Harris Brothers

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Briefly introduce me to Harris Brothers Fabrication and your collective experience of over 40 years in the industry.

Harris Brothers Fabrication is a company created to establish the best possible customer care and employee satisfaction in an industry that we feel has been lacking in both areas. Our Executive Team consist of Jeff Harris – CEO and owner, Steve Harris – Partner / AP, Brittany Harris – Office Manager, Hunter Harris – VP of Business Development. Jeff leads our team with 30+ years experience in the fab industry; he has run every machine out there at some point in his career and always has a solution to any problem you as a customer might have.

Following in his footsteps Jeff’s son, Hunter Harris, has roughly 10+ years experience in the industry. From the time Hunter stepped foot into fabrication Jeff

made him run every machine in the shop, maintenance them, troubleshoot them, schedule and run production, shipping and more just as he did to give Hunter the best understanding of the fabrication process before jumping into sales. With HBF you get people who know fabrication and have actually run these machines, you speak directly to decision makers, and you have a team that has a number 1 priority of putting your needs on top.

What, for you, differentiates Harris Brothers Fabrication from the competition?

There are several things that set us apart from your typical fabrication shop. First off we are small, but we use every bit of that to our advantage. When most customers think of small fab shops they think slow, un-organized, not established and unable

to handle volume. With our experience in the industry being a small – growing company actually increases our efficiency, allows for quick changes of course when a wrench gets thrown in and you need help, and creates a closer relationship with our customers, among many other things. Paired with our number one priority, customer satisfaction, volume is no issue. We will work day and night, weekends , whatever is needed to take care of your needs.

I understand you are a family-run business. Can you expand upon how these intimate origins make a difference in day-to-day business?

Being family. Especially part of this family, we call it how we see it. There are no secrets, no easing into any issues, we hit everything with full force, we argue,

don’t always see eye to eye, but working with family you are going to have those moments. What we all do know is at the end of the day after we all go home and rest, for some reason we all get back up and do it all again the next day. Our family is extremely driven, competitive, and loyal. We all enjoy the challenge of fabrication and working as a team to drive success at HBF. To be successful in business you need a closeknit team and you can’t get any closer than family.

Tell us more about the importance of prioritizing your employees, fostering opportunities for Clifton, Texas, and ensuring customers receive the highest standard of service.

The fabrication industry is nothing more than a commodity business. Most fab shops

now adays all have laser, forming, welding and rolling capabilities among others. The only thing we have that can make us different is our people and how we interact with the customer. That is why we hold the most pride in taking care of all of our customers the best we can and ensuring our employees have a safe, enjoyable place to work. When people ask why do business with HBF or why go work for that company we want the first thing that comes to mind to not be pricing or money nor capabilities and benefits. While all important, we’d rather your first thought be they are trustworthy, caring and I know if there is a way they can help me in any way, they will.

Can you please expand upon your relationship with Diamond C and the services you provide?

Our relationship with Diamond C goes back to sometime around 2019. They were one of Hunter’s first large accounts, and he established a relationship and that grew over the course of the years becoming one of the biggest reasons HBF is in business today. I believe the reason our relationship thrives the way it does is because their mission and ours so tightly align. We have had the pleasure to work with many individuals at Diamond C and toured their plant several times. They truly value their employees better than any business out there. We currently provide laser cutting, forming and powder coated parts for them and are looking into expanding our capabilities into welding certain subassemblies as well.

Can you provide more detail about the company’s recent projects?

One key project just completed earlier this year was the addition of our second press brake. This allowed us to double our bending capacity and ensure no

sudden halts in production if one machine went down. Some upcoming items on the checklist include getting our ISO certification, the addition of a larger laser with capabilities of cutting 12-20’ lengths of material and a third press brake capable of bending up to 18’ material. Each addition at this point is strictly based on our customers needs. If they need robotic welding, machining capabilities, etc then we will be happy to explore each option with them.

Looking ahead, what are your key priorities for the coming year?

Our goal moving forward is simple. We are not looking to hit a certain dollar amount or grow to a certain size, we simply want to continue providing the best possible service to our customers and expand according to their needs and provide more opportunities for people in our community to come work for HBF.

We would love the opportunity to work with you in the future! Please get in touch with Hunter for any inquires.

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