Fuller Industries Inc. conducted a physical inventory of its sprawling raw materials warehouse on Tuesday, a regular procedure that reconciles its system records with actual stock.

Despite ongoing production of the company’s cleaning products, as many staff members as possible converged on the 100,000 square-foot raw material warehouse and 80,000 square-foot finished goods warehouse.

Armed with clipboards, they meticulously counted boxes, totes, bottles, drums, product ingredients, and other items lining the towering shelves.

“This is important so we can confirm that what we have in our system is what is on our shelves,” said General Manager Joe Mann, who helped spearhead the effort which took nearly 30 people a full 12 hours. “We do smaller, focused cycle counts on particular things monthly or quarterly, but we like to do a full building inventory at least once a year.” 

The last full building count was done in September of 2024. “Although it’s a lot of work for a lot of people, it’s important for so many reasons. We all know how important it is and how having an accurate inventory helps everyone. We order a bunch of pizza, roll up our sleeves, have fun and get it done.”