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Registered Precision Machinist Apprenticeship Program

🚀 Exciting News from Zephyr Products! 🛠️ We’re proud to announce our partnership with the Kansas City chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) to launch a Registered Precision Machinist Apprenticeship Program! This collaboration marks a major milestone in our commitment to both workforce development and business growth. By investing in structured, hands-on training, we’re not only helping to shape the next generation of skilled machinists, we’re also strengthening the foundation of our machining department. 🔧 What this means for Zephyr: A pipeline of highly skilled, certified talent Enhanced capabilities and innovation in precision machining Continued

NAIA Champions of Character Award

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics “NAIA” holds an annual Champions of Character Awards Banquet. The inspiring event recognizes student athletes, coaches, businesses, and teams that exemplify the Five Core Values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. The Awards Luncheon held on November 2, 2023, featured Will Shields as the Character Honoree. Zephyr was named as the Company of Character. We are humbled to be recognized among so many companies who do so much good in our community.

2023 Chili Cook Off

The 3rd Annual Zephyr Chili Cook-Off ignited taste buds and set the stage for an epic showdown! With 14 talented contestants vying for glory, only one could emerge as the Grand Champion! From sweet to spicy, smoky BBQ to beanful delights, and even a tantalizing white Thai Chili, there was a fiery creation for every palate. If you couldn’t find a chili to tickle your taste buds, the jury might just question your Midwestern credentials! The esteemed judging panel? None other than

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To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards

We are humbled to announce that Zephyr was awarded the 2023 Non-traditional Talent Pool Reaching for the Stars Award by the Kansas Department of Commerce on October 12, 2023. As Lt Governor David Toland stated, this award recognizes Kansas businesses that contribute to “make our state strong, prosperous, and successful and such a great place to live and work.” We are proud of our top-notch team at Zephyr who work together to deliver the very best in manufactured products to

Building 3 Ribbon Cutting

It was a great day to pause and celebrate how far we have come! The rain did not dampen our spirits as many gathered for our ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open our new dedicated weld facility in Building 3. Thank you to all the officials from Leavenworth City and County, KDOC, and the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce.  A special thanks to the Leavenworth County Development Corporation and the Kansas Department of Commerce for their support in making this a reality.

Zephyr Shines at LCDC Golf Tournament

Fun was had by all at the recent annual Leavenworth County Development Corporation’s (LCDC) Golf Tournament. After a rain delay, the sun came out and everyone enjoyed the camaraderie, networking, and relationship-building opportunity to support development and growth in our community. Zephyr fielded two teams and we were excited that one of our teams finished in 3rd place! Not bad for a group of manufacturing guys who don’t hit the course very often. Thank you LCDC for another great tournament.

Zephyr LPF Merger Announcement

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you regarding the future of LPF High Performance Coatings. Effective July 1st, 2023, LPF will be merging with Zephyr Products. This merger represents a significant milestone for both LPF and Zephyr as we combine our strengths, expertise, and resources to provide even greater value to our customers. We are confident that this union will result in an expanded range of products and services, enhanced capabilities, and improved efficiencies. As part of our commitment

Hands To Hearts KC, With Help From Our Friends

Our Zephyr Team is so thrilled to have the opportunity to make a difference in our community! We were approached by Hands to Hearts KC to help them sustain their Book Program through new portable book carts to replace their book mobile. We were so blessed to recently receive the following email thanking us for our involvement:   Zephyr team, We got our first book cart assembled and showed it to our volunteers and I just wanted to thank you all! It is

Getting our Moooooo on!

Kyle Hodges visits World Dairy Expo 2018! I took the opportunity to learn more about the industry of one of my customers at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. I had a great time, and was blown away by all of the things I was unaware of in that industry. While I pay $2 for a gallon of milk once a week, I was completely unaware of the true scope of the dairy industry worldwide. From embryos and birthing, to