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May/June 2011

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ABMA................................................71

Amerwood..........................................20

Beira...................................................25

Bizzotto ..............................................11

Borghi USA .......................................76

Boucherie USA ....................................7

Briarwood ..........................................12

Bruin Plastics .....................................16

Caddy & Co., Inc., R.E. .....................36

Crystal Lake .......................................35

Culivover & Shapiro, Inc...................36

Deco Products Co. .............................41

Distribuidora Perfect, S.A..................71

DuPont .................................................2

Fibratexsa...........................................39

GDF ...................................................17

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. ..............29

Himesa ...............................................37

Jewel Wire..........................................24

Jones Companies..................................1

Keystone Plastics ...............................14

Lemieux Spinning Mill Inc..................3

Line Manufacturing, Inc. ...................38

Magnolia Brush..................................24

Manufacturers Resource ......................9

MBK ..................................................21

Mill Rose............................................31

Monahan Filaments............................20

MonahanPartners ...............................23

Paul Marsh Co. ..................................33

PelRay International...........................15

PMM ..................................................13

Royal Paint Roller..............................32

Shanghai AuBi Metals Co..................73

St. Nick Brush Co. .............................40

Thomas Textiles .................................34

Vonco Products, Inc. ..........................19

WorldWide Integrated Resources.......75

Young & Swartz.................................40

Zahoransky...........................................5

Zelazoski ............................................22

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A&K Supplies Inc.........................................28

ABCO Products Corp. ..................................28

Abtex Corporation ........................................28

ACS Industries, Inc.......................................28

American Brush Manufacturers Assoc. ........28

Amerwood ....................................................28

H. Arnold Wood Turning, Inc. ......................28

Associated Industrial Brush Company Ltd...28

Baoding YongTaiShing Bristle &

Brush Making Co..........................................30

Beira Enviro Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. .................30

Bel-Maid Company.......................................30

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation srl ................30

Bo-Buck Mills, Inc........................................30

Bodam International Ltd. ..............................30

Borghi s.p.a. ..................................................30

Boucherie USA Inc. ......................................32

Briarwood Products Co.................................36

Bros India Group...........................................36

Browns Brushware Ltd. ................................36

Bruin Plastics Co., Inc. .................................36

Brush Fibers, Inc...........................................38

Brush Research Manufacturing Co., Inc.......38

Brush Technology Ltd...................................38

Brushtech, Inc. ..............................................38

Bruske Products ............................................38

R.E. Caddy & Company, Inc. .......................38

Cardinal Brush Corp. ....................................40

Carolina Mop ................................................40

Cepillos El Castor S.A. de C.V. ....................40

Chief Manufacturing .....................................40

Chung Thai Brushes Co., Ltd. ......................40

Cleaning Technologies Group.......................40

Cocker-Weber Brush Company ....................40

Connors & Co., Inc. ......................................42

Corona Brushes, Inc......................................42

Creative Poly, Inc..........................................42

Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc. .................42

Culicover & Shapiro, Inc. .............................42

Deco Products Co. ........................................42

Delamo Mfg. .................................................42

Deligh Industries, Inc....................................42

Distribuidora Perfect S.A. de C.V.................43

Dorden & Co., Inc.,.......................................43

Draper Knitting Company.............................43

DuPont Filaments..........................................43

EMSCO Group..............................................43

Epic Resins....................................................43

F.M. Brush Co., Inc.......................................43

Fili & Forme SRL.........................................44

Filmop USA, LLC ........................................43

FIMM USA Inc. ............................................44

Freudenberg Household Products LP ...........44

Furgale Industries, Ltd. .................................44

G.D.F.

di De Franceschi Gabriella & Co. SAS ........44

Garelick Mfg. Co. .........................................44

Gift Sales Co. ................................................44

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. ........................44

Gordon Brush Wisconsin, LLC ....................51

E. Gornell & Sons, Inc..................................45

Greenwood Mop & Broom, Inc....................45

GSC Manufacturing, Inc...............................45

Gunn Brush Co., Inc. ....................................45

Hagco Industries ...........................................45

Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc............................45

Hahl Inc.........................................................45

Hamburg Industries, Inc................................46

Harper Brush Works, Inc. .............................46

Haviland Corporation....................................46

Hill Brush, Inc...............................................46

HIMESA Hilos Y Mechas S.A. de C.V. .......46

Hoge Brush Company...................................46

Hoge Lumber Co...........................................47

Howard Berger Co., Inc ................................47

Industrial Brush Corporation ........................47

Interamerican Woods, Inc. ............................47

Interwire Products .........................................47

Jason Mills, LLC...........................................47

The Jersey Jerry Broomsquire ......................47

Jewel Wire Company ....................................48

Jofel USA, LLC ............................................48

Jones Companies, Ltd. ..................................48

K.R. Plastic Industries Co., Ltd. ...................48

Keystone Plastics Inc. ...................................49

Kiefer Brushes, Inc. ......................................49

Kraker Group ................................................49

LaFitte Mop Co., Inc.....................................49

Laitner Brush Company................................49

Lakim Industries dba Quali-tech Mfg...........49

Lambskin Specialties ....................................49

Lanoco Specialty Wire Products, Inc............49

Lemieux Spinning Mill, Inc..........................49

Libman Company, The..................................50

Line Mfg. Inc. ...............................................50

Lomont Molding, Inc. ...................................50

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Magnolia Brush Manufacturers Ltd..............50

Malish Corporation, The...............................50

Manufacturers Resource, Inc. .......................50

Marino – Vileda Professional........................50

Paul Marsh LLC............................................50

Mary Moppins...............................................50

MB Companies, Inc. .....................................50

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH .........................51

MFC, Ltd.......................................................51

Michigan Brush Mfg. Co., Inc......................51

Mill-Rose Company, The..............................51

Milwaukee Dustless Brush ...........................51

Thomas Monahan Co., The...........................52

Monahan Filaments, LLC .............................52

Monahan Partners .........................................52

Monterey Mills..............................................52

Mount Joy Wire Corp. ..................................52

Nation/Ruskin, Inc. .......................................53

Newkor, Inc...................................................53

Nexstep Commercial Products......................53

Norshel Industries, Inc. .................................53

Northeast Ltda...............................................53

Northern Wood Products, Inc. ......................53

Nyco Products Company ..............................53

O’Dell Corporation, The...............................53

P & A Industrial Fabrications, LLC..............54

PADCO Inc. ..................................................54

Paint Brush Corporation ...............................54

Paragon Mop Company ................................54

Patrick Yarn Mills, Inc. .................................54

Paul Brothers & Co.......................................54

PelRay International, LLC............................54

Pennellificio Omega S.p.A. ..........................54

Perfex Corporation........................................55

PFERD INC. .................................................55

Plasticfibre S.P.A. .........................................55

Pogliani SRL.................................................55

Proveedora Mexicana De

Monofilamentos, S.A. De C.V. (PMM) ........55

Purdy .............................................................56

Quinn Broom Works, Inc. .............................56

Reit-Price Mfg. Co., Inc. .............................56

Remco Products ............................................56

Rol-Brush Mfg. ,

Division of Michigan Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. ..56

Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp.......................56

Rubbermaid Commercial Products ...............56

Sanderson MacLeod......................................57

Schaefer Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. ......................57

Schlesinger Maschinenbau GmbH................57

Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-Use Pds. Co., Ltd. ...57

Shijiazhuang Golden Harvest Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd .......................57

Shurhold Industries, Inc. ...............................58

Southern Steel and Wire Inc. ........................58

Spiral Brushes, Inc. .......................................58

Stainless Steel Products ................................58

St. Nick Brush Co. ........................................58

Thomas Textile Company .............................58

Tucel Industries, Inc......................................58

Tuway American Group................................58

Unger Enterprises, Inc. .................................58

United Rotary Brush Corporation.................59

Vonco Products, Inc. .....................................59

Weiler Corporation........................................59

Whitley - Monahan Handle Co.....................59

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH ...........................59

Wooster Brush Company, The ......................60

Worldwide Integrated Resources ..................60

Xiamen Power Light Industry Co., Ltd. .......60

Young & Swartz, Inc.....................................60

Zahoransky AG .............................................60

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc. .....................61

Zephyr Manufacturing Co.............................61

ZhenJiang RuiFeng Brush Co., Ltd. .............61
















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By Rick MullenBroom, Brush & Mop

Associate Editor

Even before the recent recession, the North American Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA) of 1994 affected broom manufacturing inthe United States, especially broom corn brooms.

