I figured it was about time to write an update on the factory's progress. Well, even though the paint isn't dry and certain doors do not have door handles, Sulzer Pumps Suzhou will 'officially' open this Wednesday. Sulzer bigwigs, Suzhou dignitaries and potential customers arrive tomorrow evening and all will be well entertained through the week as there are festivities slated each day. The project management team is working frantically to ensure things go off without too much of a hitch. Long hours and several headaches have been the norm for the past few weeks.
The girls and I went with Larry Sunday, to check out the factory. The last time I was there was back in the spring. There was barely the shell of a building back then. I couldn't believe how much had been accomplished in a few months. The construction crews are working feverishly to get the building ready and there a dozens of folks working on the grounds. There's supposed to be several fish ponds. None of them were done yet, but evidently, they will be by mid-week, complete with fish. The offices are impressive with bamboo, rock gardens, fish ponds and three-story free-standing slate staircase in the center. We walked around marveling at everything. Everything seems so much bigger and grander here in China. I'm not saying better, but definitely different. I do hope, though, the opening is successful. This has been quite an ordeal with lots of highs and many more lows. I was oblivious to it all when my father worked his tail off to open the factory in Easley. My girls at least tell their father that he works too hard. Now, that hard work...will probably continue as there's still lots to do, people to hire and train, equipment to check and recheck, and who knows what else...
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