Manufacturing Revival Radio
Manufacturing Revival Radio is a podcast celebrating the resurgence and innovation of manufacturing. Hosted by Todd Schnick and Todd Youngblood, it features the companies, the leaders, the innovators leading the charge. Driving the innovation.
Neil Montgomery of Davis Controls Ltd.
We continued learning today during our discussion with Neil Montgomery, president of Davis Controls Ltd. and current president of the Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD). Mr. Montgomery shared with us how since he was a young boy Davis Controls Ltd. has always played a role in his life. Following in his father’s footsteps, the passion that Mr. Montgomery has for Davis Controls is undeniable as you listen to our discussion about his company. From explaining how original founder Cecil Davis began the company in 1933 literally making sales calls on his bicycle in Toronto, Canada, to 80 years laters serving a wide variety of markets all across Canada, it’s a great story.
All across Canada
With 80 years as a national distributor of process controls and industrial instruments, Davis Controls has a well proven and and deserved reputation within all the markets it serves. For many companies, being as diverse as Davis Controls would not be recommended. Mr. Montgomery explained to us how Davis Controls is able to maintain its commitment to quality by allowing each territory to maintain its own vertical focus within the markets that it serves. We noted that this places an extraordinary amount of responsibility on the employees at Davis Controls. However, with nearly half of their employees having over 20 years of experience within the company, that's not an issue.
Coming away energized
That is how Mr. Montgomery feels every time he leaves an AHTD meeting. AHTD is an association composed primarily of the leaders of distribution who often double as application service providers (ASP). The rest of the membership is assembled of leading manufacturers that supply the distributors. With this composition of membership, the learning and networking that can be gained from AHTD is simply unmeasurable.
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