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Fortress Building Products
The Fortress Company is an innovative building products manufacturer focused on supplying and servicing the growing railing, fence, deck and building product industries in North America.
Mission
Fortress is committed to helping our customers expand their market in the face of a changing building products market. We achieve this with superior service and support on quality, value minded products to assure we exceed our customer’s expectations. Our Unique Business Proposition states: Fortress is a global company that is the fastest growing brand of ornamental railing & fence products in North America. Through innovation, we expand business opportunities for our distribution partners and provide more attractive, higher quality and safer products to the end user.
Additional Culture Details
Some of these we are there. Some of these we are getting there. And, some of these we want to go there. Regardless, this is the culture we have started to create and want to continue to create. This is about what really makes us different. We are not calling our Core Values honesty, integrity or other similar things that you see so often as we consider those a given, a cost of entry, a day one requirement to participate. If you fit these unique Fortress Core Values, you should be a fit for Fortress and Fortress should be a fit for you. They should guide us in our decision-making process. We should hire to these values, expect these from one another and check ourselves to these regularly. Going forward, this should be The Fortress Way.
Work Hard, Play Hard
- We seek passionate people.
- We take our work seriously and we take the enjoyment of our lives seriously.
- We strive to keep a healthy work-life balance.
- We are willing to put in the work needed to accomplish our goals.
- We have fun on and off the field.
- We celebrate our wins.
People that are passionate about a cause, a hobby, an activity or something outside of the office are often the same people that are passionate about their business. We like to look for those people. This is not easy work. This is not always an 8-5 to job. Certain roles and certain times require early mornings, late nights or weekend work. That need on one side creates flexibility and understanding on the other side. This should not be a rigid environment. Fortress encourages you to take advantage of the opportunities given to take a break and goes beyond industry norms with vacations, holidays and general flexibility. We like to celebrate and find ways to have fun as a team. This doesn’t mean that we are the wild and crazy guys/gals that lack professionalism and develop an out of control or disrespectful reputation…see the final core value.
Positive, Can Do Attitude
- We are optimistic, we set challenging goals and we find a way to accomplish them.
- We seek solutions, not reasons it can’t be done.
- We believe in the power of intention.
- We approach challenges with the intention of finding solutions.
At Fortress you are likely to be pushed further than you think is realistic. You will also discover that we can achieve more than you think. We would never be to where we are today if we operated within the walls of what people thought we could do. Early on we were told that exterior welded iron panels would never work. We proved that wrong. We were told that the only way to make a good rackabel fence was already patented. We designed and patented a better one. We will never get to where we want to go if we put up our own walls. We are not unrealistic or operating with our head in the clouds, but we are confident and push ourselves. We do so know that when seeking innovation or break through, you are going to win some and lose some. Instead of “that can’t be done” or “that’s impossible” we think, “how can we make that work” or “if we could do this, we could do that.”
Compete & Win as a Team
- We put TEAM first. Our team is what makes our company great.
- We are a competitive group that likes to win. We keep score.
- We rely on each other. We lock arms before going into battle.
- Competition drives us to be better.
There are those that like to keep score and those that don’t. We like to keep score. We are winners seeking winners. We don’t just see the obvious named competitor as our competition. We look past that and see the untapped or unrealized market opportunities as places that we can break through and find opportunities to win. We are aggressive individuals, but we understand that the enemy is outside of our walls and it takes a committed and cohesive team to win. It’s like the protective layers on Fortress products, each member of the team plays an integral part in the overall success.
Innovate and Seek Continuous Improvement
- We believe it can always be better.
- We want better products.
- We want better processes.
- We want to be better individuals.
- We want to be a better organization.
Innovation is core to us. That means making things better whether it is a product, a process or a strategy. We understand that we always need to be working to get better as a company. As individuals, we recognize that we aren’t perfect, and we work to get better through additional training or continuing education programs.
We are Respectful
- We respect fellow team members, our partners, ourselves and our company.
