2022 Q2

NewsLetter BRENNANJuly,2022-Q2 Connection

Table of ContentS 4. Employee Spotlight - Steven Gill 6. Brennan Headlines 4. 6. 8. Welcome to Brennan 8. 10. 10. Trending Company News 12. Company Fun! 14. Summer Interns 16. American Cancer Society Walkathon 18. Health & Wellness 22. Summer Interns (Cont.) 12. 14. 16. 18. Photo Cover PC10 Editor-In-Chief: John Joyce • Creative Editor: Rob Custer • Graphic Design: Rob Custer • Content: Caelin Mills Contributors: PC10-Rob Ward & Angela Sebesy • PC20-Alan Shockley • PC30-Jeremiah Giesy • PC35-Jeremiah Giesy • PC40- Ryan McCarty • PC50-Luanne Lonn • PC60-Dwayne Potts • BMG-Alicia Herrlich • PC71-Don Martin • PC72-Daniel Gheorghiu • PC73-Jordan Devlin • PC74-Marc Lefebvre • PC76-Ryan Mushet • PC78-Mike Fustey • UK-Ian Medlock • BMGUK-Dave Yates & Jane Yates • China-Shiela Wang 2 BRENNAN Newsletter

EXECUTIVE Note Summer has arrived at Brennan! We are excited to have some new faces around PC10, with a great group of interns learning alongside our team in their fields of study, from HR, IT, Marketing, Operations and more. We also have some familiar faces in the building, with our team from PC60 joining us during the construction at their facility. It’s a full house, but we’re thankful to be able to have everyone together after so much time apart during the pandemic. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members of the Brennan family. We look forward to seeing the great things you accomplish here at Brennan! We’re thrilled to continue our team building and community involvement, recently participating in the local Solon Job Fair and hosting a Walkathon in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, raising a total of $6,850.00! Thank you for everything every one of you contribute to Brennan. We hope you enjoy this quarter’s newsletter—stay tuned for more exciting updates in the fall! DAVE CARR PRESIDENT CEO 3

Employee Spotlight Steven GilL Section Leader Manufacturing - BMG UK Photo & Text: Steven Gill Q: What accomplishments have you been most Jack Hornby - Apprentice Setter and Robert proud of in and out of the office? Chambers - Section Leader, shared a nice message for Steven. A: I left school with no real qualifications and was fortunate enough to get on an apprenticeship Jack Hornby: Steven is a very important member with Miric Engineering many years ago. I have of the Brennan team. I work alongside him worked my way up over the last 27 years to be every day when I am at the workplace, and he an important member of the team, giving me the is always enthusiastic about getting the task we freedom to do what I enjoy out of work. have to do completed. Over the years of working alongside Steven, he has taught me a lot about Q: What do you enjoy most about working for the machinery we work with (Citizen Miyano) Brennan? and has trained me up incredibly well to be an accomplished machinist myself. Steven always A: The people. Some of us have worked together puts a smile on my face, and he always has a for over 20 years. We have good friendships in positive mindset. This is what makes him a great and out of work and work well as a team. member of staff to work with. Q: What are your hobbies outside of the office? Robert Chambers: I have worked alongside Steven for 26 years and have always found A: I enjoy watching my local football team, skiing, him very helpful and knowledgeable about the and I do a lot of walking. products we create. He is an easy-going person to work with and always does a great job keeping Q: What is one of your favorite places you’ve the Miyano machines running seven days a week traveled to? and lights out. I think he is an important member of the team and always goes out of his way to A: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. It’s warm all help out when it is necessary. year round so I try to go a few times each year. I have just returned from taking my brother for his 40th birthday. 4 BRENNAN Newsletter

Some of us have worked together for over 20 years. We have good friendships in and out of work and work well as a team. 5

