Richard Olguin on Gates & Sons’ Construction Products

Firstly, when since when did you start? When you first came back? Nineteen Wow. Two thousand six. Okay. So that when you were Well, I was I was here in two thousand six, and, I just remember, you guys were you were doing teaching. Yeah. I was with that college, the building construction program. When I took over that program, there was, products and methods that I want want it to pass on to the students. And one of them, foremost, was Gates's products. K. It's a product that I was basically, grew up using in the construction industry before I was teaching. Sure. So I knew how versatile how how reliable it was. And what was that phrase you used over there? It doesn't it's Oh, that is the spot. I am. It lasts. This product just it will I have forms that I've had for their way over. They're probably getting close to forty years old. Okay. And I'm just now I'm I'm actually trying to get to the end of my road, and I wanna sell them, and they're still good enough that where they're saleable. Okay. They're they're very little lamination. You have to take care of them. You have to clean them, oil them. But I I just I truly believe in this product from the commercial side to the residential. Rods, cam locks, they just work. Okay. So as a contractor and as a teacher, What's been the highlight of your career? Oh, coming to your facility? Alright. My state. And then you're welcome. You're welcome anytime. You know that. Right? You guys would bend over backwards to accommodate us, not only just for, products, but in helping teach For sure. You have that little classroom. It was perfect. Then we got a tour of the plant. There's two things my students looked forward to every year because they knew they'd hear from other students is the trip to Gates. Alright. And coming into the world of conqueror. Alright. Yeah. And you've done it all? Yeah. And this and they're and I don't I think these are one and the same. World of concrete and gate swarms. When I come here, I I told the guys. I said, we gotta go see gates. Alright. Well, I'm glad you guys made it. Thank you so much. Oh, yeah. Very shit. You bet. And you got your hat. Right? Yes, sir. Alright. Yeah. Thank you, Richard.