THOM 11 | Fall / Winter 2018

CREATORS
“It’s Not All Hull”
Krech makes a point of showing the faces of his
team in his posts on Blackwater’s social media.
From Blackwater’s sharing its support of local T-ball
and football teams and Thomasville Boys and Girls
Club, to name a few, to its spotlighting a completed
project, anyone scrolling through the company’s
posts will immediately recognize that Blackwater
takes immense pride in the community that
embraced it from the beginning.
And Krech’s pride extends to his team. “Without
everyone doing their job, we wouldn’t be successful
in what we’re doing,” he says. “If at all possible
when you’re writing this, I want to make sure it
doesn’t sound like it’s ‘me, me, I, I.’ It’s a team
collaboration.
“Everybody has their own role. I don’t really have a
title. I guess you could say I’m a general manager.
It just takes everybody. I can sell all the wood in
the world, but it’s got to be able to be produced and
shipped out, and without the supportive staff we
have, nothing we do would be possible.”
He pauses, seeming to reflect, then concludes with
this: “We like to be involved. I don’t think you can
be successful in a community like Thomasville if
you’re not involved in the community itself.”
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Custom Millwork & Lumber
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