Brennan Photo: John Joyce 6 BRENNAN Newsletter

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Welcome To Brennan! Photo & Text: jacob wood, brent williams Brennan would like to welcome to the team; Jacob Wood, Brent Williams, Special Thurman and Zarion Thomas. jacob wood My name is Jacob Wood. I will start by saying that I live in Lakewood with my wife Jessica. I graduated from Cleveland State with bachelor’s in philosophy and history and have been working as a designer for Cleveland Steel Tool for the past 8 years. It was a small company, so I wore a lot of hats – including managing the manufacturing side of the ERP system. I have also worked to build a successful startup with friends doing product design and structuring manufacturing - still doing consulting from time to time. I like to go backpacking, paddleboarding, traveling outside the country whenever I can. I am also somewhat of a woodworker, building mostly custom furniture from locally sourced wood. 8 BRENNAN Newsletter

brent williams My name is Brent Williams and I started with Brennan in June 2022. I have worked in IT for over 18 years. For the last 6 years, I have focused most of my attention in Cybersecurity, securing systems and networks for companies as a Security Engineer. With Brennan, I am returning to my roots as a Network and Systems Administrator/ Engineer. I spent 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, having joined in 2005 and honorably discharged in 2013. I spent half of my contract living outside of the United States supporting military operations in Kuwait, South Korea, Japan and Iraq. I also spent one year living on an aircraft carrier touring the pacific with the United States Navy. Prior to that, I worked throughout Central and South Florida as a professional nightclub and radio DJ. I currently live in Houston, Texas, but I am a native Floridian. I have one dog. He’s a standard black and tan dachshund, he’s 10 years old and his name is Tank. I often take spontaneous road trips with my dog to visit various historical landmarks throughout the U.S. My hobbies include Cybersecurity research, music production, hiking, motorcycles (sport bikes), working out and DJ’ing. In addition to supporting the company mission, my personal goal at Brennan is to standardize IT processes, help reduce the number of manual tasks with automation, remove technical debt where applicable, all while balancing the act of improving the Cybersecurity posture of the network. The picture taken is from a recent road trip to Idaho. 9

Trending Company News Photo & Text: marketing team The Quality Lab launched our new Quality Tracking Database, a MS Access database in which we record all of our inspection results for parts received from vendors. This was a large undertaking and process change, thanks to all involved to support this process improvement. It will provide us the ability to do statical analysis of part manufacturing trends overtime. We had our ISO 9001 internal audit April 27 & 28. There were several minor findings that were addressed, mostly small process improvements that lead to many work Instructions for re-write by GM Rob Ward. The ISO9000 auditor conducted an ISO surveillance audit on 5/31 and 6/1. He audited our managememt review, planning, internal audit, sourcing, corrective action, warehouse, assembly, risks, context of the organization and the inspection processes. There was 1 audit nonconformance issued for our POs not stating the requirement for MTRs to be sent with shipments. Here are the following positive findings: • NG5 Planning process appears to be a sound systematic approach for the business • Systematic approach to order fulfillment • Outstanding internal audit report and system • Commitment to continuous improvement of processes We had a Cleanliness audit from John Deere auditors 6/8 & 6/9. The result was a passing grade! PC 60 office staff will be coming to the Corporate Headquarters location this summer while their building undergoes renovations. We can’t wait to see the updated building! PC 30 Building Updates: We have recently made the switch to all LED lighting. Since we have made the switch to LED, we will reduce our footprint. 10 BRENNAN Newsletter

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Company Fun Photo & Text: marketing team Pictured left to right: Candis Kinford, Tina Hartshorn, Scott Schechtman, Rob Ward, and Mark Mazzone. Brennan had a lot of fun this quarter with some fun festivities! We are so happy to be able to host these events and celebrations for employees to enjoy. Corporate headquarters celebrated the Kentucky Derby with non-alcoholic mint juleps, and food catered from Yours Truly Restaurant. Some of our team members got in the spirit and dressed up derby style with big hats and bow ties. Mark Mazzone won best dressed. Rob Ward held trivia during the lunch, testing everyone’s knowledge of the Kentucky Derby. Names were drawn for the 18 horses in the field. The winners were Rich Strike for Win, Epicenter for Place, and Zandon for Show. 12 BRENNAN Newsletter

