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Soulé News
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1 FEB., 1965
*Architectural Products Division:*
DRESSING UP THE WEST
Like the fabled race between the hare and tortoise, Soulé started slowly in the steel window business thirty five years ago, and has since kept moving until now we are one of the West's major fabricators of aluminum architectural products.
Photo: *American General, Houston*
In 1930, Soulé entered the steel window field with the acquisition of two Western companies in the industry. Sale of steel windows and doors continued until the mid 1950's when the use of aluminum became popular in architectural construction.
Because of its light weight and low maintenance characteristics, it was possible to fabricate aluminum into attractive low cost wall systems for large buildings. This is the major source of business for the Architectural Products Division today.
Some of the Division's most notable jobs include the Capistrano building in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Federal Savings and Loan building, the Kaiser Hospital in Bellflower, California, (now under construction), the Fairmont Towers in San Francisco, and the American General building in Houston, Texas.
The marketing area of the Architectural Products Division covers the thirteen Western States, plus Texas and Oklahoma. Direct sales offices are located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, with the rest of the area covered by dealers.
Soulé has had a long and successful relationship with many of these dealers, such as, Associated Specialties Co., (Abe Bernstein) in Salt Lake City, Shelton W. Greer & Co., Houston, Murry R. Womble, Tulsa, and American Building Materials Co., Sacramento.
The evolution from steel to aluminum has produced new product lines—curtain and window wall. windows of various types, Soulé Arctic Wall (plastic insulated curtain wall), monumental sliding doors, double glazed solar windows, store fronts, and hand railings. All of these can be natural or color anodized in Soulé's own facilities.
Most of these aluminum products were not on the market twenty years ago. Yet, today they adorn some of the most striking and modern office, commercial and public buildings in the West.
Who can guess what Soulé's Architectural Products Division's ingenuity and know-how will produce in the next twenty years?
Photo: *Fairmont Towers, San Francisco*
The Bellflower Story
The Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Bellflower, California, has provided an opportunity for Soulé to introduce two new products, as well as using our color anodizing process.
It is the first large building project to make use of the new Soulé aluminum commercial hand railings and Soulé's new aluminum monumental sliding "Golden Gate Doors."
In addition, all Soulé aluminum products used on the project were color anodized with Kalcolor Gold No. 6320, a new addition to the Soulé color anodizing line.
Mike Rizza is the Project Manager on the Bellflower job, Harding Lem is the Senior Detailer, and Jack Guilmet of our Los Angeles office is Job Foreman.
The hospital is scheduled to be completed by the middle of this year. Soulé's portion of the job amounts to more than $300,000.
Photo: *Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Bellflower, California.*
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ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS DIVISION'S FAMILY ALBUM
*Photo: San Francisco Shop: left to right, Roy Fisher, Al Schurrer (Plant Manager, seated), Hans Muhleman.*
*Photo: James Bedford, General Manager*
*Photo: "Pete" Molinari, Operations Manager*
*Photo: S. F. Field Office: Ken Johnson, Orrille Welch, Fred McGbee (Erection Supervisor, Central District).*
*Photo: San Francisco Standard and Design Department: left to right, Oleg Jonsson, Al Bilund, Herb Lange, Ian Miller (Division Design Manager).*
*Photo: S. F. Operations Planning Department: Bob Rackerby, Ed McFarland, Donna Skelton, and Don Whitaker.*
*Photo: San Francisco Estimating Department: left to right, Bruce Tuck (Division Estimating Manager), Mel Prince, Al Case, Bob Gross, George Klau.*
*Photo: Holding things down in Seattle: Ray Ferch (Field Superintendent) Bob Secker (Northwest Regional Sales Manager), and Sam Sako (Engineer-Coordinator)*
*Photo: This happy foursome consists of, Walter Oertel, Jack Pickner, Mike Rizza, and Ernie Ottoboni, Project Managers.*
Who's Missing?
The Architectural Products Division's "Family Album", does not include a photo of Bob Rankin. Bob, who is Regional Sales Manager for the Central District, is an active member of the division, and harbors no fear of cameras.
Due to uncontrollable circumstances, we were unable to obtain a photograph of Bob
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... More A. P. Photos
*Photo: L. A. Office: Front row left to right, Bud Ordlock (Sales Manager, Southwest), Joyce Benson, Dorothy McKiernan, Gary Asmussen; second row, Homer King, Tom Kowalski, Bob Bannatyne, Jack Pickner, Arnt Johnson, Jerry Spencer, Jim Guilmet.*
*Photo: S. F. Engineering Department: Front row left to right, Arlene Duarte, Ernie Clark, Harding Lem, Fred Nilsen, Ron Hirano, Jim Murrell; second row, Bob Ford (Engineering Manager), Les Rueger, Gottfried Fritzl, Al Rangel, Harry Durr, Dennis Keith, Chuck Mekeel, Dick Skok, John Vanderschee, Kimo Kinoshiba.*
Company Meetings
The Steel Structures Division recently held a series of Management, Sales and Dealer Meetings in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Charles Alvord, Division Manager, directed the Management Meeting in San Francisco, in which the 1965 Marketing Program was presented. Sales, Product Development, and Advertising plans for the year were discussed, along with the refinements made on the "Sierra" building line.
Howard Crom, General Sales Manager, conducted the San Francisco and Los Angeles Sales Meetings. Don Watson, Manager, Northern Dealer Sales, and Bill Evans, Manager, Southern Dealer Sales, handled dealer meetings in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively.
