Colley Elevator’s end of year get together

We have out annual end of year get together last night and it was great.  We had over 50 people turn out to Pin Stripes – Oak Brook, IL for dinner and bowling.  It is always nice to catch up with everyone outside of work and with their significant others.

The Friday before I stopped at one of our job sites where we are replacing freight doors in an explosion proof environment.  It is always amazing to see the hard work and amazing feats that elevator people do every day.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, from the person who answers the phone to the person who completes the field task, it takes a team to make things run well.  A thank you to everyone who is involved!

I got to thinking about how much knowledge and experience we had in the room and am always wowed reflecting on it.

We had 5 of our retirees that had a total of 126 years of service call Colley if you add it all up.  Without their hard work we would not be here!  They laid the groundwork for what we are doing today.

Colley's current employees have 266 years of collective experience working at Colley which is an average of 9.5 years[at Colley Elevator]. 

We have a legend who has worked at Colley for over 54 years!

Outside of our lives at Colley we have some great stories that include being

            Mothers

            Fathers

            Grandparents

            World travelers

            Singers

 Thespians

            Marines

            Rock star(s)

            Bostonian hockey pro

            Professional football player - On Thanksgiving

            Real Estate mogul

            Sportsmen

            Motor cycle customizer

            1st generation immigrant

            Army veteran

            Record producer who turned down Fall Out Boys first record[they have only gone                  on to sell 7.5 million records]

            Air Force veteran

            Garbage compactor repairman

            Car/truck enthusiasts

            Hot rod racer

            Marathon runner

            Electronic wizard

            Born in a log cabin

            TV producer

            Pro bowler

            Teachers

            Hockey Player

            Artists

            The list could go on

*I may be exaggerating on some of these

It is the eclectic group of people with the eclectic experiences that makes our company great!  I love learning all these unique things about the people we work with and their significant others, it makes us who we are.  It makes us a great team!

           

I had a great time and here is to a great start to 2018!

As always feel free to contact us at www.colleyelevator.com, email Craigz@colleyelevator.com or call 630-766-7230.