Broom, Brush & Mop Magazine recently spoke with executives ofthree U.S. companies that make brooms who talked about how theirrespective companies have adapted to the radical changes the broomindustry has undergone in recent years. Their companies have remainedcompetitive by maintaining the highest standards of quality products andpersonalized customer service.

The late Edward Holmes Pearson and his wife, Ercille WillettPearson, founded Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc., ofAutaugaville, AL, more than 75 years ago, primarily to provide

work for unemployed sharecroppers.Since the company’s first broom corn

broom rolled off the line in 1935 until today,Crystal Lake has continued the tradition ofworkmanship and value.

“Crystal Lake is located in a small ruraltown in Alabama. Our company would benothing without its people,” Crystal LakePresident Edward Pearson, grandson ofthe company’s founders, said. “Since ourcompany’s beginning in 1935, our primarygoal has been to provide honest work for thegood people of our community.

“Through their efforts and leadership, our company has prospered inthe good times and survived the tough periods. Crystal Lake is a compa-ny forged during the Great Depression, and we hold the same valuestoday.

“Crystal Lake remains one of America’s largest manufacturers ofbroom corn brooms, making household, janitorial, warehouse, whisk andlobby brooms.”

Although Pearson beliveves nothing sweeps better than broom cornbrooms, Crystal Lake also manufactures a variety of synthetic brooms forhousehold and institutional use. In addition, the company offers wet anddry mops, broom and mop handles, push brooms, brushes, buckets,wringers and various cleaning accessories.

“We sell only to distributors, including janitorial and paper houses,foodservice distributors, industrial suppliers, hardware wholesalers,wholesale groceries, master distributors and retail chains,” Pearson said.

On the green front, Crystal Lake’s commitment to eco-friendly prod-ucts and practices goes back to its beginnings when the dam on CrystalLake was converted to produce clean carbon-free hydroelectric power.

The company’s products are made with recycled cotton waste,reclaimed wood waste and renewable broom corn. Crystal Lake uses onlyrecycled textile mill and gin waste in its cotton mop yarns. These ingre-dients are blended with recycled polyester bottle caps to produce the com-pany’s high-performance Eco-2 line of looped-end mop heads. Handlesare manufactured from reclaimed wood or recycled steel.

While the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the recent recession,


Edward Pearson

“While the down economy isshrinking existing sales, our

loyal customers continue to buyfrom us, but their quantities are

fewer. Selling new items to existing customers and findingnew distributors are the only

avenues to increase sales.Fortunately, we have been ableto capitalize on this strategy.”

— Edward Pearson, Crystal Lake president

U.S. Broom Manufacturers Continue To Compete

Using Quality,Service

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Pearson reported that broom corn sales “seemto be creeping up during the past six months.”

He added: “While the down economy isshrinking existing sales, our loyal customerscontinue to buy from us, but their quantitiesare fewer. Selling new items to existing cus-tomers and finding new distributors are theonly avenues to increase sales. Fortunately, wehave been able to capitalize on this strategy.

“The biggest change in our industry was theimplementation of NAFTA (the NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement of 1994).This moved the mass production of broomsfrom the United States to not just Mexico, butto the entire Third World. Very few trueAmerican broom manufacturers remain now,and they tend to be ‘much smaller in brooms’than before.

“The quality of brooms sold in theAmerican market has been degraded as well,both by Mexican quality standards and thatcountry’s control of the broom corn market,forcing broom corn prices to record highs.”

A large part of Crystal Lake’s ability toretain long-term loyal customers is its commit-ment to customer service, with an emphasis onthe personal touch.

“We try to make sure a human answers thephone every time it rings,” Pearson said.“Only if our entire staff is occupied does it rollover to the automatic attendant.”

While the U.S. broom industry has taken abeating in recent years, Pearson said he feelsthe worst is in the past,at least for now.Coming out of therecession, Crystal Lakeremains strong andcompetitive and look-ing forward to a brightfuture.

“I think the attritionis over,” Pearson said.“Our industry is a frac-tion of the size it oncewas, but the compa-nies remaining employsimilar strategies and work ethics to our own.We are survivors who work hard and treat bothour vendors and customers with honesty.Those of us remaining have all tightened ourbelts a few notches and found some niches andother ways to adapt. As for Crystal Lake, con-sistency in quality and value pricing has beenour best traits.”

Contact: Crystal Lake Mfg., Inc., P.O. Box159, Autaugaville, AL 36003. Phone: 334-

365-3342; Fax: 334-365-3332.Website: www.crystallakemfg.com.

Another of the broom corn broom man-ufacturers remaining in the UnitedStates, Quinn Broom Works, Inc., of

Greenup, IL, deals almost exclusively in

broom corn brooms.“We are an upright corn broom manufacturer,

and that is all we ever have been,” said QuinnBroom Works President Mark Quinn. “Wemanufacture corn brooms — all types of whisk,toy, lobby, household,janitorial corn brooms— for production anddistribution to the U.S.marketplace.”

Quinn Broom Works,Inc., also offers itsKitchenette line ofbroom corn brooms.The company beganmanufacturing thispatented broom in1948 for the JosephLay Company of Portland, IN. On November 29,1986, Quinn Broom Works, Inc., acquired allrights for the Kitchenette trademark.

“We have nearly 7,000 Kitchenette customers,”Quinn said. “Many are individuals who purchasethem for personal use and gifts. Also, manygroups use the Kitchenette brooms for fund rais-ing.”

The company also makes a small number ofplastic fiber brooms.

“We have thousands of customers in all 50states,” Quinn said. “They include jan/san distrib-utors, OEMs, clubs, churches, and brush and mopcompanies.

“Jan/san distributors are the bulk of our cus-

tomers, but we have many ‘mom and pop’ busi-nesses that buy from us. Sometimes they justorder a 4-pack or a dozen brooms. I am ‘God-sent’ lucky that I have a lot of distributors, includ-ing some who have been with us for 50-plusyears. It is refreshing.”

Prior to NAFTA, the company was enjoying itshighest level of sales in its history. Currently,while the company is keeping busy, Quinn saidproduction levels mirror those of post World WarII.

“We lost 34 percent of that peak business in just15 months after NAFTA,” Quinn said. “The com-pany has slowly rebounded to about one-half ofthe sales recorded before NAFTA.”

Before NAFTA, Quinn remembered, there wasso much business that broom companies helped


Mark Quinn

“Quality is the thing. Every year,we are seeing accounts that are

not happy with how they are beingserviced while doing business

overseas. If a customer comes to uswith a deadline, we can meet it.”

— Mark Quinn, Quinn Broom Works president

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each other with their overflow orders.“It was amazing,” Quinn said. “At

that time we would make hundreds ofdozens of brooms a week for other com-panies, or they would do the same for us.We traded off and worked together.

“We are still surviving, but we are oper-ating on a much smaller scale. Some othercompanies are making broom cornbrooms on a smaller scale than us, but theyare also producing and/or importing stickgood items. We are one of a small group ofcompanies still making broom cornbrooms, but we are the only company thatI know of in the industry that is survivingprimarily on broom corn brooms.”

Throughout its history, Quinn BroomWorks, Inc., has built a reputation forproviding quality service and products.It is this commitment to quality that hasmotivated some companies that havebeen doing business overseas to seek outQuinn Broom Works, Inc.

“Quality is the thing. Every year, weare seeing accounts that are not happywith how they are being serviced whiledoing business overseas,” Quinn said.“If a customer comes to us with a dead-line, we can meet it. We will answer thecustomers’ questions on a personalbasis. We can private label products andwork with people and try to give themthe best price. We deal straight up andwe try to do it right. Sure there are goingto be mistakes, but we are going to makeit right and stand behind our products. Iam a people person. I learned that earlyon. I like to work honest and I like to bevery hands on.”

While Quinn Broom Works, Inc.,emphasizes quality, Quinn said he isconcerned about the lack of qualitywhen it comes to raw materials.

“Making broom corn brooms is laborintensive. We don’t ‘make’ brooms, we‘build’ them,” Quinn said. “The qualityof raw materials we receive today hasdrastically hurt our efforts to buildbrooms of the quality that we could inthe past. Our suppliers know this, too.As hard as they work to supply us withthe best in raw materials, they can’t sup-ply us with the quality of materials asbefore.”