On Cinco De Mayo, PC 60 celebrated the day with a Mexican-themed potluck. Several volunteers cooked at home and brought items in crock pots. Some of the items served included homemade guacamole and a special Spanish rice dish! We also purchased gift cards for lunch from local Mexican restaurants, won by Ed Monroe, Trish Givera, Larry Cranfield, Daniel Romero and Tim Sycz. On June 4th, Michael Caliebe and Alan Shockley attended a Charity Golf event in support of Eagles Ranch Children’s Home, one of Georgia’s largest homes for children in crisis (www.eagleranch.org). The event was hosted at the Legacy Golf Course at Lanier Islands in Buford, GA. The outing gave the suppliers an opportunity to socialize with Kubota and other vendors. Donations were made by the various suppliers for a raffle and Brennan donated a Yeti backpack cooler for the event. Additionally, prizes were awarded for longest drive, closest to the pin and a $15,000.00 Kubota Utility Vehicle was offered if someone could make a hole-in-one. The event raised more than $30,000 for Eagle Ranch. Pictured left to right: Pictured left to right: Michael Caliebe, Chris Baker, and Alan Shockley Dwight McDonald, Tim Sycz, Trisha Givera, Barry EMORY, ED MONROE, and CECILA COLEMAN 13

CAnada Day Celebration Photo & Text: Don Martin All those who celebrate Canada as their home and native land celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. The day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, which consolidated three territories into the single nation of Canada, way back in 1867. That’s right — Canada celebrated its 155th birthday in 2022! Below are some images of our Canadian team members celebrating Canada Day together!!! 14 BRENNAN Newsletter

New Brennan Shanghai Building Photo & Text: marketing team The relocation into the new Shanghai facility is finally complete. The facility is now one hundered percent operational and it looks great. Heres a brief intoduction to the fully functional Brennan Shanghai building. 15

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American Cancer Society Walkathon Photo & Text: Caelin Mills Brennan was proud to host a Walkathon in colloboration with the American Cancer Society at our Solon Headquarters location. We had a great turn out of employees, friends and family. It was such a wonderful way to honor cancer survivors and loved ones that are no longer with us today, while raising money for cancer research. We donated $6850.00 total, including Brennan’s match. To kick the day off, we started with registration and had a light breakfast of pastries, fruit and coffee. Kelly Standish - Senior Corporate Relations Manager from the American Cancer Society, Brad Rico - Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales and the City of Solon’s Mayor Ed Kraus each gave a speech before the start of the walk. After the walk, we held raffle drawings for some amazing prizes and baskets. Kudos to HR Intern, Kylie Rico, for gathering donations and creating raffle baskets with some really cool themes-- like the Game Night basket won by Angela Sebesy’s daughter, Antonia (pictured). The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based health organization dedicated to cancer research and helping families impacted by the disease. Their mission is to save lives, celebrate lives and lead the fight for a world without cancer. The American Cancer Society is proud to offer help and resources no matter where you live. They can help connect you to patient resources, educational information and volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions or need assistance, they are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 800.227.2345. We were honored to have the opportunity to give back and support such a great cause, in honor of our loved ones. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the raffle! 18 BRENNAN Newsletter

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maintaining Health and wellness Photo & Text: marketing team 5 Ways to stay healthy at work Do you ever feel like there are not enough hours in the day? Are you struggling to find ways to stay healthy while balancing work and life? Sometimes, we tend to set aside our own well-being for other priorities in life. Practicing healthy habits at work can help with our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as our career. Here are 5 simple tips to stay healthy at the office: 1. Posture Sitting at a desk for 8 hours every day can eventually cause you some body pain. Having good posture will help reduce pain. Here are some ways to improve your posture: • Properly adjust your monitor to eye level. • If you have a standing desk, stand as much as you can. • Use a lumbar cushion for support. • Sit up straight. 2. Keep healthy snacks The vending machine and food from work parties can be tempting. It’s hard to say no when snacks are readily available, but if you leave some healthy options at your desk, it will be easier to grab these instead. 3. Stand up and stretch Remember to take short breaks to give yourself a rest from staring at the screen all day. You can do desk exercises, talk a quick walk around the office and stand at your desk instead of sitting. 4. Stay Hydrated Drinking plenty of water will help keep you energized and hydrated. Avoid sugary drinks that may make you feel sluggish. Try adding a lemon or lime to your water for flavor and using one of your favorite cups. 5. Bring your own lunch When you go out to eat, you are more likely to make unhealthy choices. By packing your own lunch, you can choose healthier options and control the portions. 20 BRENNAN Newsletter

