Golden Star, Kansas City, Mo., is celebrating the company’s 100-year anniversary this year at ISSA/INTERCLEAN® .

The company started in response to Henry Ford’s model T, since the vehicles were made of unfinished steel, leaving them exposed to corrosion. Golden Star responded to the problem by creating protection polish for the vehicles.

The company’s product line expanded to cleaners and polishes for a variety of hard surfaces. In 1960 the textile portion of the company expanded and the dirt cotton “dust control” mats were introduced. In 1970 the company debuted synthetic yarn mats.

 

SCA Earns Acclaim

 

Philadelphia-based SCA Tissue North America has been recognized by the “Green” Hotels Association and for their commitment to workplace safety by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

SCA partnered with the “Green” Hotels Association to encourage, promote and support ecological consciousness in the hospitality industry.

The company is one of four paper products companies approved by the association as an Ally Member.

Ally Member status was granted based on the company’s use of recycled raw materials, a mill of origin program that cuts transportation fuel usage, process chlorine-free bleaching fiber treatment, industry-leading water conservation initiatives and innovative dispensing tissue and towel systems that reduce paper consumption and waste.

The association empowers lodgers to implement ways to protect the environment while saving money. The organization provides member hotels with towel-rack hangers and sheet-changing cards that ask guests to consider using towel and linens more than once to conserve energy and water.

“Partnering with the ‘Green’ Hotels Association is part of our ongoing commitment to help the hospitality and lodging industry reduce their environmental footprint,” says Don Lewis, president of SCA Tissue.

SCA was also recently recognized by OSHA. The company’s converting plant in Greenwich, N.Y., with Star status in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).

To achieve VPP Star status, applicants must demonstrate a high degree of management support and employee involvement in workplace safety and health, comprehensive safety and health training for all employees, and high-quality worksite hazard analysis protocols, prevention and control programs.

The facility also had to exceed average safety criteria, a requirement the company surpassed by being 50 percent under the national average for OSHA incidents for its type of facility.

 

COMPANY NOTES

 

NSF Intl., Ann Arbor, Mich., received Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for the company’s laboratory expansion.

The von Drehle Corp., Hickory, N.C., was named an Ally Member of the “Green” Hotels Association for their commitment to helping hotels save water, energy and all resources through environmentally attuned practices.

Betco Corp., Toledo, Ohio, recently held Betco University at the company’s headquarters for distributor sales representatives that wanted to increase their earning potential. The course focused on how to implement a green program, identifying the opportunity to address upper level management about a review of selling skills.

Miami-based DadePaper has added several distribution depots, including locations in Bellmawr, N.J., Columbia, S.C., and Nashville, Tenn.

T.J. Russell Co., Bristol, R.I., and Allegheny Supply, Duncansville, Pa., have become distributors for Enviro-Solutions.

Hamburg Industries Inc., Hamburg, Pa., announced the addition of Prime Line Inc., and Millennium Sales & Marketing as sales representatives, and Deep South Marketing Inc., as territory sales representatives.

LagasseSweet, Deerfield, Ill., was named the Preferred Supplier of the Year for 2007 by the NISSCO group.

Capitol Supply Co., New York, was honored as the 2007 Distributor Member of the Year at the annual NISSCO Buying Conference in Sandestin, Fla.

Utility Enterprises, Westbury, N.Y., appointed the John Walker Sales agency as the sales representatives for Virginia, Washington, D.C, Delaware and Maryland.

The company also named Lewis Marketing its representative for the North and South Carolina markets and Spotswood Assoc., for the Georgia and Alabama markets.

Henson Sales, Wayne, Pa., won the Rep Agency of The Year Award from Impact Products LLC.

Impact Products LLC, Toledo, Ohio, has purchased Layflat Products LLC, Shreveport, La.

Layflat is a 72-year-old manufacturing company specializing in mops, handles and microfiber products.

No additional terms of the purchase were specified.

The O’Dell Corp., Ware Shoals, S.C., announced an alliance with representative companies Mid-America Distributor Sales and Osborne Marketing.

Vaportek, Sussex, Wis., will celebrate the company’s 30-year anniversary in 2009.

 

PEOPLE

 

Nilfisk CFM, Malvern, Pa., named Joe Wintsch as the director of sales for North America. He will be responsible for driving sales efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and oversee the company’s 20-member direct sales force.

Jim Alexy, chairman and CEO of Network Services Co., Mount Prospect, Ill., will be awarded with the Stanley O. Styles Industry Award by the NPTA Alliance.

The award is given during the NPTA Alliance Annual Convention to an individual who has had a distinguished career in the paper, packaging and supplies industry.

Martha Chapman was appointed the manager of education for the Soap and Detergent Association, Washington, D.C.

David W. Meline has been named vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer of 3M, St. Paul, Minn., effective Sept. 1.

Meline is currently vice president and CFO for General Motors North America.

Nilfisk-Advance Inc., Malvern, Pa., promoted Jeff Oldenkamp to vice president of finance and named Steven Kelly vice president and general counsel.

Petie Davis was named business unit manager for the sustainability programs of NSF Intl., Ann Arbor, Mich.

James Loudon has been hired as a sales representative to cover the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area for Diamond Chemical, East Rutherford, N.J.

He has more than 25 years of laundry and warewashing industry experience as a sales manager, chief engineer, chemical systems installer and technical representative.

Sartomer Co., Exton, Penn., named Marcel de Wolf as CEO. He will focus on the company’s global expansion, particularly new investment projects in the Far East, Americas and Europe.

Hinton Sales Inc., Norcross, Ga., hired Glenn Opper to cover the Alabama and Mississippi territory. He has over 20 years in the industry, specializing in foodservice.

George P. Murphy has been appointed chairman of the board of advisors of Atlas Paper Mills LLC, Miami.

Murphy served as president and CEO of Technical Concepts LLC, from 1997 to 2005. Prior to that, he held several top management and sales positions with divisions of Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Scott Paper Co.

The United Group, Monroe, La., announced the following appointments: Rich Ribakove was named to the company’s board of directors, Debbie Norred was named senior vice president of vendor relations and David Calloway was named to the position of vice president.




POSTED ON: 8/1/2008