The companies represented at the dealer meetings were: Republic Construction, Lodi; Spanda Industrial, Sacramento; Joe Ginnet Co., Fresno; Bitter Root Builders, Hamilton, Montana; Nelson Brothers Construction, Salt Lake City; Romac Pacific, San Rafael; the Fox Co., Palmdale; G. F. Brame Co., Costa Mesa; Coastal Steel Structures, Ventura; May and Frost Co., Riverside; Wilson and Van Sant, Phoenix; Wallace and Smith, Bakersfield; Velda Construction, San Bernardino; and Meichtry Construction Co., Sherman Oaks.
The highlight of the dealer meetings was the presentation of awards to the winners of the "Mainstreeter Contest."
The grand prize, a trip for two to Mexico City for one week, was given to the Gerald F. Brame Company, Costa Mesa, for selling four Mainstreeter buildings before November 30th.
Borah Construction Company, American Falls, Idaho, was runner-up, and received a two-piece luggage set.
In addition, all other contest winners received powerful transistor radios. The recipients included Hawaii Welding Company, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii; Coastal Steel Structures, Wilson and Van Sant, and the Joe Ginnet Company.
FIELD JOB OF THE MONTH: FRESNO COUNTY COURT HOUSE
In the early part of December, the Architectural Products Division began work on the Fresno County Court House. The job involves erecting some 66,000 square feet of Kalcolor Aluminum Curtain Walls. Soule's portion of the project will amount to about $300,000.
Walter Oertel, Project Manager, is directing activities on this one, with Fred Nilsen acting as Project Engineer. Fred McGhee is Erection Supervisor, and Gene Welch is Job Superintendent. Assisting Gene is Bud Ockenfel, Job Foreman.
According to Oertel, the Fresno County Court House is scheduled to be completed by the end of March.
He also added that "everyone concerned with the job has been doing fine work, and there should be no problems meeting the schedule."
General contractor on the Fresno project is Hubert, Hunt and Nichols of Sunnyvale, California.
*Photo: Welch and Ockenfel, on the job in Fresno.*
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CITIZEN OF THE MONTH
Frank Kleman, Safety Director at Los Angeles, lives his work—on the job and off.
In November, Frank became a member of the Toastmasters, and with his first two safety speeches on that group's behalf, he won five trophies.
Frank was also honored in November with an election to the Board of Governors of the Southern California Industrial Safety Society. This Society includes some 200 members.
In December, Frank received his First Aid Instructor's Certificate, and plans to conduct first aid classes for Soulé employees, as soon as arrangements can be made.
In addition, he has recently received an invitation to address one of the sessions of the National Safety Council's Congress, and will speak at the Ambassador Hotel in March.
Finally, in April, he will join a panel of fellow Toastmasters on a radio broadcast from a Pomona station.
In the world of Frank Kleman, "Safety is First."
*Photo: Kleman — Action and Recognition.*
Safety and Your Car
*by Mike Mickel*
How many times has your car been slowed to a snail's pace on a freeway because of an auto accident, and as a result you've been late for work?
How often have you heard the sound of screeching tires, the crash of metal, or the ominous ring of a siren? Probably, too often.
You can do something about such occurrences. Here are five rules to follow that will help reduce your chances of having an accident:
1. Drive defensively 2. Drive courteously 3. Drive skillfully 4. Use seat belts 5. Maintain your car properly
NAMES IN THE NEWS
George Ford, Vice President-Purchasing, announces that Paul Merrill is the new Company-Wide Manager of Purchases.
Bud Ordlock, was recently named Southwest Regional Sales Manager for the Architectural Products Division. He was previously with Reynolds Metals Company, Chicago.
Ed Kapp has been transferred to the Special Products Division's Sales Department. He had been San Francisco Finishing Supervisor for aluminum anodizing under Bud Williamson.
Ed Breeding has been appointed Southwest Regional Sales Manager for the Commodity Products Division, it was announced by Scott Anderson, Division General Manager.
RIVERSIDE JOB RATES PRAISE
It's mighty unusual when the State Safety Inspector, flanked by a group of State officials, extends his hand to you in praise of a job well done.
It happened recently to our men on the American Cement Company Pan and Framing job in Riverside, California.
The project, with shoring up to 42 feet high, called for strict compliance with the State Safety Code.
The Safety Inspector and his party made a special trip to the job site to congratulate our boys for following the code to a tee.
Ira Hines is directing the job, and Kelly Rimmer is the man on the spot.
The pans are being installed under the supervision of Felix Dominguez, with capable assistance from his two foreman brothers, Art and Fred.
Just to make it a clean sweep, Soulé is also placing the rebar; Harvey Leyde is handling this phase of the job under the direction of Mert Rose.
The American Cement job is an outstanding example of the safety consciousness of Soulé employees.
In Riverside, 42 feet of shoring means 42 feet of safety.
*Photo: Hine, Dominguez, and Rimmer — a handshake and official praise.*
Soulé News
Published monthly by the Soulé Steel Co.
Robert F. Horn, Editor-in-Chief David Brancoli, Editor
**Associate Editors**
Mike Mickel, San Francisco
Andree George Salt Lake
Esther Longnecker San Diego
Dee Henderson Seattle
Frank Kleman Dominguez
Jo Davis Fresno
Don Garner Los Angeles
Rod Newton Phoenix
Dolores Bedgood Portland