Ironically, Quinn pointed out that inthese times of negative economic pres-sures and the lack of quality in raw mate-rials, he is finding that people are willingto pay extra for the best products.

“People say, I don’t care if it costs anextra dollar, I want it right,” Quinn said.“Brooms are a durable good like a wash-er and dryer. If used properly, they willlast for years. I have a couple of brooms

that are over 20 years old, because Iknow how to maintain them and theystill work.”

Quinn Broom Works was founded in1925 by Dewey and Frona Quinn, whowas followed by his son, KennethQuinn, Mark Quinn’s father, whoworked for the company for 67 years.

During his career, Kenneth Quinn par-ticipated in lobbying efforts to helpmaintain government protection con-cerning broom corn broom imports. Hewas co-founder with Everette Hatcher Jr.(then of the Chickasaw BroomCompany in Memphis, TN) of the annu-al National Broom & Mop Meeting.This group played a crucial role in thecorrection of errors in broom dutieswhen the Harmonized Tariff Schedulewas adopted in 1998. It was alsoinvolved in lobbying efforts when theNAFTA treaty was being negotiated.

The National Broom & Mop Meetingnow takes place each November. MarkQuinn was co-chairman of the 2010meeting with Jim Monahan, of TheThomas Monahan Company, locatedin Arcola, IL.

Contact: Quinn Broom Works, Inc.,Inc., P.O. Box 575, 1527 IL RT 121,

Greenup, IL 62428. Phone: 800-626-7282.

Email: [email protected]: www.quinnbroomworks.com.

There was a time when broomcorn was grown in centralIllinois, so much so that the area

became known as the “Broom CornCapital of the World.” Even today, thou-sands of visitors come to Arcola, IL,each year for its annual Broom CornFestival. In its broom corn heyday, thearea was also home to many broom cornbroom manufacturers.

Since the mid-1960s, almost allbroom corn used by U.S. manufacturershas been imported from Mexico. As aresult of NAFTA, tariffs were liftedfrom imported broom corn brooms.Countries exporting broom corn broomsto the United States, particularly Mexicowhere broom corn is grown in largequantities, could make and sell thebrooms cheaper than U.S. manufactur-ers. This spelled the end of manyAmerican companies that made broomcorn brooms, and today just a handfulremain.

One Illinois manufacturer that stillmakes broom corn brooms is NewtonBroom & Brush Co., of Newton, IL. Inaddition to regular broom corn brooms,the company also offers railroad switch

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brooms, angle brooms, soft sweep brooms, cob web and fan dusters, anda complete line of push brooms and floor brushes, as well as bowl brush-

es, kitchen and scrub brushes.“Newton Broom Company was founded in

1914. It was purchased by Sunshine Industriesin 1954,” said the company’s owner DonLeventhal. “I purchased Newton Broom &Brush Company asit exists today in2005. While weoffer broom prod-ucts, we are prima-rily a brush factory.The main thrust ofour business is

with OEMs and contract manufacturing.“Because broom corn was already being

grown in Mexico, following NAFTA most ofthe manufacturing of corn brooms went toMexico. A similar scenario has played out inthe brush industry as a lot of that business hasgone to China, especially small household-type brushes. U.S. manufacturers are still making push brooms. Pushbrooms are heavier and larger and freight costs are the equalizer, becauseit is very expensive to bring them in from China. Therefore, you have alot of companies making these types of brooms in the United States.”

Leventhal explained that staple set push brooms and upright broomslike the ones his company manufacturers are essentially brushes with han-dles on them. Staple set push broom bristles are not typically broom corn,but are other fibers such as palmyra and polypropylene.

“We got involved in making staple set brooms in the late 1980s,”

Leventhal said. “It was a dramatic change from making primarily woundbroom corn brooms to staple set brooms. The difference is you make theupright or push broom head on a brush machine and then screw in thehandle afterwards. Today, broom corn brooms are more of a niche item.”

Like many manufacturers, Newton Broom & Brush was negativelyimpacted by the recent recession. However, Leventhal reported that busi-ness is picking up.

“My impression is that the economy is in better shape than what I amseeing in the news,” Leventhal said. “We are getting stronger, but it is aslow process. We hit bottom in January and February 2008, but we havecome back and we are producing at levels that we were before the reces-sion. Going through tough times sometimes results in a company beingmore efficient.”

While the company is busy now, looking down the road and makingpredictions about the economy is extremely difficult in these uncertainand volatile times.

Don Leventhal

“My impression is that the economy is in bettershape than what I am seeing in the news. We

are getting stronger, but it is a slow process. Wehit bottom in January and February 2008, butwe have come back and we are producing at

levels that we were before the recession. Goingthrough tough times sometimes results in a

company being more efficient.” — Don Leventhal, Newton Broom & Brush Company owner

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“From what I am seeing, I expect that we are going to stay busy, but Idon’t have a crystal ball,” Leventhal said. “In this economy, it is very hardto predict the future. In the past, when we had a broom corn business, weknew when our busy season was going to be and we knew when it wasgoing to slack off. Now, with the kind of business we are in, we are pret-ty much dependent on our customers to determine when we are going tobe busy and when it is going to be a slow time.”

Another factor out of the company’s immediate control is the price ofraw materials, which are on the rise.

“We are seeing raw material price increases that we have not seen forthe past number of years,” Leventhal said. “There have been pressures toincrease prices. Raw material prices of basic plastics, oil, cardboard, andwood (the company uses wood handles) have gone up. People don’t likeprice increases. It is very hard to increase prices because our main com-petition, we feel, is overseas and not here in the United States.”

In speaking of overseas competition, Leventhal said his company hasgained some business from companies that had been buying from over-seas operations.

“Some customers who were buying overseas didn’t want to commit toa full container. Instead of waiting 90 days for a container and having tospend that much money, these companies can order what they need fromus and, in addition, get better service. I see some of that business in ourindustry coming back,” Leventhal said.

When it comes to customer service, Newton Broom & Brush maintainsa material inventory to be able to respond quickly to customers’ orders.Maintaining quality is also an important aspect of offering the best in cus-tomer service.

“We work with our people and we are very conscience of the impor-tance of satisfying our customers’ needs with a quality product,”Leventhal said. “We have employees who have been in this business formany years. One of our advantages is the experience and expertise of ourstaff.

“Our company has evolved and we are positioning ourselves to contin-ue to take care of the needs of our customers. We need to be flexible andrespond to our customers’ needs. While doing this, we have built up, Ibelieve, a good reputation in the industry, and I see more of the same

going forward.“We have a philosophy of continual improvement.

The companies that are still around are probably oper-ating in a similar fashion. If you just sit pat and you arenot willing to change or improve, your competition isgoing to leave you behind. Our efforts to continue toimprove our product, our efficiency and our service areprobably the most necessary ingredient to be successfulin our business.”

Contact: Newton Broom & Brush Co., P.O. Box 358, Newton, IL 62448. Phone: 618-783-4424;

Fax: 618-783-2442.Email: [email protected]: www.newtonbroom.com..

Sanderson MacLeod Announces New Leadership

Eric Sanderson, owner and CEO of large volumetwisted-wire brush manufacturer Sanderson MacLeod,has announced the appoint-ment of Mark N. Borsari aspresident and the retirementof his predecessor, JimPascale.

Borsari joined SandersonMacLeod in 2007 as vicepresident of Strategy &Development. A veteran inthe manufacturing sector,Borsari has prior senior levelleadership experience. Hiseducation includes an MBAfrom Western New England College and a Lean SixSigma Black Belt certification from VillanovaUniversity.

Pascale is retiring after a 46-year career in manufac-turing, including 20 years as president of SandersonMacLeod. During the years that Pascale was president,Sanderson MacLeod experienced significant growthand developed into an international leader in the pro-duction of twisted-wire brushes.

Sanderson MacLeod specializes solely in twisted-wire brushes, and for more than 50 years has been asource of twisted-wire brushes.


Mark Borsari

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By Rick MullenBroom, Brush & Mop Associate Editor

Executives representing three squeegee manufacturers who spokerecently with Broom, Brush & Mop Magazine all reported busi-ness has been good, despite the state of the U.S. economy.

All three companies have been in business for more than a half centu-ry and have adapted to the times by offering stellar customer service inconjunction with innovative, high quality products.

