This story originally appeared on WVVA.
BLUEFIELD, Va. (WVVA) – A Bluefield, Va. Company celebrated half a century of being in business.
The Lawrence Brothers Company has been in business since 1974.
For fifty years the company has remained at the forefront of the battery tray industry. The Lawrence brothers, Jim and Dale Lawrence began welding out of a three-car garage. The business noticed that diversity and the community was important to the survival of the company.
Co-owner Melanie Protti-Lawrence showed their appreciation and recognition of this importance of the community today with their fifty-year celebration.
“I’m very grateful for this opportunity to give back to the community and to show our employees that we value them and appreciate them on today, our 50th year anniversary of being in business,” said Protti-Lawrence.
The company added a building to the facility with new equipment and planted trees to signify this large milestone.