COMPANY NOTES

Lonza Inc., Allendale, N.J., reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II to settle administrative actions alleging that hospital disinfectants registered by Lonza and manufactured and subregistered by others failed efficacy testing conducted at laboratories under contract to the EPA.

Lonza entered into the agreement voluntarily and into cooperation with the EPA, but is disappointed with the agency’s characterization of the agreement. According to Lonza, the agreement provides a way for the company to put the issues behind it and move forward with a program to further enhance its products and resolve the problem of test method reliability while avoiding the cost of litigation.

The company believes the EPA initiated the action based upon an unreliable test method that leads to false failing results. According to Lonza, the method is known as the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) Use-Dilution test (UDT) method, and has never been scientifically validated.

COMPANY NOTES

Warsaw Chemical Co., Inc., Warsaw, Ind., has introduced a new logo, Green Line Solutions, for the line of environmentally friendly products to make them easily identifiable.

Miami-based DadePaper, announced the company will open a full-service distribution center this October in Greensboro, N.C.

The American Supply Assn., (ASA) will exclusively recommend Activant Solutions Inc., Yardley, Pa., as a technology solutions and service provider to its members. The ASA will also recommend Activant as the preferred VAN services provider.

Logistics Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announced a new partnership with Cooper Hand Tools, a division of Cooper Industries, Inc.

Under the partnership, the company will sell Crescent brand wrenches and pliers, Lufkin measuring tools, Nicholson files, Plumb hammers, H.K. Porter bolt cutters and Wiss snips.

Waterless urinals from Los Angeles-based Falcon Waterfree Technologies were installed in several Olympic venues for the 2008 games held in China.

The urinals were installed at the National Stadium, National Swimming Center, Olympic Torch Relay Route, Olympic Triathlon Track, Olympic Security Control Center, Olympic Water Sports Fields and Stadiums and the BMX Contest Field.

Tim Twitchell has launched TNT Unlimited, a manufacturing representative company in Palantine, Ill. The company is designed to partner with specific manufacturers to bring their products to the Illinois and Wisconsin market.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Ansell Acquires Hawkeye
Ansell Limited, Red Bank, N.J., announced the acquisition of the assets of the Hawkeye Glove Co., Fort Dodge, Iowa. The company will be called Ansell Hawkeye Inc.

The Hawkeye Glove Co., manufactures leather hand wear, specifically cowhide, deerskin, elk skin, pig skin, goat and sheepskin gloves.

Pacific Floor Care Purchases Thoro-Matic
Pacific Floor Care, Muskegon, Mich., has purchased Thoro-Matic Inc., Kankakee, Ill.

The consolidated company will be headquartered in Muskegon and personnel from Thoro-Matic will work for Pacific under the new ownership. Steve Parker, president and CEO of Pacific will continue to run the company.

Thoro-Matic manufactures commercial floor cleaning equipment such as automatic scrubbers, burnishers, polishers, vacuums, wet/dry vacuums and extractors.

Tennant Buys Chinese Distributor
Tennant Co., Minneapolis, has purchased Shanghai Shen Tan Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co., Shanghai, China.

The company has distributed Tennant products for 12 years.

PEOPLE

 

Mark Collins has been appointed to regional manager of Buffalo, N.Y., for Spartan Chemical Co., Inc., Maumee, Ohio.

He has over 30 years of experience in field sales and management.

 

HydraMaster, Mulkiteo, Wash., announced staffing changes as a part of restructuring their business operations.

Phil Sis was hired as vice president of engineering and operations. He was previously director of engineering with Clarke.

Bruce Daw was named the company’s Western Regional Sales Manager. He has 20 years of experience in the carpet cleaning industry.

OBITUARY

 

Cyril Wolken, former owner and chairman of the board of A.W. Mendenhall Co., Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., has passed away.

Wolken sold A.W. Mendenhall to Bunzl in 2005, which is now R3.




POSTED ON: 9/1/2008