Haviland Corporation, of Linn, MO, is celebrating its 65th year inbusiness manufacturing high quality floor squeegees, the compa-ny’s primary business. Warren and Van Haviland founded the

company in St. Louis, MO, in 1946.The company moved to Linn in 1974, having outgrown its St. Louis facil-

ity. Today, in addition to floor squeegees, Haviland’s product lineup hasexpanded to include window squeegees, woodblock squeegees, waterb-rooms, stainless steel squeegees and scrapers, extension handles, splash-guards, gaskets, replacement cartridges and replacement blades for floormachines and wet-dry vacuums.

Selling mostly through distribution, the company’s products are widelyused by professionals, but they are also popular among do-it-yourselferswho seek a quality affordable squeegee to use on projects.

When asked about business at the company recently in an interview withBroom, Brush & Mop, Haviland President ofOperations Dale Heidbrink said, “Businesshas been ‘feast or famine’ lately, although wehave recently experienced a good run of steadynice-sized orders. A lot of manufacturers I havespoken with report similar situations.

“What works best for Haviland is being asmall to mid-size manufacturer. We are able towork directly with our distributor customers tofill their customers’ specific needs. We are not aone-size-fits-all type of company.

“Since we manufacture our products in theUnited States, we are able to create products forindividual needs. With a vast selection of rubbermaterials, lengths and packaging options, we canquickly gear up for new types of custom prod-ucts. We also can drop ship for our customers to reduce costs. Since we arecentrally located, we are just days from either coast.”

Haviland manufactures several lines of straight and curved floorsqueegees designed for many applications. Haviland squeegees are used toclean up grease, solvents, acid, animal and vegetable oils and more. Somelines are color-coded for customers who are concerned about cross-contam-ination or need a specific color for branding.

One of the company’s newest squeegee products is the innovative “attractand attack” Microbe Spiker™, comprised of a blue double foam rubberblade infused with an antimicrobial agent.

“Haviland Corporation is very excited about the Microbe Spiker material

we use in our squeegees,” Haviland President Jan Haviland said. “Notonly does this material provide an antimicrobial that will attack microbes offsurfaces and leave no residue, its tensile strength is increased because of theantimicrobial used, making for a longer lasting and durable squeegee blade.”

As the blade of the squeegee moves over surfaces, the bacteria inhibitingspikes remove microbes from surfaces by physical means, in contrast tousing poisons or chemicals. The spikes use a strong positive charge to attractthe negatively charged bacteria. When microorganisms come in contact withthe squeegee, the spikes puncture the cell membrane; therefore, there is noopportunity for cell adaptation or development of microbial resistance.

The company also has put the antimicrobial material into floor and hand-held squeegees and into a small sheet (that can easily fit in a woman’s purse)called the Swipe, to be used to disinfect a person’s hands rather than using aliquid sanitizer.

When it comes to serving customers, Haviland stresses the personal touchand flexibility in customizing products to meet a customer’s specific needs.

“We have always strived to be the easiest, most versatile and reliable sup-plier with real live people to deal with,” Heidbrink said. “If a customer callsupon us for immediate shipping or a product to meet a special application,we can usually fulfill their needs.”

Heidbrink spoke of a trend he is seeing in the industry that could bodewell for U.S. manufacturers.

“I hear of, and see, domestic manufacturers becoming more competitivedue to higher shipping and raw material costs abroad,” he said.

In today’s business world, to remain competitive many companies arebecoming more and more involved in integrating modern communicationplatforms into their way of doing business, such as the Internet, electroniccommunications, social networking sites, etc.

“Haviland Corporation continues to be forward thinking,” Heidbrink said.“As our customer base expands internationally, we are constantly lookingfor the next opportunity on a global scale.

“Communications are definitely not slowing down. We must continual-ly be aware of every type of communication opportunity and placeswhere customers are looking to find new products. We must provideeasy access for customers to interact with Haviland Corporation.”

Predicting future business trends in the best of times can be tricky, and thisis especially true in today’s uncertain business climate. Nonetheless,Heidbrink feels the squeegee marketplace is on firm footing and his compa-ny’s future is bright.

“The squeegee is an extremely versatile tool. It seems that everyday a newuse is developed for them. So far, we make them for everything from clean-ing kitchens to sealing asphalt,” Heidbrink said. “Trying to predict the futureis always an elusive endeavor. Realistically, I feel a small to mid-sized com-pany that is nimble and well managed, such as ours, will always have cer-tain advantages adapting to an ever changing marketplace. The marketplacehas been evolving quickly for some time now and I don’t see that changinganytime soon — if anything it will only change faster.”

Contact: Haviland Corporation, 200 S. Highway U, P.O. Box 769, Linn, MO 65051. Phone: 800-325-3915.

Website: www.havilandcorp.com.E-mail: [email protected].


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In business for more than 75 years, Dorden Squeegees, of Detroit, MI,manufactures a full line of high quality floor and window squeegees.The company’s products are primarily sold under private label for dis-

tribution in the commercial, industrial, retail and foodservice industries.“Dorden Squeegees is a quiet, but reliable and quality oriented company,”

said company Managing Director Bruce Gale, who is also President ofMichigan Brush Manufacturing Company, Inc., of Detroit. “Our stan-dard traditional squeegees are made in the United States with Americancomponents. We also offer Belgian Moss squeegees from the source.”

Gale pointed out that because of the company’s relationship with its cus-tomers, Dorden does not compete with the OEMs, but is their source.

The company makes extra durable, heavy duty, all-aluminum frame con-structed squeegees, which are also spark resistant and will not corrode.These squeegees have the strength and characteristics of old-fashion angleiron squeegee, but are easier to use, according to the company. All ofDorden’s floor squeegees are made from 75 percent recycled post industri-al waste aluminum.

Dorden also offers high quality gray non-marking specially formulatedvinyl blades. Gale said, these blades withstand contact with petroleum prod-ucts better than neoprene. Squeegees for the foodservice industry are non-marking and heat resistant. In addition, roofing squeegees are also heatresistant, Gale said. Notched squeegees are available in several sizes andcan be used effectively for epoxy floors and roofing applications.

According to the company, Dorden squeegees are constructed utilizingmore screws and lock nuts per inch to ensure the rubber blades staystraighter longer, extending the life of the squeegees. The company uses aspecially formulated oil resistant rubber compound. Dorden’s unique batchmethod of production helps maintain a high level of quality. Each piece ishand inspected at each stage of the automated assembly process. Dordenalso makes custom items.

As environmentally friendly products and practices are becoming part of

the everyday fabric of doing business in the modern marketplace, Dordenclaims it is the first company to produce squeegees made from 95 percentrecycled materials.

“We have our new Eco Green Squeegee now available for OEMs thatwant to put the newest type of ‘green’ product into their product lines,” Galesaid.

The blade of the Eco Green Squeegee is made from 99 percent recycledvinyl (post-consumer waste), which makes it unique in the marketplace.

According to Dorden, the vinyl blade is moreresistant to petroleum products (oil and grease)than rubber squeegees. The vinyl is also non-marking. Because the blade is resistant to oiland grease, the Eco Green Squeegee is ideal foruse in the foodservice industry.

The product is made with an all-aluminumframe, which can be recycled. The angle andretaining bar are made with 75 percent recycledpost-industrial waste materials.

Despite the sluggish U.S. economy, businesshas been good at Dorden.

“The squeegee business in the past year wasone of our strongest,” Gale said. “We are look-ing forward to continued growth as more com-panies become aware of our program.”

Dorden has been making squeegees since the 1930s, serving a large num-ber of filling stations over the years. By the time Gale purchased the com-pany in the 1990s, Dorden’s customer base was primarily OEMs, a fact thatattracted Gale’s interest in the company.

Under Gale’s leadership, the company has grown and was able to comethrough the recent severe recession in good shape.

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“The biggest challenges, as we see it, are spiraling costs of raw mate-rials, and the already strained modest margins that exist today.”

As his company is growing, despite the challenges and the economy’ssluggish rebound from the recession, Gale is optimistic about the future.

“The squeegee industry should remain strong into the future,” he said.“There is always going to be a need to move water and other liquids, whichis what squeegees are designed to do.

“The future of Dorden is bright. As our reputation continues to grow,companies wanting to expand their existing business and seamlessly add agroup of products to their line will look to us to supply them without anyinvestment in equipment and employees on their part. We can do it forthem.”

