Rubb Fabric Building News

We received this email a few days ago, and its content was so uplifting that I feel it’s entirely appropriate to be shared at this time of year:

My name is Mary Thatcher (Chapman) and I worked at Rubb from July 1999 to November 2001. I loved my job there and Rubb always treated me well.  I worked under Steve Gagnon in the weld shop. I am currently in the Army and I am deployed to Iraq. When I was back in the shop welding on the Kuwait contract, I never thought I’d see the finished product first hand. When I deployed to Iraq in September 2009, we were held in Kuwait until flights were arranged. During my time in Kuwait we stayed in one of the tents that Rubb had built. It was great to see the buildings and know that I was once part of the team that built them. All the hours everyone put in making sure the job got out on time and that it was of the best quality really made a difference in the quality of life for the soldiers who had to passed thru there. I’m glad to see that in the struggling economy that a great company such as yourselves is still strong and alive with business.

I’d like to say hello to all of those I once worked with if they are still kicking around. Maybe if ya’ll (Rubb) are still around when I get finished with my service I might come knocking to see if you need a welder… Just seeing those buildings made me smile and remember how much I loved working there and the great co-workers I had around me. Leaving the country for the first time, Kuwait is not the most up lifting place. So many sand storms you can’t even see the skyline, no sun, no stars nothing but the sand. For me it was kinda hard at first but just seeing a piece of my past put a smile on my face! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at Rubb USA!

Sincerly,
Mary Thatcher

Thank you, Mary!  Merry Christmas to all from everyone at Rubb!

This past March Rubb Inc. joined a prestigous group of companies to be awarded the State of Maine’s Governor’s Award for Business Excellence, an award conferred only to 99 other companies in the past 18 years. Representatives from all departments at Rubb Inc., including Controller Joe Kane, attended the induction ceremony at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Governor Baldacci headed the ceremony and Joe Kane took the award on behalf of Rubb and gave a short speech lauding the dedication and commitment of Rubb’s talented workforce. Also inducted this year were Hannaford Supermarkets, Planet Dog, F.A. Peabody Company and Parker Lumber Company.