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Photos from “100 Best” Dinner

by Kent Powell on June 11, 2013
MN Business Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work for in MN - 2013

As mentioned before in this blog SJF was nominated as one of the 100 best companies to work for in MN by MN Business Magazine.  This past Thursday night, the dinner and awards ceremony was held at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis.

Several of SJF’s employees enjoyed an evening of food, drinks, and excellent conversation as well as a very nice slideshow put together by MN Business Magazine.

Once again, SJF management would like to thank all of our employees for making this possible.

Enjoy the Photos!

Photos from 100 Best Dinner


Summer Fishing Contest (2013)

by Kent Powell on May 30, 2013
Catch & Release Contest

SJF just announced the start of the summer 2013 fishing contest.  All employees and their immediate families are invited to participate in this catch & release contest.  The contest runs from May – October and will feature monthly as well as overall contest winners.

Winners will be determined using a point system based on the length & species of fish caught per month and over the entire time period.  In other words, you may not win a specific month, however you can still win by having the most points at the end of the contest.

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SJF’s Holiday Party – 2012

by Kent Powell on January 3, 2013
Holiday Party, 2012

On Friday December 21st at noon,  SJF Material Handling shut down operations to celebrate the past year with a Holiday Luncheon for all employees.

Sam Sterner, SJF’s lead buyer, proved he can track down more than just equipment by spear-heading the food acquisition which was catered by Dicky’s BBQ Pit out of Eden Prairie, MN.   All employees were in attendance, including SJF’s  Founding Father,  Gerald (Jerry) Sterner.

After everybody enjoyed their BBQ, several awards were presented.  Here’s a recap.

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SJF Partners with Ratepoint

by Kent Powell on January 6, 2011

EFFECTIVE 2/2/2012 – Ratepoint was acquired and is no longer in business.  SJF is still accepting reviews, but at our new partner site – Reseller Ratings. (view SJF’s profile here)

SJF Material Handling has recently partnered with Ratepoint.com to provide reviews and feedback on products and services offered on SJF’s website. Users of SJF.com are invited to leave feedback for SJF using the “Feedback” or “Reviews” tabs located on all pages of the SJF.com website.

If you have a moment, please provide us with a review on a product, service, or just the entire experience you had recently at SJF.com! When you take the time to Write A Review, you are help thousands of SJF.com customers make a more informed buying decision! If you’ve ever read a customer review, or made a purchasing decision based on the content of a review then you know how helpful they can be when deciding to place an order. Please take a moment and Write a review. You never know who you are helping in the process!


Chinese scrap market maintains its slight rising trend

by Stafford Sterner on February 13, 2009

Over the past week, the Chinese scrap market saw a slight rising trend, with a further ascension expected in the coming period against the tight availability of scrap supply. However, the relatively soft performance lately observed in the finished steel market is likely to exert a significant impact on the scrap market

Source: SteelOrbis Shanghai  – For the latest in steel news & trends subscribe to SteelOrbis News at http://www.steelorbis.com


SJF Automation Development Team announces Beta Release of Chameleon Carousel Controls for Dual Carousel Control System

by Stafford Sterner on February 10, 2009

02-10-2009  Press Release:

SJF Automation Development Team announces beta release of Chameleon Carousel Controls for Dual Carousel Control System.  The new dual control system provides  the client the ability to control 2 carousels with 1 Chameleon controller. Single system clients of Chameleon can  upgrade to this option simply  by having the clients return single system controllers and touch screens to SJF be upgraded to the new Dual program and Screen set. In addition to the softwware upgrade,  a new Input module will replace  the customers existing input module. More details and contact information can be found by contacting  Dave Milan at SJF Solutions Developement via phone at  630-258-0011 or by going to  http://www.sjf.com/controls/carousel_controls.html


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