February 2024 Taplin Family Focus

San Antonio - Round 3 of Lime Removal

Round three of lime removal from the 54" water line in San Antonio Crew was able to remove 20 tons (yeah, you read that right!) of hardened lime. Crew restored the pipe back to 100% capacity. Crew members: Mitchell Taplin, Gordon Strope, Carlos Mayo, Jamil Short. (Photos from Steve A and Mitchell Taplin.)

February Birthdays

Bryan Zaudtke 2/1

Lynda Rogers 2/2

Gordon Strope 2/6

Sanae Aube 2/11

Tristan Oberlin 2/13

Tyler Polich 2/14

Jesse Josten 2/18

Ethan Klopf 2/20

Matias Carvajal 2/26

March Birthdays

Jenna Gross 3/3

Paul VanDerFeyst 3/3

Loriann Tomasovitch 3/4

Mike Taplin 3/5

Kerry Puzio 3/6

Brian Williams 3/7

Chad Feury 3/16

Jose Celis 3/19

Tyler Mayes 3/21

Giovanni Johnson 3/24

Caleb Piper 3/27

Beau Powers 3/28

Marvin Dake 3/29

Kyle Vena 3/29

Josh Elliott 3/29

Rodger Franklin 3/31

“Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.”

-Mike Rowe

San Antonio, TX

Mike Rowe, host of “Dirty Jobs”, talks skilled trades and WORK at CONEXPO.

Armen Site up and running with a healthy flow of persulfate The Armen crew is forging ahead with their soil mixing operations.

Lansing Grand River

Clear blue skies and a lot of Taplin swag in San Antonio.

Photos shared by Hunter Taplin

A day in the life of a Taplin mechanic Shout out to the guys that keep the wheels from falling off (quite literally!) Shilo Towery repairs a rolloff Justin Kramer doing diesel engine work. Tim Conwell fabricating doors on a rolloff to help increase productivity.

Inaugural project for glwa Crew was tasked with removing flowable fill from 300' of 10" pipe in a tunnel under the plant. Crew: Mitchell Taplin, Carlos Mayo, Jamil Short, Jay Guilliam and Jason Oberlin.

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February Safety Awards

Congrats to Tyler Polich (and mama Reese Rivard) on the birth of their little girl!

Ava Marie Polich

January 24th, 2024 @ 10:04am 6lbs 9oz | 18 1/2inches

Taplin teammates from across divisions recently enjoyed a special outing to a Detroit Red Wings hockey game with Hunter!

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