Join us on 10/15 for visit from AWS President Robert W. Roth + Tour of Factory Five Racing

Douglas A. Desrochers
District 1 Director

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Douglas A. Desrochers
27 White Oak Run 
North Dartmouth Ma. 02747
Tel: (508)991-9013
Email: [email protected]

***DISTRICT DIRECTOR’S SPECIAL EVENT***

AWS President, Robert W. Roth at Factory Five Racing.

Subject/Topic: We have this tremendous opportunity to not only tour Factory Five Racing but also a special visit from AWS President, Robert W. Roth.

Date: Friday October 15th, 2021, at 3pm est.

Address: Factory Five Racing, 9 Tow Road Wareham Ma. 02571.

No cost for Visit / Admission and food and beverages will be on your own.

Check out Google maps for local areas to eat    

Send questions to District 1 Director, Doug Desrochers: [email protected]

Robert W. Roth is President/CEO of RoMan Manufacturing, Inc. Founded in 1980, RoMan Manufacturing is a second-generation family business with operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan and sales offices in Oerlinghausen, Germany and Shanghai, China. RoMan Manufacturing specializes in the design and manufacture of water cooled transformers and DC power supplies used for industrial applications such as resistance welding, glass melting and forming, plating, and furnace applications. Its subsidiary Quality Non-Ferrous Foundry is a green sand mold foundry located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Robert (Bob) is a member of the second generation and joined the business in 1987, after his employment with the Hydra-matic Division of General Motors from 1980 until 1987. Robert graduated in 1985 from Kettering University, formerly General Motors Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Administration. He was recognized by the University with its Engineering Achievement Award in 2012. Robert is also a graduate of Leadership Grand Rapids (2002) and the Institutes for Healing Racism (2004). He is married to Marcy and they have two children, Mike age 30 who is an M.D. in his emergency medicine residency and Kayla age 27 who is currently in graduate school seeking the dual degrees of M.S. Industrial Psychology and an MBA.

Robert served as Board Chair of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce in 2004 and has served on the board of directors of Home Repair Services and the board of managers of the SE YMCA. In 2012 Robert completed eight years of service on the Priority Health Board of Directors serving as Board Chair from 2009-11. He is a founding member of the Family Business Alliance and served for eight years as a member of the Advisory Board. Concluding in 2016 Robert served his community and the citizens of Grand Rapids Township for six years as a township trustee. He concluded eight years as a trustee of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation at the end of 2016 and chaired the board in 2013. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Employers’ Association, the American Welding Society as a Director and Vice President, and the Board of Directors of Spectrum Health, where he chairs the Governance Committee. He serves on the boards of for-profit corporations Grand Rapids Label Inc., United Bank of Michigan, Grand Transformer/Warner Power Inc., SecurAlarm Systems, and Vibration Research Corporation.

The Built, Not Bough Company!

Factory Five Racing was founded in 1995. Over the years they have grown from a start-up business in a small garage to become the world’s largest manufacturer of “build-it-yourself” component car kits. They employ a full-time crew of about 40 people, and are located in Wareham, Massachusetts (about an hour south of Boston). They make their products right here in the USA, in the heart of New England where American manufacturing was born.

About the AWS District 1:

AWS District 1 currently serves the 1,663 active AWS Members assigned to the following Sections:

AWS Boston Section (009)
AWS Central Massachusetts/Rhode Island Section (030)
AWS Connecticut Section (057)
AWS Maine Section (102)
AWS Green & White Mountains Section (116)
AWS Montreal Section (206)

There are also 2 active AWS Student Chapters within District 1. 

To learn more visit the AWS District 1 page on AWS.org.