Meet the People: Digger

President: Loren (Digger) Graber

Born nine minutes before Christmas, Loren (or Digger as many friends, employees, and customers know him), Graber has always considered himself a very fortunate and blessed person. Digger was a fifth generation farmer and by the age of 7 began to help farm the same land his Great-Great Grandfather did before him. This deep rooted sense of family pride, hard work ethic, and a strong moral fortitude have been the backbone and guiding force for Digger on both a personal and business level.

When Digger was growing up, the stigma of being smaller than the other boys and hearing them call him "runt" only proved to heighten the young mans will to succeed and motivate him to adopt the philosophy of never giving up. This drive and motivation, along with Diggers strong commitment to God and family, has given him the strength to succeed and earned him the respect and admiration of those who know him.

Digger Specialties first began as a custom bending process developed by Digger for vinyl frames for various furniture applications, such as lawn furniture and tents. It didn't take long for word to spread that Digger did a good job bending vinyl (also known as Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC). A vinyl fence marketing firm asked Digger to build a fence around a racetrack in Flint, Michigan. That was the birth of a new company, Digger Specialties.

Digger saw the market potential for this relatively new product. In 1984, he established Digger Specialties, Inc. for the sole purpose of manufacturing and selling vinyl fencing and related maintenance-free products.