Nate Zappola: 1946-2020

Brush industry manufacturers, suppliers, friends and family are mourning the loss of Nathan Thomas Zappola, Director of New Product Development for The Mill-Rose Company, who passed away on Wednesday morning, December 30, 2020. He was 74 years old.

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2021 Brushware January-February eMag Now Available

The 2021 January/February eMag (digital edition) of Brushware magazine is now available. In this issue, Philip M. Perry provides his economic forecast for 2021 and highlights the opportunities ahead. Mark Battersby runs through M&A strategy during the pandemic and the third quarter US Import/Export results are published in their entirety.

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2020 Top 10 Most Read Brushware Articles

As we wind down the year that was 2020 and look forward to celebrating the holidays, I want to thank all of the Brushware readers, advertisers and supporters and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It was such a challenging and heartbreaking year for so many, we hope that the holidays and […]

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Bart Pelton’s 2020 Economic Report: Part 2

Each year at the National Broom, Mop and Brush Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Pelray International’s Bart Pelton delivers a comprehensive global economic report. With the 2020 meeting canceled, he presents Part 2 of his 2020 report through the YouTube video above.

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Bart Pelton’s 2020 Economic Report: Part 1

Each year at the National Broom, Mop and Brush Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Pelray International’s Bart Pelton delivers a comprehensive global economic report. With the 2020 meeting canceled, he presents Part 1 of his 2020 report through the YouTube video above.

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2021 ABMA Convention Will Be Virtual

The American Brush Manufacturers Association has announced the 2021 Annual Convention will be virtual and held March 17-18, 2021. The in-person convention, originally to be held at the Hotel Del Coronado south of San Diego, CA will be moved to March 22-25, 2023. In 2022, the ABMA Convention will be held March 2-5 at the […]

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Borghi USA Carwash Day

Understandably, 2020 has been a surprising year for everyone. It also presented us with new opportunities, new ventures and most of us coming together. Borghi USA remains committed to supporting our employees and our customers to keep working together moving forward in a positive direction. We believe in working hard and also playing hard.  So, […]

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ABMA Accepting Nominations for 2021 Innovation Award

The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is now accepting nominations for the William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award. Entries for the award will be accepted until November 30, 2020, and the award presentation will be made at the ABMA Annual Convention in March 2021 San Diego, Calif. For more information, rules and nomination forms, visit: […]

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FEIBP Announces New President

The FEIBP held its annual General Assembly as a virtual meeting on October 15, 2020, and Peter Langenegger (Ebnat AG, Switzerland) stepped down as president after serving a three-year term. Andrew McIlroy of Perlon GmbH was welcomed as the new president and is the first president to represent the suppliers’ section of the federation. McIlroy […]

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ABMA Educational Institute Webinar Series

The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) has announced the development of a quarterly webinar series from the ABMA Educational Institute. This webinar series is designed to provide timely and important industry education to our membership that will be beneficial deep within the organization. “The series is designed to provide topics that are timely and relevant […]

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