Böwe moves US headquarters
Böwe
Textile Cleaning USA , Inc.
is settling in to its new headquarters in Charlotte, NC,,
having made the moved from Dallas, TX, at the beginning of the
year.
With the lease on its Dallas offices up
for renewal, the company decided to make the move “to be
close to our key markets and the proximity to other
subsidiaries of our parent company.” Both the office and
warehouse were moved at the end of December.
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Relocating with the company will be Bill
Morgal, senior technical support representative, Misty
Douglass, office/operations manager, and John Bogert,
President/CEO.
At the new location, Böwe Textile
Cleaning USA, Inc. will continue to maintain its own offices
and staff as in Dallas. New hires will be made in Charlotte to
fill all open positions in the company.
“We are excited to be moving into a
new facility designed and built for our needs, said Bogert.
“We look forward to welcoming our customers to our new
home in Charlotte.”
The company also noted that since its
successful showing of the new Sixth Generation line of
machines, the Augsburg, Germany, factory has been filled with
new orders and is working overtime to ship the machines to
customers. Nonetheless, orders are still being accepted and the
new machines will be shipped promptly, the company said.
An open house, distributor meeting and
technical training on the Sixth Generation machine line, as
well as the introduction of new Veit finishing equipment, were
being planned at the new North Carolina headquarters.
The new contact information for the
company is as follows: Böwe Textile Cleaning USA, Inc.,
1855 Lindbergh St., 100 Charlotte, NC, 28208; phone (800)
287-0870 or (704) 264-2910; fax 704-264-2920.
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PROS adds to web site
PROS Parts of Minneapolis, MN, has added
two features to the company web site. Users can now log in to
search for replacement parts for all types of laundry and
drycleaning equipment. Search results include pictures of the
items and net prices based on the customer’s discount.
The new feature is an easy to use search
for press pads and covers. A user only needs to know the brand
and model number and the search engine will scan more than
6,000 items to select the correct items for their machine.
For more information or to order a free
2004 catalog contact PROS at (800) 950-7767 (English) or (800)
899-7035 (Korean).
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NIE returning 90% of profit to
policyholders
The advisory committee of NIE Insurance recently voted in favor of returning 90
percent of its 2003 profits to policyholders, adding up to over
$1.5 million altogether.
For the second consecutive year, the
company will be issuing a dividend of 15 percent to most
policyholders.
NIE, which insures over 2,500 fabric care
companies, is the International Fabricare Institute’s
endorsed provider, giving a 6 percent up-front credit to its
members. That savings, combined with the $1.5 million in
profits being returned to policyholders, adds up to a savings
of over 20 percent for IFI members.
As for the remaining 10 percent of profits
from 2003, NIE plans to retain the funds to support future
growth of the company.
Policyholders who have been affiliated
with NIE for more than two years — as of the end of 2003
— will benefit the most from the company’s
generosity, receiving cash dividends equal to 15 percent of
their earned premium, plus credits to their individual
Subscriber Savings Accounts (SSA) for the remainder of the 90
percent profit return.
Companies who have been with NIE for less
than two years of continuous coverage won’t earn back
cash dividends, but, instead, will receive lower returns as an
added bonus.
According to NIE President Bob Aikin, the
average IFI member pays a premium of $3,931, accounting for the
6 percent premium credit of $251.
“If that average IFI member has been
with us over two years, they will get a March dividend of $590
plus a subscriber savings account credit,” Aikin noted.
The precise amount of the subscriber
credit is still being calculated.
Those SSA credits, along with the dividend
checks, will be issued to policyholders in March. All SSA
distributions will have to be approved by insurance regulators.
Maytag Commercial Laundry has announced
two additions
Ed VanCampenhout will lead Maytag’s Commercial Laundry Central Division. He joins the sales team
with over 16 years of Maytag sales and marketing experience.
As commercial market manager, he will
bring his experience to the multistate Central Division serving
independent Maytag distributors and route
operators.
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Most recently, VanCampenhout served as
Maytag’s director of customer development for a major
national retail channel. Previous to that assignment, he
managed a variety of territories in the eastern United States,
including serving as national account director for the eastern
division of Maytag.
