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 ..... to a special IWF Edition of Suppliers on Demand. For a showcase of new products being introduced at the August 23-26 fair, as well as a complete list of AHFA Supplier Member exhibitors, go to our FEATURE page, or click on the IWF logo below.
In addition to an overview of the upcoming International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair, this edition of Suppliers on Demand includes the latest company news and a host of new products and services from AHFA Supplier Division members. Our NEW PRODUCTS page is a quick, easy read and may turn up just the product or service you’ve been looking for! Suppliers on Demand is updated quarterly. The deadline for sub-mitting news for the October 2006 edition will be September 15, 2006. Mail, fax or email information to:
If you need contact information for a product or service you saw in a previous edition of Suppliers on Demand, please click on the link below to access archived issues.
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JULY 2006 UPDATE What's new at AHFA Supplier Member companies...
Alpha World Properties announces two High Point furniture buildings for sale. The former Wood Armfield retail showroom at 460 South Main Street was a successful retail location for 68 years. The 134,093-square-foot building was built in 1938 and renovated in 1995. Asking price is $10.7 million. The Jeffco Furniture showroom (right) at 425 North Hamilton Street also is for sale. The four-story building is 20,166 square feet and located in the Hamilton design district. It is listed at $2.5 million. Contact Audie Cashion at 336/886-8899 or audie@audiecashion.com for more information on either of these properties.
Cory Home Delivery has turned over responsibility for day-to-day operations to the third generation of Cory leadership. Joe and Jim Cory, CEO and president, respectively, have named sons Joe, Kevin and Patrick to senior management positions. All three are grandsons of founder Joseph Cory. Joe Cory Jr. will lead operations in the Southeast and Southwest; Kevin Cory will head up Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Midwest operations; and Patrick Cory will lead the company’s sales, marketing and quality programs. Based in Jersey City, N.J., Cory Home Delivery serves markets throughout the United States and Puerto Rico with a fleet of 500 customized delivery vehicles, more than 60 locations and 600,000 square feet of warehouse space. www.corycompanies.com
Top Supplies Inc. is celebrating its 40th year in business. Founded in 1966 by Ed Shufelt, the company supplies engineered component parts to the woodworking industry worldwide. Among its products are Accuride slides, blum hardware, INCA TV lifts, extruded plastics and fabricated metal parts. www.topsupplies.com
Lectra announces the appointment of David Rode as president of Lectra USA Inc. He is responsible for all Lectra business in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. He is based in New York City. Lectra is based in Paris, France, and produces software, CAD/CAM equipment and related services for large-scale uses of textiles, leather and industrial fabrics. www.lectra.com
MGM Transport Corp. has moved into a larger facility in Pico Rivera, California. The expanded distribution center offers container devanning, inspection and repackaging, southern California distribution, warehousing, and pick-up and delivery to the Northeast. www.mgmtransport.com
Cargo Transporters, headquartered in Claremont, N.C., was presented a Platinum Safety Award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2005 National Fleet Safety Awards Program. Cargo operates over 400 trucks in the United States and Canada. “Our trucks traveled over 60 million miles last year. These drivers worked very hard to operate in the safest and most efficient manner,” said Cargo CEO John Pope. Great West Casualty is a provider of property and casualty insurance for the motor carrier industry. Its Fleet Safety Award Program recognizes carriers for achieving low preventable accident frequency per million miles of operation. Cargo also announces it has joined the AMBER Alert Highway Network, an initiative to help recover abducted children. Using satellite communications, Cargo trucks all across the country will receive alerts about child abductions, suspected abductors and/or suspected vehicles. For drivers to receive these alerts through on-board communications solutions, the carrier must be enrolled in the AMBER Alert Highway Network, a partnership of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and QUALCOMM Inc., a satellite communications system provider. www.ctgroup.com
Jim Powell Advertising Photography, based in Kalamazoo, Mich., is celebrating 35 years of business and will shoot its 10,000th job this summer. The full-service photography and production studio specializes in photographing outdoor furniture for catalogs and advertising. Current clients include Woodard, Landgrave, WalMart and Herman Miller. www.jphoto.com |
