Year: 2018

CPV Manufacturing Names Two to Sales, Engineering Positions CPV Manufacturing has named Jay H. Loomis as vice president of sales, with responsibility for the expansion and development of CPV’s sales team. “Jay’s customer-focused sales and account management style are a great fit for our leadership team,” remarked David London, CPV Manufacturing president. “His background will be significant in carrying us forward. We’re glad to have him on our team.” Prior to joining CPV, Loomis was a national account manager at Airgas USA, where, as a Single Point of Contact, he maintained and nurtured customer relationships on a national level. Loomis’ sales…

FMCSA Extends Medical Card Rule for Three Years The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final rule that delays several provisions of the Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration final rule from June 22, 2018 date to June 22, 2021. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register in the next few days. GAWDA General Counsel Richard Schweitzer reports that the action was taken to provide FMCSA additional time to complete certain information technology system development tasks for its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) and provide the State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) sufficient…

voestalpine Böhler Welding Launches Protection Line Filler material specialist voestalpine Böhler Welding has launched its own line of personal protection equipment. The line includes the newest weldCare Guardian line of auto-darkening welding helmets and eyewear safety glasses. Using the latest developments in optics and ergonomics, they combine protection with wearing comfort and user-friendliness, the company says. The Guardian series of battery-powered, auto-darkening welding helmets consists of three types that all meet the safety and durability requirements of relevant CE and ANSI standards, and all feature high-impact nylon shells and comfortable headgear with longitudinal and angular adjustments. The helmets are available…

New Hires, Promotions, Announcements Weiler Abrasives Group Partners with Workshops for Warriors Weiler Abrasives Group, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has launched a national fundraising campaign, Leading a Warriors’ Charge, in partnership with Workshops for Warriors. Based in Cresco, Pa., the Weiler firm donated $25,000 to kick off a year-long campaign that supports machining and welding training programs at the Workshops for Warriors school that trains, certifies and helps place veterans, wounded warriors and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers. “Weiler believes in the value of the Workshops for Warriors cause…

GAWDA’s quarterly membership magazine, Welding & Gases Today, has been recognized with a regional award for magazine redesign in the annual competition of the American Society of Business Publication Editors organization. W&GT earned a bronze “Azbee” award for excellence in the society’s Northeast-New England regional competition. The redesign of the magazine was developed by GAWDA Media’s Creative Director Robin (Turk) Barnes. She retooled the magazine’s overall graphic presentation with a new magazine logo, a new look for the cover, new cohesive interior page elements and colorations, and an overall presentation that modernized and solidified the GAWDA brand and image as…

Responsive Respiratory Expands Cylinder Cart Line Responsive Respiratory, of St. Louis, Mo., has added a D/E cylinder cart to its offerings. The new Patient Six-Cylinder D/E cart features a durable powder coat paint finish, six-inch wheels for maneuverability and an adjustable height handle for ease of use. The two‐piece design allows for compact shipment and storage, significantly reducing freight costs for providers, according to the company. “The six-cylinder D/E cart is a natural expansion of our patient and office transport offering,” notes Tom Bannon, Responsive Respiratory president. “While RRI offers a warehouse version of this cart, our customer feedback initiative…

Weiler Appoints New VP of Sales, U.S. and Canada Weiler Abrasives Group has promoted Jason Conner to the position of vice president of sales for the U.S. and Canada. Conner will now oversee all sales activities in the U.S. and Canada, including independent distribution, national accounts, field sales and manufacturers’ rep groups. He will also serve as a point of contact to strengthen relationships with Weiler’s end users, distribution partners and industry associations, the company says. Conner joined Weiler in 2012 as a national accounts manager and was promoted to director of national accounts in 2015. As director of national…

GAWDA members and guests meeting in Missouri for the Spring Management Conference experienced three days of great settings, super speakers and lots of St. Louis style. From the gorgeous, historic St. Louis Union Station hotel site, to a setting with a view near the Gateway Arch, to the fried ravioli, butter cake, custard and ribs on the menus, the SMC was “tastefully” done. It also provided many useful operational takeaways, by specific design. Scroll down for a photo recap of the main events and a “hat’s off” to a memorable SMC set in President Ned Lane’s company hometown. Ballpark Village…

For business owners with a succession gap or otherwise at a transitional crossroads, creating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) structure is a business option with work-culture appeal and operating advantages. Restructuring as an ESOP can create a win-win-win solution for the company as well as its stockholders and employees, ESOP advocates say. Owners who aren’t turning the keys over to a next generation, or selling to an outside buyer, discover that ESOPs may let them “pay it forward.” The format can be the means to continue the company legacy, maintain its culture, secure the jobs of loyal employees and…

By Bruce Tulgan Employers in 2018 are scrambling to adjust to a new normal of change and uncertainty driven by an environment of regular, yet unpredictable and often wild, market fluctuations. Indeed, that scramble has been picking up steam every year since 1993, when we at RainmakerThinking began tracking the current generational shift. The changes we’ve been tracking are coming to fruition, maturing everywhere we look. The worldwide business environment of perpetually high risk, constrained resources and fierce competition puts constant pressure on employers to remain lean, flexible and high performing. Despite the pressures constraining employer resources, employers are struggling…