A second generation of Franklin people now carries the founders' philosophy into the second quarter century of our company's existence. We have continued, in the way we do business with our customers and vendors, and in the way we interact with our employees, to put principles of integrity at the core of whom we are. Reduced to its essence, our business is relationships.

Our employees must believe in both themselves and FBS in order to make good decisions for the company and our customers each day. Our customers trust their livelihood to our expertise and our ability to work hard for them. Our suppliers know that we rely on them for consistency and that we are fair with them as well.

All three of these relationships turn on integrity. FBS has made integrity an essential element of all that we do. It is the rock on which we were founded. It has been at the core of our growth and success for over 27 years. It remains strongly with us today.