Each month we bring you inside our warehouse to introduce you to a member of our Family.

When most people hear the word “finishing”, they likely assume things have wrapped up. For our Shipping Manager Nick Perry, “Finishing” is where it all begins. Surrounded every single day by boxes, you’d think Nick would go a little crazy, but it’s actually quite the opposite. He handles his work with the type of calm you’d expect from someone who worked on a golf course, but in lieu of a quiet stretch of well manicured grass, Nick works in a bustling warehouse downtown Los Angeles.

Everything we do here at Family Industries starts in a box, and if even one of those boxes is missing it could mean the difference between a job getting done on time or a massive delay. While there’s nothing inherently sexy about handling the day-to-day logistics of shipping and receiving all of our materials, Nick does it all with the smoothness and ease of a well timed jazz solo. Nothing that comes in or goes out that isn’t within Nick’s purview. It’s because of his tireless work ethic and confidence in what he does that we never find ourselves hitting the panic button. There’s a lot of pressure that’s unavoidably placed on the Shipping and Receiving department, as much of our work is dependent on it, but Nick somehow remains cool, calm, and collected. It’s a gift really.

We couldn’t be more excited to finally introduce you to the man behind the boxes: Nick Perry…

What do you do at Family Industries?

I'm the Shipping Manager. I oversee all incoming orders and then make sure they are correctly shipped to the customer. I have also been working to help expand our flatstock printing department to accommodate more fine art elements. Most importantly, I bring the donuts on Friday.

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