Haviland conducted its first ever Forklift Rodeo to celebrate the end of Safety Month. A hi-lo driver from each facility showed off their driving skills while representing their building’s team…
Haviland Celebrates 10 Years of Complete Employee Ownership
Haviland Enterprises Inc. attributes its success to being an employee-owned, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company. Haviland is celebrating 10 years of being 100% employee owned in 2022. “Haviland’s success…
Every October we celebrate Employee Ownership Month. It’s a special month that gives us the opportunity to recognize and celebrate our unique ownership structure. Because we are employee-owned, our success…
A chemical manufacturer and distributor appointed a new member to its board of directors. Grand Rapids-based Haviland Enterprises this week announced the appointment of Jennifer Altstadt to its board of…
Haviland Enterprises appoints new president and CEO
The board of directors at Grand Rapids-based Haviland Enterprises said Monday, June 27, it appointed Meg Post as president and CEO, following her promotion to president last fall. Effective July…
We took an evening to celebrate our employee owners’ hard work and dedication to our customers, community, fellow employees, and shareholders.Haviland’s team is made up of outstanding individuals who work…
TeamHaviland logged over 217 miles at the 2022 Amway River Bank Run! Congratulations to all participants and thank you to everyone who made the day possible.
Name: Andrew Kanoza Role: Quality Technician How would you describe Haviland in 3 words? Growing, Culture, Adaptive Tell us something most people don’t know about you: I had long glorious…
Meet The Team Q&A | April 2022 Name: Matt Osterhaven Role: HEI Vice President of Finance What made you want to go into finance? Math was always my favorite subject…
Haviland Welcomes Vonn Schopp as HPC Director of Manufacturing
A chemicals manufacturer hired a new director for one of its portfolio entities. Grand Rapids-based Haviland Enterprises said Wednesday, April 6, it hired Vonn Schopp as director of manufacturing for…
Haviland Release | January 14, 2022 Haviland Enterprises, Inc., announced today that Matt Osterhaven joined its Senior Leadership Team as Vice President of Finance. Osterhaven assumes the role previously held…
Haviland Release | December 7, 2021 At 6:54 p.m. today, local emergency personnel responded to a chemical release at Haviland Products Company’s manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We can…
Haviland Enterprises, Inc. Announces Promotion of Meg Post to President
Haviland Release | October 21, 2021 Haviland Enterprises, Inc. announced today the promotion of Meg Post to President. Post will report to Mike Karasiewicz, CEO, and will work directly with…
Haviland Enterprises appoints Bissell SVP as board member
A manufacturer and distributor of specialty and commodity chemicals appointed a new board member. Grand Rapids-based Haviland Enterprises said last week that it appointed Sean Regan to its board of…
Haviland Enterprises hires director of health, safety and environmental
Haviland Enterprises said last week that it recently hired Laurel Flythe to join its team in the new role. Flythe will be responsible for developing and implementing companywide HSE…
Klahr will be responsible for developing and executing marketing strategy across the company’s two divisions, Haviland Consumer Products and Haviland Products Company. In addition, she will work with the company’s…
Haviland Enterprises makes structural leadership changes - Grand Rapids Business Journal
“This new structure and team expand the responsibility and accountability of these leaders while developing collaborative synergies,” said Mike Karasiewicz, president and CEO of Haviland. “Ensuring alignment throughout the organization…
Haviland Enterprises is producing a broad-spectrum disinfectant that can be used to kill the COVID-19 virus on hard surfaces. The Grand Rapids-based chemical manufacturer said it is rolling out Rely+On…
Chemical manufacturer producing ethanol-based hand sanitizer
A local chemical company is working to produce and sell more than 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer it is making from denatured ethanol. Grand Rapids-based Haviland Enterprises, working with chemical…
Grand Rapids chemical company making hand sanitizer for nursing homes, others in need
Haviland Enterprises, Inc., which manufactures and distributes industrial and pool cleaners, plans to make its first batch of sanitizer Thursday, March 26 and distribute it for free to 22 organizations…
