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In Its Fifth Decade, OMG Inc. Keeps Growing and Innovating
BY JOSEPH BEDNAR
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“We’re really getting out there to the customer and saying, ‘how can we help you? What are your challenges you’re facing?’ And maybe we can bring a solution to the table.”
The past three years — spanning the pan- demic and all the ways it has impacted industry, from supply chains to workforce challenges — have been rough on busi- nesses of all kinds.
But for OMG Inc., it’s been a different story.
“I want to say three-quarters of the business is re- roofing,” said Web Shaffer, senior vice president and general manager of the firm, which encompasses two main divisions: OMG Roofing Products and Fasten- Master. “So, while it’s not entirely recession-proof, when your roof goes, you can patch it for a little while, but you can only do that for so long.”
OMG President Hubert McGovern agreed. “You either get a bucket, or you get a new roof.”
And the bucket isn’t the ideal choice for a large company — think of an Tesla factory, a Target store, or an Amazon warehouse — with plenty to protect under that roof.
Meanwhile, 2020 found people stuck at home, not going on vacation, and, in many cases, investing in their homes, said Dewey Kolvek, OMG’s senior vice president of operations. “During the pandemic, it was crazy, with everybody battening down the hatches. A lot of people were at home, looking around, and say- ing, ‘you know, maybe we should remodel our bath- room. Maybe we should remodel the kitchen. Oh, let’s
  From left, Web Shaffer, Hubert McGovern, and Dewey Kolvek on one of the plant floors at OMG Inc.
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