Category: Company News

Words of Appreciation

“Our teams are pulling in the same direction! I really appreciate your team! I’m trying to keep a side record for special mentions when this subsides. Thank you, FBG Team!” […]

Derecho Forms in Nebraska and Storms Iowa

When the Derecho, an inland hurricane with winds over 100 mph hit Cedar Rapids, Iowa in August, it left massive destruction in its wake including tangled power lines in the […]

ESOP News

Happy Employee Owner Month!  Yes, we have two celebrations this month. In addition to FBG turning 60 years old, we’re celebrating all our employee owners with a Big Thank You […]

It’s our 60th Anniversary!

Shine On FBG! Some sixty years ago, after moving his family back to Omaha following his military service in the U.S. Navy, FBG Founder, Wayne Simmonds, began working for DustTex, […]

District Employees of the Year — Pierre Virgil, Des Moines

Pierre started with FBG in April of 2006. Since then, Pierre has proven to be a dependable, hardworking team member that is committed to doing his best daily. In August, […]

District of the year- Colorado. Again!

The Rocky Mountain District won the coveted spot as District of the Year for 2018 and they did it again in 2019.  With a scorecard that includes safety, quality, stability […]

ESOP News

Happy New Year 2020! We’re excited to ring in a brand-new decade! And when we do, it also means we’ve added another decade to the history of our company as […]

2019 Employee of the Year Francisco Santana, Twin Cities District

As regular readers know, we start the new year by announcing and celebrating our 2019 Employee of the Year.  All district nominees were worthy contenders but the selection committee must […]

THE GIFT OF SOCKS

To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, the FBG ESOP Communication Team decided the best way was to gift our employee owners with a surprise in the mail. These colorful socks are […]

FBG Supports Boys Town Hotline

As the Grammy’s spotlight was on rap artist Logic’s song named for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number, other suicide prevention centers, like the Boys Town Hotline, are reminding […]