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Q2’s Healthy Recipe Photo & Text: foodnetwork.com Pan-Seared salmon with Kale and apple salad Level: Easy Total: 40 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: Directions: • Four 5-ounce center-cut salmon filets 1. Bring the salmon to room temperature 10 minutes (approximately 1-inch thick) before cooking. • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2. Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice, 2 • 3 tablespoons olive oil • Kosher salt tablespoons olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a • 1 bunch kale, ribs removed, leaves very thinly sliced large bowl. Add the kale, toss to coat and let stand 10 minutes. (about 6 cups) 3. While the kale stands, cut the dates into thin slivers • 1/4 cup dates and the apple into matchsticks. Add the dates, • 1 Honeycrisp apple apples, cheese and almonds to the kale. Season • 1/4 cup finely grated pecorino with pepper, toss well and set aside. • 3 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds 4. Sprinkle the salmon all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt • Freshly ground black pepper and some pepper. Heat the remaining tablespoon • 4 whole wheat dinner rolls oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Raise the heat to medium-high. Place the salmon skin-side up in the pan. Cook until golden brown on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn the fish over with a spatula and cook until it feels firm to the touch, about 3 minutes more. 5. Divide the salmon, salad and rolls evenly among four plates. 22 BRENNAN Newsletter

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New Walsall Facility Coming Soon Photo & Text: Bradley Edmonds - Managing Director We are excited for the opening of our new effectiveness, adding more racking and a conveyor UK location! It will be a 35,000 square system to move stock quickly. We will also be investing foot facility strategically placed in the in new I.T. equipment, including tablets for the heart of the Midlands, scheduled for completion in warehouse team to be efficient and mobile at the same September 2022. We have already recruited three new time. We are upgrading our ERP system to support us members to our team, with a plan to add more in the in working smarter, not harder. coming months to assist our growing customer base with their needs. We have invested in this building Our plan during the move is to cause no disruption due to consistent growth. of our current service to our customers, meaning the work is already well under way in terms of planning, We have already started adding more stock lines to stock rotation and key operational milestones. This our inventory, with our stock diversity larger than ever gives us the ability to continue getting the right before. Improving the amount of stock in-service for products to our customers at the right time. The move our customers is paramount to us being a leader in the will ensure we continue to create a fantastic experience industry. We are re-designing our warehouse layout for our customers for years to come. in the new building to ensure maximum operational 25

