MANA’s CEO and President Charles Cohon extends special thanks to Justin McCarthy of Scot Forge for the opportunity to tour Scot Forge’s Spring Grove, Illinois facility on Thursday June 5, 2014.

McCarthy is a long-term MANA member and a long-term supporter of MANA and of the manufacturers’ representative system of selling.

The facility operates on an enormous scale and is state-of-the-art in terms of its manufacturing techniques and dedication to safety. Scot Forge is a 100% ESOP company where each employee, after meeting certain criteria, actually becomes an employee-owner.

MANA members like McCarthy and Scott Forge are the reason for MANA’s success in advancing the professionalism and utilization of independent manufacturers’ representatives since 1947, and we are humbled to see this example of the industrial juggernaut that is fueled by the efforts of manufacturers’ representatives across North America and the world.

In the first photo (left) McCarthy and Cohon pose with the “Uncle Pete” Bronze Statue in front of Scot Forge’s offices.
Behind Cohon in the second photo is a 1750 ton press with forged disk glowing at a temperature over 2000°F.
In the third photo Employee-Owner Sean explains “Target Zero” safety cards to Cohon. Scot Forge recently set a new plant record by operating 280 days without a lost-time accident.