75 Years of Innovation
In celebration of The Lee Company’s 75th Anniversary, this video represents a heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible employees who have helped the company reach this extraordinary milestone. The unwavering commitment and passion of The Lee Company employees have been the driving forces behind the company’s successes. For 75 years, our team’s passion for innovation has enabled us to solve our customer’s toughest fluid control problems. We’re excited to see where the next 75 years take us!
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00:00:01 [Music] foreign my father lately too wanted to build a company that could solve complex engineering challenges he wanted to be great at that and by all measures he succeeded [Music] it's been 75 years and the Lee company has grown from my grandfather at his
00:00:30 kitchen table to a company of more than 1100 people person who works here is an extension of our Lee family and is an integral part of why this company is what it is today every day every product every step forward we do it together none of this would be possible without that the employees built this company throughout all the industries that we
00:00:55 serve the Lee company is known for having the highest quality we understand how vital our miniature parts are in the systems that our customers are building having gotten our start in Aerospace we're the requirements for Perfection are obvious a very high level of focus is part of our culture the smallest Details Matter to all of us from the initial concept
00:01:17 for a design through the development and testing sales production inspection shipping and all the vital support functions that result in solving our customers needs we all understand our parts are mission critical it doesn't matter what role an employee has at the company or if they even actually touch the part their contribution matters
00:01:45 I love the people I work with we're very close into organization it's like having 1100 family members I've gotten to greet them on their first days walked with them talk with them celebrated important milestones in their lives and success is here at work it's a huge honor playing a part in helping them achieve the life they want and the
00:02:05 things they dream of we recognize that our team works hard at challenging jobs we prioritize taking care of everyone by ensuring healthy work environments Advanced Training upward Mobility good pay and generous benefits from the time my father built this company Through The Years my brother latently III was CEO and then my tenure
00:02:28 the Lee company has grown to 11 product groups each one like a small company unto itself although we're all part of the same company there are things that make each product group and Department special personal and supportive now with my niece Marietta taking over as CEO the company will continue to innovate and who knows what the number of product
00:02:47 groups will be in 10 20 75 years from now my grandfather probably never imagined his company would grow to be what it is today much less that his granddaughter would be running it 75 years later I am honored and excited to be taking on this new role my father was clearly a dreamer way ahead of his time I don't think you'd be surprised if his granddaughter is taking over
00:03:11 thrill beyond belief but not surprised this transition marks an important milestone for the business going from a second generation to the third has been a plant process over several years my hope is to continue our long tradition of steady stable growth in products serving the markets all over the world most importantly I want to see our employees continue to exceed the
00:03:37 prosperity they thought was possible in their lives by offering them opportunities and advancement my biggest goal is for our employees to feel fulfilled knowing that they helped keep people safe I wish everyone in the company today could have known my father he would be very proud 75 years later it's incredible to see what we've been able
00:03:59 to transform this company into and the products that we have engineered our employees at the heart and soul of this company the safety that we bring to the world with our products is from them [Music]