Issue Date:11/14/2005
Renaissance Floor In-Lays, manufacturer of hand-cut inlays for hardwood floors, has a new location: 2159 Harbor St., Pittsburg, CA 94565. For more information, call 925/427-6600 or e-mail [email protected].
Teragren (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) has retained the services of Seattle-based advertising and design firm Heckler Associates and Seattle-based public relations agency The Fearey Group.
Boa-Franc/Mirage (Saint-Georges, Quebec) has won the Défi Meilleurs Employeurs 2005 Award for the 200-499 employee category in Quebec. Forty-five organizations participated in the event sponsored by Watson Wyatt, Affaires PLUS magazine and the Ordre des CRHA et CRIA du Québec (OHRI). The award was established to recognize an organization's use of strategy to attract and retain skilled employees.
DeWALT (Baltimore) was named a "2005 Breakaway Brand" in the October 31 issue of Fortune magazine. Landor Associates, a brand and design consultant in San Francisco, and BrandEconomics, a division of global consulting firm Stern Stewart & Co., conducted the study to determine which brands have been most successful in increasing company value. Landor and BrandEconomics studied more than 2,500 brands to identify those that exhibited the greatest increases from 2001-2004 and named DeWALT as one of the top 10.
MP Global Products (Norfolk, Neb.), formerly Midwest Padding, has started manufacturing in its new facility in Norfolk. Its former facility was destroyed by fire in March 2005. The new factory will have twice the output capacity of its former plant due to extra production facilities for its polyethylene foam underlayments at its Norfolk headquarters location.
Ecolab (St. Paul, Minn.) has celebrated the grand opening of its Research, Development & Engineering center in Eagan, Minn. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty attended the opening, along with local executives and community and civil leaders.
W.D. Flooring LLC (Laona, Wis.) has announced the addition of Floor Supply & Equipment Co. Inc. (Los Angeles), a Charles Allhands company, to its distributor network. Floor Supply serves the Los Angeles market. For more information, contact Floor Supply & Equipment customer service at 323/732-7189.
Horizon Forest Products (Raleigh, N.C.) held "Customer Appreciation Nights" October 24-27 at its Raleigh; Greensboro, N.C.; Wilmington, N.C.; and Charleston, S.C.; locations. More than 500 customers attended. Sponsors of the event included Somerset Flooring, Mullican Flooring, BonaKemi USA Inc., Boen Flooring, Lagler, Oshkosh Designs, Grillworks, Green River, Stanley Bostich, Powernail, TRB Flooring, Owens Flooring, Graf Brothers, Barefoot Flooring and American Heart Pine. Trisha Burchette and Kim Miller of Preferred Flooring won a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle as the grand prize, sponsored by Somerset Flooring.
Weaber Inc. Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers (Lebanon, Pa.) has announced the promotion of John Georgelis to vice president-flooring division. Georgelis served as Weaber national accounts manager for the past five years. He has more than 17 years of experience in the wood flooring industry.
Stauf USA LLC (Memphis, Tenn.) has appointed Bob Sweezey technical director. Sweezey has more than 37 years of experience in the flooring business. He will be responsible for all technical training for the company as well as creating and calling on existing accounts throughout the Eastern region. Sweezey can be reached by phone at 901/606-9006 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Beno J. Gundlach Company (Belleville, Ill.) has appointed Pat Summerville national sales manager. Summerville joins the company with 20 years of experience in the flooring industry. He will be based out of the Belleville, Ill., headquarters.
Erickson's Flooring & Supply (Ferndale, Mich.) has appointed Stephanie Pitcock sales and marketing coordinator. She has more than five years' sales and marketing administration experience and will assist with promotional materials, event planning, trade shows and customer relations and seminars. Pitcock can be reached by phone at 248/246-5014 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Mirage has appointed of James Justitz district sales manager for Texas. Justitz has eight years of hardwood flooring experience and will be responsible for sales in Texas through Mirage distributor Hoboken Floors.
Coastal Hardwood Inc. (Mobile, Ala.) has appointed Shelia Seeds account representative for southwest Alabama and the Florida panhandle, in addition to her current territory. Seeds has an extensive background in sales, logistics and transportation. She will concentrate on the retail segment of Coastal Hardwood's customer base.
Courey International (Miami) has added two territory managers for its Florida region: Jeff Goodwin and Bruce McMann. Goodwin is territory manager of West Palm Beach and north Broward, while McMann covers Central Florida including Orlando, Melbourne and Daytona Beach.
Weaber Inc. is seeking individuals for outside sales positions in the Pennsylvania; Maryland; New York; New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; and Delaware regions. The successful candidates will be highly motivated self-starters with a proven track record of sales and knowledge of the hardwood flooring industry. The benefits package includes paid holidays, vacation, group medical insurance, dental, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan. A résumé, cover letter and salary history and requirements should be sent by mail to Weaber Inc., Attn: Human Resources Assistant, 1231 Mt. Wilson Road, Lebanon, PA 17042, by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax at 717/867-2338.
Beijing Rich Minmetals (Los Angeles) is looking for a sales representative. Applicants must have experience in the wood flooring industry, a positive attitude, professionalism, motivated spirit and leadership. Résumés should be mailed to Chen Kangmin, general manager, Room 219, Zhonglin Business Building No. 12; Hepingli Dongjie Dongcheng District; Beijing, China 100013 or faxed to 10-64-226330. For more information, call 10-84-239465 or e-mail [email protected].
Melrose Hardwood Flooring (Mississauga, Ontario) is looking for a lead hand to run its coating line operations in Mississauga. Qualified applicants must be able to work in Canada and have a minimum of two years supervisory experience in UV coating with a roller applicator. Résumés should be sent by fax to 905/855-8901.
