COMPANY NOTES

SCA Tissue North America, Philadelphia, donated $10,000 and wiper products to Philadelphia Academies Inc.'s West Philly Hybrid X Team, based at the West Philadelphia High School Academy for Automotive and Mechanical Engineering. The donations will help the group of inner-city high school students in their efforts to design, build and sell a super-efficient car for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize global competition.

Network Services Co., Schaumburg, Ill., named Georgia-Pacific Professional, Atlanta, as its 2009 Supplier of the Year.

The buying and marketing group also honored Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va.; Clorox Professional Products, Oakland, Calif.; Heritage Bag Co., Carrollton, Texas; and The O'Dell Corp., Ware Shoals, S.C., at its annual trade show.

M.D. Stetson, Randolph, Mass., is one of 17 Massachusetts companies being recognized by legislators and the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) Program as a "TURA 20th Anniversary Leader."

Pro-Link, Canton, Mass., recognized KSS Enterprises, Kalamazoo, Mich., as 2009 Distributor of the Year and Golden Star, Kansas City, Mo., as 2009 Supplier of the Year. The buying group also honored Banks Industries, Huntsville, Ala., with the Brand Champion Award.

Avmor Ltd., Laval, Quebec, Canada, received ISO 14001:2004 Certification (Environmental Management Systems) for design and manufacturing of chemical products for maintenance and industrial, institutional and domestic markets.

St. Louis-based Emerson, the parent company of ProTeam, Boise, Idaho, received a 2009 Beyond Green High-Performance Building Award from the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council. In addition, the company's Global Data Center on the St. Louis headquarters campus was certified LEED Gold.

Distributor Partners of America (DPA), Cincinnati, recognized Gem Chemical Co., Evansville, Ind., as its 2009 Distributor of the Year and the von Drehle Corp., Hickory, N.C., as its 2009 Supplier of the Year.

The Malish Corp., Willoughby, Ohio, has been awarded the ABMA (American Brush Manufacturers Association) 2010 William Cordes Innovation Excellence Award for its Diamabrush Floor Preparation System. The award is given to recognize outstanding innovation in the manufacture of products, components or services in the Broom, Brush, Mop and Roller Industry.

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DEMA Engineering Co., St. Louis, appointed David Arocha to the newly-created position of vice president sales, national accounts.

Diamond Chemical, East Rutherford, N.J., added Bob Wilkinson as technical sales representative for commercial laundry facilities in the New England region.

Unger Enterprises Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., appointed William Lawrence as vice president of sales for the United States, Canada and Latin America.

SCA Tissue North America, Philadelphia, named John Drengler as vice president, product and marketing.

R.J. Schinner Co., Inc., New Berlin, Wis., hired Jon Beckman as branch manager of the Twin Cities location. The company also hired Jamie Figg as a sales representative covering Iowa and Nebraska.

Aztec Products Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., hired Joe Gambacort as the Canadian regional sales manager.

Distributor Partners of America (DPA), Cincinnati, appointed Jeff Tishko as president during the buying group's 10th Anniversary Buying & Networking Conference in Sanibel Island, Fla., in March.

AFFLINK, Tuscaloosa, Ala., announced Clay Dibble as the newest addition to the advisory board.




POSTED ON: 6/25/2010