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Betco Corp., Toledo, Ohio, recognized Regional Managers Allen Halstead, Phil Davis, Paul Kaup, Paul Hopkins, Steve Hanneke and Division Manager Jeff Iverson with 2010 Pacesetter Awards. Iverson also received the Terry Evans Award, the most prestigious sales recognition that Betco awards.

The O'Dell Corp., Ware Shoals, S.C., added three team members: J. Edward Robertson as a regional sales manager for the company's Eastern region manufacturer's representative network; Michael Wiedemann as a sales representative for Southeastern region manufacturer's representatives; and Jenny Ashley as a customer service representative.

Paradigm Group, Syosset, N.Y., added Ralph Bianculli Jr. as director of e-commerce and strategic sales.

Network Services Co., Schaumburg, Ill., added Vanessa Fleenor as a market manager in the marketing department.

Unger Enterprises Inc., appointed Oguz Erkan as its vice president of global operations.

Men Who Dare Inc., named Hercules Jefferson, Sr., CEO of Hercules & Hercules Inc., Detroit, its Man of the Year for his outstanding contribution in helping local youth. Through donations, Jefferson has helped award more than 500 scholarships. He also recently donated 1,400 cases of floor finish to help make Detroit school floors shine before the new school year.

 

COMPANY NOTES

More than 145 Roswell, Ga.-based Kimberly-Clark Professional Green Patrol volunteers cleaned up a one-square-mile area at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. In addition, volunteers assembled bicycles in Lake Las Vegas to donate to at-risk youth in Henderson, Nev., through Boys & Girls Clubs of America. To further support both efforts, the company donated $5,000 to the National Park Service and $5,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

GOJO Industries, Akron, Ohio, has bought the PURELL brand from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. With this transaction, GOJO once again has ownership of the PURELL brand.

Witt Industries, Cincinnati, announced TRC Marketing Inc., Denver, as its newest representative. TRC will represent Witt products in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

CNA, the insurance company that covers Maumee, Ohio-based Spartan Chemical Co., Inc.'s physical facility, presented Spartan with the Leadership in Safety Award.

Janitized, a division of APC Filtration Inc., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, named Seattle-based Wind Associates as its “Rep of the Year” for Best Overall Performance in 2010.

Also awarded for the first time was the Best “New Representative” Award, which was given to Flannigan Sales Group Inc., Atlanta.

Eleven members of the sales team for Avmor Ltd., Laval, Quebec, Canada obtained the designation of Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) “ISSA Certification Expert” (I.C.E.).

Kaivac Inc., Hamilton, Ohio, formed a new partnership with Market Advantage Plus, Foxboro, Mass., to represent the company in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Earth Friendly Products, Addison, Ill., joined the Green Hotels Association as an ally member and approved vendor.

Triple S (SSS), Billerica, Mass., has appointed two companies as member-dealers: Monterey Sanitary Supply Inc., Monterey, Calif., and Acme Janitor, St. Louis. Under the agreement, these companies have the rights to market SSS products in their respective markets.

The buying group also recently marked its 50th Anniversary of service to the industry while at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN show in Orlando, Fla.

The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, unveiled a long-term environmental sustainability vision that includes: powering its plants with 100 percent renewable energy; using 100 percent renewable or recycled materials for all products and packaging; having zero consumer and manufacturing waste go to landfills; and designing products that conserve resources.




POSTED ON: 1/28/2011