GLOBAL FINISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC
OSSEO, WI

Be the leading provider of high quality products, priced competitively, delivered as promised, easily assembled with great technical and after-sales service and parts Be market share leader in the North American Market for Aerospace/ Government, Refinish, Industrial and Parts Market Segments. Systems Integration and Export Markets will provide profitable growth opportunities for the Company Continuously innovate products and services to provide growth opportunities Be a consistently profitable company, providing adequate returns to our owners GFS is a family-owned and operated company, focused on our family of exceptional employees. This “people first” approach has always led our success. With this foundation and limitless opportunities, our people have every chance to flourish. Our commitment to “people first” works from the inside out. Never forgetting that business decisions impact people’s lives, we infuse fairness and professionalism into all that we do. The dignity and courtesy we extend to our family of employees carries on to our customers, business associates and vendors. Side by side, striving for shared goals — we believe that’s how the best work gets done, and that’s why we treat business relationships as true partnerships. We align with people who share our core values and exceed our expertise. Working together, we all succeed. We’ve built a corporate culture so steeped in character, it holds up even when the lights are off. In our core, we abide by unwavering standards of ethics and walk-the-talk principles. This is more than corporate speak; our integrity — who we are when the lights are off — is everything. We are constantly planning, innovating and improving. We invest and reinvest to ensure the health and longevity of our company. With keen eyes and vast resources, we constantly think ahead to be better and go farther for long-term success. Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) has the longest history of any other manufacturer of spray booth environments, with roots dating back to 1888. Recognizable brand names such as JBI, Blu-Surf and Team Blowtherm are all a part of the creation of the company known today as GFS. After 10 years of national sales experience in the spray booth industry, Jerry Bowe started JBI (Jerry Bowe, Inc.) in Osseo, Wisconsin. The company began producing spray booths and related finishing products for the automotive, industrial, and aerospace industries. JBI saw great success in its early years and quickly outgrew its original headquarters. The company broke ground on a new manufacturing and office facility at 12731 Norway Road, in Osseo, Wisconsin, which is now GFS’ current headquarters location. In just a few short years, a major expansion began at JBI Booths. The facility’s new “Building 2” added a 48,000-square foot manufacturing shop to accommodate rapidly increasing production requirements as well as 10,000-square feet of additional office space. The project was completed in 1998. JBI was acquired by the Curran Group, a family-owned-and-operated holding company based in Illinois with interests in the porcelain tile, rail industry, and asphalt contracting sectors. Global Finishing Solutions remains under the ownership of the Curran Group today, providing the company with additional financial strength and resources. In addition to GFS, the Curran Group has three other subsidiaries they operate as well. JBI and the Curran Group expanded its presence in the finishing systems market with the purchase of Blu-Surf Combustion Equipment Company. Blu-Surf was an industry leader in industrial oven technology and systems integration. The acquisition of Blu-Surf led to diversified offerings at GFS, improving our ability to meeting growing customers’ need. Blu-Surf burner technology is still used today in GFS’ industrial burn-off ovens. – The Creation of Global Finishing Solutions JBI merged with Team Blowtherm in 2003 to create Global Finishing Solutions. Team Blowtherm was a key player in the automotive refinish paint booth market. Global Finishing Solutions also acquired Milbanks Systems Inc. and their oven panel technology. – A Changing Business In 2005, the Curran Group purchased all remaining interests held by others within the company and became the sole owners of Global Finishing Solutions. GFS’ extensive product line includes equipment from all these previous brands, now designed and manufactured under the Global Finishing Solutions name. The Osseo, Wisconsin location became the headquarters for the newly-formed Global Finishing Solutions. To meet growing business needs, the company added manufacturing facilities in Osseo and expanded manufacturing into Mexico. With a new name came new challenges for rebranding the business. Global Finishing Solutions began to take on the abbreviation ‘GFS’, tweaking the logo to reflect this change. In 2010, Global Finishing Solutions had grown to include over 400 employees and operate from multiple locations in North America including: head office and manufacturing in Osseo, Wisconsin; manufacturing and sales in Monterrey, Mexico; and sales and tech support in Irving, Texas and Barrie, Ontario. GFS became the worlds’ largest manufacturer of paint booths and finishing environments. GFS consolidated all manufacturing to the Osseo, Wisconsin headquarters and began expanding its manufacturing facilities to accommodate additional equipment and personnel, as well as the increasing business demands. – Making Room for Growth Global Finishing Solutions completed a major building expansion and renovation project that added 68,000 square feet of manufacturing space, 33,000 square feet of office space and an on-site training facility at the Osseo, Wisconsin headquarters. This added space addressed the immediate need for more space as the business expanded, and allows us room for continued growth. GFS opened the doors of a new state-of-the-art training and product R&D center. The innovative Center for Excellence allows GFS to demonstrate the advantages of its most advanced, game-changing systems while also teaching proper use, tips and safety techniques. The training facility was meticulously designed with full preparation and paint areas to closely mirror a working body shop.