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📰 Company News & Announcements
📌 Merrell Bros. Q3 Update with Dustin Smith
📌 ERP Quest Update: Super Users Put IFS to the Test!
Our ERP Super Users are testing IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems) by completing everyday tasks in the new system, identifying problems, and helping make improvements before company-wide rollout.
Why does it matter? Finding and fixing issues now means fewer headaches, smoother processes, and a system that works better for everyone when it’s time to go live.
Thank you to our Super Users for helping get IFS ready for the entire Merrell Bros. team!
📌 Merrell Bros. Whole-Life Leadership Journey
Building Leaders. Bettering Lives.
The Whole Life Leadership Journey is for every Merrell Bros. team member, no matter your role or title. Guided by the teachings of The Way of the Shepherd, it is designed to help you grow as a leader and as a person by focusing on faith, character, stewardship, and life beyond the job. This journey is about becoming the best version of yourself, at work and at home.
Your Weekly Intentional Practice:
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)
This week, take a moment to reflect on how you’re living out those words. Are you following His direction or insisting on your own? Are you seeking His truth? Are you allowing Him to guide your decisions and priorities?
Challenge yourself this week to surrender one area of your life where you’ve been choosing your own way instead of His.
🎧 Solid Start Podcast | Weekly Devotional
Overview: In this episode of Solid Start, Greg and Brian welcome Ted Merrell to discuss the true meaning of excellence—doing the best you can with what you have. Ted challenges us to reflect on three gifts God has given each of us—our Time, Talents, and Treasures—and how applying biblical principles can help us use these gifts wisely and faithfully.
Hosted by: Greg Reed & Brian Hertzog
Special guest: Ted Merrell
🌐 Listen on your favorite platform:
solidstart.buzzsprout.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.
📌 Weekly Employee Photo Contest Winner & Honorable Mention
🏆 Winner: Zach Blue
A beautiful reminder that God is watching over our crew.
This week’s Employee Photo Contest winner, Zachary Blue, captured this rainbow stretching over a dewatering job our team is currently working on in Portland, Michigan.
Sometimes we just need to look up and appreciate the blessings around us.
Great shot, Zach! 📸
🏆 Honorable Mention: Matt Hayden
Morning fog, a golden sunrise, and a Merrell Bros. rig ready to roll out.
This week’s Employee Photo Contest honorable mention comes from Matt Hayden, who caught this shot at Base Bio in Kokomo with the morning fog hanging low and the sunrise lighting up the sky.
A really cool pic of our semi trucks, thanks again Matt! 📸
Be sure to send submit your entries to us this week using one of the following methods:
- Text your entries to 574-699-1155
- Email to [email protected]
Photo Contest Leaderboard
Leaderboard Scoring Breakdown (Weekly Winner = 50 Points, Honorable Mention = 10 Points)
Keep the submissions coming for your chance to earn MB Awards, and work your way up the leaderboard! Want to participate in this week’s photo contest? It’s really easy! See details on how to submit your pics below.
The Merrell Bros. Employee Photo Contest that gives you the opportunity to earn MB Awards points bonuses, have your photos featured online, and compete with coworkers as you rack up wins and climb the leaderboard for even more bonuses!
How It Works
- Submit your photos and videos each week.
- If we use your photo or video on social media, the website, or in any marketing materials, you earn MB Awards points — no limit on how many times you can earn.
- Multiple submissions = more chances to earn.
- Each week, we will announce our “Photo (or Video) of the Week” contest winner on social media and in the weekly update text.
- We may also highlight additional weekly honorable mentions, which will also earn MB Awards points if used in marketing materials (social media posts, website, signage, etc.).
- We’ll track participation and highlight Top Contributors on a running leaderboard, occasionally running competitions and giving you chances to earn even more!
What to Send
Any cool, interesting, fun, etc. pictures or videos from around the company. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Job site action shots
- Team moments
- Equipment in use
- Cool project highlights
- Scenic shots featuring Merrell Bros., Inc. or FloridaGreen logos
There’s no wrong submission — just have fun with it.
How to Send Us Your Pictures/Videos
- Text your entries to 574-699-1155
- Email to [email protected]
Replying directly to the weekly update text will no longer work, so please text your photos to the number shown above, or email them to marketing at the email address shown above.
We will no longer be able to see pictures sent in via reply to the weekly update text.
🙏 How Can We Support You in Prayer This Week?
If you have a prayer request, click here to share how we can pray for you.
