2024 ABMA Convention Tackles Industry Challenges

The Face 2 Face session highlighted the 2024 ABMA Convention

Artificial Intelligence and Recruiting are Hot Topics for the Brush Industry

With the scenic Omni Resort on Amelia Island in Florida as the backdrop, the 107th edition of the ABMA Convention was held last week and was highlighted by an engaging program that revolved around several key topics. Manufacturing overall is at the center of several mainstream trends including AI (artificial intelligence) and the event successfully touched on several to essentially weave a continuous thread related to businesses in the industry.

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Brushware News March 28, 2024

World Brush Expo Roundtable: All Systems Go

Bologna skyline of medieval Two Towers Asinelli and Garisenda. Photo by istockphoto/emicristea.

Roundtable Interview with the organizers behind the launch of the Inaugural World Brush Expo

As anticipation mounts for the inaugural World Brush Expo, set to unfold from May 22-24, 2024, in the picturesque city of Bologna, Italy, I had the privilege in late January of convening a roundtable discussion via Zoom with the key leaders at the helm of this transformative event. Replacing the venerable Interbrush tradeshow, the World Brush Expo aims to fill a critical gap for the brush industry, signaling a new era of connectivity and opportunity for industry professionals worldwide.

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Brushware News February 15, 2024

2022 ABMA Convention Notes

The ABMA welcomed back in-person attendees to the 105th ABMA Convention last week in Bonita Springs, Fla. The atmosphere of the event could best be described as a combination of enthusiasm and gratitude along with a note of concern. The enthusiasm exuded by attendees was simply around being grateful to be able to once again meet in person and network with old friends and colleagues.

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Brushware News March 14, 2022

PelRay’s David McGee Retires After 35 years

David McGee on top of Lost Mine Peak (elevation 7,500 ft) in Texas

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 in 2007, McGee continued to work in sales and logistics for Amex alongside LeBlanc and Bart Pelton.

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Brushware News June 28, 2021

Brush Fibers Adds New Division In Mexico

Brush Fibers, Inc. with offices in Arcola, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, has opened a new company located in Monterrey, Mexico. The new entity is called Fibras y Cepillos (translates to Brush Fibers in English) and will be under the supervision of Roberto Sixtos, who will be the general manager of Mexico operations.

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Brushware News March 18, 2021

ABMA 2021 Virtual Meeting Highlights

The ABMA 2021 Convention main session was held virtually yesterday afternoon and we’ll provide full coverage from the event in the next issue, but here are the early highlights:

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Brushware News March 18, 2021

Bart Pelton’s 2020 Economic Report: Part 2

Each year at the National Broom, Mop and Brush Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Pelray International’s Bart Pelton delivers a comprehensive global economic report.
With the 2020 meeting canceled, he presents Part 2 of his 2020 report through the YouTube video above.

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Brushware News November 30, 2020

Bart Pelton’s 2020 Economic Report: Part 1

Each year at the National Broom, Mop and Brush Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Pelray International’s Bart Pelton delivers a comprehensive global economic report. With the 2020 meeting canceled, he presents Part 1 of his 2020 report through the YouTube video above.

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Brushware News November 30, 2020

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