Important Update Regarding COVID-19

August 20, 2021:

Thank you to our valued customers, employees, and vendors.
 
We are glad to be able to continue to provide timely, quality products during these times.
 
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns that you may have.

June 25, 2021:

We will continue to provide updates as things change.

Thankfully, our business has continued to operate and maintain the ability to serve our customers as an essential business.

Please check back here for updates or contact our office for any questions.

May 21, 2021:

Click here to see an update on some recent changes that Governor Abbott put into place in Texas.

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-executive-order-36-prohibiting-government-entities-from-mandating-masks

We continue to work hard to provide quality service and products for our customers.

April 16, 2021:

We continue to monitor the coronavirus, its affects on our community and business, and make adjustments as needed.

 

We are deemed as an essential business and strive to operate business daily to ensure quality products and service for our customers to the best of our abilities. We appreciate our business partners and pray blessings for you and your families to remain safe during these times.

March 5, 2021:

Governor Abbott has decided to lift the mask mandates for the entire state of Texas effective March 10, 2021. All businesses of any type may open to 100% capacity. Businesses may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion.

If COVID-19 hospitalizations in any of the 22 hospital regions in Texas get above 15% of the hospital bed capacity in that region for seven straight days, a County Judge in that region may use COVID-19 mitigation strategies. However, County Judges may not impose jail time for not following COVID-19 orders nor may any penalties be imposed for failing to wear a face mask. If restrictions are imposed at a County level, those restrictions may not include reducing capacity to less than 50% for any type of entity.

Click on the link to read the specifics...
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-lifts-mask-mandate-opens-texas-100-percent

January 8, 2021:

Our business operations continue as normal. Health and safety protocols remain in place for the protection of our customers, employees, and vendors.

For updated information for the state of Texas, go to the web page of the Office of the Texas Governor at

We again want to thank our employees for their continued hard work during these times.

December 4, 2020:

McLennan County has seen an increase in COVID cases.  Judge Scott Felton issued an order that says, “For the past 7 days, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Trauma Service Area M as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceeds 15 percent, making it an area of high hospitalizations. As a result, all restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms, exercise facilities and classes, museums and libraries in McLennan County are required to return to maximum 50 percent occupancy levels. The opt-in certification allowing bars to operate also must be decertified due to the hospitalization rate.”
 
This does not apply to our business, as we continue to be established as an essential business.  We provide products and services to power companies, government entities, etc. and our products are necessary to keep critical infrastructure up and running.
 
We appreciate so much the commitment of our employees and vendors to help keep things running.  We are thankful for our customers and will continue to work hard to provide the service that you are accustomed to receiving.

November 13, 2020:

Even though there has been a slight increase in the number of positive Covid cases in McLennan County, as an essential business, we continue to operate as usual. Please contact our sales department with inquiries and orders.

October 16, 2020:

As the state of Texas continues to slowly open businesses, we continue to operate business as normal, thanks to our customers, employees, and vendors.

September 18, 2020:

The Governor of Texas announced some updates to his COVID-19 response. These changes will not affect our business or our customer response.

We continue to operate under normal conditions.

Here is a link to the recent announcement from Governor Abbott...

https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-30_expanded_openings_COVID-19.pdf

August 7, 2020:

We continue to operate business.

Our goal is to provide our products and services to our customers as we always have. Our employees are working hard to meet the needs of our customers and provide quality products and services in a timely manner.

Thank you to all of our employees, customers, and vendors for their continued hard work.

July 24, 2020:

We want to provide an update on our response to COVID-19.

We continue to operate business even during these unusual circumstances.

The Governor of Texas has issued guidelines to operate business and keep Texas open.  Here is a link to the latest updates fro Governor Abbott's office: https://open.texas.gov/

Our goal is to provide our products and services to our customers as we always have.  Our employees are working hard to meet the needs of our customers and provide quality products and services in a timely manner.

June 12, 2020:

Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas is entering Phase Three of opening the state. Health officials are continuing to watch for “hotspots” within the state. Here is a link to the information regarding Phase Three: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-phase-iii-to-open-texas

We continue to operate our business as normal during this time. As always, we appreciate our employees, customers and vendors and all of their hard work during this time. Please contact us if you have any questions.

May 22, 2020:

As Texas businesses slowly continue to open under government and health official guidelines, we have been operating our business as normal. Of course, under these types of conditions, we all experience changes and challenges. We continue to operate under the protocols that we put in place to help ensure the safety and health of our employees, customers, and vendors.

