24 | July/August 2017
Reflecting, Trevor says, "We sent five
flags down to them because it was the
right thing to do." Around this time,
business was picking up and they
wanted to reach out and let the Dallas
Police Department and the families of
those affected know that not only were
their families grieving, but America
was grieving as well. Lori remembers
that moment. "Aer it happened I
came in and said, 'We have got to find
out who those people are and their
badge numbers." e Dallas Police
Department sent a thank you card to
Metal Worx Inc. and ensured the flags
were delivered, each one to the family
members of the fallen.
Business Heats up
Changing their business model to
focus on metal art also meant changes
were afoot in how Metal Worx Inc.
wanted to be perceived in the public's
eye. Locally, word of mouth spread
quickly. Facebook and Instagram have
been avenues for Metal Worx Inc. to
gain a following and offer a behind-
the-scenes approach to their creative
process, but they wanted to reach an
even wider audience.
With this notion, they decided to
move from their former Hope Mills
location, a place that was hard to tell if
it was strictly an automotive shop and
difficult for customers to discern where
the entrance was, to their current
location downtown Fayetteville at 1122
Gillespie Street.
"One thing we want the
good folks of Fayetteville to
know and remember us for
in the city is that we're your
typical mom and pop shop
that opened up based on a
vision."
