Borghi S.p.A. Spare Parts Service Announcement

Due to an expansion and improvement to their automatic vertical warehouses to enhance the level of service and efficiency, Borghi S.p.A. has announced a reduced pace for their spare parts service from July 26 through August 23, 2021. In order to avoid production interruptions and keep machinery running, Borghi S.p.A. recommends companies check inventory levels […]

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Post Pandemic Skills Gap

By Lisa Anderson According to Prudential’s latest Pulse of the American Worker Survey, one in four workers plan to look for a job at a different company once the pandemic has subsided. Additionally, a recent Robert Half survey found that 38 percent of workers feel stuck in their careers, and an EY survey found that […]

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2022 ABMA Innovation Award Nominations Deadline

The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is now accepting nominations for the William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award. Entries for the award will be accepted until November 30, 2021, and the award presentation will be made at the ABMA Annual Convention in March 2022 at the Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Fla.

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ABMA Webinar: Enterprise Risk Management

The ABMA Educational Institute will host the next installment in their quarterly webinar series next Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar is titled Ounce of Prevention and will be presented by Paul Rutledge of MTWI-Safety.

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Zinc Die Casting: History of Deco

Deco Products is the largest stand-alone zinc die casting company in the US. Deco was established in 1960 by the Lake Center Switch Company, which was primarily an automotive supplier of dimmer switches and other electronics for automotive. The die casting operations were moved to Decorah, Iowa, which is where they produced die castings, assemblies, […]

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Abtex: Christian Donovan Promoted to Operations VP

Preparing for increasing growth in all lines of business, Abtex, LLC. has promoted Christian Donovan to Vice President, Operations. Donovan started with Abtex in 2016 bringing with him an impressive record of achievement in complex manufacturing serving automotive, military and medical markets.

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PelRay’s David McGee Retires After 35 years

The PelRay International Company has announced that sales manager David McGee will retire at the end of the month after 35 years with the company. He was recruited by Ray LeBlanc in 1986, and became the branch manager of Amex International’s warehouse located in Laredo, Texas. When Amex’s Laredo operations were relocated to San Antonio […]

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2021 Brushware July-August eMag Now Available

2021 BRUSHWARE ANNUAL BUYERS’ GUIDE The 2021 July/August Buyers’ Guide edition of Brushware magazine is now available in eMag (digital edition) format for all readers. The most important issue of the year includes the manufacturer and supplier index with profiles on all of the key companies in the brush, broom, mop and paint products industry.

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ABMA Emerging Leaders: First Happy Hour

The ABMA Emerging Leaders group hosted its inaugural happy hour on June 15, 2021. The group had a vibrant event punctuated by an entertaining storytime kickoff that eventually transitioned to a discussion on workplace demographics and other future educational topics for the group. ABMA Emerging Leaders President Kevin White says, “The hour went by so […]

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ABMA Announces Dave Parr Retirement Plan

ABMA President Greg Miller announced on Tuesday the retirement and recruitment strategy to replace David Parr with a new ABMA Executive Director in 2022. Miller says, “Dave Parr has been ABMA Executive Director since 2002 and had told the ABMA board at that time he would serve for 20 years, retiring in 2022. I can […]

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