Summer Interns Photo & Text: marketing team Brennan was happy to once again conduct an internship opportunity to local students. This professional experience gives students the chance for career exploration, to gain knowledge in their field of study and learn new skills. They get to experience what it is like working a “real job.” Below is a list of our interns, where they attend school and the area they interning in here at Brennan. Justin Carr currently attends Ohio State University Moritz Cody Dunn currently attends the University of Alabama. College of Law. Justin will be interning as a Summer Law Cody’s internship is with the Sales Department and he Clerk and he reports to Scott Irwin. reports to Fred Mercuri. James Austin currently attends John Carroll University. Jake Figueroa currently attends California State University James’s internship is with the finance department and he San Marcos. Jake’s internship is with Operations and HR. reports to Jeff Worobel and Mike Stallano. Samuel Weidenthal is a senior at University School. Kylie Rico currently attends Ohio State University. Kylie’s Samuel’s internship is with the I.T. Department and he internship is with Human Resources and she reports to reports to Matt Price. Angela Sebesy. Alec Stoller is a senior at University School. Alec’s Kyle Bashein currently attends Syracuse University. Kyle’s internship involves working on a Operations Project and he internship is with the Marketing Department and he reports reports to Matt Stahr. to John Joyce. Kuppan Subremaniyan currently attends Ohio State Isaac Shaker currently attends The College of Wooster. University. Kuppan’s internship is in Corporate Operations Isaac’s internship is in Corporate Operations and he reports and he reports to Rob Ward. to Rob Ward and Bill Poduska. Lily Peters and Sophia Mighton are seniors at Kenston Zach Blum is a senior at University School. Zach’s internship high school, completing their Senior Experience at is with the Sale’s Department and he reports to Brad Rico Brennan. They spent a week interning in the Marketing and Mark Mazzone. Department, tasked with creating a Brochure on the LAB, interviewing employees to gain job insight, observing Adam Munday is currently attending Ohio University. BMG’s manufacturing process and create a blog post on Adam’s is an Engineering Intern working on dead & excess their experience. inventory and he reports to Pat Decapua. 26 BRENNAN Newsletter

Pictured: Pictured: Lily Peter (Left) & Sophia Mighton (Right) Jake Figueroa (Left) & Cody Dunn (Right) Pictured: 2022 Summer Interns 27

Marketing & SALES Updates Photo & Text: marketing team Pictured left to right: Alan Shockley and Fred Mercuri attending NAHAD Trade shows The Brennan sales team attended the OTC and NAHAD trade shows this quarter. OTC, or Offshore Technology Conference, is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore and environmental resources. The conference is held annually in Houston, Texas. The sales team also attended the 38th annual NAHAD (National Association for Hose & Accessories Distribution) Meeting & Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. This convention was a perfect opportunity to connect with top decision-makers in the hose and hose accessories distribution industry. Manufacturers and distributors converge to learn from industry experts, see state-of-the-art products, explore year-round training and learning opportunities offered through the NAHAD Academy and accelerate business with speed networking and plenty of entertainment. 28 BRENNAN Newsletter

Contests We held a supplier sales contest this quarter for IDCO members with the greatest sales increase YTD over LYTD as of April 30th, 2022 with qualifying sales starting at $10,000. Our 1st place winner was McGill Hose & Coupling. They won tickets to see Kevin Hart at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland on July 10th. This included airfare and hotel accomodations for 2 at the Ritz-Carlton. Our 2nd place winner was Transmission Fluid Equipment Inc. They won a Thread Identification Kit and a NPT/UN Thread Identification Kit. Our 3rd place winner was A-1 Coupling & Hose. They won a pizza party and an assortment of Brennan merch. Job Fair We participated in the Solon Job Fair on May 19th. This is a great way to help attract top talent and fill postions at Brennan. HR representatives Angela Sebesy and Kylie Rico attended the job fair. 29

Milestones & Retirements PC 10 PC 72 Anniversary Milestones Retirement Duncan Burns Robert Brodie Maintenance - 5 years Manufacturing Shipper - 5 years Chris Homan PC 60 Corporate Lab Technician/ Quality Assurance - 15 years Anniversary Milestones Larry Cranfield David Johnson Lead Stocker/Stocking Trainer - 10 years Drafter - 5 years BMG PC 40 Anniversary Milestones Anniversary Milestones James Golden Fred Mercuri CNC Machinist - 20 years VP of Sales- 5 years Diane Brewster PC 50 National Aerospace/ Mfg. Product Manager - 5 years Anniversary Milestones Matthew Wergin Retirement Receiving Clerk - 5 years Becky Romeo Shipping - 16 years 30 BRENNAN Newsletter

Pictured Left to Right: Harshneet, Jose, John Marc & Bob Pictured: 31 Kolleen Krebs (Left) BECKY ROMEO (CENTER) & Pam Lane (Right)

Brennan Newsletter Being a part of Brennan means being part of a family. Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success. Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. Thanks to all of you for continuing to make Brennan strong.