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Congratulations, Tiffany!
Tiffany Davenport, Manager of our Indianapolis Aerospace division, welcomed her first grandchild in January! Magnolia Faye Davenport was born on January 12 2026 at 6:54am, weighing 6 lb, 7 oz.
Congratulations on retirement, Ron!
On January 30th, we celebrated Ron Eddinger and 31 years with Haggard & Stocking. Ron is one of our longest tenured employees, and if you’ve worked with him, you know exactly why. He’s steady, loyal, and the same guy every single day. He treated customers right, took care of his accounts, and built relationships that lasted. You won’t find anyone with a bad word to say about him.
Ron’s family joined us in the warehouse to celebrate, which speaks to the kind of place we want H&S to be. We talk about treating each other like family, and moments like that make it real.
Ron will still be around a day or two each week helping out, but this marks the close of a 31-year chapter that helped shape who we are. Ron, thank you for everything you’ve given to H&S!
2026 Chili Cook-off
Also on January 30th, the Indianapolis branch held its annual Chili Cook-Off. With six solid entries in the mix, the top spot went to our heralded President, Jeff Haggard. Jackie Shepard and Brady Pampu, our HR and eCommerce managers, tied for second place. Thank you to everyone who participated!
INTMA High School Machining Competition
In the last weekend of February, Jeff had the pleasure of being a judge at the INTMA Annual High School Precision Machining Competition at the Central Nine Career Center. The annual machining contest is a chance for budding high school machinists across Indiana to show off their skills and compete to win prizes. For those unfamiliar with the INTMA (Indiana Chapter, National Tooling & Machining Association), their mission is to help Indiana manufacturers achieve business success through advocacy, education, networking, information, programs and services. The chapter is comprised of over 45 regular, associate, and educational member companies located throughout Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Kennametal Sales Training @ Purdue
Big thank-you to the Kennametal team for hosting our Indianapolis Reps in March at Purdue's Bechtel Innovation Design Center! It was a great day of learning about exciting new products and opportunities, lunch, and brainstorming sessions. Our operations are enhanced by strategic partners, especially ones like Kennametal, who value face time and training with our Reps.
March Madness @ The Coopers'
Most people spend March doing normal things—booking spring break trips, pretending they’re going to “deep clean,” or yelling at their TV during NCAA March Madness because their bracket got busted on day one.
Not the Coopers.
At the Cooper house, March isn’t a season—it’s a full-contact sport. While the rest of the country is watching madness, the Coopers are living it. Brackets? Please. They’ve got real competition—who forgot trash day, who left dishes in the sink, and who’s about to lose an argument they definitely started. Spring cleaning? Technically, yes… if you count aggressively shoving things into closets and calling it “organization.” And spring break? Oh, they go somewhere, alright—usually just from one end of the house to the other, loudly, multiple times, for no clear reason.
By mid-March, energy levels are high, patience is low, and someone is definitely yelling from another room like it’s a championship game. So while the world tunes in to NCAA March Madness…
Just know: the real madness is happening at Krista Cooper’s house—and there are no timeouts.
A Minute With Jeff
If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been rolling out monthly installments of our short-form video series, A Minute With Jeff. In each episode, Jeff shares insights on a given topic and connects them to the world of industrial supply and manufacturing. Check it out, and don’t forget to like and subscribe!