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## OptIMIzInG OUR FOOtpRInt 

## Consolidating plants around the country strengthens our platform and increases efficiency. 

Our strategy is to create a network of larger, well-equipped facilities in key locations. 

In the Midwest, southwest, and West Coast regions, we have taken action to consolidate several small local facilities into one larger plant. soon, we will do the same in the northeast. Why? In one sense, it’s part of our Company’s natural evolution. We’ve made many strategic acquisitions over the years, and some of these have left us with multiple, often redundant, plants in the same area. As leases have expired and business has grown, we have taken the opportunity to optimize our network. And we believe a more focused footprint offers critical advantages. 

First, having fewer larger plants in strategic locations, and providing more solutions from each one, reduces operating costs in a number of ways and enables us to centralize many functions. It also helps us focus resources where they’re needed most, and bring more value to customers where demand is greatest. 

second, bringing more team members under one roof enhances communication and collaboration. When it comes to sharing knowledge and rapidly solving our customers’ toughest problems, it’s hard to beat regular face-to-face interactions among talented people. For all these reasons, we expect our new platform to provide significant benefits going forward. 

Bringing more team members under one roof enhances communication and collaboration. 

