You Can “Ring My Bell!”
Some of you out there may remember the popular 1979 disco song, “Ring My Bell,” by Anita Ward. Well at PGC, “Ring My Bell,” is much more than a popular song with a catchy lyric. In fact, it has become a common phrase, we use everyday.
Let me explain…
In late 2008, when the economy began to turn, and orders began to slow, we wanted to come up with a way to help motivate our employees and help them stay positive.
After a brainstorm session, we decided we needed some way to relay to our fabrication shop when orders came in. What we came up with was a bell. Yes a bell! Well…I don’t know how many of you out there have visited our fabrication shop, but it can at times be very noisy, so this bell would need to be…LOUD! After a moment or two, Chris and I looked at each other, and knew we were thinking the same thing…
A Bowden Bell!
I bought one several years ago for Chris for Father’s Day, which we hung at our cabin. The bell, which is made of old scrap cylinders, can practically be heard across the lake.
Anyway—after installing the bell, the phrase, “Ring The Bell,” was born, and since then, has morphed into a variety of phrases including:
- How many dingers?
- Bada Ding!
- Da-Ding!
- Etc.
The bell is also responsible for a lot of whooping and hollering, a lot of laughs, and positive energy. I am glad to say that, “The Bell,” is ringing a lot more these days!
Following are a few photos I wanted to share:
Here’s Geno Ricci, one of our Sales Reps “Ringing The Bell!”
Bowden Bell at our cabin
Bowden Bell at our cabin
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Company, Granite, Uncategorized on April 1st, 2010 by Barb | | 2 Comments
on April 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I love this bell idea! What a fun & motivating thing to have in your shop.
I wanted to tell you I love your blog as well. I have been reading it for awhile now and you always have such great posts. I hope it’s okay, I linked your blog from ours.
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on April 5th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Steph:
I appreciate your comments.
Thanks for reading and following my blogs!
Barb
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