ONE COMPANY: May 2025

MAY 2025 EDITION

Performance Review Feedback Sessions**

We wanted to extend our sincere gratitude to those who attended the recent performance review feedback sessions. Your participation and insights are invaluable as we strive to continuously improve and grow together. Learn more.

Celebrating 45 Years of Silmid

Silmid was honored to host its 45th Anniversary Celebration at the incredible Aerospace Bristol, a venue that reflects our industry’s spirit of ambition and engineering excellence. Read more.

GracoRoberts Hosts 2025 Global Sales Meeting

GracoRoberts brought the team together last month for our annual Global Sales Meeting, held in the scenic setting of Huntington Beach, California. This year’s theme, “Hunting Season,” captured our shared focus on growth, agility, and technical excellence as we continue our commitment to being the largest, fastest, and most technical aerospace distributor in the industry. Read more.

Ecommerce News

The E-commerce team has been hard at work throughout Q1, delivering significant enhancements to the user experience on both Silmid.com and GracoRoberts.com. These updates are designed to streamline navigation and place greater emphasis on product discovery and category browsing. Learn more.

Exciting Launch of New Timeclock Kiosks: Making Clocking in and out Faster and Easier!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new time clock kiosks at three of our U.S. locations: Arlington, Carson, and Fife. The time clock kiosks will soon also be available at the Wichita, New York, and High Point locations in the coming weeks. Read more.

Wichita -- SkyGeek Stock Move

In March, SkyGeek initiated the transition of its larger products to the GracoRoberts' Wichita facility. This project originally began during the initial relocation to the new Wichita facility a couple of years ago but was paused due to limitations with SkyGeek’s backend systems. Read more.

🚰Safety Note: Spring Cleaning - Maintaining a Clean Workplace

Sweep away the winter blues with a spring clean! Keeping an organized and clean workplace is an essential part of workplace safety. It also improves productivity, increases employee morale and helps create a more pleasant and safer working environment. Read more.

Retirement Celebration of Lisa Kretz

On March 28, we gathered to celebrate the career and retirement of Lisa Kretz. The party was held at the Wichita facility which was decorated with a suiting rock and roll theme. Colleagues, friends, and family came together to honor Lisa and her incredible contributions over the years. Learn more.

2024 Audit Congratulations

I wanted to take the time to congratulate GracoRoberts, Silmid and PCC, for another year of AS9100/9120 audits – all with a favorable outcome. Read more.

Career Opportunities

Great things are happening at GracoRoberts as we continue to unite people by keeping aircraft flying and allowing our military to protect and serve. View the available job opportunities.

New Hires/Promotions

Please click here to be introduced to your newest coworkers and teammates, and to celebrate those who have recently been promoted.

Anniversaries

There are no employees celebrating milestone work anniversaries this month.

Birthdays

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Living Our Core Values

Click here to see the employees who were recognized for their exemplary efforts.

Aerospace Distributor Partner of the Year

GracoRoberts is honored to be named the 2024 Henkel Aerospace Distributor Partner of the Year! This award recognizes our exceptional growth and dedication to delivering top-tier solutions in Henkel’s Aerospace, Mobility, and Industry business segment.

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AeroShell Distributor Conference

This past March, members of our Silmid team had the incredible opportunity to attend the AeroShell Distributor Conference in Paris, where they gained valuable insights and updates from the AeroShell team. We were honored to be recognized for our performance, growth, and mindshare throughout 2024.

AkzoNobel Paint Training

Columbia Helicopters completed a Paint School 101 Training with Dan Johnson and James Kim paid a visit to present the team with their certificates of completion.

GracoRoberts Accounting Team Outing

Who says accountants don’t know how to have fun? The GracoRoberts Accounting team took a well-deserved break last month for a fun outing at Main Event!

MRO Americas 2025

GracoRoberts joined industry leaders at MRO Americas in Atlanta, Georgia to explore the future of aerospace maintenance and innovation.

Easter Celebration at GracoRoberts

The GracoRoberts team in Arlington celebrated Easter with a fun-filled afternoon of egg hunting, good food, and great company!

Wichita Team Building

From aerospace solutions to custom home décor, precision and teamwork make all the difference! This past March, our Wichita Sales & Service team had a great time at Board & Brush for a hands-on team-building experience. Check out our creations below!