Peggy McCartney peg@bandbwelding.com President/Treasurer, B&B Welding Company, Inc. eggy McCartney is President of B&B Welding Inc. She wears many hats: she pays the bills, manages health and life insurance plans, and does payroll. In Peggy's words, her job is "to let the money go." She is in effect, the human resource director here. To Peggy, B&B is like her second family. "A lot of these guys have grown up here," she says. "Two came right out of high school." And they've stayed at B&B for over twenty years. Peggy's been working at least two days a week for 27 years at B&B. As President, Peggy is also the voice of caution. Every new CNC machine B&B purchases comes with a hefty price tag. One gets the feeling that without Peggy's fiscal prudence, heavy machinery wouldn't just take up every square foot of shop space, but would spill into the office hallways as well. The fact is, the guys here at B&B love these machines. They can't get enough of them. As Peggy's husband Dennis says, "We want to be first with all the new toys." It's Peggy's job to invest wisely in new technology. For all Peggy's talk of fiscal caution, the numbers prove otherwise. Over the last three years, B&B Welding has invested over 1.5 million dollars back into the company. Each purchase came with Peggy's final approval. This investment is what separates B&B from the other shops in the area. "This equipment puts us in a better position to get bigger jobs," she says. "It's paying off." Peggy credits Dennis for his foresight. "I don't think we'd be where we are today if it weren't for Dennis pushing us to buy into automation," she says. Peggy's been known to outfish them all at B&B. "But," she says, "I don't really care if I catch fish or not. I go fishing to relax."   © 2001 B&B Welding Company, Inc. company | projects | facilities | contact