After 25 years the H & D logo is easily recognizable throughout the Tennessee Valley area but we simply updated its look to reflect the fact that we continue to move forward and are a company “on the go”.

The new website is designed to be more functional for our customers, suppliers and employees and it will continue to evolve and include new interactive features to meet these objectives.  Please be sure to visit the site often to see its new features and bear with us as these new features are incorporated to better serve your needs.

We are pleased to announce that John Brink, Sr. is now a member of the H & D team and will lead the development of this division.  John brings to this role over 24 years of experience in virtually all aspects of manufacturing operations, including 12 years of plant maintenance and reliability management.  John’s addition offers HD Plant Services customers a unique opportunity to use his experience from “their” side to help design and implement a custom tailored plan to meet a wide range of maintenance needs.

HD Plant Services will offer flexibility, convenience and potential savings to customers by accomplishing the many routine, yet vital, tasks required of every manufacturing facility, while allowing the customer to focus on the business of generating products.  Based on the customer’s specific needs, John will select and manage a team of appropriately qualified personnel to meet these needs and help the customer maximize their resources.

Hubbard & Drake is excited about this new division and the opportunities it holds for the company and its customers and we welcome John as a new member of the team.

Mr. Hutto has more than 35 years of experience in the construction and fabrication industry and the company and its customers continue to benefit from not only his work, but also the leadership of those current foremen who came up through the ranks under “Pop’s” watchful eye.

“Having good people around you and a good company behind you,” are the keys to such a long and solid relationship, according to Mr. Hutto.  “You couldn’t find a better company,” says Mr. Hutto when talking about Hubbard & Drake from its beginning to where it is now.  And the proof of this is borne out in the fact that there have been three generations of the Hutto family associated with the H & D team over the years.  Mr. Hutto’s son Allen is currently a foreman with the company and, like “Pop,” a valuable member of the team.

When asked about the biggest change Mr. Hutto has seen in his years with Hubbard & Drake, the first thing that came to mind was the evolution of safety awareness.  This is directly in line with the goal of Hubbard & Drake and its commitment.

“The company has always emphasized safety and now it seems that everyone spends a great deal of time, from the company to all of its customers, focusing on making sure the workers and the community as a whole are in as safe an environment as possible,” commented Mr. Hutto.  “Sometimes it may mean a job takes a little longer, but it is worth it when everyone goes home without injury.”

It seems that Mr. Hutto is finally considering slowing down just a little after all of these years.  He indicates that he may even want to cut back enough to start tackling the “honey-do” list his wife Betty has been working on now for 42 years!  Mr. Hutto also says that he may take up hunting and fishing again when he does decide it is time to cut back some more, but that he can’t imagine not ever working.

Hubbard & Drake is fortunate to have a man like Floyd Hutto, Jr., as a part of its team and we hope to continue sharing in his experience and wisdom for many more years.