Sauereisen promotes Michael Briglia to associate material scientist
Sauereisen announced that Michael Briglia has been promoted to the position of associate materials scientist. Working from the company’s corporate headquarters, his responsibilities will include new product development, contractor training, technical assistance, inspections on job sites throughout the United States and in-house quality control testing.

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Prime Resins launches new website, logo
Prime Resins announced it launched a new logo, website and marketing literature. The goal of the new site is to provide visitors with an easier way to learn about products and solutions as well as making it easier to browse information, whether focusing on a specific product, a solution type, or an entire market segment. Useful information about services will be on the homepage, and the news and events section will highlight recently completed projects. The site will be constantly updated with helpful information, articles, newsletters, company announcements and client successes.

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Felling Trailers hosts Sen. Klobuchar
Felling Trailers hosted Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar during her central Minnesota manufacturing road trip. She spoke to the company’s ownership and management about issues such as health care and workforce shortages that manufacturers are facing. During Klobuchar’s visit, she spoke about the measures being taken at the federal level to strengthen local workforces.
Felling Trailers is building relationships with area high schools and colleges to introduce modern manufacturing to students and expose them to the career opportunities that exist. Along with offering tours, Felling Trailers also offers a selection of student programs: Careers in the Community provides welding training to high school juniors and seniors, Youth Welding Camp provides basic welding safety and training for elementary to junior high ages, and most recently, Felling offered a Women in Welding course. All courses are offered free of charge.

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VMAC sponsors Nanaimo’s Education and Career Fair
VMAC sponsored Nanaimo’s Education and Career Fair in December. ECF is responsible for British Columbia’s largest career development fair, attracting over 10,000 attendees over five different locations each year. Students visiting the VMAC booth learned about a wide range of career paths, most notably engineering, fabrication, machining, marketing and quality control. Those specifically interested in learning more about VMAC and its in-house manufactured products were given a tour of the demo truck, equipped with various air compressor and multipower systems.

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REHAU announces promotions in its leadership team
REHAU announced promotions in its Americas leadership team and the transfer of the current regional CEO Christian Fabian to head a newly formed technology and performance global services division. He will also serve on the company’s group executive board. As of Jan. 1, the regional executive board of REHAU Americas, headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, will include Theo Haast, serving as president in addition to chief financial officer; Thomas Troeger, filling the newly created position of chief marketing officer; and Terry Barnaby, head of operations.
In addition to his current role as CFO Americas, Haast will also serve as president of business in the Americas region. In his role as CMO, Troeger will assume responsibility for the company’s product divisions, including sales, marketing and engineering. Barnaby, who has been with the company for 33 years, will continue to serve on the regional executive board as chief operation officer.