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The power of being there: Taylor’s story
Cancer and quarantine Taylor Collard, daughter of our Accounting Specialist Robb Collard, is an inspiration to many. Back in August 2018, Taylor was enjoying the last weeks of summer before school started again. She woke up one morning feeling sick and joked with her family that she was so pale that she “looked like a…
Read MoreScott Arnold Memorial
The Scott Arnold Memorial celebrated its 10th annual outing this past September. Scott Arnold is the late father of Emily Burnside, who is a customer representative at our Minster, OH facility. Scott passed away in 2012 from lung cancer. Emily and her family have spent the last 10 years remembering Scott with an annual golf outing. All…
Read MoreArtist Zaccura features C.A. Lawton
Zaccura (or ‘Zacky’ for short) is an incredibly talented illustrator, author, and YouTuber. She combines her many talents to create true artwork. Recently, she went through a creative block, as artists oftentimes do. This is when she decided to look back at some of her reference photos and use them as inspiration for her next…
Read MoreC.A. Lawton was featured on the PBS show “Main Streets with John McGivern”
Lawton Standard CEO and fifth-generation owner of The C.A. Lawton Co., Alex Lawton was interviewed on PBS’s “Main Streets with John McGivern” along with his father and fourth-generation owner, Randall Lawton. John and his team toured the De Pere foundry, pattern shop, and office facilities and the episode aired the highlights on PBS Wisconsin in…
Read MoreNothing can stop Piper!
It has been eight years since Piper broke her C1 and C2 vertebrae and five years since her surgery. We shared her story on our blog four years ago here. Piper is doing better than ever expected. Piper has restrictions in some areas, but she never lets any of this stop her! Although she sometimes…
Read MoreFatal accident confirmed at Lawton foundry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 8/8/22 Contact: Andrew Mastalir, Sales & Marketing Manager, The C.A. Lawton Co., 920-983-4171, AMastalir@calawton.com The C.A. Lawton Co. confirms today that a fatality resulted from an accident at their foundry operation located at 1900 Enterprise Drive in De Pere, Wis. A 24-year-old worker succumbed to his injuries following the accident on…
Read MoreWe dig Komatsu: our customer builds a better world
Lawton is proud to work with Komatsu, a multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, forestry, and military equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press machines, lasers, and thermoelectric generators. But Komatsu is more than that. Their purpose is to create value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Wisconsin Humane Society
The Lawton Standard family is proud to have so many remarkable people who give back to their communities. This week, we are looking at the Wisconsin Humane Society and our most recent marketing intern, Olivia Rinehart. The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is the largest shelter in Wisconsin. They are a private non-profit organization that’s been…
Read MoreGiving Back: Lawton employee volunteers to help disabled cats
One of the reasons our employees love being a part of Lawton is that we encourage them to find balance in their lives and to give back. One of our interns, Jordan, is especially passionate about ensuring all animals are treated humanely. She has volunteered with the shelter in the past and still continues to…
Read MoreGiving back: One employee’s mission to help children with cancer
Families of Children with Cancer is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer in Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Michigan. FOCWC receives no federal funding and relies solely on donations from private benefactors, corporate sponsors, community organizations, foundations, and fundraisers. All profits go directly to the affected families…
Read MoreEXPERT’S OPINION: Focus on the basics for exponential growth
The C.A. Lawton Co. periodically publishes input from professionals within the foundry industry and outside the casting world. These Expert Opinions may be casting-related, Continuous Improvement (CI / LEAN), Operational Excellence (Op-Ex), or just working through the challenges of today’s business environment. The goal is to present you with differing viewpoints on how our guests…
Read MoreThe C.A. Lawton Training Dojo and the great mojo that follows
By: Maria Margraf As a newly hired employee of The C.A. Lawton Co., I was invited to an onsite training session that was unique and informative. Most of us newbies have never seen the inside of a metal foundry. We might all envision the big pot of molten metal lava being poured but that is…
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