2005 was an absolutely incredible year for M.D. Manufacturing. Thank you for being a part of our success. Sometimes you think progress is so slow but looking back we are astonished at all the new implementations here.
New products, new markets, new dealers, and tons of new end users have put all of our staff anxious for the next opportunity before us. In 2006 we have another list of new things we intend to introduce that will knock your socks off. Hopefully we will be making a few revelations in February at the VDTA (Vacuum Dealers Trade Association) Show and then a few weeks later at the Electronic House Expo in Florida. We have trade shows in Europe, China and throughout America as well.
Simultaneously we have just purchased a new 14 acre site in Bakersfield where we intend to build a completely new state-of-the-art factory, warehouse, and office complex. This beautiful location will be at the hub of commerce for the fastest growing portion of California.
I guess, as employees, we have a tremendous amount to be thankful for. We wake up each morning and anticipate what opportunities lay ahead of us! Response comments from our dealers are likewise encouraging, urging us on to continue our creativity to further enhance the wonderful world of central vacuums. And the end user customers too are so gracious often stopping their busy schedule simply to tell us how much they love their central vacuums. Folks, it doesn’t get much better than this!
But it does! Christmas is a fantastic time of year when we stop and take inventory of all that has transpired. We look back at the joys of the years and consider the road ahead. Often the backward glance is difficult. If you’ve lost a loved one recently, it’s a hard time missing the creation of new memories with those whom you love. I lost a dear father-in-law and sister-in-law this year and I do miss them. My mother passed away soon before that and she was an integral part of my family. So how do you have hope? Christmas! I know it’s politically incorrect but keeping the name Christ in the season reminds us of our true purpose on this earth. Without his birth, sinless life, and resurrection, there would be no hope in life. If we were simply a cosmic accident or left here to evolve by some non-communicative god, what would be the purpose of our lives? I challenge you to read the Christmas story in the Book of Luke and seek to discover who Christ really was. He is the reason for this season!