In our May/June issue of Brushware we took the opportunity to catch up with three key players in the industrial brush industry to get their insights on the sector. Michelle Swiniarski: Schaefer Brush / Gornell Brush What has been your best-performing product over the past 12 months? Product category sales heightened as they related to […]
Read MoreManufacturing PMI numbers across the world pushed up in April with only the US and Germany showing a decline from March. Of course, Germany and the US were still above the 60 percent mark and notably both Italy and the UK also pushed into the 60th percentile as well. Despite issues from COVID-19, Indian manufacturing […]
Read MoreThe latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® issued by Timothy R. Fiore, Chair of the ISM® Manufacturing Business Survey Committee reported a 60.7 percent PMI for April. That represented a decrease of four percentage points from the March reading of 64.7 percent.
Read MoreThe ABMA Emerging Leaders group is set to host a Zoom Happy Hour Event on June 15, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. For this event, attendees need to come prepared with the following:
Read MoreThe ABMA reports that Richard Lawrence “Dick” Noon, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Born in Glen Ridge, N.J., Noon was a resident of Ridgewood for 50 years before moving to Hillsdale. He is a US Army veteran having served during the Korean War.
Read MoreBy Meg Cooper The 2021 ABMA Convention was held as a virtual event March 17-19, 2021, and you can see full coverage of the event in the May/June issue of Brushware. Today, we offer bonus feedback from the event with the full question and answer sessions conducted by Meg Cooper with several attendees of the […]
Read MoreKen Rakusin Keeping Business Local In 1990, Ken Rakusin took the position of president at Gordon Brush Manufacturing Company, but he was not sure what he was getting himself into. The company was based out of a dark and rundown 15,000 square foot facility.
Read MoreBy Meg Cooper With the 2021 ABMA Convention being held as a virtual event, it presented the opportunity for a deeper look at the overall impact of the sessions. Meg Cooper was able to have a quick question-and-answer session with ABMA Executive Director David Parr on the success of the event. How did you feel […]
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