b'On Deck with Morgan9 things about Steve weinertofcrafts inc. MANITOWOC, WISteve and his English dual-citizen wife Alison live in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. They met at the Manchester Business School in England, while earning their graduate degrees. Steve and Alison have three successful sons. Tom is a Gold Mine Metallurgist/Chemical Engineer in Canada; Winston is a Computer Science Major at U. of Wisconsin Milwaukee; and Victor is a senior at U. Wisconsin Milwaukee majoring in Geospatial Information Systems.A third-generation family-owned company, Crafts, Inc. was established in 1946, and is celebrating 70 years! The companys Value Statement expresses the commitment to employee success and making family a priority. We took an assessment of what really matters, and the most important contributor to our success is our employees.We are very proud to say that over MRCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 20% of our staff are 2nd and 3rd generation employees, and we even have 4th generation employees working with us today.MRCA T&R COMMITTEE Some of Steves first memories are on a roof was when I went up on a 5 story factory as a toddler, with my Father (Bob PRESIDENT - CRAFTS, INC. Weinert) and Grandfather (Leonard Spike Kraft).I was so little I had to be held up to see over the parapet to see the ground.Later I worked in the warehouse, and then on the roofing crews, earning a Roofers Journeyman Card before leaving for the Army Counterintelligence Corps in West Germany.After earning a BSc in West Germany and his MBA in England, Steve ran a large group of shoemaking factories in England, while Alison bought and sold hospitals & properties for part the British National Health System. Steves wide array of hobbies include, Amateur Radio holding Extra-Class License K9ZW, Baritone Saxophonist with several FOLLOW Us area bands, Motorcyclist, Private Pilot, Hunting & Fishing, Shooting Sports, and Travel. Some of his projects include building a second ham radio station & workshop at our remote island second home, and planning our next big trip to top our visits to Norway, Shetland Islands, Iceland, Greenland, & Newfoundland along with several other countries in 2016.craftsroofing.com Crafts, Inc. has done many vegetative roofs over the years, primarily for water containment, but they have done facebook.com/CraftsIncseveral for cancer centers that use them for their meditative qualities. I never knew how much these gardens were linkedin.com/company/480103 appreciated by patients, until a friend needed serious treatment. When we would visit him, always he wanted us to take him to sit where he could enjoy the roof top garden.Steve volunteers his time with a number of organizations such as U of Manitowoc Music Programs, and on community advisory committees, but near and dear to Steve is the U of Manitowoc Oshkosh Wisconsin Family Business Forum, where he serves on the Board. He thinks that highlighting and learning about the issues of running a family business vs. a small business has greatly helped Crafts, Inc. Family-owned businesses struggle survive to the generation to generation. Its often the classic issue of being so busy working at their business that they never put time working ON their business. For more information about the U of Manitowoc Oshkosh Wisconsin Family Business Forum, visit them on the web at: http://wfbf.uwosh.edu/Crafts Inc. has been a member of the MRCA since 1969.The MRCA offers camaraderie, its the share, learn, and listen of our industry.www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 9'