French Featured on Dayton Region Manufacturing Blog

Our Director of Marketing, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Tayte French Lutz, recently answered some questions for the MADE in DAYTON Blog about herself and our 114-year-old company.

The feature covers Tayte’s background and her involvement at French, to what we attribute our success over 114 years and three generations of family leadership, clarification on a common misunderstanding of our business, our thoughts on the so-called manufacturing ‘renaissance’, challenges we face and a piece of advice for other companies wishing to become centennials.

MADE In DAYTON Blog excerpt:
When a company is in business for over 50 years, it is worthy of taking notice. If it is one of the few that makes it to the centennial mark, then it should be celebrated. One company, a custom hydraulic press manufacturer, right here in the northern Miami Valley, is now in its 114th year of business. Now that’s impressive!

Today, with the help of Tayte French Lutz, the Director of Marketing, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, of French Oil Mill Machinery Company in Piqua, Ohio, we’ll take a closer look into what makes this landmark company tick…

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