Valencia Welding: Interview with Rick Montoya, President (part 3)

1. Are you looking to hire in the coming year?
   Yes, I would like to start hiring once students graduate from the welding program at COC.  They will join the Valencia Welding team to do welding and fabricating services and make repairs on site at local restaurants.  Also, we were invited to participate in the second annual business expo/job fair, which will be held at the OLPH campus in Santa Clarita.
2. Going the extra mile for our customers.
   On one occasion, I was clear across the Santa Clarita Valley when one of our customers called and needed a weld repair on a critical stainless steel mold.  Without this weld repair, they would not be able to proceed with the production of their products.  Plus, the customer was at their facilities waiting to see the production of their product get back online.  So I got a call at 7:00AM in the morning and had to go across town and be at my customer’s facility within the hour to perform the weld repair.  I arrived within the hour, completed the weld repair, and my customer and their customer were very happy with the results and the production went back on track.

Francis M. Unson

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Valencia Welding: Interview with Rick Montoya, President (part 2)

1. What niche are you serving with your business?
   The niche of Valencia Welding is a quick turnaround to work closely with our customers to get their product completed.
2. What products and/or services do you offer?
   We offer welding and fabricating services.
3. What kind of promotions do you have?
   N/A
4. What do you like about working in the Santa Clarita Valley?
   I love working in the Santa Clarita Valley.  The people and businesses are great.  We are like a big family.
5. In terms of your business, what are you looking forward to in the coming year?
   I am looking forward to expanding the business into the Antelope and San Fernando Valleys as well as working together with the Welding Department at the College of the Canyons (COC) to train welders for this type of welding.

   (to be continued…)

Francis M. Unson

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Valencia Welding: Interview with Rick Montoya, President (part 1)

1. What is your name?
   Rick Montoya.
2. What is the name of your business?
   Valencia Welding, Inc. (VWI)
3. What year did you establish your business?
   1994
4. How did you go about getting your business started?
   I saw a need for commercial welding services in the Santa Clarita Valley, so I launched Valencia Welding to serve machine shops and manufacturing companies in Valencia’s industrial parks.  We started off doing repairs on aluminum injection molds, welding hardware for our customer’s products and fabricating steel tables and storage racks.Now, VWI has launched a new service, specializing in restaurant weld repairs, fabrication and installation of stainless steel and aluminum kitchen equipment.

   (to be continued…)

Francis M. Unson

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