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Amweld International Enhances Management Team
Since the beginning of the year, Amweld International, LLC has been implementing strategic initiatives that enhance quality, operations, distribution and customer service to improve overall delivery performance to our door and hardware distributors.
Scott Willson has been appointed CEO, Darren Ward has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations, Chuck Gerber has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Mike Kolovich has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering.
“Our management team is more responsive and is action focused. This has resulted in the renewed national distribution process from our plants in Monterrey and Miami, through our distribution center in Dallas. With over 1,100 pallet locations, we have significantly increased our stock availability at our new Dallas distribution center, and we are planning enhancements to our product offerings,” claimed Chuck Gerber. “We have been increasing the depth of our sales team with professionals who will enhance the service and support we provide to our customers. We see our distributors as business partners, not just customers. We are committed and passionate toward supporting their business, their goals and their success. Watch for our upgraded Quick Ship Program in the very near future.”
For more information about Amweld International, LLC, please visit www.amweld.com, or contact Amweld toll free at: 888-775-2397.
Marcus Mohwinkel to Head Goff’s Sales Force
Goff’s Enterprises announces the appointment of Marcus Mohwinkel to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Marcus has 12 years experience with material handling and door sales. In joining Goff’s Enterprises Marcus brings his skills in developing their current distributors, as well as growing their distributor base. Besides Goff’s versatile curtain wall and screen products, Marcus will focus on expanding the market for the company’s rugged and economical vinyl and mesh doors.
Goff's Enterprises, Inc. is a manufacturer of vinyl and mesh doors, curtain screens, curtain walls, and containment partitioning systems. Products include: Sliding, “Curtain Wall" partitions (The Original Goff's Curtain Walls), "Strip & Dock door" curtains, Vertical "Roll-Up" curtains, Outdoor Curtains, "Goff's Bug Blocking Curtain Doors", "Weldview Curtains", Welding Screens", Track and roller systems and curtain screens. These products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors.
For more information, visit www.goffscurtainwalls.com.
In Other News...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the updated 2008/2009 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. This report delivers accurate and timely information on window, door, skylight and curtain wall market trends, dynamics, and product relationships for both residential and commercial construction. The report includes historic data for 2003 through 2008, and forecast data for 2009 through 2012. Forecasts are based on projections of construction activity as of March 2009. Full Story
Additionally, AAMA 851-09, a guide for sealants usage in fenestration systems, has been released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). The 17-page document is titled Fenestration Sealants Guide for Windows, Window Walls and Curtain Walls, is intended to serve as a guide in the selection process, usage and application of sealants used in residential and commercial fenestration systems. Full Story
Leaders of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the National Glass Association (NGA) announced a new alliance whereby the two leading organizations will provide a series of online training modules specifically for the residential and commercial window, door and skylight markets. The courses will be offered exclusively via the NGA’s training sites, MyWindowClass.com and MyGlassClass.com. Full Story
VingCard, part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, is introducing a new, contactless RFID version of its electronic locking solution, Classic by VingCard, for its customers currently operating magnetic-stripe guestroom door locks. The new Classic RFID system will allow hotels and resorts across the globe to easily and cost-effectively upgrade their current locks to employ contactless technology as well as Near Field Communication (NFC) cell phone compatibility. Additionally, Classic RFID provides an ideal solution for properties undergoing renovations and upgrades, but not replacing guestroom doors or door hardware, reported HotelworldNetwork.com. Full Story
The convergence of physical access control cards with applications such as PC and IT network access has prompted a new collaboration for HID Global. In conjunction with Dell, the secure identity solutions provider has created the director of strategic accounts, HID Connect position to be filled by Kami Schiller. The position will help HID simplify IT security for the mobile workforce and address the convergence of physical and logical access control, reported SDM. Full Story
Masonite International Corporation has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from protection under both Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada. Full Story
Seeing new demand and a "huge opportunity" resulting from the stimulus package tax credits for energy efficient windows and doors, Andersen Corp. is launching the new EcoExcel brand for products in its line that meet the criteria, reported Window & Door. Full Story
CDW, through its CDW Government subsidiary, has launched a small physical security practice that is designing and building security systems, focusing initially in the education and government verticals, reported Security Systems News. Full Story
Philips Products, a maker of doors and windows, will close its Stayton, OR plant, putting 125 people out of work, reported StatesmanJournal.com. The move is part of Philips Products' plan to close plants nationwide, which will add as many as 625 workers in six states to the ranks of the unemployed. Full Story
Twenty-five workers formerly employed by Therma Tru's Fredericksburg, VA, facility prior to the company's closing last fall are now back to work. Toronto-based Tru Tech Door Systems re-hired the employees upon its acquisition of the Therma Tru plant and its equipment, reported the USglass News Network. Full Story
Jeld-Wen announced June 5 that it will close its Oshkosh door manufacturing plant on Aug. 7, putting 79 people out of work, reported the Northwestern.com. The company issued a statement that said the decision was made as a result of the economic downturn and “long-standing price pressure from lower-cost, imported doors.” Full Story
Griffon Corp. announced that its garage door manufacturer business will consolidate its facilities. Griffon, Long Island's ninth-largest company in terms of sales, owns Clopay Building Products Co., which makes garage doors. Operations from Clopay's Baldwin, WI and Russia, OH, facilities will be relocated to another plant in Troy, OH, by early 2011, saving the company an estimated $10 million a year. Clopay also has another plant in Auburn, WA. Full Story
Designer Jess Han has conceived a type of door handle called the “NUMLOCK HANDLE” which features a numbered dial-lock that re-shuffles and locks itself after every successful entry, reported InventorSpot.com. Full Story
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