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The most popular squeegees and related tools offered by Mr.LongArm®, of Greenwood, MO, located just south of KansasCity, MO, is its Pro-Curve® window cleaning line. Along with

squeegees, the Pro-Curve® line includes three-section poles.“It is a unique system that has a squeegee part with a special proprietary

adapter that enables the squeegee to pivot 360 degrees,” said Mr.LongArm Vice President, Diversified Markets Maureen Newman.“When using a traditional straight pole, the window washer must removethe squeegee head and finish out the squeegee strokes by hand. In contrast,

the Pro-Curve system enables a person to wash windows in one ‘fellswoop,’ saving time and money. The Pro-Curve squeegee is designed to bespecially fitted to our Pro-Curve extension handle.”

In addition to offering squeegees, Mr. LongArm is a leader in the manu-facture of extension poles. The company makes 50 styles of extension polesand more than 160 attachments.

Mr. LongArm product categories include extension poles, contractorpainting tools, painting products for the do-it-yourself (DIY) market, water-fed extension poles and brushes, utility poles, janitorial supplies, profession-al and DIY window cleaning products, products for the marine and RVindustries, light bulb and letter changers, dusting products, supplies for theequine and automotive industries. Also, custom made and private labelproducts are an important part of the business. Mr. LongArm sells directlyto distributorships and retail outlets.

As people are seeking alternative energy sources, the use of solar pan-els is becoming more widespread. Like windows, solar panels needcleaning, and it turns out that Mr. LongArm’s Pro-Curve Squeegee sys-tem with its curved extension pole works very well in this application. Somuch so, that sales have “increased dramatically,” according to Newman,as a result.

“We were able to apply the same principles of the Pro-Curve Squeegeeto solar panel cleaning. Professional window washers have entered thismarket,” Newman said. “In addition, people who solely focus on solarpanel installation also use Pro-Curve Squeegees to clean the panels.

“Most solar panel manufacturers recommend cleaning with water, sothere are no chemicals involved. The unique design of the pole enablesthe user to clean across the angles of the solar panels, and it just worksperfectly.”

Mr. LongArm prides itself in innovation and flexibility. Part of Mr.LongArm’s Mission Overview statement says, “Mr. LongArm will con-tinue to lead the industry by investing in unique designs, time-saving

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product features and safer materials for use by the professional and do-it-yourself end-users.”

Recently, the company introduced its first complete line of exterior wood

stain applicators. The company’s Woodmates™ deck stain applicatorsinclude the 12-inch Premier, the 9-inch Standard and the 7-inch Basic mod-els. Detail and fence stain applicators include the Contour, Double-end andFlex-Core.

“In fact, we were recently honored by receiving three gold and seven sil-ver 2011 NRHA (North American Retail Hardware Association) Packagingand Merchandising Awards for the Woodmates line,” Newman said.

Mr. LongArm’s roots go back to 1958 when Newman’s father, R.D.Newman, founded Specialty Products in nearby Lee’sSummit, MO. Before starting Specialty Products, R.D.Newman, the family story goes, was involved in sales forother companies. Once, while on a sales call at a paintstore in Wichita, KS, he began watching the owner of thebusiness and a paint contractor struggling to tape togethertwo heavy pieces of electrical conduit to make animpromptu extension pole. The men were also trying totape a roller frame on top of the improvised pole.

The incident gave R.D. Newman an idea, and he beganto develop an aluminum telescoping extension handle forpainters. When he formed Specialty Products, he began tomanufacture what the family says were the first knownaluminum extension handles. R.D. Newman and his wife,Mimi, began taking their poles to trade shows where theproducts became a huge success. Mimi Newman passedaway in 2006 and R.D. Newman in 2007.

The company expanded into manufacturing differenttypes of applicators and even made parking lot stripersand flagpoles for a time. The company eventually out-grew the Lees Summit facility and moved to Greenwood.Still known as Specialty Products, its first home inGreenwood was a 2,500-square-foot facility. In 1970,Specialty Products moved into a new 18,000-square-footfacility at its current site. Shortly after moving to the newfacility, the company became known as Mr. LongArm.

During the early to mid-1990s, the plant more thandoubled in size. Sales offices were expanded and thebuilding was completely renovated. The company nowoccupies more than 110,000 square feet. In addition, thecompany opened a European warehouse in Noordwijk, inThe Netherlands.

Also during the mid-1990s, “pultrusion” equipment was added and Mr.LongArm began producing fiberglass tubing. In 1999, brush-making equip-ment was also added and Mr. LongArm started manufacturing its ownflow-through cleaning brushes. Shortly thereafter, the company opened a40,000-square-foot distribution center in Butler, MO, about 40 miles south-east of Greenwood, where there is also some assembly and where brushesare manufactured. In 2005, Mr. LongArm introduced CFT (continuousfiber thermoplastic) extension poles and utility handles.

In addition to innovation and the flexibility to meet customers’ needs,offering the best in customer service is foundational to Mr. LongArm’sefforts.

“We still have a person answering the phone,” Newman said. “If a cus-tomer has a question, whether it is technical or concerning a problem, he orshe is going to get to speak with a person. The customer will get an imme-diate response. If customers need advice on how to use any of our products,they can ask us via telephone or by email. Our customer service is the back-bone of our company.”

While business is good, there are challenges to overcome as the compa-ny moves into the future.

“One of the challenges to remain competitive is trying to find thedollars to free up for research and development,” Newman said.“Obviously, the economy as a whole is a challenge, and everybody inour industry is rooting for the housing market to bounce back.

“As for the future of Mr. LongArm, we are very optimistic. The compa-ny has come out with new product lines. We are developing additionalproducts in concert with projects that are ongoing. Some of these new prod-uct development projects include the industries where we sell squeegees.”

Contact: Mr. LongArm, P.O. Box 377, 400 Walnut St., Greenwood, MO 64034-0377.

Phone: 800-821-3508; Fax: 816-537-6162.Web site: www.mrlongarm.com.E-mail: [email protected].


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Zephyr’s line of Green+Pro™ products combines quality manufacturingand the benefit of environmentally friendly materials.

Zephyr understands that saving resources helps the environment and aidsthe overall economy. They offer new prod-ucts that are made from a combination ofrecycled and renewable materials. TheZephyr Green+Pro™ Program offers clean-ing tools made from recycled plastic bottlesthat are overflowing our landfills.

The Green+Pro™ loop mops contain yarnthat is made with certified recycled fibersfrom PET plastic bottles plus recycled rayonand polyester from the post consumer wastestream. In addition, they absorb 4.5 times

their weight, last longer, lint less, and lose less than half the weight of otheryarns after laundering. Zephyr says they are particularly proud the yarn ismanufactured using renewable energy, minimizing the impact from manu-facturing.

The company’s Green+Pro™ dust mops are manufactured using certifiedrecycled fiber Greentex yarn from the post consumer waste stream and thebacking is also made from 100 percent post consumer waste. The PET poly-ester construction provides abrasion resistance with durability, It can belaundered repeatedly and is 90 percent dry after only a spin cycle in thewasher.

Zephyr Manufacturing has also announced the addition of the SorbUp™

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In addition, it has a 40 percent release rate,allowing easy clean up of large spills. It ismade of 100 percent post-industrial recycledmaterial and does not require a break-in period.The non-woven material works well for clean-ing up anything from water to oil.

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Furgale Industries Named ExclusiveCanadian Distributor, Licensed Manufacturer For Harper Brush

Furgale Industries Ltd., has announced it has been appointed by HarperBrush Works as its exclusive distributor and licensed manufacturer of theHarper Brush brand for Canada.

Furgale is a Winnipeg-based Canadian manufacturer and distributor ofhardware and household cleaning tools. Harper is a U.S. manufacturer anddistributor of commercial and industrial cleaning tools.

Furgale’s 45 years of industry and market knowledge is expected toensure continued success of the Harper Brush brand in Canada.

Furgale Industries President Jim Furgale said his company will bring itsoutstanding service to the Harper Brush Canadian customer base.

“The strength and breadth of the Harper commercial line, combined withthe successful Furgale consumer line, will create a strong combination forthe marketplace in Canada,” Jim Furgale said.

Contact Furgale Industries at 1-800-665-0506 for more information.

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Beira Enviro Solutions provides excellent value through competitivepricing, speed of delivery, quality and superior customer service, accord-

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Holistic sustainabilityforms the core of theBeira Enviro Solutionsbusiness philosophy,which is why it’s so pas-sionate about environ-mental-friendly produc-tion processes, carbon

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Besides the energy efficient building designs and low energy consum-ing equipment and machinery, the company runs a well organized coun-trywide program to collect post-industrial and post-consumer plastic.

