Industry News - Brushware

Wanted: Broom Stitcher [EXPIRED]

Wanted: Baltimore or Lipe & Walrath broom stitcher. Any leads greatly appreciated, please contact rosa@rosaharradine.com. We can arrange shipping from anywhere. Many thanks and best wishes,

IHA Elects New 2025-2026 Board of Directors

Mike Otterman of Lodge Cast Iron Elected IHA Chairman Three industry veterans were elected to the International Housewares Association’s (IHA) Board of Directors at IHA’s fall Board meeting. In addition, three continuing Board members were appointed to officer positions for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. New Board members (three-year terms) are: Mark Adkison, president, Kuhn Rikon […]

Upgrading Manufacturing Planning to Reduce Costs & Inventory

By Lisa Anderson As companies navigate tariffs, geopolitical risks and high interest rates, there is an emphasis on reducing costs and inventory levels to free up cash and maintain profit levels while successfully serving customers’ ever-changing needs. The most successful companies are upgrading their planning processes and rolling out automation and advanced technologies not just […]

Clean-Fit Products Introduces Blue Monster SLASH

Professional Strength Blue Monster® SLASH Cleans and Degreases in a convenient spray format Blue Monster SLASH, a heavy-duty cleaner and degreaser that works on a wide range of surfaces, is now available from Clean-Fit Products, a division of The Mill-Rose Company.

FEIBP 65th Congress Preview: Guide to Ischia

By Marion Keller There’s nothing quite like a trilogy to tell a story, be it with movies, books, or now, brushware conferences. The 2025 FEIBP Congress in Ischia, Italy, this October will tell the final chapter of how “no man is an island,” and the audience is expected to be very interested.

Inside the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

How the 2025 Reconciliation Act Impacts the Brush Industry By Mark E. Battersby The new budget reconciliation law, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), prevents an over $4 trillion tax hike from occurring at the end of this year by extending and making permanent the temporary tax cuts of the 2017 Tax Cuts […]

Brushware 2025 September-October: Guide to Ischia

Brushware is excited to announce the release of our September–October 2025 issue, highlighted by our special coverage of the 65th FEIBP Congress in Ischia, Italy. This year’s gathering offers a unique opportunity for European and global brush manufacturers to come together in a remarkable setting, exchange ideas and explore the innovations shaping the future of […]

ZAHORANSKY to Exhibit at CIBRUSH 2025

ZAHORANSKY plans to have a display at CIBRUSH 2025, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (SNIEC) on December 9-11, 2025. ZAHORANSKY, which has over 700 patents and services eight locations in seven countries, produces machines in the fields of broom and brush production, PersonalCare and HealthCare.

3 Ways Manufacturers Do More With Less

By George Thuo Director of Cloud ERP Global Shop Solutions These are new times for manufacturers. Global pandemics. World-wide supply chain disruptions. Steep price increases for parts and materials. Increasingly competitive global markets.

ZAHORANSKY Introduces Z.ORCA 18: High performance in a small space

ZAHORANSKY’s new Z.ORCA 18 is the company’s most compact and versatile single-head stuffing machine for industrial toothbrush production to date, continuing the success story of its proven Z.ORCA series.