A strong foundation is key to the success of any organization. Throughout our company’s 100+ year history, Dane has been rooted in its values, focusing on hard work, innovation and embracing strategic change.
Today, our company’s culture and identity are driven by our four core values. These values are the foundation of how we operate, represent the culture that we are striving to achieve, and drive the strategy that will continue to help us secure great results in the future.
That’s what our “More Than Metal” mantra stands for. We don’t just provide metal fabrication and contract manufacturing services. We exist to deliver meaningful partnerships and personalized interactions to our employees and customers, and to make a positive impact on the people with whom we’re connected.
Invest
We value the lives of those around us and look to regularly invest and serve those in our circle of influence.
Investing in others is a responsibility that we all bear as individuals. We invest our time and resources in our kids, our neighbors, our friends and colleagues. But it’s also the driving force behind our organization. As a company, we apply this core value in many ways. We take an employee first mentality, and embrace the opportunity to enrich the lives of our team members on a personal level. Beyond offering them a safe and rewarding workplace experience, we aim to empower their growth through training and education programs, and our leaders strive to create a strong culture within their teams. As a result, employees have the opportunity to grow in both their lives and careers.
Our goal to invest in others also applies to our customers and the community that surrounds us. Dane’s unique approach to manufacturing is centered on delivering a personalized partnership to our customers. This manifests itself in the form of regular customer visits, development of personal relationships and mutually creating plans and strategies that enable us to grow along side of one another. Together, the success of our customers, and of Dane enables us to benefit our communities, enriching the lives of our neighbors and friends.
This core value is at the heart of all our work and carries the most influence. What is important to us is reflected in our company’s mission statement, which articulates our desire to invest in those around us.
Mission Statement
We exist to enable the enrichment of our employees, customers and community through an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative metal solutions.
Innovate
We utilize a solution-oriented mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to adapt, expand and grow.
Innovation resides at the core of everything we do. Since the beginning, Dane has been characterized by a desire to adapt, innovate and grow. This philosophy is led by our CEO and President, Troy Berg, whose passionate entrepreneurial spirit has enabled our pursuit of automation and the creation of our state-of-the-art facility.
This core value is about more than just investment into technology. Like those early entrepreneurs who started Dane and led it through the Great Depression and both World Wars, it requires adaptation, willingness to embrace change and a visionary mindset. Our leaders and teams are empowered to solve problems, overcome challenges and bring creative ideas and collective wisdom for continually improving our customer service and positive experience.
Integrity
We operate with authenticity and honesty knowing that trust is critical in all our relationships and interactions.
Trust is critical in all relationships, and is especially important to our customers. Our core value “Integrity” is the champions trust and sets the expectation of authenticity and honesty in all our partnerships.
When problems occur, we don’t take shortcuts, nor do we hide them. Instead, we collaborate with clients to offer meaningful solutions knowing that our long-term partnerships rely on this mutual trust. As a result, we develop lifetime relationships with our customers and operate as an extension of their own manufacturing team.
Excellence
We maintain the highest standard for the quality of our work and in our interactions with the people around us.
Quality is absolute and non-negotiable. Our customers expect it from their partners and we’re passionate about pursuing it throughout our company. We aim to deliver excellence in all our operations, on all of our projects, in our appreciation of employees and in all of our customer partnerships. Customers can count on our commitment to quality manufacturing practices, resulting in on-time delivery of quality parts. This is supported by our ISO 90001:2015 certification, which underlines our commitment to an enhanced and well-defined quality management system. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond what we make, and encompasses how we act, conduct our business, the high caliber people we hire, and in each and every circumstance. We’re humans after all, and won’t get everything perfect, but we’ll relentlessly pursue excellence in all facets of our business.
Our core values aren’t merely guidelines, they are the driving force behind everything we do. For the past 100 years, these values have helped us build a strong foundation of trust, innovation, and quality and also shaped our vision for the future. As we continue to grow, we remain committed to these values, ensuring a value-driven organization that will always go the extra mile to enrich the lives of those around us… More Than Metal.