To our valued customers, vendors, family and friends — On Tuesday evening, December 26th the plant caught on fire at Jennerjahn Machine, and it was significant. We will need to temporarily relocate to continue our operations. We have already visited several sites, and we are optimistic that we will have a place secured and begin moving in shortly.
All of our data was backed up and is fully intact. We have complete access to all of our business software and data, engineering drawings, and financial records. We have temporary office space available, and intend to have our Service, Engineering, Sales, IT and Administration departments set up and operating by Friday, January 5th. We are working with local machine shops to keep our fabricated components flowing. We have received significant initial insurance funds to begin to replace inventory and work-in-progress materials. We are moving quickly to minimize lost time.
In the next two weeks we will have a much better understanding of our situation, and path forward. Progress we have made already with our insurance company, contractors, and industrial sites has provided us with a great deal of optimism. We will follow up with additional information in two weeks.
We understand there will be inconveniencies and difficulties in the short term, and we will use all of our resources to mitigate them. We appreciate your patience as we navigate through the next few weeks.
Sincerely,
Chris Jennerjahn, President
Jennerjahn Machine, Inc.