Category: News
Massive Changes for Nola – Trade, Tracks & Infrastructure
On Con-Tech International’s newest podcast, Industrial Manufacturing Deep Dives, we talk about globalization in manufacturing and trade and what that means for the Gulf South and New Orleans with our special guest Harrison Crabtree, Executive Director of The World Trade Center of New Orleans. Harrison is a wealth of information and energy and is bringing that to…Read More
Securing Foreign Manufacturing
Con-Tech is happy to announce our latest podcast creation, on securing foreign manufacturing and the state of globalization today. Finding the right supplier, the best manufacturer and securing a reliable business partner in another country with a different language and regulations and cultural norms can be a daunting task. We’ve been working with foreign manufacturers…Read More
DEF the Halls this Holiday Season
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) holiday marketing??? Yep. It’s a thing. We’ve all seen the BOGO holiday specials and deals leading up to Christmas for things like slippers and coffeemakers and chocolates but a marketing post to remind companies to stock up on DEF for those holiday hauls is new to us. Why would companies such…Read More
Staying The Course & Saying Thanks
It’s been an interesting and successful year for Con-Tech International and we’re so grateful for it. We’ve met some amazing new customers, witnessed colleagues and friends maneuver ever-changing business protocols and pricing, and survived supply chain woes. Despite all those challenges, we came out the other end as winners, more wise and well-seasoned and so…Read More
Sustainability and Steel Drums – Our Newest Podcast
Industry experts expect podcasting to grow significantly in 2022-23 as on-demand audio increases in popularity. In fact, current estimates project that listeners in the U.S. could increase from 75.9 million to 100 million listeners in the U.S. by 2024. Because we want you to stay informed, we are keeping up with trends and created the…Read More
Listen Up! New Con-Tech Podcast
Our Deep Dives into subjects that matter and pertain to your business in the industrial manufacturing and global supply chain industries continue with our newest marketing tool, the Industrial Mfg Deep Dives Podcast. In our first episode, we talk with our President and CEO, Barbara Ryniker Evans, an entrepreneur who started her own law firm…Read More
Celebrating Manufacturing Day
Early on this month, we recognized National Manufacturing Day, a holiday created to celebrate those who proudly stand behind our goods and services in America. Despite not actually manufacturing products ourselves, we supply thousands of manufactured goods to companies around the world and across the country, and proudly support our suppliers and manufacturing partners. It’s…Read More
Markets in Flux & More Sustainability
The Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) market is experiencing a high right now with sales up that could, however, easily come crashing down as supplies become scarce, resulting in very real interruptions to the US food and supply chains. Many factors contribute to the flucuating market including the War in Ukraine and relations with other Urea-producing…Read More
Manufacturing Sector Keeps Adding Jobs
Employment in the US is up, especially in some manufacturing sectors. Manufacturing companies in the U.S. added 29,000 jobs last month, slightly beating the sector’s last pre-pandemic employment numbers in February 2020. Employment in the economy overall rose by 372,000 jobs as the employment rate and labor force participation rate—3.6% and 62.2%, respectively—remained stable. U.S….Read More
Women Leaders – May We Raise & Support Them
On International Womens Day, we recognize and celebrate the strong, smart women at Con-Tech who are the reason our company is so successful. From sales to accounting to steering the ship, these ladies continue to bring their intelligence, insight, tenacity and patience to the office day after day after day. Shout out to our President…Read More