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Beira Enviro Solutions is a subsidiary of the Beira Group — a glob-ally trusted name for more than a quarter of a century when it comes tothe supply of a wide range of brushbacks and brushes. The Beira Grouppresently supplies reputed distributors, DIYs, departmental stores andsupermarket chains across America, Europe and Australasia.

With the addition of its filament production facility, the Beira Groupnow offers the freedom for customers to get their requirements of brush-backs, brushes and filaments shipped in the same container. This freesthem of the hassle of extra logistics, storage or warehousing.

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ABMA Seeks Help Preparing For 100th Anniversary

The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is preparingfor its 100th anniversary in 2017. As part of this celebration, the associa-tion plans to make a documentary celebrating the relationship betweenbrush makers and their products.

ABMA is looking to include industry members in this process. TheBoard of Directors of ABMA is reaching out to brushmakers and suppli-ers for help. The association is seeking script ideas concerning the docu-mentary, focusing on the last 100 years of the U.S. brush industry as wellas the outlook for the next 100 years.

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With four new Zahoransky machines demonstrating the latest in brush and broom-making technology as abackdrop, the Zahoransky USA In-House Machine Exhibition took place May 26-27 for the benefit ofvarious brush makers and industry suppliers.

The event was held at the Zahoransky USA facility in Sugar Grove, IL, and included machinery demonstrationsand a suppliers display.

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“We have two stapling and two twisted-in-wire machines operat-ing during the exhibition,” Zahoransky USA CEO Frank Kigyossaid during the event. “It’s still a year before InterBrush (May 9-11,2012 in Freiburg, Germany) and yet we already have significant newtechnology for our North American customers to see. Based on theinitial feedback, people are excitedabout these machines. While thereis still some level of economicuncertainty out there, it nonethelessseems that many visitors to ourexhibition are ready to invest.”The four Zahoransky machines

featured during the exhibition werethe Z.TIGER High Speed Carouselfor standard Broom & BrushProduction; the Z.Sailfin AdvancedTechnology for the Production ofInterdental, Mascara & MedicalBrushes; the Z.WASP2 All-roundMachine for Technical Brushes; andthe Z.LYNX3 Machine for industri-al Twisted-In-Wire Brushes witheither Loop Handle or Closed Endcore wire configuration.Kigyos discussed the merits of

each machine at the exhibition:• Z.TIGER — “With a tufting

speed of 1,200 tufts per minute, theZ.TIGER offers a 5-axis carouselwith quick change carriages. Themachine has direct drive motion control providing very quiet opera-tion with extremely low vibration,” Kigyos said. “It also has a veryshort stop time of 1.5 seconds between indexes which combinedwith the speed of the machine provides unmatched output.”Along with the production of brushes, the machine can produce

push brooms up to 24-inches with a variety of filling material includ-ing plastic, natural fiber and wire;• Z.SAILFIN — “Our new Z.SAILFIN replaces its predecessor,

the Zahoransky DM-series. The Z.SAILFIN produces interdental,cosmetic and medical twisted-in-wire brushes,” Kigyos said. “It’snow running at a 20 percent increased rate of 60 brushes per minute.For today’s exhibition, this machine is producing very small microinterdental brush.”The Z.SAILFIN provides clean stem cut-off without burrs or wire

forking, and has a space saving 3 square meter footprint;• Z.WASP2 — “It’s an industrial machine for producing large

discs, plates, domes and cylinders and includes our True Grit abra-sive picking and tufting system. For today’s exhibition, this machineis making 24-inch discs with a heavy grit fill,” Kigyos said.The Z.WASP2 is semi-automated with 4 to 5 axes; features up to

700 tufts per minute; is suitable for making plate, strip, disc, domeand roller brushes; and provides quick changeovers from one car-riage to another; and,• Z.LYNX3— “This is a ‘first time ever machine’ that will auto-

matically produce a loop-handle twisted-in-wire brush and also hasthe capability to produce a continuous-end brush. It’s very universalmachine that should help twisting companies compete on a globalscale” Kigyos said.The Z.LYNX3 provides fully automatic labor free production

capabilities; loop diameters from 6 to 40 mm (circular/non-circular);brush lengths from 60 to 800 mm; brush diameters from 6 to 110mm; wire capabilities from 1.0 to 3.4 mm in diameter; filling mate-rial that can be processed via stock box or spool; and is fully servo-driven with maximum process repeatability.

Two Zahoransky customers at the exhibition stated to Broom,Brush & Mop Magazine why keeping up with technologicaladvancements is so important — especially during today’s highlycompetitive brush marketplace.“Whether or not a company is actually in the market right now for

buying equipment, (an exhibition) provides a good idea of what isnew and available,” Schaefer Brush Manufacturing (Waukesha,WI) CEO Harold Schaefer said. “It’s important to keep abreast onnew technology or face the possibility of losing pace within the mar-ket. Coming to an event like this also allows me to visit with othermanufacturers. It brings the industry closer together.”Seeing new advancements at work was also a key objective for

Felton Incorporated (Londonderry, NH)Machining&FabricationManager Christopher Barker while attending the exhibition.“New technology not only helps a company continue its growth

within the marketplace, but it can hold competitors at bay as well,”Barker said. “Changes in technology also keep a company’semployees technically challenged, which is good. The goal is toremain innovative, which is what the United States is known forwhen it comes to manufacturing.”Kigyos noted that all of the machines on display during the exhi-

bition were developed during the recent sluggish economy that tookplace in the United States and in other parts of the world.“A key part to Zahoransky’s success has always been that no matter

what, we keep innovating and improving as a company,” he said.For more information, contact Zahoransky USA at

1-630-466-1901, send e-mail [email protected] visit www.zahoransky-usa.com.

Zahoransky USA’s In-House Machine Exhibition took place May 26-27 in Sugar Grove, IL.

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A&K Supplies Inc.61-02 79 StreetMiddle Village, NY 11379 USAPhone: 718-507-6830Fax: 718-424-2947E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.aksupplies.comCompany Officers: Hovanes Arapshian Products: High speed paint roller finishingmachine (6000 pcs an hour); high speed paintroller packaging machine; semi-automaticroller beveling machine; paintbrush filamentflagging and tipping machine; brush head flatand contour trimming machines; and blades,parts, (custom machines and parts). 11

ABCO Products Corp.6800 N.W. 36th AvenueMiami, FL 33147 USAPhone: 305-694-2226Fax: 305-693-4410Products: A vertically integrated manufacturingcompany providing quality physical cleaningproducts to maintenance markets. Full lineprovider of brooms, mops, dust mops, brushes,squeegees, and handles, including 100 percentcorn brooms, and a variety of push brooms.Mops include cotton, rayon, blended and specialtyapplication products. 05

Abtex Corporation89 Main StreetP.O. Box 188Dresden, NY 14441 USAPhone: 315-536-7403Fax: 315-536-0280E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.abtex.comCompany Officers: D. Mark Fultz, PresidentProducts: Full line of standard and customabrasive filament power brushes. Custom non-abrasive brushes available as well.Brief History: Incorporated in 1980, Abtexutilizes a unique and flexible manufacturingprocess to produce Bradex® abrasive fila-ment disc brushes. Its line has expanded toinclude a patented radial wheel brush as wellas all common power brush formats.Special Features: Abtex anchors its filamentsin a composite backing. This offers less filament

breakage and a more densely filled brush. Aflexible manufacturing process allows it to cus-tomize a brush for a specific application. 10

ACS Industries, Inc.Scrubble® Products DivisionOne New England WayLincoln, RI 02865-4247 USAPhone: 401-769-4700Fax: 401-333-6088E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.scrubble.comCompany Officers: Steven Buckler, President;Rory Beaudette, Vice PresidentProducts: ACS Industries, Scrubble® ProductsDivision, manufactures a complete line of pro-fessional cleaning products including scouringpads, sponges, scrubbers, all types of wet anddry mops, upright corn and synthetic brooms,push brooms, microfiber mops and a full line ofhand held brushes for commercial and foodser-vice use. The ACS Rotary Floorcare Lineincludes floor maintenance pads, non-wovenfloor pads, steel wool and sand screen disks. 11

American Brush Manufacturers Assoc.2111 Plum Street, Suite 274Aurora, IL 60506 USAPhone: 630-631-5217Fax: 866-837-8450E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.abma.orgCompany Officers: David C. Parr, Exec. Dir.Products: The American Brush Manuf-acturersAssociation (ABMA) was founded in 1917 toassist North American Brush Manufacturersand their suppliers by enhancing industryknowledge, providing a variety of networkingopportunities, and promoting profitability forits members. ABMA strives to promote andstrengthen value for its members to be the pre-ferred and innovative source for broom, brushand mop products worldwide.

