Now, in 2021, GROEBNER is proud to celebrate 45 years in the natural gas industry, continuing to build success for our customer and supplier networks.
In 1976, GROEBNER was established by our founder, Chuck Groebner, to help ensure the energy industry would have reliable access to quality natural gas distribution products. As the company and its expertise grew, it became obvious there was also a deep need for dependable warehousing, distribution, and training services. As GROEBNER made the commitment to meet these industry needs, our company expanded.
Now, in 2021, GROEBNER is proud to celebrate 45 years in the natural gas industry, continuing to build success for our customer and supplier networks. Chuck’s founding values of integrity, quality, and service have been promoted and advanced by our president, Joe Groebner (Chuck’s son) and the team that we have grown over this nearly half-century of business.
Building on our Foundation
While it is important to celebrate past events and successes, 45 years in business makes us even more excited to look forward to the future of GROEBNER. The central values of integrity, quality, and service will continue to be essential to our team’s foundation. Just as Joe strengthened his values working alongside his father, Joe’s children joined GROEBNER to sustain these values in the company.
As the third generation of family in the business, Carissa Skorczewski and Curt Groebner are working to expand their focus to building their own relationships with our customers and suppliers. Both Carissa and Curt feel the commitment to build a comprehensive knowledge of the industry and advance the founding values.
"Throughout my life, I have had the pleasure of watching my dad and Grandpa Chuck work hard to create a business from nothing. My grandpa started Groebner & Associates, Inc. from the trunk of his car after learning of unmet needs from customers. One of the special things about this company is our team and how listening and going the extra mile makes all the difference. I am proud to be part of Team GROEBNER and hope to continue building upon what two generations before me have started. The natural gas industry is an amazing community of people and organizations, and I feel blessed to be a part of it." ~ Carissa Skorczewski
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Integrity in our Relationships
To GROEBNER, integrity means we maintain trustworthiness in our relationships with customers and manufacturers. We work hard to exceed your expectations in every interaction. Even more, it means we strive to bring GROEBNER’s family approach to those connections. “Our ‘family first’ culture here at GROEBNER extends to our customers, as well as our suppliers,” says Curt Groebner, Accounting & Finance Director. “We really put relationships in front of everything. We want everybody to feel like they’re part of our family.” This family focus helps ensure stability in GROEBNER’s values.
Our team, from frontline staff through management, build relationships from the ground up. We all listen carefully to customers and manufacturers so we can truly understand your needs. We are also thoroughly involved with industry associations and organizations - not only as members but participating on committees, as panelists, and as speakers. This involvement gives us pathways for increasing our understanding of the industry and allows us to accurately represent our family of customers and manufacturers within the community.
As we develop these deep-rooted affiliations in all areas of the natural gas industry, we are truly building our GROEBNER family.
Quality in our Products and Work
The need for dependable access to natural gas distribution products and services is a given. So Chuck began, and the next generations have continued, to build a one stop shop for all natural gas needs. Our customers also have access to the best in technology, materials, training, and team interactions through GROEBNER. “Quality starts with our employees,” says President Joe Groebner. “We are privileged to have a tremendous team. We’ve also intentionally surrounded ourselves with quality products and manufacturers.”
GROEBNER’s team is focused on offering products of the highest quality that utilize the latest technologies. From installation tools, to fusion products, to metering technology improvements and more, GROEBNER seeks out the latest in proven equipment to offer our customers. We choose to build relationships with suppliers of exceptional capabilities, who share our dedication to integrity, quality, and service.
We also seek to offer our customers the best value for their investments in goods, services, and delivery. For us, that means making certain our clients can access top quality installation assistance and training. GROEBNER pursues value for our customers as actively as we pursue quality goods. As our family of employees, suppliers, and customers grows, we will maintain our targeted approach to cultivating our network excellence.
Powered by Experience is our Difference in Service
When Chuck founded GROEBNER, he focused on service as a necessary support to the integrity and quality we have always sought to provide. Now, 45 years later, that continuing focus is bolstered by an incredible depth of experience. “We have over 525 years of experience at GROEBNER,” Carissa Skorczewski, Vice President of Marketing & Strategy reports. “And many of our individual team members have over 20 years in the industry.” This experience sets us apart, as it gives us a depth of understanding of industry needs that others may not have.
Driven by our service excellence and experience, we continue to evolve to meet our customers’ needs. Several recent improvements provide strong examples of our commitment to service. As our customer base grew in the southern states, it became clear we could best serve them with a new facility located in Texas. Deliveries can be made more quickly to the territory, with warehousing and customer support in the area. We have also launched a new ERP system, to streamline and synchronize our processes for faster adaptation to an evolving market. Tracking and traceability of our customers’ orders are now improved for more efficient communications. GROEBNER has also recently upgraded our website. Communications and resource access have been enhanced and online catalog shopping is simplified and more efficient. We are working hard on additional online purchasing improvements, including a smoother eCommerce process.
As we invest in our future, we want every interaction with GROEBNER to provide excellent service - from external sales representatives to inside sales to trainers to office administration and management.
Taking our Foundation into the Future
As GROEBNER faces the exciting future of the natural gas industry, we will continue to build on the firm foundational principles from our beginning. Joe continued the values of integrity, quality, and service Chuck established. Joe’s children, Carissa and Curt, are working with Joe to promote and grow these values within GROEBNER and our family of customers and suppliers. We are thankful for those who trust us to provide the best for their utility systems and users. And we are grateful for the manufacturers that share our values and bring them into play in every transaction.
The GROEBNER family commits to expanding our experience and holding strong on our values, to help every customer and supplier find success in their own businesses. “We’re very, very optimistic about the future of the natural gas industry,” Joe says. “And we’re excited to be a part of that future.”
45 Years in Business
This year, we commemorate 45 years in business! We are going to spend the year celebrating the building blocks we have focused on since our beginning - integrity, quality, and service. Taking advantage of the Minnesota winter weather, we had an ice wall created at our headquarters, honoring our client and vendor relationships - the building blocks of success for all of our businesses!
