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fabrication and painting. As a manufactur-
er of castings with in-house competence in
machining, Farrar also provides a range of
assembly services which, for customers, con-
notes to greater convenience, quality control
and cost savings. Farrar is a source of more
than 1,700 customized parts for more than
70 manufacturers.
Transitioning into a leading national sup-
plier of services and solutions has required
Farrar to continually reinvest in top-of-the-
line equipment, expert staff and expansive
operating space. Beyond the initial plant in
Norwich, Farrar has a second machining
plant, allowing for some 50,000 square-feet
of production space in Manhattan, Kansas,
today. Farrar is a company which has under-
went transformation of increased services
and skills in every era, yet as Rainbolt says,
that which has intently remained unaltered
has been the family values of professional-
ism, quality and accountability. Joe Farrar
represents the third generation of family
leadership.
Rainbolt says the ability to increasingly
build upon its core expertise while also in-
creasing its delivery efficiencies and impart
value-added services to its customers has
