Keep up to date with personnel and company news from AFMA Supplier companies.
CIT Commercial Services, New York, has acquired a substantial portion of the U.S. factoring assets of GE Commercial Services, a division of GE Corporate Financial Services. CIT Commercial Services is a unit of CIT Group Inc. and provides factoring, accounts receivable management, credit protection and lending services. “Factoring has always been a core strength of CIT, and this transaction underscores CIT’s corporate strategy to seek out opportunities that fit nicely and expand our existing business lines,” said Albert R. Gamper Jr., chairman and CEO of CIT Group Inc. www.cit.com
Harrelson
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Gerber Technology, Tolland, Conn., has appointed Rodney Harrelson deputy regional director and Barry Jackowitz director of aftermarket sales in the Americas region. Harrelson manages all sales operations in the West Coast area, Canada and a 50-mile border area of Mexico along the states of Arizona and California. He is based in Los Angeles with all West Coast sales personnel reporting to him.
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He replaced Alan Seymour, who relocated to his hometown of Toronto to manage sales activities in Central Canada and Northwestern New York State. Jackowitz is responsible for developing new business in the cutter and plotter supplies market. Gerber Technology is a business unit of Gerber Scientific Inc., a provider of integrated computer hardware and software systems to a variety of industries, including apparel, transportation, furniture, composites and industrial fabrics. www.gerbertechnology.com
MGM Transport Corp., High Point, N.C., has purchased 31 new Volvo trucks in response to increased business and expansion of its service territories. Additionally, the company will add 125 specially equipped new Great Dane trailers over the next 18 months. The fleet additions are partly to replace older equipment, but also to respond to the company’s expanded services throughout the southeast and into the Midwest. Most recently, the company opened a terminal in the Los Angeles area to offer direct service from California to the entire East Coast. MGM Transport specializes in less than full load services, with daily deliveries in more than 23 states throughout the entire East Coast corridor, as well as direct deliveries from California. www.mgmtransport.com
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Five new company officers have been elected at Hickory Springs, Hickory, N.C. They include: James J. Bush, vice president of the bedding division; Hunter L. Lunsford III, senior vice president of operations; Wilbur E. Mann III, vice president of the eastern division; Craig D. Valentine, vice president of administration; and David Stimmel, chief financial officer. Hickory Springs manufactures a variety of metal and flexible polyurethane foam components for the furniture and bedding industries. www.hickorysprings.com
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CH2M Hill announces the addition of four engineers to its Charlotte, N.C., office, including Chris Stenger, Eric Hilton, Erin Moro and Jennifer Claghorn. CH2M Hill is a global engineering, consulting, construction and outsourcing company with offices throughout the United States, including Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina, as well as around the world. The additional Charlotte staff members bring expertise in the areas of air quality permitting, wastewater treatment design and permitting, and site assessment and remediation. www.ch2mhill.com.
Swangin
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Hal Swangin has joined Beeson Industrial Sales of High Point. Swangin was previously with 3M Corporation for 28 years as the company’s furniture packaging specialist. He has created techniques, products and custom equipment to reduce furniture and accessory damage, as well as material handling and labor cost while increasing productivity. www.industrial@beesonhardware.com.
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Exel Transportation Services has hired Todd Thompson as senior vice president of business development and promoted Steve Bowers to senior vice president of operations. Thompson, with more than 15 years of supply chain experience, will be responsible for sales and business development. He was previously vice president of Mark VII Transportation. Bowers has more than 24 years in the supply chain industry, most recently as senior vice president of Exel’s company managed programs. In his new role he is responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s integrated operations strategy. Exel Transportation Services, formerly Mark VII Transportation, offers a variety of multi-modal transportation services and integrated supply chain solutions.
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Exel Direct, the big-ticket product fulfillment business unit of global supply chain management company Exel, has recently relocated primary distribution hubs in Baltimore, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco and Los Angeles into larger facilities to meet increased demand. Exel Direct operates a national delivery network for furniture manufacturers, offering flexibility to support new marketing channels such as e-commerce and Internet sales. www.exeldirect.com
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Cargo Transporters announces an alliance with Piedmont Interstate of Spartenburg, S.C. The alliance gives the two companies the ability to offer supply and distribution solutions to customers. Based in Claremont, N.C., Cargo Transporters is part of the CT Group, a full-service truck equipment and transportation provider. The company consists of a truck rental and leasing operation, a truckload carrier operating in 48 states and Canada, and a furniture and freight consolidation operation. Piedmont Interstate owns and operates nearly 3 million square feet of distribution space throughout the Carolinas. The company provides outsourced logistics and value-added services, including port services, assembly, cross docking, pick and pack, kitting and other turn-key solutions. www.cgor.com, www.piedmontinterstate.com
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