- We present ourselves in a professional manner that earns the respect of others.
- We are trusted partners.
- We are known to be the “the good guys.”
This is of higher importance to us than it is to most and we want to be known for it. We are a Texas company and we should be proud to be the respectful ladies and gentlemen that so many don’t get to see in today’s world. We should treat ourselves with respect, our co-workers with respect, our business partners with respect and our company assets with respect. We are the Fortress Family and just like any strong family, you may not always agree with everyone or everything, but you need to be respectful.
Work Hard, Play Hard
- We seek passionate people.
- We take our work seriously and we take the enjoyment of our lives seriously.
- We strive to keep a healthy work-life balance.
- We are willing to put in the work needed to accomplish our goals.
- We have fun on and off the field.
- We celebrate our wins.
People that are passionate about a cause, a hobby, an activity or something outside of the office are often the same people that are passionate about their business. We like to look for those people. This is not easy work. This is not always an 8-5 to job. Certain roles and certain times require early mornings, late nights or weekend work. That need on one side creates flexibility and understanding on the other side. This should not be a rigid environment. Fortress encourages you to take advantage of the opportunities given to take a break and goes beyond industry norms with vacations, holidays and general flexibility. We like to celebrate and find ways to have fun as a team. This doesn’t mean that we are the wild and crazy guys/gals that lack professionalism and develop an out of control or disrespectful reputation…see the final core value.
Positive, Can Do Attitude
- We are optimistic, we set challenging goals and we find a way to accomplish them.
- We seek solutions, not reasons it can’t be done.
- We believe in the power of intention.
- We approach challenges with the intention of finding solutions.
At Fortress you are likely to be pushed further than you think is realistic. You will also discover that we can achieve more than you think. We would never be to where we are today if we operated within the walls of what people thought we could do. Early on we were told that exterior welded iron panels would never work. We proved that wrong. We were told that the only way to make a good rackabel fence was already patented. We designed and patented a better one. We will never get to where we want to go if we put up our own walls. We are not unrealistic or operating with our head in the clouds, but we are confident and push ourselves. We do so know that when seeking innovation or break through, you are going to win some and lose some. Instead of “that can’t be done” or “that’s impossible” we think, “how can we make that work” or “if we could do this, we could do that.”
Compete & Win as a Team
- We put TEAM first. Our team is what makes our company great.
- We are a competitive group that likes to win. We keep score.
- We rely on each other. We lock arms before going into battle.
- Competition drives us to be better.
There are those that like to keep score and those that don’t. We like to keep score. We are winners seeking winners. We don’t just see the obvious named competitor as our competition. We look past that and see the untapped or unrealized market opportunities as places that we can break through and find opportunities to win. We are aggressive individuals, but we understand that the enemy is outside of our walls and it takes a committed and cohesive team to win. It’s like the protective layers on Fortress products, each member of the team plays an integral part in the overall success.
Innovate and Seek Continuous Improvement
- We believe it can always be better.
- We want better products.
- We want better processes.
- We want to be better individuals.
- We want to be a better organization.
Innovation is core to us. That means making things better whether it is a product, a process or a strategy. We understand that we always need to be working to get better as a company. As individuals, we recognize that we aren’t perfect, and we work to get better through additional training or continuing education programs.
We are Respectful
- We respect fellow team members, our partners, ourselves and our company.
- We present ourselves in a professional manner that earns the respect of others.
- We are trusted partners.
- We are known to be the “the good guys.”
This is of higher importance to us than it is to most and we want to be known for it. We are a Texas company and we should be proud to be the respectful ladies and gentlemen that so many don’t get to see in today’s world. We should treat ourselves with respect, our co-workers with respect, our business partners with respect and our company assets with respect. We are the Fortress Family and just like any strong family, you may not always agree with everyone or everything, but you need to be respectful.
Values
- Purpose Statement
- We Lead Global Change in a way People Build and Live.