Our Annual Meeting
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2026 WCTI Annual Meeting
 HEXPOL TPE AMERICAS LLCÂ
and
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
Take Home The Gold
HEXPOL TPE AMERICAS LLC AND FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY, were awarded the 2025 WCTI Chairman’s Award at the 2026 WCTI Annual Meeting. The Chairman’s Award is presented to one large and one small Member who has shown exceptional safety performance as well as management of an outstanding safety program. In order to qualify, a Member must achieve a loss ratio of less than 5%, attend at least 3 WCTI training sessions and achieve a Member Safety Audit Score of 90% or greater! Congratulations to both of these Members!!
Several other Members went home with awards as well. 38 Members received the No Lost Time award and 14 Members were presented with the Safety Excellence award.
US Truck Body/Midwest was awarded the Exemplary Safety Practice Award.
Hudson Precision Products Company, LMT Onsrud LP, Webster-Hoff Corporation and Zirlin Interiors, Inc. celebrated 45 years of membership with the Trust!
Hexpol TPE Americas LLC – Chairman’s Award
Flexible Steel Lacing Company – Chairman’s Award
US Truck Body/Midwest – Exemplary Practice Award
No Lost Time Award Recipients
Safety Excellence Award Recipients
A special shout out to our 2026 sponsors for this year’s meeting. WCTI Members enjoyed the opportunity to stop by tables and learn more about features and benefits of products and services.
- Athletico Employer Solutions
- Custom Case Management
- Gayle Vaul
- HR Source
- HY-TEST Safety Shoe Service
- MG Computer
- Rockford Systems, LLC
Mark Lies and Adam Young from Seyfarth Shaw LLP presented “Drugs and Alcohol in the Era of Rescheduling and Legalization”.
There were a variety of breakout sessions for Members to choose from at this year’s event. They were as follows:
- Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)
- Workplace Trends in 2026
- Best Safety Orientation Practices for New Employees
- OSHA in the Trump Administration
It was so great to see everyone. Thank you for making this year’s meeting a huge success, we look forward to seeing you next year.
Below are a few of the survey comments we’ve received from attendees:
Keynote Speaker:Â Mark Lies and Adam Young, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
“Very informative and practical information”
Independent Medical Evaluations
“Having several IME’s past year, have a better understanding”
OSHA In The Trump Administration
“Great ideas, encouragement to implement new ideas”
Workplace Trends in 2026
“Reinforced current practice and learned new IL law”
Best Safety Orientation Practices for New Employees
“Jamie and Phil are always good and informative!!
Administered by CCMSI
2026 Sponsors
Award For Safety Excellence
No Lost Time Safety Award
Altamont Company
American Labelmark Company, Inc.
Ballco Manufacturing, Inc.
Craftsman Tool and Mold Co.
Diamond Envelope Corporation
Flexible Steel Lacing Company
Genesis Automation LLC
Great Northern Instore LLC
HEXPOL TPE Americas LLC
M-1 Tool Works Inc.
Meaden Precision Machine Products Company
New Star Lighting Inc.
Savage Bros. Co.
The Intec Group, Inc.
360 Rollworks
Abbott Machine Company
Admiral Steel LLC
Altamont Company
American Labelmark Company Inc.
Ballco Manufacturing, Inc.
Chucking Machine Products
Craftsman Tool & Mold Company
David Architectural Metals, Inc.
Diamond Envelope Corporation
Dixon Automatic Tool, Inc.
E.C. Machining Inc.
Flexible Steel Lacing Company
Genesis Automation LLC
Granite City Pickling
Harris Steel Company
HEXPOL TPE Americas LLC
Hudson Precision Products Company
IMA Automation USA, Inc.
Kiene Diesel Accessories
M-1 Tool Works, Inc.
Meaden Precision Machine Products Company
Multimetal Products Corporation
New Star Lighting, Inc.
Orbit Machining Company
Parr Instrument Company
Peerless Industries, Inc.
Premium Manufacturing Inc.
Savage Brothers Co.
Scientific Metal Treating Company
Scot Electrical Products
Spartanics
Spectra Tech, Inc.
Sycamore Precision Inc.
Tech-Max Machine, Inc
The Intec Group, Inc.
Tri-Fin
United Manufacturing Company