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TEXT OF AWARD PRESENTATION
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Below is a complete transcript of the presentation speech given during the
awards ceremony when Volk Packaging won the first annual Maine Institute
for Family-Owned Business "Family Business of the Year" award.
The presentation was given by Shep Lee, of Lee Motors.
"Tonight’s winner of the first Maine Institute for Family-Owned
Business "Family Business of the Year" for employers having
less than 135 employees is truly representative of what family-run business can
and should be. Now in its third generation, this company, like all small
to medium sized independent businesses, must constantly find new ways to manage
in today’s highly competitive, often global, and increasingly consolidated
marketplace. Brothers Ken and Douglas, and Ken’s son, Derek,
of Volk Packaging in Biddeford are doing just that.
The ingredient that sets them apart, according to David Ott, President of
People’s Heritage Bank of Maine, is their creation of an outstanding workplace
environment. The Volks have fostered a unique sense of equity and extended
family among their employees. Look at any issue of their quarterly company
newsletter and you’ll see the typical "what’s new with business"
items and the customer focus piece. You’ll also see at least half of the space
is devoted to employees - pictures of outings, family weddings, and people just
having fun. You’ll also note the quarterly column honoring the "Klutz of
the Issue," who is just as likely to be Ken or Doug caught in the act of
doing something crazy or dumb.
This focus on communication, work ethic, pride and maintaining a sense of
humor in the workplace has resulted in great longevity among their staff, and it’s
at the heart of Volk Packaging’s continued business growth, success and
independence.
It is with great honor that we award Volk Packaging with the first ever Family Business of the Year Award."
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Biddeford Industrial Park