AAA History
Bernard and Warrene moved to New Orleans where he was employed as
a chemical engineer to restart the only pure nickel refinery in the
US. The refinery was shut down at the beginning of the Castro regime
in Cuba. Warrene taught pre-school and was a great teacher of our
two children. We became serious gardeners in the late 1980's and
noticed a need for improved garden markers as we toured convention
gardens. The marking on many plants was totally inadequate. As a
result, it was decided to start an operation to manufacture improved
garden markers that would have a lifespan of at least 10 years. AAA
Quality Engravers was founded in 1991 in New Orleans. Initially, as
avid gardeners, our express purpose was to provide quality garden
markers at affordable prices for friends & home gardeners as well as
for larger botanical gardens. More than one million garden markers
have been produced since then. As time passed, AAA has produced
engraved boat panels and tags for use by the military. Chemical
plants and off-shore oil platforms use AAA engraved gages, signs,
and equipment tags. Hotels, hospitals, churches and other
enterprises order employee name tags as well as desk, door, and
various other signs. Numerous garden societies use AAA club name
tags. AAA supplies signs for nature & walking trails, arboretums,
many universities, as well as major buildings in Washington and New
York. AAA markets hundreds of photo recognition plaques for various
events including graduation, fishing, hunting, racing, sports, etc.
It is interesting to note that during hurricane Katrina, AAA
sustained no damage and continued to operate the business during the
Katrina recovery period. The soft 2008 economic period was an
additional blow to the New Orleans area. This resulted in a decision
to relocate the business from the New Orleans area to the current
location in Mississippi. We continue to serve our customers and
rebuild the business. We are one of the lowest cost engraving
businesses located in the United States.
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