The Hytrol Story

“Today, we can honestly say, Hytrol is staffed by a team of extremely capable men and women.” THE HYTROL DISTRIBUTORS: “God gives me a few ‘Golden Moments’ ” and to be with my Distributors is one of them!” “Without the Hytrol Distributor’s faith and trust, we would not be one of the top conveyor manufacturers today.” “I feel that our Distributors and Dealers are not merely business acquaintances, but tried and tested friends...and more aptly described as members of a family, ‘The Hytrol Family,’ for which I am extremely thankful.” Some other quotes and sayings from Tom: “I get a lot of inquiries from people wanting to buy Hytrol. . I throw them in File Thirteen!” “The Sales Department is not the whole company, but the whole company is the Sales Department.” “Empathy. I feel that way all the time. And you cannot tell someone to have empathy because then they wouldn’t have it.” “One time, when I was younger living in Wisconsin, I saw an ad in a Milwaukee newspaper. It said, ‘How to be successful in business’ ---send in one dollar to this address. . .and I did. . .and a dollar was a lot in those days. A little later I received a letter from them in the mail and all it said was, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ It was the Golden Rule. . .I spent a dollar to learn something my parents had taught me when I was a child!” CLOSING COMMENTS FROM THE AUTHOR: Someone once said, “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I have a feeling Tom Loberg has lived that for most of his life. His love for Hytrol and his Hytrol Family is undeniable and undisputed. And his Hytrol Family has a profound love for him, too. We can feel that love whenever we have the occasion to visit with him or hear him speak to us. Not many company founders will sit in the midst of his employees at the annual company Christmas Party. Not many will mix and mingle and laugh and joke and exchange stories. And his employees know he loves them. And everyone loves Tom! His Distributor Family loves him, too. At Hytrol’s 1997 Convention, the company celebrated it’s 50th anniversary. There was an emotional moment there on the stage when Tom, Sam, and Ralph were called up and seated at a table. That fourth chair was there as well. Several distributors