Management
January 6, 2017 at 12:42 pm
Royal Industries, Brooklyn, N.Y., announced that it has acquired Brooklyn-based DLX Industries and the Paulmay Company's Pamcolite Line. "The acquisition of the DLX Indusries and the Pamcolite line is a perfect complement to Royal's line, which includes vinyl specialties from card cases to clipboards, portfolios to pocket planners, as well as unique imported items that were…
January 6, 2017 at 12:18 pm
The Pro Towels, Pittsburgh, family of brands announced the newest additions to its sales team. Julie Nordine-Jacob with JNJ Marketing will cover Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Beata Miller with Jules Scheck and Associates will cover the Northeast and Upstate New York. Both sales representatives…
January 6, 2017 at 8:11 am
This morning, Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that it has acquired Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn. The acquisition was finalized in December. "For more than 60 years, Hub Pen has focused solely on writing instruments, and in doing so, we were able to deliver the highest quality pens at a better value than anyone…
January 5, 2017 at 1:10 pm
BamBams, Manassas, Va., announced that Benn Chazan, a longtime member of the company, has been promoted to the position of vice president of sales. Chazan is charged with leading BamBams’ worldwide sales initiatives and its team of account executives into 2017 and beyond. “We’re very pleased to announce that we have promoted Benn Chazan to…
January 4, 2017 at 3:21 pm
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated private practice trade attorney Robert Lighthizer as the new U.S. trade representative. Lighthizer served as the assistant U.S. trade representative during Ronald Reagan's presidency when the administration imposed tariffs on imported steel, Apparel News…
January 4, 2017 at 2:30 pm
Commonsku, Toronto, recruited industry sales leader Samantha Kates as vice president of sales. Kates has more than 15 years of experience working with suppliers and distributors with industry brands, including iPROMOTEu, Charles River Apparel and Fruit of the Loom. Kates also founded…
January 4, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Landway International, South San Francisco, Calif., announced that it is expanding to a larger, state-of-the-art, 100,000 sq. ft. facility within the San Francisco Bay area. The company says it is looking forward to this opportunity to move into the next stage of growth and better serve its customers. This move will triple its warehouse capacity…
January 3, 2017 at 1:14 pm
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of industry veteran Mike McMillan as regional vice president of sales for the newly-designated Southwest region. In his new role, McMillan will be responsible for supporting HALO Branded Solution’s sales force in Texas and other southwest states. McMillan will report to Dale Limes, senior vice president of…
December 29, 2016 at 11:40 am
American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., named Monique Gregoire executive director of finance. Initially hired as controller in 2015, Gregoire will now develop and manage overall structure of financial operations for the company, providing key insight and leadership to…
December 28, 2016 at 12:37 pm
PWS, Brea, Calif., announced a significant capacity expansion to better serve East Coast and Midwest customers by officially opening up their production and shipping facilities in Portland, Tenn., on Jan. 1, 2017. This expansion will allow PWS to take on new customers at both of their locations in California and Tennessee. Both new and existing…
