Scott Badreau
Scott Bardreau joins Midland Metal’s management team
Midland Metal announced Scott Bardreau joined the company as chief sales officer for its growing platform of companies, which includes Anderson Metals and Buchanan Rubber. Bardreau has over 35 years' industry experience across plumbing and heating, industrial, waterworks and irrigation verticals. He spent the last 12 years with Matco-Norca in the role of vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to Matco-Norca, he served in various management roles at Watts Water Technologies, in both wholesale and retail channels.
RELINEEUROPE acquires interest in RELINEAMERICA
RELINEEUROPE announced it acquired a 50 percent interest in American pipe liner manufacturer RELINEAMERICA, making the company part of the worldwide Reline UV Group. The operational leadership of RELINEAMERICA will be led by Tim Cook and Jerry Botts; both will hold the title of vice president. In the future RELINEAMERICA will support the Reline UV Group’s customers located in the North, Latin and South American markets.
Deam Pruitt
Draincables Direct welcomes new sales representative
Draincables Direct announced it added a truck route that will service Utah and Nevada, as well as surrounding locations. The new route will be operated by Dean Pruitt, Draincables Direct territory sales representative. Pruitt began his career in the plumbing and drain cleaning industry in 1993 and worked for a local Utah plumbing company until 2002. At that time, he started his own plumbing company, which he ran until 2010. He has also worked for Spartan Tool in Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Idaho as a territory sales manager.
Kevin Smith
Smith named president of Subsite Electronics and HammerHead Trenchless
Charles Machine Works has named Kevin Smith president of Subsite Electronics and HammerHead Trenchless. The company also announced a joint leadership team headed by Smith. Smith’s new leadership team will include Randy Rupp, Brian Kenkel and Christi Woods. Rupp, who has served as vice president of product strategy at Ditch Witch for the past four and a half years, has been named general manager for Subsite Electronics. Kenkel has accepted the position as general manager for HammerHead Trenchless, and Woods is assuming an expanded role as controller of Subsite Electronics and HammerHead Trenchless.
Felling Trailers celebrates 45 years in business with anniversary colors
In 2019, Felling Trailers marks 45 years in the business of manufacturing trailers. To commemorate this anniversary, the company has selected three limited edition paint colors: plum crazy purple metallic, ruby red metallic and sublime green. The limited edition anniversary colors will be available for purchase to Felling Trailers customers for the extent of 2019. In addition, all trailers manufactured during 2019 will have a commemorative decal marking it as a 45th anniversary edition trailer.
Franklin Electric celebrates 75 years of business
Franklin Electric announced the company will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2019. The company was founded by E.J. “Ed” Schaefer and T.W. “Wayne” Kehoe in 1944 in Bluffton, Indiana. Franklin Electric started as a small motor manufacturing company and has grown into a global provider of systems and components for moving water and fuel.
Germundson’s Home Furnishings to become Mattracks Innovation Center
The building in Karlstad, Minnesota, that housed furniture for about 70 years will become home to Mattracks vehicles and memorabilia. Glen Brazier, Mattracks founder and CEO, says the old furniture store is the “absolute perfect fit” for the Mattracks Innovation Center. According to Germundson’s Home Furnishings, the building has been a furniture store since 1948. Mattracks, which started business in 1994, has shipped products to over 100 countries and can be found in operation on all seven continents.
Core & Main acquires Maskell Pipe & Supply
Core & Main has closed on its previously announced definitive agreement to acquire select assets of Maskell Pipe & Supply, a California-based distributor and fittings fabricator of HDPE pipe. Maskell Pipe & Supply has locations in Corona and Tracy, California, and Morgantown, West Virginia.
Vactor announces plans to expand manufacturing facility
Vactor announced plans to expand its Streator, Illinois, manufacturing facility. The project is expected to increase Vactor’s production capacity and add up to 90 additional jobs. The first phase of the project will expand the existing fabrication, welding, paint and assembly areas, as well as the test bays. Additionally, the current training center and customer inspection facility will be updated. Overall, the expansion will add approximately 100,000 square feet to the existing facility. Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2019, with completion targeted by the end of the year.
Aries Industries announces promotions, new hires
Aries Industries announced it has strengthened its market outreach with a promotion and two new employees. John Kudis, formerly northeast regional sales manager, was promoted to the new position of national accounts manager. Kevin Hastings has rejoined the company as western regional sales manager. And Boris Holmes has been hired as the company’s first Rocky Mountain regional sales manager.
John Kudis
Kevin Hastings
Boris Holmes
