ABMA 2021 Virtual Meeting Highlights
The ABMA 2021 Convention main session was held virtually yesterday afternoon and we’ll provide full coverage from the event in the next issue, but here are the early highlights:
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Wisconsin Brushmakers’ Golf Outing Cancelled
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 edition of the Wisconsin Brushmakers’ Annual Golf and Dinner Outing has been canceled. This year’s host, Schaefer Brush will update everyone with information regarding the 2022 event as it becomes available.
Read MoreThe Inspired Home Show 2021 Cancelled
As state restrictions prohibiting large gatherings remain in effect for the foreseeable future, and government travel restrictions continue to significantly impede domestic and international travel, the International Housewares Association’s Board of Directors have made the difficult but necessary decision that The Inspired Home Show 2021, scheduled to take place Aug. 7-10, 2021 at McCormick Place […]
Read MorePeter Giannetti Joins IHA
The International Housewares Association announced today that Peter Giannetti will join the organization as director, editorial, content and education. In this role, Giannetti will oversee the development and delivery of industry-wide content and resources intended to inform, educate and inspire. Giannetti joins IHA after serving for 14 years as editor-in-chief and 14 years before that […]
Read MoreABMA Foundation Awards: Deadline March 1
The ABMA Foundation is now accepting applications for the new year through March 1, 2021. The ABMA Foundation Endowment Fund assists industry employees and their families based on need. The Kathy K Parr Memorial Scholarship Fund awards an annual $2,500 Kathy Parr Memorial Scholarship. This money will be awarded to a high school age or […]
Read MoreHousewares Industry Rises to Challenges of Pandemic Year
Focus on supply chain management, a truly omni-channel marketplace and changing consumer wants/needs (for now) If there was one universal lesson from 2020, it was the importance of being adaptable. This was, after all, the year when a pandemic quickly took over the world – complete with retail and manufacturing shutdowns, combined with unprecedented demand […]
Read MoreJanuary Message From FEIBP President
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy New Year and all the best for a prosperous 2021. I trust you all enjoyed a good Christmas break, under whatever restricted conditions there were in your respective countries. 2020 was a challenging year for all of us. Some areas […]
Read MoreABMA Webinar: Carbon 3D Printing
The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) announces the next installment in our quarterly webinar series from the ABMA Educational Institute. The ABMA is offering A New Tool to Manufacture Brushes: Presented by Carbon 3d’s Jason Lopes on January 19, 2021, at 2 p.m. EST. Jason Lopes is an additive manufacturing specialist and has worked on […]
Read MoreABMA 2021 Virtual Convention Information
For 2021, we pivot due to the pandemic and look to virtually capture the key elements of an in-person ABMA Convention and share them with the Industry. Please join us for three days of networking, fellowship and important information sharing.
Read More2021 Letter From IHA’s Derek Miller
Without question, 2020 will be remembered as an unprecedented year that brought both challenges and opportunities. The pandemic forced people out of public spaces and into their homes, which certainly took some getting used to. But this challenge quickly presented an opportunity for our industry, with consumer spending on housewares products increasing dramatically. COVID-19 caused […]
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