Before joining Maytag, he worked for
Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation. VanCampenhout
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Randy Karn, a 22-year Maytag veteran, has
accepted the position of director of national accounts and
on-premises laundry sales.
In this position, he will be responsible
for building the sales of Maytag Commercial Laundry products in
the on-premises market. Most recently, Karn served as director,
product management for commercial laundry at Maytag, where he
was responsible for product development of commercial laundry
and select household product lines.
Karn began his career with Maytag in 1982
as a service supervisor. In 1984, he became a sales manager in
the builder sales division before joining the commercial
laundry division in 1986 as commercial market manager for the
northeast division. Karn earned a bachelor’s degree in
industrial administration from Iowa State University.
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American Chillers relocates
American Chillers & Cooling Tower
Systems has moved to larger quarters at 2326 Walden Dr., Unit
C, Augusta, GA 30904.
The new phone number is (706) 736-5101 and
the fax number is (706) 736-5104. The anytime technical support
number is (803) 924-3934.
The company can also be reached by e-mail
at amchillr@bellsouth.net and is on the web at
www.chillerdepot.com.
The company offers a variety of chillers,
cooling towers and cooling systems.
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Upgraded Internet services
Improved web sites and upgraded e-mail
capabilities have been announced by Kleen-Rite Inc. and KR
Products.
The web site, www.kleen-rite.com,
provides information on the company’s wastewater
treatment, modular filter canister systems and drycleaning
cartridges.
Cooling towers, water chillers and vapor
recovery systems can be found at the web site www.krproducts.com.
Both sites provide specifications and
dimensional plans.
Company e-mail addresses can be accessed
directly from the web sites. The general Kleen-Rite address is kri@kleen-rite.com; the sales department can be reached directly
at sales@kleen-rite.com.
The general e-mail address of KR Products
is krp@kproductinc.com; the sales department can be reached at sales@krproductsinc.com.
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Merris is Sales Person of the Year
Tim Merris received the 2003 Sales Person
of the Year award from Thermopatch at the company’s annual sales
meeting in Gulf Port, MS, in January. The banquet concluded a
week of meetings with the entire sales team. Merris, who is the
West Coast regional sales manager, said upon accepting the
award that Jane Whaley, the West Coast customer service
representative, played a significant role in his success.
Thermopatch provides textile and garment identification,
marking, mending products and heat seal equipment along with
support supplies to the laundry and drycleaning industries and
to garment and textile manufacturers.
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Garrin reps for Econo-mist
Sam Garrin of Sam Garrin Associates is the
product representative for the TrapItAll Econo-Mist, a
separator water disposal unit for purifying and misting all
separator water.
Garrin can be reached by phone at (800)
252-5271 or e-mail at sgrizl@juno.com.
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EFI in new home
Environmental Forensic Investigations Inc. (EnviroForensics) has relocated. The company is
now at 4234 Hacienda Dr., Suite 250, Pleasanton, CA 94588. The
phone number is (925) 227-8700 and the fax is (925) 227-1111.
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Union hoors distributor
Sonny Hwang, president of Western Multitex
in Anaheim, CA, is pictured receiving his 2003 sales award from
Tom Sheridan, western sales maanger for Union
Drycleaning Products.
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ASN apponts Kirby
Joseph P. Kirby has been appointed
regional sales manager for eastern Pennsylvania and southern
New Jersey for ASN Laundry Group (formerly IPSO of NY/LaunderCenter).
As a former coin laundry owner, Kirby
brings experience in laundry management, planning and
development in addition to more than 20 years customer service
in other industries.
ASN Laundry Group is the authorized
exclusive distributor of IPSO coin and OPL washer-extractors
and Jensen heavy duty laundry equipment for the states of New
York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The company also
distributes dryers by American Dryer Corporation, Whirlpool and
Roper products, and other major equipment for coin and
on-premise laundries including ESD card systems, White
Conveyors, NATCO boilers, Greenwald products and others. In
addition to its headquarters located at 1731 West Farms Road in
the Bronx, NY, ASN has a sales office, warehouse and service
center located at 159 East First Avenue, Roselle, NJ. For more
information call (800) 832-9238 or (908) 241-5655 in New Jersey
or (718) 542-8686 in New York.
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