Elizabeth Davey, President
What do you like to do most outside of ABLT?
Yard sales, garden, raise chickens, and watch movies with the family.
What’s your hometown?
Keene, NH, although Atlanta has been home since 1985.
How long have you been in the labeling business?
I have been in the label business since 1982. I printed many, many barcodes for government contractors back then.
What’s your favorite part of the job?
Being a manufacturer and providing labels that go on products all over the world.
What’s something about you that not many people know?
I go to kickboxing classes.
Who is a hero of yours?
Business owners who can keep their sense of humor.
Richard Davey, Vice President
What’s your favorite part of the job?
Solving problems. I love the idea of being given a challenge that has a set of variables and coming up with a solution that did not exist before.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spare time? Until I start losing kids to college I don’t expect to see much in the way of spare time. If I had more personal time I would do more community volunteer work.
What’s something about you that not many people know?
Growing up I went by the nick name Ripp all the way through college. When I took my first job I convinced myself that it did not sound very professional and have used Richard in my professional life ever since. The problem is that it’s very schizophrenic to be called one name by friends and another by everyone else.
Who is a hero of yours?
My wife, I don’t know anyone who can better juggle the requirements of owning a business and raising kids. I call it Zen and the art of business driven chaos
Heather Smith, Receptionist
How long have you been in the labeling business?
Only six months, so I’ve got a lot to learn!
What do you like to do most outside of ABLT?
Fossil hunting road trips with my husband, balcony gardening, and staying up late playing Minecraft.
Who’s a hero of yours?
Bill Nye. His transition from teaching science to children to being a powerful advocate for education is very important to me.
What’s your hometown?
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, but I was raised in Snellville, Georgia.
Steve Maddux, Pressman
How long have you been in the business?
About 10 years now. My friend who was already in the labeling business referred me.
What is your hometown?
Decatur, Georgia, born and raised.
Who is a hero of yours and why?
My dad. He raised me right and taught me right from wrong.
What do you like to do outside of ABLT?
Fishing, but I used to play baseball.
What is your favorite part of the job?
Operating the hot stamp press.
Rodney Burke, Shop Manager
How long have you been in the business?
Altogether, about 30 years. I’ve helped start a number of Flexo businesses.
What do you like to do most outside of ABLT?
Fishing at Lake Oconee, West Point Lake, and pretty much any fishing hole I can find.
Who is a hero of yours?
John Wayne! (I love Westerns.)
What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?
Just keeping faith in God my whole life.
What’s your favorite part of the job?
Fixing things and solving problems to make things run more smoothly.
Lorenzo Ivy, Pressman
What’s your hometown?
Flint, Michigan
What’s your favorite part of the job?
Taking a blank piece of material and turning it into so many different kinds of product that the customer can use.
How did you get into the labeling business?
After many years of other facets of printing, I thought that labels would offer a great challenge.
What’s your greatest accomplishment?
My kids.
What are your hobbies outside of ABLT?
When I have time: Carpentry, Upholstery and anything that involves working with my hands.
