The Place for Business Flexible Steel Lacing Co . was founded in 1907 and moved to 2525 Wisconsin Ave. The company's original facility was 14,000 square feet and it has added four expansions for a total of 160,000 square feet. Ellsworth has a terraced landscape and winding roads, and has a mix of large and small businesses. It is a full-fledged industrial park, but in a suburban setting. Now, Flexible Steel Lacing is the largest and most diversified, in terms of broad product line, of the companies making belt fasteners.
Coal mining is one of the biggest markets of the company's products.
There are 265 employees at the Downers Grove plant and 30 in its sales force. When we are recruiting, we look for people who have the knowledge of what it takes to operate in our environment rather than pure technical skills. Flexible Steel Lacing Co. There are two training facilities one for classroom learning and one for hands-on computer learning both are equipped with audio visual equipment. A self-directed work team began in the Shipping Department as a pilot five years ago and has now evolved to setting its own work rules, hiring and scheduling. It has a coach, not a traditional supervisor.