Monarch Brands Joins Hospeco Brands Group

Two powerful market leaders are joining together to form one powerhouse partnership. Hospeco Brands Group, a United States-based, full-line manufacturer of personal care, cleaning, and protection products to serve the janitorial, industrial supply, automotive, foodservice, healthcare and hospitality markets, is announcing a merger with Monarch Brands, wholesalers and manufacturers of microfiber, commercial laundry linen, institutional textiles, and wiping products. The move dramatically expands Hospeco Brands Group’s offering of wiping solutions and microfiber and adds complementary new lines to an already robust product mix.

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Bradshaw Home’s Casabella Cleaning Tools On Display at The Inspired Home Show 2023

Bradshaw Home, a leading designer and marketer of kitchenware and cleaning products for the housewares industry, is gearing up to exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2023. The company will introduce the newest innovations from its leading brands GoodCook, Casabella and Evercare at booth S2210. The Inspired Home Show, North America’s largest trade show that connects houseware products and people, will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from March 4-7, 2023.

In anticipation of an exciting year chock full of new releases, Casabella, GoodCook and Evercare are set to preview a selection of products across their celebrated portfolios. Below is a sampling of what will be shown at the booth:

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Vivelle Acquires Bonette AB

Vivelle of Hambrücken, Germany, has announced the acquisition of all of the assets of Bonette AB, located in Kungsbacka Sweden. Bonette AB is a leading manufacturer of electrostatic cleaning products servicing the cleaning and hygiene industry throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

“For the past number of years our corporate mission at Vivelle has been to become the leading manufacturer in the dry mop electrostatic cleaning space and with the acquisition of the Bonette AB assets, it brings us one step closer to accomplishing this goal,” says Timothy MacGregor, managing director of Vivelle.

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Mike Jewell Joins Jones as SVP of Operations

Jones Family of Companies. a leading manufacturer of technical and engineered nonwoven and floor care products, has hired Mike Jewell as senior vice president of operations. With more than 25 years of manufacturing, supply chain, and business improvement experience,  Jewell will join the Jones team to lead its manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain operations.

“Mike embraces visual management and team engagement on the manufacturing floor. He believes in highly disciplined operations and lean standards,” said CP Davis, CEO of Jones. “Mike passionately supports individual and team training and development to drive day-to-day performance improvements and enhance team morale and safety.

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Jones Strengthens Operations and HR Teams

In a year that has been challenging for all businesses, Jones Family of Companies has continued to thrive and progress. Along with the recent acquisition of Rontex America and the opening of a new office in Richmond, Virginia, Jones is improving its Operations and Human Resources teams across all facilities by bringing on even more highly skilled employees. The most recent additions to the Jones family are Pranil Vora as Manager of Quality Engineering and Performance Improvement, in Morristown, Tennessee; Alex Webster as Plant Operations Manager in Humboldt, Tennessee; and Kassey Cruz as HR Generalist and Operations Recruiter in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Mop News

Jones New VP of Sales: Matt Buck

Jones Family of Companies has announced the hiring of Matt Buck as Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Buck has more than 15 years of experience in the industrial market sector and is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. He most recently served as Director of Sales for Performance Materials at Thrace LINQ. Prior to that position, he served as the National Accounts Manager for Owens Corning.

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Jones Family of Companies Partners on Self-Cleaning Surface

Jones Family of Companies has announced a partnership with NanoTouch Materials. NanoTouch Materials provides a continuous self-cleaning surface which means there is now a new definition to “clean.” NanoTouch provides less worry and a healthier environment through their creation of skins and mats that are self-cleaning. “Powered by normal indoor light, NanoSeptic Surfaces utilizes mineral nano-crystals which create a powerful oxidation reaction, breaking down any organic contaminants,” says Dennis Hackemeyer, a partner at NanoTouch Materials.

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