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Southern Wire Expands: New Locations and Staff Appointments Southern Wire, a division of Houston Wire & Cable Company, proudly announces geographic expansion and new personnel. In the first quarter of 2012, Southern Wire
will add new sites in Seattle and Philadelphia. In conjunction with existing locations in Memphis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Tampa, Chicago and Houston, this expansion gives Southern Wire an unmatched ability to meet increasing customer demand. As Chris Sokoll, President of Southern Wire, states: “The new facilities will expand our capacity in order to provide our customers with our service commitment to having the Right Product at the Right Place at the Right Time.” It takes talented and dedicated staff to maintain the company’s commitment to service. Four recent staff appointments bring strong skills and years of experience to the growing Southern Wire family. Kim Mitchell
joins Southern Wire as a purchasing assistant. With over a decade of administrative experience and talent in sales relations, organization, communication,
and analysis, Kim is the architect of customer special orders. Amy Harper, formerly of HWCC’s mechanical wire division, is the new Purchasing Manager. Amy develops stock programs for Southern Wire’s new locations, streamlining processes to ensure consistently high quality in this growing company. A skilled leader with extensive experience in internal and external customer relations, Amy also negotiates vendor exclusivity projects.
Suzanna
Hindman, in her new role as Corporate Market Manager, is responsible for Southern Wire’s marketing initiatives, including branding, advertising, and market
research. Suzanna has a wealth of international experience in vendor relations, which, along
with her Southern Wire heritage, brings great depth to this newly created position. John Bazelewski
joins Southern Wire as its newest Outside Sales Representative. A graduate of the University of Illinois, John joined the Southern Wire team in Chicago. This
seasoned sales professional now applies his expertise to cultivating client relationships in the Midwest. Southern Wire’s dynamic, skilled team and planned expansion will bring its 40-year tradition of exceptional customer service and support into a nationwide arena. With a reputation for understanding the unique buying requirements of their customers and delivering exceptional service and support, Southern Wire contributes to its customers’ competitive advantage.
Southern Weaving Continues Growth with Acquisition of Jones Products CEO Ron Mohling announced early September that Greenville-based Southern Weaving Company, manufacturer of narrow webbing, has expanded its manufacturing capabilities through the acquisition of Jones Products, a company specializing in coatings for webbing. This purchase will give Southern Weaving the ability to add value to its products. Coatings can enhance the performance of webbing, making it more abrasion-resistant, durable, waterproof, and cleanable, among other characteristics. “The former Jones Products has actually
been a valued Southern Weaving customer for many years, and we are pleased to combine forces with them to offer the market coated webbing,” Mohling said. Mohling indicated that, within the next few months, the equipment will be transitioned from the Chicago area to Southern Weaving’s Anderson, South Carolina facility. Darryl King, Anderson plant manager, will lead the transition team. Some key personnel from the former Jones Products will relocate to South Carolina, and Southern Weaving anticipates adding up to six new employees as the coating business grows. Southern Weaving has been in business since 1924 and has led the launch of technical textiles into many arenas, from brakepads for the Model T Ford, to composite layers for the shell of inflatable space structures. Its operation includes manufacturing facilities in Greenville,
S.C., Anderson, S.C., and Collingwood Canada. The company makes narrow webbing that serves various markets such as industrial slings, fall protection body harnesses, sporting equipment, and hydraulic hose sleeves. The coating capability will add value in those current markets, and allow Southern Weaving to enter some new markets.
Ulven Companies Add Hale Iron under Skookum Brand The Ulven Companies is pleased to announce the consolidation of its’ Hale Iron products into the Skookum brand of blocks and rigging products. Moving forward the Skookum brand will be positioned as the premier provider of high strength and superior performance lifting and rigging Hardware built in the United States. The Skookum brand will continue the tradition of selling products through it’s select network of global distribution partners. For more information on the many benefits of using the Skookum products or if you are interested in joining the Skookum family of distributors please visit the website: http://
ulvencompanies.com The Ulven Companies is a group of (4)
different American companies owned and operated by one family. These companies are: Ulven Forging, Skookum, Wolf Steel and Houston Structures. While each company works independently from each other, all communicate and work together in a success driven partnership. Each company compliments the other with their own unique talents, which together give the customer a myriad of process capabilities, but with a more structured & controlled environment than that of several suppliers.
Talurit AB Offers Machine Repairs and Maintenance Worldwide Talurit AB has always held the policy concerning satisfied customers as one of their top priorities. In addition to supplying machinery of the highest quality they are also keen on never leaving their customers high and dry if they would encounter a problem with their machines. To ensure minimum downtime and excellent longevity on the machines, Talurit AB offers technical support 24/7. They also perform
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