SPECIAL REPORT We have
experienced mild supply chain issues that only affected a limited product line within our securement offerings, but it has not shut overall production down.”
- Sue Weaver, President and Owner of BESI, Inc.
owner of BESI, Inc., which provides vinyl covers and other products such as seatbelts, child safety restraint systems, and emergency evacuation products to the school bus industry, said her company is not feeling much supply chain pain. She attributed this to building solid relationships with their vendors over the years. She also noted that availability of materials is not a new problem and is something BESI deals with on a frequent basis. She also acknowledged that others in the seat cover business may find that certain components are hard to procure, but the type of covers her business uses is not currently experiencing a crunch. “We are not seeing any shortages at this time with any vinyl be-
cause we keep a good supply in the pipelines at all times,” Weaver said. “Vinyl had typically run with a longer lead time, so this is not a new impact. There are other seating components that have disrupted replacement seat covers, but nothing that we provide the industry.” She added that the supply chain strain has so far been mild in
her view. She is optimistic, saying things are getting better and there could be a brighter light at the end of the tunnel soon. “We have experienced mild supply chain issues that only affected
a limited product line within our securement offerings, but it has not shut overall production down,” she said. According to what she is hearing from her suppliers, supply should start improving by this month. ●
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