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The grand tour
Officials from Fuller parent company GDI visit Great Bend plant
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Corporate officials from Montréal, Canada-based GDI Integrated Facilities Services, parent company of Great Bend-based Fuller Industries Inc. paid a visit to Fuller Monday, touring the plant and visiting with the staff. Shown are GDI CEO Claude Bigras, Executive Vice President of Business Operations Bob McGuire and Chief Marketing Officer Fred Edwards, learning about the facility’s quality control lab from Fuller CEO Craig Rudin and Fuller General Manager Joe Mann, at right, and QC lab technician Pookie Blecha, at left.

The team at longtime Great Bend manufacturer Fuller Industries Inc. put its best foot forward Monday as it welcomed top corporate officials from its parent company, Montréal, Canada-based GDI Integrated Facilities Services. 

“We like to come out here once a year to check in and see how things are going,” GDI CEO Claude Bigras. “It is a work in progress, and we are seeing a lot of growth and potential.”

During the annual whirlwind visit, the GDI representatives spent the day touring the facility and meeting with the staff. It was a chance for them to see firsthand the improvements being made and the expansion taking place. 

Joining Bigras were Executive Vice President of Business Operations Bob McGuire, Chief Marketing Officer Fred Edwards and Senior Vice President of Finance Operations Charles-Etienne Girouard.

“We were excited for this opportunity to showcase what is all going on at Fuller,” said Fuller’s CEO Craig Rudin. “We have a lot of exciting things happening here.”

Fuller Industries focuses on the manufacturing of commercial and janitorial cleaning chemicals and supplies. GDI Integrated Facilities officially took ownership of Fuller in September 2021, creating what is now known as Fuller Industries Inc.

“Fuller is making great strides, and we are proud of what we are accomplishing,” said Fuller General Manager Joe Mann. “We are an important player in the commercial cleaning industry, and an integral part of the GDI family.”