“Aside from ‘put-’em-and-forget-’em’ dependability, BloApCo systems are quiet and energy-efficient. Our durable low-horsepower, high-torque shredders, for example, run for years.”

“Performance of a vendor’s equipment is the most important thing. When we do these projects, we want to do them one time and be done with it.”

“Longevity of the equipment is something we look at as well as how long the company itself has been in business. Can the vendor support their product during and after warranty? How good of a piece of equipment it is factors into that.”

“Their quality has been solid. We put them in and really don’t hear about them again. Every time we need anything special, they can design what we need.”

“BloApCo is average on price, but better than average on value. We have had a very low number of issues with their products. They seem to be well engineered and robust. It’s not fancy—the technology hasn’t changed a lot over the years. Overall, I’d give [BloApCo] a three out of five for cost and a five out of five for reliability.”

“BloApCo’s quality stands out above all. Their craftsmanship is very good, and we rarely have warranty issues with their equipment compared to other vendors we work with. We run into things like bad welds much more often with other providers. That build quality is strong with BloApCo across all their products.”

“Vendor support is huge. BloApCo being in Wisconsin is a huge benefit to us. We can send equipment down there for refabrication. When we run into an issue, they’re here to help us.”

“Technical expertise [is the second most-important factor]. There is no room for mistakes when doing business abroad. Everything comes at a substantial cost for us to fix. We really vet vendors to make sure the technical understanding and support is there, especially given that their individual products are not complete solutions and are part of a broader system. They need to understand how their component is going to work with other manufacturers’ equipment.”

“Our relationship with Dan sets BloApCo apart. The level of comfort we have with them from working together for so long is important. We trust them to help us with our biggest projects. There are other companies out there that do what BloApCo does, but we enjoy working with Dan.”

“You have a product you can depend on. Also, we get the support we need.”