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location will raise MBM’s profile and people will think about them as more than just “that copier company.” The new building will include a flexible space for onsite meetings and training. “This will be one of the most exciting pieces of the new building,” Tyink says. Merizon says MBM’s five business guiding i5 principles – innovate, inspire, impact, initiate and invest – all played an integral role throughout the design process. “The flexible space will allow us to be more innovative and initiate some new ideas,” he says. “Employees are energized about what’s happening. It’s been very exciting.” For example, the new building is near the Highway 10 and CB trails and some employees are already excited about being able to go for walks on their lunch hour, Merizon says. The building’s overall design is also meant to promote a more vibrant working environment, he says. “The goal of our new office building is to holistically reflect the same business practices that we try to work on with clients every day. At the end of the day, our environment will be conducive to working smarter and faster, which will ultimately translate into enhanced customer and employee experiences,” he says. Tyink and architect Craig Sachs of McMahon are grateful for the time and effort MBM is investing into its new building to make sure it fits the company’s mission. “With most projects, you don’t get a lot of time to look at all the details, but we’ve been fortunate we’ve been able to work through so many issues and topics and get employees involved,” Sachs says. While the building’s exterior design is in its final stages, Tyink is working on the interior, such as what individual workspaces will look like. Employees CLOSER LOOK MBM, which was formerly known as Modern Business Machines, was founded in 1956 by Issac Merizon, the grandfather of current president Fritz Merizon. MBM has been in its current location on Lynndale Drive in Appleton since the 1970s and completed a 25,000-square-foot expansion during the 1990s. The company currently employs 95. already have weighed in about what they liked and didn’t like about their current work environment. Miron will set up some sample workspaces and employees will have the ability to say what they like and what they don’t like and changes will be made, he says. “We’ve done this with other projects – designing spaces using employee input to create a work space that works for them,” Tyink says. On the web: www.mbm-idt.com FOCUSED expertise. PROVEN performance. Litigation Areas: • Environmental • Construction • Contracts • Employment • Insurance • Real Estate • Trade Secrets 920.436.9870 hermeslawltd.com www. insightonbusiness .com May 2011 • INSIGHT | 47

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