Rolling Into Spring In High Gear!

Rolling Into Spring in High Gear

After coming out of a long cold winter, we’re ready to kick spring into high gear! We’ve got new service vehicles hitting the road, promotions on cooling equipment, and deliveries of mulch and gravel coming daily to give the outside of your home a little refresh.

Internally, each Spring we hold a series of annual meetings across the company, marking what we consider the end of our busy season. One thing we highlight all year and celebrate at the annual meeting is the licenses that are obtained by our team.

At Gault, we support our techs throughout the licensing process. All our technicians hold industry licenses; some even complete over 580 classroom hours and 8000 hours, or 4 years, of on-the-job training as required before even taking one of the more advanced licensing exams. It's not easy, to say the least! And in the past 12 months, 19 of our technicians have received additional licensing.

Through our Gault University program, we put a lot of time and resources into helping with on-the-job training, licensing books, and professional courses. We also work closely with some of our state’s technical high schools to train aspiring technicians and prepare them for the workforce.

I’m so proud of our technicians and the GU team for all their accomplishments.

Sam Gault
President
Gault Family Companies

Jumpstart Your Home To Start The New Year

There’s nothing like the start of a new year to jumpstart your home! In this month’s bulletin, we’ve provided lots of ways on the Gault Energy & Home Solutions side of our business to do just that.

Over with Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies, we’re doing much the same: preparing for a spring of gravel, mulch, and topsoil sales and deliveries, meeting with designers and architects for upcoming projects, and keeping the masons who stop by our Westport and Bethel yards stocked up for winter jobs.

One of my favorite escapes from the gloom of winter weather is to start deciding with Nancy which projects we want to tackle this year. With the success of The Gault Collection of outdoor porcelain pavers, I’ve been looking for ways to incorporate them into our outdoor space. Considering all the conversations I’ve had in the past year about how great this product is, it’s no wonder I’m eager to bring it home! How exactly we’ll use The Gault Collection is still up in the air, but I’m leaning towards our Marsh Grey. Check out The Gault Collection here.

Cheers to a happy healthy New Year!

Sam Gault

President

Gault Family Companies

Reflecting On A Life Well Lived

Left to Right: Megan Donaher, Brendan Donaher, Sam Gault, Bill Gault, Meredith Donaher, and Jim Donaher

As we head into the ‘most wonderful time of the year’, my last Sam’s Note this year is, unfortunately, one of a more somber tone. As many of you know, my father passed away unexpectedly at the end of July. He was in his 90th year and still living life to the fullest.

It’s been a big adjustment not only for my family but the entire Gault team as he was a huge presence for so many even in his ‘retirement’ years. As a man of consistency, he visited the office every day (at just about 10 A.M.) to make his rounds, do a little business, and chat with the team; we are all finding his absence difficult.

I am incredibly fortunate to have had the unique experience of working alongside my father for my entire career. He was a visionary during his tenure and strengthened the foundation of the Gault businesses through hard work, integrity, a commitment to quality and service, and a workplace built on trust, collaboration, and respect. All principles we still live by today.

Through this difficult time, we have found comfort in so many reaching out with wonderful memories and notes, and I sincerely thank you for that.

And to Dad - you are and will be truly missed by so many, every day. I am grateful for the time we had together and lucky to have had such an amazing father.

Sam Gault
President
Gault Family Companies

Happy Birthday Dad!

Bill’s 90th Birthday!

My sister Ginger, Dad, Me and my wife Nancy at our big 160th Celebration.

If you followed along with us last year, you’ll remember our yearlong celebration of our 160th anniversary. This year, we have another major milestone to celebrate as my Dad turns 90 in August!

It’s moments like these that cause me to pause from the busy day-to-day and reflect on our times together. My Dad was the fourth generation to lead the company, taking it over from his father in the late 70’s. Although he “retired” a while back, he still comes by the office every single day and is a major figure of our family business. Believe it or not, we still have many team members that worked with him back in the day and each have the same sentiment of him as a leader; he was down to earth, hardworking and a straight shooter.

As for me, working with my Dad is one of the fondest times of my career. He gave me the freedom to make decisions, try new ideas and most importantly make mistakes which lead to some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in business. Of course, I look up to him on many levels personally as well and can only hope I am as active and put together as he is at 90!

For those that have crossed paths with my Dad or know him well, if you wish to send him a birthday note, please reach out at asksam@gaultfamilyco.com or PO Box 2030, Westport, CT 06880 and I’ll be sure to pass your message along.

Be well and stay cool this summer,

Sam

Planning For The Season Ahead

Planning For The Season Ahead

Sure it might be a little cold still, but we’re already thinking about and planning for Spring and Summer. I surveyed a few members of our team about what they’re looking forward to most and here’s what they had to say:

I’m looking forward to finishing my rock garden project I started at the end of last summer ~ Angela, Customer Care

I’m looking forward to getting outdoors for walks and hikes, playing golf with friends, and the BBQ’s ~ Joe, Customer Care

I can’t wait to head to the beach and plan vacations ~ Dina, Office Coordinator

As for me, I’m looking forward to heading into our season on the Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies branch of our business. We just updated our Westport showroom and have some new products coming to market this Spring (more news to come!). And of course, I’m looking forward to some pool time, trips and warmer weather.

Cheers to Spring!

Sam Gault
President
Gault Family Companies