Governor Greg Abbott announced May 18, 2020, that Texas is entering Phase Two of opening the state. With each phase, health officials are watching for any spike in confirmed cases that would indicate any type of “hotspot” occurring in the state. Here is a link to the information regarding Phase Two: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-phase-two-to-open-texas

We appreciate the loyalty of our customers and our hard working employees and vendors.

May 8, 2020:

Our business operations continue as normal. Health and safety protocols remain in place for the protection of our customers, employees, and vendors.

For updated information on the re-opening of Texas, go to the web page of the Office of the Texas Governor at https://gov.texas.gov/organization/opentexas/homepage

We again want to thank our employees for their continued hard work during these unprecedented times.

April 24, 2020:

The Governor of Texas has authorized a controlled re-opening of some businesses throughout the state as long as they operate under strict guidelines. We have been open during this entire time, as we have been designated as an essential business to the country’s infrastructure.

We are operating normal business and have been imposing the CDC and Texas Health officials guidelines for the safety of our employees, customers, and vendors. We will continue to serve you, our customers, and meet your needs to the best of our abilities under these circumstances. We appreciate our employees and their hard work to adhere to safety guidelines during these unprecedented times.

Please contact us with your orders, questions, or concerns.

April 14, 2020:

We are continuing with normal operations but under business guidelines outlined by the CDC and Texas health agencies to insure the safety of our employees and customers.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions or concerns.

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April 1, 2020:

Yesterday, the Governor of Texas issued an Executive Order stating that essential businesses can remain open across the state. We are considered an essential business as defined by the state and the federal government. So, we are continuing to operate our business, but with some changes.

If you are a customer who comes to our facility to pick up your order, you will notice some changes that we have implemented on-site that are in place to help protect you as well as our employees. We appreciate your patience and cooperation with these changes as they are there for the safety of all. We have also implemented some protocols for our truck drivers to keep them safe as well as the customers at the delivery locations.

We understand that these are difficult times for all and we appreciate your understanding in regard to these changes. We appreciate our employees as well and know that they are working very hard to implement these guidelines and try to keep everyone as safe as possible under these circumstances.

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March 27, 2020:

It is the goal of M.J. Lathern, Inc. to provide a safe environment for all it’s employees, customers, and suppliers. It is even more important now, that the country is dealing with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, that we adhere to rules out in place to minimize the spread of the virus. It is all of our duties to follow the guidelines set forth by the Texas Department of Public Health, the WHO, and the CDC to slow and stop the spread of COVID-19.

We have put protocols in place that we will be monitoring and enforcing during this difficult time.

Some counties have established a task force that will be visiting companies that provide essential services to check for compliance of the orders, such as 6’ social distancing. M.J. Lathern, Inc. will be abiding by the orders issued by the state. Compliance is required.

We are extremely grateful for all of our employees who are diligently adhering to the best practices for safety and health, allowing us to provide our customers with the support that they need during this time.

Please check back here for further updates.

March 26, 2020:

We are extremely grateful for all of our employees who are diligently adhering to the CDC's recommended best practices for safety and health, allowing us to provide our customers with the support they expect.

We are working diligently to continue to provide valuable products and services to our customers.

We received the following letter from SpaceX...

March 25, 2020:

We wish to notify you that Metals 2 Go remains open for business.

Most states are implementing certain restrictions to some businesses to reduce the spread of COVID-19. They are using guidelines provided by the US Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA Guidelines, www.cisa.gov). Under these guidelines, our business operations are to remain open due to our involvement in the Energy and Manufacturing Sectors.

We are extremely grateful for all of our employees who are diligently adhering to the CDC's recommended best practices for safety and health, allowing us to provide our customers with the support they expect.

We will continue to closely monitor communications from the federal, state, and local authorities to ensure the health and safety of our employees and customers.

Please check back here for updates or you can go to our Facebook page as well. Feel free to call if you have any questions that we can be of assistance.

 

March 23, 2020:

Today, McLennan County, Texas issued a "shelter in place" order due to COVID-19.

Due to the products and services that we provide, Metals 2 Go has been designated as an industry that is essential to the infrastructure of our country during this time of a pandemic. Therefore, we will continue to operate in these difficult times to the best of our ability.

Please check back here for updates or you can go to our Facebook page as well. Feel free to call if you have any questions that we can be of assistance.

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March 20, 2020:

During this time, we are committed to doing business as close to usual as possible. We do not anticipate any disruptions to our ability to service our customers.

As of now, we have not seen any disruption in our supply chains that would impact delivery times. Maintaining our own fleet of trucks gives us the ability to maintain the service to our customers without interruption.

We are committed to continue providing you with the best customer service, quality products and value-added services that you're accustomed to receiving from us. We value our relationships with you and appreciate your business.

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