1:32When the design is wrong
Don Ross on a 34-foot freezer wall at a clear span that needed an intermediate girt, why the owner lost pallet positions when it was left out, and why D.W. Ross won't sell a job that isn't designed right.
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Our name is on it
Don Ross on the company his grandfather started in 1921, the fourth generation in it now, and servicing what D.W. Ross sells.
Don Ross, D.W. Ross Company. 0:27.
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We won't do a job if we can't sell it properly. Our name is on it. My grandfather started this business in 1921. This is the fourth generation and we're proud of it. And we want to sell good quality. We want to sell service. We want to take care of what we... service what we sell. And that's the name of the game.
Don Ross, President, D.W. Ross Company
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