Industry Type: Manufacturing Help

P&R Precision
Rita Wain, founder, P&R Precision

"I was thinking of men in general, "If they could make a living, why can't I? And I laid everything on the line -- financially. I had to do it. I had to convince them that I had quality; I had service."
- Rita Wain

Shelbytownship, Michigan. In this segment of In the Trenches you meet Rita Wain. She started her company by taking every penny she received from a divorce settlement and investing it into a mold-making machine. She became a leading maker of molds for the manufacturing of plastic parts. Since we taped this program, Rita sold the business and is now exploring new ideas.

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    P&R Precision, Inc.
    50495 Corporate Drive
    Shelby Township, MI 48315
    Tel: 810-254-6720

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