• Lives Saved- 72!!
Special recognition to Jeff Baker for reaching a
new gallon milestone at this drive!
Thank you for donating and making this a successful drive!
A special THANK YOU:
“Thank you to all our Michigan employees who participated in the D.A. Blodgett-St. Johns
backpack and school supply drive. We made it possible for many foster children to start
school well prepared. D.A. Blodgett thanks Gill!”

3. Employee
Service Awards.
Kentucky Years
Dennis Collins 3
Lawrence Noland 3
Larry Rader 3
Shannon Vanwinkle 5
Shannon Cain 5
Donald Alexander 5
Georgia Years
Amanda Powell 3
Arnold Davis 10
Michael Bass 20
Michigan Years
Thomas Bondurant 3
Brent Ash 5
Roland Betts 5
Laura Marshall 5
Sean Johnston 5
Joanna Farah 5
Joseph Beda 5
David Smith 5
Cory Dayson 5
Piang Pi 5
Maria Carbajal 5
Sandra Phiscator 5
Michael Boks 5
Michael Kauffman 10
Benjamin Medemar 10
Jeremiah Hodges 10
Cosmero Kuol 10
John Waber 10
Congratulations!!!
Michigan Years
Bradley Meulenberg 15
Larry Hunt 20
Susan Mullennix 30
Employees
Employee Service Awards

4. New Gill Babies:
Jon Hackett
Baby’s Name: Tobias Allen Hackett
Date of Birth: May 31, 2016
David Rigas
Baby’s Name: Lincoln Jay Rigas
Date of Birth: June 13, 2016
Christopher and Nicole Clark
Baby’s Name: Rex McCoy Clark
Date of Birth: June 13, 2016
William & Nora Pick
Baby’s Name: Cassidy Kendall Rose
Pick
Date of Birth: July 22, 2016
Vijay Parthasarathy
Baby’s Name: Rohan Vijay
Date of Birth: August 14, 2016
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People

5. News
Gill Selected to Present at Nissan’s
Supplier Best Practice Event
Nissan hosts a quarterly “Supplier Best Practice” meeting
where suppliers are invited to both participate and present.
The meeting is attended by over 100+ suppliers of Nissan’s
supply base and is held at their vehicle assembly plant in
Smyrna, TN. Top management from Nissan quality attended
the event. Three to four suppliers are selected by Nissan to
present their best practice at each event. Gill had the honor
of being selected for the most recent Best Practice meeting
held on June 13, 2016. We were one of four suppliers’ that
presented at this event.
Gill presented “Advanced Defect Detection and Escape
Prevention”. In the second-half of 2015, our Richmond
plant was experiencing several quality issues, particularly
with Nissan. 36% of all issues were attributed to missing
components manufactured on single-hit welders. The team
identified and implemented vision systems in an effort to eliminate the missing component failure mode. The
implementation started in February, 2016 and was completed (on all but 1 welder) in May, 2016. Preliminary
data suggests that the vision system is effective. We are continuing to monitor data to validate long term
effectiveness.
Mike Hawkins, director of operations, Adam Walker, technical services manager and Vijay Parthasarathy,
corporate quality manager represented Gill at the meeting. Vijay explained the process through a PowerPoint
presentation for the audience, and Adam received the award for implementation on behalf of the Richmond
team. Glenn Corbin, Director of Quality for Nissan, presented
the award.
The Richmond team did a great job in planning and
implementing the vision system with Adam’s efforts
instrumental for success.
Vijay Parthasarathy
Nissan’s Best Practice Event

6. Gill Training News
News
Training news.
Throughout June and July, all Michigan managers and
supervisors completed interview training. Rob Strate of The
Employer’s Association, facilitated the training. Participants
learned useful selection and questioning techniques, how to
develop structured interview formatting and how to conduct
effective job interviews. This training is a requirement for
anyone involved in interviewing. We are excited to provide this
training at our KY and GA facilities next month!
Last week, on July 14th, all interns and co-ops at our Michigan
facilities enjoyed a meet and greet and tour. The hard-working
students got a chance to relax a little, get to know one another
and take a tour of our Bond, Alpine, Plainfield, Electronics and
GRMA facilities. They shared fun stories of their experiences at
Gill and learned a lot of new things about our company! We are
thankful to have them on our team!
(Pictured: Wes Havens, Cameron Laney, Hassan Altkroni, Erin Pupel,
Thomas Mehall, Jacob Blankemeier, Andrew Boland, Aleksandra
Popovic, Josue Herrera, Kyle Koprowitz, Debashrita Sarkar, Jon
Nuenke, Chayse Simon. Carlos Yacuta and Craig Balas gave tours
at the Bond and Plainfield locations)
Thank you.

7. Most Improved Supplier
News
Gill Trenton awarded “Most Improved Supplier” at Club Car Annual
Supplier Day.
On June 7th 2016, Gill Trenton received a “Most Improved Supplier” award at Club Car’s Annual Supplier Day.
This award was in recognition of the outstanding contributions made by Gill Trenton in 2015. The event was
held at Champions Row Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. Jack Armstrong, plant manager, represented Gill
and Rodgers Clark, sales account manager attended the event.
Club Car has over 250 active suppliers and Gill was chosen as the most improved supplier. The award was presented to
Jack and Rodgers by Mr. Marc Dufour, president of Club Car, and Mr. Eric Powell, director of strategic sourcing.
Some of the achievements made by Gill in 2015 - 2016:
• 465 PPM and 99.16% on time delivery in 2015 versus 8,853 PPM and 49% on time delivery in 2014
• Supported pedals long after agreed upon transition dates
• Continues to support spindles
• Zero defects on the front suspension module for 8 consecutive months (as of July 1st 2016 that will be 10 months)
• Provided engineering support for the dash support redesign to eliminate windshield Issues in the field
• Re-tooled the front suspension module line to include robotic quality checks and repeatability
• Gill successfully completed Top Focus program in 2015.
• Supported productivity efforts by helping to deliver greater than $250K in direct material productivity
• Per Daryl English, service parts representative at Club Car: Gill made a 100% improvement in service parts
on time delivery in 2015 vs 2014.
• Successfully navigated several supplier profiles including SPC, JIT, and MRP
• Maintains up to 15 days finished goods inventory for CCL to manage fluctuations in demand
Congratulations to the Trenton team!
Pictured: Mr. John Edwards from Corporate Ingersoll Rand, Mr. Joshua Scott – Club Car Supplier Quality Engineer for Gill Indus-
tries, Mr. Rodgers Clark – The Sales Account Manager for Club Car from Gill, Mr. Eric Powell – Director of Strategic Sourcing from
Club Car, Mr. Jack Armstrong – Plant Manager of Gill Trenton, Mr. Mike Land – Purchasing at Club Car, Mr. Jack Dufour – President
of Club Car, Ms. Valerie Salera – Former Club Car Supplier Quality Engineer for Gill Industries & Business Operating Systems Leader /
Quality Manager at Club Car

8. September 2016
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