By Annette Hunt Reinhold Hörz was just 26 years old when he entered the traditional brush and paintbrush industry. As a freshly qualified business economist with training as a banker, he joined the family business in the fourth generation. It was 1980 when he first visited the Interbrossa in Freiburg, Germany.
Read MoreOsborn, the world’s largest and most complete solution provider of high-quality surface treatment and finishing products, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Brian Cassady as its new Chief Executive Officer. Cassady joins Osborn after serving as president and CEO of Municipal Parking Services, Inc., a software-based parking management and violation detection systems technology […]
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe Industrial Brush Corporation (IBC) has created the new position of Co-President which will be jointly held by John C. Cottam and James Cottam. Both John and James have recently been serving as vice presidents. John L. Cottam who has served as company president for 38 years will assume the newly created position of Chairman. […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreCorey Kopchak has joined the Abtex LLC design engineering team. Kopchak brings a wide range of programming, 3D engineering, CNC and Lean Manufacturing skills to the team of creative engineers and other tech professionals at Abtex.
Read MoreHillbrush has appointed Tim O’Brien as business development manager to further develop its business in the US. As an experienced salesperson, O’Brien has spent the last 12 years specializing in selling hygiene tools, including Hillbrush lines, to food manufacturers, wineries and breweries throughout North America. He will be based on the West Coast at the […]
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Nexstep Commercial Products, Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar, is pleased to announce that Brent Hadden joined Nexstep in January of this year as our Logistics Supervisor in Paxton, Illinois. Hadden came to our company from Hearthside Food Solutions, a company that packages pet food in Gibson City, Illinois, where he worked as their warehouse supervisor for […]
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The Wooster Brush Company’s board of directors has elected Ben Maibach to succeed Bill Fagert as the company’s 10th president, effective May 1, 2020. At the same time, Bill Fagert, president since 2010, will become vice chairman of the board of directors. Since joining Wooster Brush in 2014, Maibach has served as vice president of […]
Read MoreNexstep Commercial Products, Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar, has announced that Beth Spencer has joined the Corporate Staff in Springfield as an accounts receivable associate. Spencer recently moved to Ohio from Wisconsin to be closer to her family. She was born in the “thumb” of Michigan, but over the last six years has lived in Kentucky, North […]
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