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 Here's what's happening at AFMA Supplier companies.

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The Media Matters Inc., a full-service marketing agency based in Lexington, N.C., announces Dawn Brinson is promoted to vice

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president, marketing services, and Barbara Strickland is promoted to office manager. In addition, Siri Lyke has joined the firm as marketing coordinator. The Media Matters offers public relations, media planning, events and promotions, brand management and collateral development for furniture industry clients. kwall@themediamatters.com
 

Globe Express Services opened three new offices in China during the first half of 2004. New corporate facilities were added in Shenzhen, Qingdao and Tianjin. The expansion brings the number of corporate offices in China to eight. “Global sourcing trends indicate that importers and exporters are reaching deeper into China, especially the Northeast,” reports Bill Smith, logistics and marketing manager. “While Hong Kong will remain of great strategic importance, expanding alternative port volumes require additional Globe Express personnel and assets ‘on the ground’ in these new locations.” Globe Express is a third-party logistics provider of IT-based cargo management. The company offers a flexible suite of global logistics products, including ocean and airfreight forwarding, customhouse brokerage, multi-vendor and country consolidation, warehousing and distribution, and value added information services. www.globeexpress.com

Dan Flowers has joined Exel Direct as president. Flowers brings more than 27 years of transportation management experience to Exel. He was previously vice president and general

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manager at UPS Supply Chain Solutions – Transportation Services. Exel Direct is the big-ticket product fulfillment business unit of the global supply chain management firm Exel. Supported by a network of 42 cross-dock operations throughout the United States, Exel Direct provides nationwide home delivery services on behalf of many of the country’s largest retailers. In June the company announced it had begun providing in-home delivery for Best Buy Co. Exel’s comprehensive range of logistics solutions encompasses everything from design and consulting through freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution serves, integrated information management and e-commerce support for a wide range of manufacturing, retail and consumer industries. www.exel.com

MGM Transport, a leader in less than truckload furniture transportation, announces Jamie Pearman is promoted to vice president, controller, and John Donahue is promoted to vice president and general manager for MGM Home and MGM Warehousing and Distribution Serives. MGM Home provides white-glove in-home residential delivery service, while MGM Warehousing and Distribution offers fully integrated systems capabilities. MGM Transport provides daily deliveries in 23 states throughout the East Coast corridor and beyond, as well as direct deliveries from California to any point on the East Coast. www.mgmtransport.com.

MicroD announces that Marks and Spencer, a leading UK retailer, is the 100th company to add ePreVue to their website. By adding this link with 24/7 Internet access, Marks and Spencer customers can search for products, apply thousands of upholstery options to hundreds of furniture styles, and create their own room plans. ePreVue maintains website content for retail and manufacturer clients, providing real time feedback that illustrates which products consumers are viewing online. www.microdinc.com.

Friedman Corp., a provider of Enterprise Resource Planning application software specifically designed for the business needs of building and home products manufacturers, is now marketing its software in the UK and other European countries. The company’s flagship ERP solution, Frontier®, delivers in-depth functionality for managing order entry, operations, finance, manufacturing and distribution functions. U.S. clinets include Sauder Woodworking, Schnadig Corp., Harris Marcus Group and Stanley Furniture. www.friedmancorp.com

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