Our family manufacturing business survived COVID, and we are stronger for it
The past few years have been rocky for all of us. COVID hit us out of nowhere, and the uncertainty forced some people to make decisions that would ultimately determine whether they could stay afloat.
Adversity, however, can inspire true growth in those who are willing to see it as an opportunity. That’s what happened to my family’s printing business.
I currently work in the finishing department as the die cutting manager at Marking Systems Inc. It was started by my grandfather Henry Van Beber back in 1971, and currently nine family members work for us. That doesn’t include our longtime employees, whom we also consider family.
Our company has expanded quite a bit since those early days. We now print everything from warning and caution labels to complex membrane switches with silver conductive ink printed as circuitry on the back, and we operate a precision cutting division. We also have a T-shirt business.
When the pandemic hit,…
