GIK alternatives

Hey everyone,

As much as I hate to read something about my own company I am also grateful some of you posted. I started this company back in 2004 with 2 employees and have grown it to 3 plants (USA, UK and Poland). For sure we have had our ups and downs but honestly the missteps since the pandemic has been a huge mountain for us to get over. To begin with when the pandemic first started we dropped in sales but 40% then within 2 months grew by almost double. Great but we also had a lot of employees that did not want to work which put us behind pretty quickly. As 2020 rolled on the material shortages started which delayed things even more. At this time I was told the best thing to do was to hire a CEO and try to take more of a overseeing role over the company as a whole. This is where I personally made a major mistake in not only hiring the wrong person but also not putting in KPIs that where correct. By the time I figured out the mess he had made there was much more of a back log and as some of you indicated there was some quality issues. Needless to say he has left and I personally have stepped back into the roll.  At this point we are not 100% caught up but I have been able to decrease the back orders by over 50% and also take our complaint log to only a hand full.   I have implemented quality checks within the shop and also fixed some of the bottle necks.  I want each of you to know that my email is always open to let me know if you have any concerns or questions. I built GIK Acoustics to be the leader in the industry and plane on keep it that way. We have a lot of new things coming this year so please don’t give up the faith. 

Glenn Kuras

Owner/CEO GIK Acoustics

Thanks Glenn.  Perfect update. 

Hi,  I have 9 GIK panels.  And they do their job well.I have been looking at bass traps.  I emailed Mike yesterday.  Got a quote in 2 hours.  Upfront about it is a 5 to 8 wk wait.  So many companies had the same issues.  Just look at the grocery shelves, same problems.

Daledee1. The largest problem now is supplies like getting laminated wood or some of the GOM is backlogged.  Not sure what you ordered but that time frame seems about right. Some of the panels though we are able to get out sooner then 5 weeks depending on the supplies used. 

 Thanks for chiming in though and thanks for the order. :)

Glenn

@glennkuras I have learned so much from you on various forums and really like my GIK items.

Hearing from you about what is honestly going on at GIK has helped me a lot. I have decided to stick with GIK and will just give the situation a bit of time. What I really need now is diffusers (without absorption), and I'm hoping to see some options in stock without too long a shipping time. I don't see the Gotham any more and I'm hoping for something like it that is not so heavy or expensive, like the PI Audio Group AQD diffusers.