Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth visited our facility in Alabaster on Tuesday, March 2nd, to celebrate Specification Rubber’s recent “Best Place to Work” award from Rubber & Plastics News, a national industry publication. Rubber & Plastics News selected Spec Rubber for this award based on teammate feedback in three areas: job satisfaction, satisfaction with their employer, and perceived workplace safety. This award is a tremendous honor recognizing our hard-working teammates and all they do to create a positive work environment.

We also appreciate Rep. Russell Bedsole of Alabaster and Alabaster Mayor Scott Brakefield for joining us on this special occasion.

Specification Rubber has served clients across the US for over 50 years, and much of this success can be attributed to our teammates’ dedication to quality and customer satisfaction. It was an honor to receive this award and the commendation from these public officials! We look forward to many more years of excellence. 

About Specification Rubber 

Founded in 1968, Specification Rubber has grown to serve multiple industries. The largest division is water distribution, where Spec Rubber has become the industry leader of highly engineered rubber gaskets and sealing solutions. Located in Alabaster, Alabama, we provide high-quality, close-tolerance, engineered rubber products for the waterworks and other industries. 

Contact us to learn more! 

Millions of Americans take water service for granted every day. Turn on the tap, and clean water flows out. Flush the toilet, and dirty water goes away. With reliable water service, people don’t have to think twice about the infrastructure that brings water to their homes, and then safely returns water to the environment – but everyone should be concerned with the fragility of those systems. 

On Imagine a Day Without Water, take a moment to think about what your day would be like if you couldn’t turn on the tap and get clean drinking water, or if you flushed the toilet and wastewater didn’t go anywhere. What would that day be like? What would firefighters do? Could hospitals be sanitary without clean tap water, or without wastewater service? Would restaurants and hotels be able to serve guests? Would manufacturing plants that require vast amounts of clean water, such as pipe or gasket manufacturers, shut down?

It is often for granted that we don’t have to ask those questions every day, but America’s water infrastructure is aging and failing. Stories of communities with neglected infrastructure and compromised drinking water bubble up regularly. Record rainfalls in the Midwest this spring flooded the Mississippi River with pollution, and this summer toxic algae bloomed in the Great Lakes – a critical source of drinking water for millions of Americans. In other parts of the country, drought and wildfires threaten critical water supplies for communities and farmers. There are even communities, especially in many rural places across the country, that have never had access to infrastructure in the first place. Americans can’t take their water infrastructure for granted. 

Water infrastructure is the lifeline of our community. Our water infrastructure supports every facet of our daily lives, but our water infrastructure is facing challenges. 

At home, The Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) is the largest water utility in the state serving more than 600,000 people in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, St. Clair and Walker Counties.  Birmingham Water Works remains one of the top water producers every year, and its water is ranked as some of the best in the nation. But maintaining infrastructure and equipment such as facilities, water meters, fire hydrants, water mains, and tanks, to ensure the integrity of the water system in our region is a commitment that demands ongoing attention. 

Water challenges look different to different communities and will require local solutions, but reinvestment in water systems should be a national priority. Strong leadership on water is key to securing America’s future. On October 23rd, Imagine a Day Without Water is an opportunity for everyone to get educated about water systems, their challenges and to be informed about what organizations are trying to do to solve our big water problems. It is also a day for us to raise awareness with our elected leaders and say, with one voice, that these are big problems that won’t be solved in a silo. We need leadership at every level if we want to secure a better future for the millions of Americans who don’t have reliable water service today and ensure a reliable water future for generations to come. Investing in water is investing in a future where no American will have to imagine a day without water.

Please join Specification Rubber Products in spreading awareness. Tell us what a day without water would mean for you or share an experience!

This October, Specification Rubber Products, once again, is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in women after skin cancer. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.

The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early.

• If you are a woman age 40 to 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them.
• If you are a woman age 50 to 74, be sure to get a mammogram every 2 years. You may also choose to get them more often.

Talk to a doctor about your risk for breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of detecting breast cancer early. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms, and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved. Most importantly, encourage the women in your life, your wife, mother, sisters, friends, etc. to get screened.

There are some things in life we can’t change. But sometimes we can influence the outcome. 

Specification Rubber Products stands with those affected by breast cancer by donating a percentage of our October sales to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama and will also be collecting donations and supplies for our local cancer center. Please join us in the fight by donating today.

Resources we want to share.

Beyond The Shock is a free, comprehensive, online guide to understanding breast cancer. It is a resource for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, a place for loved ones to gain a better understanding of the disease, and a tool for doctors to share information.

NBCF is dedicated to delivering comprehensive, educational information on breast health and healthy living. From understanding the importance of early detection to knowing how to prepare for a mammogram, NBCF’s online resources and guides aim to empower women and men with useful information.

Information about free or low-cost mammogram screening programs is available through NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-422-6237.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides access to breast cancer screening services to underserved women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 U.S. territories, and 12 tribal organizations.

And for our homegrown Alabama women: Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama.

We want to thank all the men and women who work to sustain and improve our nation. Each of us may seem like a tiny drop in a vast ocean, but when all of those drops work together, we create a mighty force. No matter how insignificant your job may feel, it does play a role in moving this force of a nation. We appreciate all you do. Not one person who does honest work in this nation does it in vain.

We want to say a special thanks to all of our family here at Specification Rubber Products. Your dedication and hard work do not go unnoticed and we wouldn’t have been here for over 50 years without you. We have built a company committed to securing safer drinking water for our people and a better way to preserve our country’s precious water. That is something to be proud of.

Enjoy this long weekend. Spend some time with your loved ones, rest from your work, and eat some good food! Remember that you are a part of something bigger and take pride in your contribution. And when given the chance, thank the hardest working men and women you know. It will make their day.

Spec Rubber will be closed on September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.

Thank you and have a blessed, safe, and relaxing Labor Day weekend everyone!