Nexstep Commercial Products, Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar, is pleased to announce the promotion of Rachel Steele to Assistant Operations Manager in Paxton, Illinois. In her new position, Steele will assist the general manager in all aspects of managing the facility in Paxton. She will report directly to the general manager.
Read MoreISM® has reported December Manufacturing PMI® of 58.7 percent for US manufacturers, a decrease of 2.4 percentage points from the November reading of 61.1 percent. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 19th month in a row after a contraction in April 2020.
Read MoreThe numerous headwinds facing the housewares industry will remain in 2022, and uncertainty remains. But after the pandemic’s second year, many housewares executives have found a way to manage those headwinds while also putting plans in motion to not only maintain their position, but build on it. “Unpredictability felt like the new normal in 202l, […]
Read MoreThe Biden administration is issuing new OSHA guidelines and stepping up enforcement in a move to ensure workplace safety. Businesses are retooling operations and sanitation procedures to protect personnel from accidents and COVID-19 infections. OSHA has recently updated its recommendations for the mitigation of such infections in the workplace among unvaccinated or at-risk workers. Employers trying to avoid costly OSHA citations are facing new challenges in the form of heightened enforcement activity and greater liability for workplace COVID-19 infections. To lessen their exposure, businesses are retooling their operating environments to ensure compliance with state and federal standards.
Read MoreBy Lisa Anderson Supply chain disruptions will continue throughout 2022. In fact, we need to accept that supply chain challenges will be commonplace in the next normal. Each link will continue to blame the others while the end-to-end supply chain will only be as strong as its weakest link. Manufacturers will continue to experience shortages […]
Read MoreCarlson 10 is set up to run 24, 30, or 36” Single Fiber Garage Push Brooms, and the 10D – dual fiber machine makes 16 and 18” Garage Brooms. Both are excess machines and are in working order from the ongoing operations of Wright-Bernet that is again in Hamilton, Ohio.
Read MoreThe American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) next quarterly Educational Institute webinar is set for January 11, 2022 at 200 p.m. EST. The top is “The Benefits of a Managed Sale” and is presented by Todd Middleton and John Stevenson, ASA, Mariner Capital Advisors.
Read MoreOn September 27, 2021, after 31 years of operating as a family business, the Kigyos family decided to sell a majority share of Franklin Automation to the Neyret Group of France. Neyret Group is also a family-owned business and one of the world’s premier suppliers of advanced automation systems. Specifically, Neyret is known as a […]
Read MoreFuller Industries president Mark Chalfant announced last week that Fuller Industries, LLC, will join forces with Superior Solutions LLC. According to the announcement, Superior Solutions is a leading jan/san product manufacturer and distributor in North America, with branded and white-label chemical manufacturing capabilities and one of the largest jan/san distribution networks in central and eastern […]
Read MoreThe 2022 January-February Brushware issue is now available to all readers in eMag (digital edition) format. This kickoff edition for 2022 features our annual Economic Forecast from Phillip Perry and a look at Gen Z in the Workplace from Meg Cooper. In addition, this issue includes coverage of the 2021 FEIBP Virtual AGM from […]
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