ABMA serves its members by providing anindustry Freight and Transportation guide andnewsletter, industry statistics, ANSI safety stan-dards, ASTM packaging standards, leads gener-ation, the ABMA Annual Convention andSuppliers Display, classifieds on the associationWeb site (www.abma.org), discounted freight

program, employees screening program andmerchant services program.

ABMA also serves the industry as its voice inWashington, D.C., and provides member serv-ices that individual companies may find diffi-cult or impossible to manage alone.

The association is made up of brush manu-facturers and suppliers who seek to constantlyexpand and improve the North Americanbroom, brush, mop and roller industry.Membership is open to brush making manufac-turers and component, machinery and servicesuppliers worldwide. For membership informa-tion, visit www.abma.org. 10

Amerwood Division,Whitley-Monahan Handle CompanyP.O. Box 330065Ft. Worth, TX 76133 USAPhone: 817-361-8180Fax: 817-423-5404Toll-Free: 800-4-HANDLEE-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Wayne Pringle (FortWorth, TX); Brooks Giles (San Pedro Sula,Honduras)Products: Honduran and domestic pine han-dles. Brazilian Tauri and Poplar hardwood. 11

H. Arnold Wood Turning, Inc.875 Mamaroneck AvenueMamaroneck, NY 10543 USAPhone: 888-314-0088Fax: 914-381-0804E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.arnoldwood.comCompany Officers: Bruce Arnold, President;Jonathan Arnold, Vice PresidentProducts: Dowels, handles, turnings, moldings,shaped parts, wood strips, most domestic andsome imported hardwoods and softwoods. Special Features: Direct import shipments ofhandles, dowels, blocks and complete assem-blies. Est. 1919. 10

Associated Industrial Brush Company Ltd.577 Secretariat CourtMississauga, ON L5S 2A5 CANADAPhone: 905-565-1722Fax: 905-565-1721

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E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.aibrush.comProducts: Associated Industrial Brush providesengineered brush solutions for cylinder, metalback strip, staple set and hand drawn brushes.Each brush is designed, constructed and engi-neered for a specific manufacturing, industrial,production and maintenance application. 10

Baoding YongTaiShing Bristle & BrushMaking Co.No. 28 Fazhan East St., Qingyuan CountyBaoding City, Hebei 071100 CHINAPhone: 0086-312-8115668Fax: 0086-312-8119668E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ytsbristle.comCompany Officers: Wang Dong, GeneralManager; Li Xin Guang, Sales ManagerProducts: Bristle, horse tail, horse pony hair,fine hair, chip brushes, synthetic filament brush,paintbrush. The company is one of the biggestmanufacturers of bristle and paintbrushes inChina. It can produce 20,000 cases of bristleand 2 million dozen brushes annually. It uses astringent system of quality controlling manage-ment which ensures the products are of highquality. It is looking forward to co-operatingopportunities. 11

Beira Enviro Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.48, "Parkway" Building, Level 3, Park Street,Colombo 2 SRI LANKAPhone: +0099411 2130 7168/70E-MAIL: [email protected] Site: www.beiragroup.comProducts: The company is a precision engei-neered synthetic filament manufacturer produc-ing monofilament yarn using PET, PP, Nylonand PBT to be used as brush fibers. Special features: The company is a subsidiaryof the Beira Group. Filaments are made withrecycled water bottles in accordance with inter-national standards in the company’s custombuilt Leadership in Energy Efficiency andDesign (LEED) certified factory equipped withadvanced machinery. 11

Bel-Maid CompanyP.O. Box 1101Brick, NJ 08723 USAToll Free: 800-527-4947Phone: 732-905-2600Fax: 732-905-2620E-Mail: [email protected]: Rayon and cotton cut end mops; loopmops - rayon color blends and finish mops; brooms; handles; brushes; squeegees; bucketcombos; dust mops, frames, handles; dust pans. 10

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation srlVia Buonarroti, 6735010 Paviola di S.Giorgio in Bosco (Padova) ITALYPhone: +39 049 9451067Fax: +39 049 9451068

E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bizzottoautomation.comProducts: Because of technological research anddevelopment of sophisticated automation systems,Bizzotto has widened its horizons, presenting itselfas a supplier of totally customized machinery fordifferent industrial sectors. It focuses on a completepartnership with the customer, that expresses itselfin the capacity to understand the needs of the cus-tomer and provide that customer with “made-to-measure” solutions. The Bizzotto Company suppliesautomatic and semi-automatic machines (totally con-trolled by programmable logics on PC or on numericalcontrol centers, with man-machine interactive andsupervision systems) for the handle, broom and brushindustry, as well as complex automations for theassembly of particular products.

Bizzotto is specialized in three main sectors:Handle Machinery Sector: Sanders, chuck-

ing machinery (i.e. doming, tapering, tenoning,threading, end boring, cross boring, etc.), paint-ing machinery (lacquering), labeling systemsand packing machinery for the production ofwooden handles.

Complete machinery lines for the productionof metal handles, starting from the flat steel oraluminum band coil, including painting lines,machines for assembling the various plasticinserts (hanger tips, thread inserts, mop inserts,tapered inserts, etc.), boring, deforming andcutting, as well as labeling systems andmachines for packaging with the use of differ-ent systems, even robotized;

Woodworking Machinery Sector: Profilingand shaping machines, boring and tappingmachines, sanders for the production of broomand brush blocks, paintbrush handles and simi-lar items; and;

Industrial Automation Sector: Customizedmachinery for the preparation, positioning andassembly of particular products and accessoriesfor the cleaning industry (mops, floor scrubbers,detergent dispensers, velvet lint brushes forclothes cleaning, adhesive lint brushes for clothescleaning, toothbrush/accessories etc.), automotiveindustry and the kitchen appliance industry. 11

Bo-Buck Mills, Inc.P.O. Box 692 - 921 E. Blvd.Chesterfield, SC 29709 USAPhone: 843-623-2158Fax: 843-623-6849Web Site: www.bobuckmills.comProducts: Narrow fabrics (polyester and cotton.)Company founded in early 1950s and has beencontinuously operating as a manufacturer of nar-row fabrics. It has supplied trim/binding to themop industry as well as other specialty industriesfor many years. Capable of manufacturing a widevariety of colors, finishes, and patterns. Featuresinclude in-stock programs for immediate releases.Represented by:Sarah Burnett, Manufacturers Resource, Inc.,P.O. Box 667, Duluth, GA 30097Phone: 770-476-3339 or 800-772-8503

Fax: 770-491-0101E-Mail: [email protected]. 11

Bodam International Ltd.903 Cirelli CourtAberdeen, MD 21001 USAPhone: 410-272-9797Fax: 410-272-0799E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bodam.comContact: Carlos Petzold, PresidentProducts: Borghi broom and brush manu-facturing equipment – Staple-set, anchor-set,twisted-in-wire broom and brush manufactur-ing machinery for all types of brushes. Also,strip brush machinery, mop manufacturingmachinery and injection molds are availablefrom Borghi (www.borghi.com);

Carnevali Dino trimming units –Motroized clipper heads, monofilament hankcutters, rotary cutters, specialty cutters for abra-sive materials (grit brushes);

Techno Plastic monofilament extrusionlines – All the equipment and know-how to pro-duce broom and brush monofilaments for PP,PET, PS, PBT, SAN and many other types ofpolymers. Techno Plastic also produces linesfor manufacturing PET strapping (www.techno-plastic.it);

Unimac power brush manufacturing equip-ment and metal handle manufacturing equip-ment – Unimac produces machinery and tech-nology used to manufacture twisted knott powerbrushes, wheel brushes, cup brushes, waferbrushes as well as quality control equipment forpower brushes, machinery to convert wire fromspools to cut-to-length bundles as well as equip-ment for crimping wire to be fed into powerbrush machinery. Furthermore, Unimac alsospecializes in complete production lines or spe-cific-use machinery to produce fixed metal han-dles that are either powder coated or plasticcoated, as well as equipment for extension han-dles (telescopic handles). Unimac’s tube-millcan also be used in other applications to pro-duce tubes for other products (www.unimac.it.)11

Borghi s.p.a.Via Cristoforo Colombo, 12Loc. CavazzonaCastelfranco Emilia (Modena) 41013 ITALYPhone: +39-059-953-3911Fax: +39-059-953-3999E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.borghi.comCompany Officers: Paolo Roversi, SalesManagerProducts: Staple-set / Anchor-set brush manufac-turing machines of all types; trimmers, flaggers andfinishing machinery for brooms and brushes; twist-ed-in-wire brush manufacturing machinery; stripbrush manufacturing machinery; mop manufactur-ing machinery; injection molds; and, specialtymachinery for automation, packaging, etc. of brooms,


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Royal Paint Roller

Royal Paint Roller — a name known in the industry for over35 years for top quality products, fine service and competitive prices.

