Gutterglove Production Supervisor Brendon Wammes uses a hammer to fasten mesh to the aluminum rails of a gutter guard as the first of the three-step manufacturing process at Gutterglove. Wammes has worked here two years and says he enjoys getting to use his hands, plus “I work with a lot of nice people and they’re from all over.” The Ohio native has colleagues originally from Kansas, New York, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska, Sacramento, Mexico and Africa.
Zac Epling (left) and Boubacar Sy Savane next place the pre-assembled gutter guards into a press before they are boxed as a DIY kit sold to retailers, including Home Depot and Costco.
Production workers meet “doable” quotas and get paid more when exceeding them, so they can drive their own wages, says Operations Manager Jennifer Pentkowski: “It’s that American thing: If I work hard, I can earn more.”
CEO Robert Lenney says he takes pride in being a job creator. He currently has about 50 employees.
Founded in 1996, Gutterglove recently doubled its space by moving from Rocklin to a 43,000-square-foot facility in Roseville where the company manufactures 60,000 feet of gutters in one day — all done by the hands of people.