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Jim Rice started his company in his garage with one piece of equipment in 1986. He incorporated in the State of Oklahoma in 1987, became Pro-Fab, Inc. and moved into a 10,000 square foot manufacturing facility with eight employees |
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| After learning the intricacies
of bidding and winning government contracts, Jim Rice's new company
continued to grow. Pro-Fab, Inc. moved again in 1988 to a 20,000
sq. ft. building adding new machines and increasing the employee
headcount to 18.
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| As the reputation for delivering quality parts on-time grew, so did the customer base. By the early 90's Pro-Fab's customer list included names like: | |
| Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, | |
| British Aerospace Aero structures Limited, | |
| Department of Defense, | |
| Lockheed Martin, | |
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Cessna Aircraft Company, etc... And Jim Rice was again forced to double his floor space and hire more people to keep up with the demand for his high quality aerospace parts and components. |
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| In May of 1996, Pro-Fab, Inc. relocated its 80+ employee workforce and all of its machines and equipment to the current environmentally controlled 150,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility that sits on 35 acres of land. Here, finally, was the room necessary to allow for the rapid growth of Pro-Fab, Inc. And grow it did! Through aggressive recruiting and an effective in-house training program, the company grew to over 200 employees and an annual gross sales of nearly $20 million. Part of the growth was the addition of a "built-from-scratch" metal finishing division. During this period of rapid growth Pro-Fab met and exceeded the requirements for Boeing D1-9000A Quality System Certification, and now exceeds the requirements for AS9100. |
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Pro-Fab, Inc. continues to be recognized as one of the premier privately owned companies in Oklahoma City and the surrounding area. And its reputation continues to grow around the world as a company that can provide quality products and services to the commercial and military aerospace industries Worldwide. |
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©2006 Pro-Fab, Inc. |
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