Manufacturer of paint rollers in ALL SIZES—from Slim Jim to Jumbo 21⁄4”I.D. in VARIETY OF FABRICS—including lambskin, kodel, lambswool,synthetic blends & “Lint Free” woven line.

Also a complete line of frames, trays, paint brushes & painting accessories forthe professional and Do-It-Yourself markets.

Specializing in private labeling at competitive prices.

ROYAL PAINT ROLLER248 Wyandanch Avenue

West Babylon, N.Y. 11704Tel: (631) 643-8012 • Fax: (631) 253-9428

brushes and mops. Borghi is known throughout theworld as a leader in staple-set and anchor-set brush man-ufacturing machinery, sometimes referred to in thebrush industry as “drilling and filling” machinery. Borgialso has many decades of experience in producingequipment for the production of twisted-in-wire brush-es.

Other than machinery for broom and brush man-ufacturing, Borghi offers production solutions formop manufacturing and various types of injectionmolds. Borghi not only provides the mold itself, butalso helps with product design, prototyping and test-ing the injection molds for plastic parts. Seeing thatcustomers need a continuous renewal of their line ofproducts, and that this takes time between the variousphases of engineering and development, Borghi isable to offer a prompt response to these needs.Borghi is a strong partner with the know-how toallow the customer to develop new ideas for injec-tion molded products, in absolute privacy.

Borghi not only provides technology for broomsand brushes, but also for certain kinds of paintbrush-es, paint-roller assembly and mops. With Borghi’sengineering capacity and technology manufacturingstrength, requests for automation have been metwith the realization of machinery for special types ofpaintbrushes, roller assembly, and many types ofmops.

Borghi’s latest diversification is with machineryfor manufacturing strip brushes. The company’sstrip brush manufacturing machine, model BS30,

produces strip brushes at speeds reaching up to 100feet per minute. Able to work with a variety of rawmaterials, Borghi’s strip brush machine gives cus-tomers the versatility to produce many sizes andtypes of strip brushes. The key reason Borghi canoffer this type of equipment is due to the company’sdesign, which makes it easy to run strip brushes andchange-over from one product to another; andallows even the novice to produce top qulity stripbrushes with tight tolerances.

Borghi also goes beyond just providing equip-ment to produce “the product.” It provides specialtymachinery to automate packaging and other require-ments that a given product may have before it iscompletely finished and ready to go into the ware-house or out the door. Borghi’s flexibility in offer-ing custom solutions is what keeps its level of tech-nology fresh and cutting-edge.

Please contact Borghi s.p.a. or one of its agents.For machinery sales in the USA and Canada,please contact: Bodam International Ltd., 903Cirelli Court, Aberdeen, MD 21001, USA. Phone:410-272-9797; Fax: 410-272-0799; E-mail:[email protected]; Web site: www.bodam.com;Contact: Carlos Petzold, President. For TechnicalSupport and Spare Parts in the USA andCanada, please contact: Borghi USA, Inc., 903Cirelli Court, Aberdeen, MD 21001, USA. Phone:410-272-9797, Fax: 410-272-0799, E-mail:[email protected]; Contact: Matt Tompkins.Newsworthy Happenings: Borghi s.p.a. has com-

menced construction of an expansion to its buildingin Castelfranco Emilia, Italy so that its partner com-panies will join Borghi under one roof. The partnersare: Unimac s.r.l. and Techno Plastic s.r.l. Unimacproduces machinery and technology used to manu-facture twisted knot power brushes, wheel brushes,cup brushes, wafer brushes as well as quality con-trol equipment for power brushes, machinery toconvert wire from spools to cut-to-length bundlesas well as equipment for crimping wire to be fedinto power brush machinery. Furthermore, Unimacalso specializes in complete production lines of spe-cific-use machinery to produce fixed metal handlesthat are, either: powder coated or plastic coated, aswell as equipment for extension handles (telescop-ic handles). Unimac’s tube-mill can also be used inother applications to produce tubes for other prod-ucts (www.unimac.it). Techno Plastic offers equip-ment and know-how to produce broom and brushmonofilaments for PP, PET, PS, PBT, SAN andmany other types of polymers. Techno Plastic alsoproduces lines for manufacturing PET strapping(www.technoplastic.it). 11

Boucherie USA Inc.8748 Gleason Rd.Knoxville, TN 37923 USAPhone: 865-247-6091Fax: 865-247-6117E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.boucherie.com


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Tel. (704) 342-9200Fax (704) 342-9233Email: [email protected]

P.O. Box 35697Charlotte, NC 28235

We offer a wide variety of yarns to the mop industry:1.) .60/4, .80/8 cotton blend wet mop yarns on ball warps

2.) 4/plied 100% cotton and cotton blend dustmop and deck swab yarns

3.) Big Cheese single end yarn for loop-end mops

4.) Mopmaster products in cotton and synray blends

Thomas Textile Co.

G.B. BoucherieStuivenbergstraat 1068870 Izegem, BelgiumPhone: ++32 51 31 21 41Fax: ++32 51 30 54 46E-Mail: [email protected]

Boucherie Latin AmericaKra. 104 No. 11-25 Apto 102Puerta de HierroCali, ColumbiaPhone: +57-2-333-6873Fax: +57-2-333-6873E-mail: [email protected] Officers: John Williams, President;Andres Becker, Boucherie Latin AmericaProducts: Tufting machines for brooms, house-hold, industrial and personal care, and tooth-brushes. Boucherie’s Anchor Free Technologyhas now been re-engineered to allow for the pro-duction of household and industrial brusheswithout the use of anchors or staples. The fila-ment and block can be of different materials.With two filling heads running continuously at650 RPM (1,300 tufts per minute), brushes with138 tufts are produced at the rate of 600 piecesper hour.

The indoor broom that was demonstrated atthe last InterBrush show in Freiburg, Germanyrequires a mere 50 percent of the weight inpolypropylene of a regular brush block.Additionally, there are savings in filament wastesince no trimming is needed and, of course,there is no wire. In this world of high energycosts and petroleum based materials, such sav-ings cannot be considered trivial. These com-bined attributes have the potential to revolution-ize the brush manufacturing industry. Boucherieis very proud that the AFT-HH machine was hon-ored with the Innovation Award at both theABMA and FEIBP annual conventions.

The TCU-CNC machines are capable of han-dling brushes from nailbrushes to 24-inchbrooms, at speeds up to 600 RPM or 1,200 tuftsper minute. The modular concept, which permitsa machine to be reconfigured for vastly differentbrushes, has now been well demonstrated.

Moreover, these machines are available frombeing manually loaded all the way to fully auto-mated production cells, equipped with fullyautomatic handle feeders and industrial robots.

The TCU-CNC range of machines has beenfurther extended by the introduction of the TCU-SL/CNC and the TCU-T/CNC. The TCU-SL/CNC machine, with its unique fiber pickingsystem and 95 mm stroke, is able to run at speedsup to 1,000 tufts per minute, even with filamentsas long as 420 mm (16-inches) unfolded. TheTCU-T/CC machine, with long stroke fillingtools that are lined with a ceramic material andsturdy carousel with heavy-duty support in thedrilling and filling stations, is designed for ardu-ous applications with drill sizes to 12 mm, andthe use of heavy vegetable fibers.

With the single-header SCU-CNC, Boucherieenters the market for machinery for industrialbrushes. The SCU will handle disk brushes aswell as plate brushes, and can be converted to ahousehold brush machine in a matter of minutes.The SCU-S/CNC is an economically priced, yetextremely sturdy and versatile single headermachine for the production of all kinds ofbrooms and brushes up to 62 cm (24-inches)long in one operation and 1 meter (39-inches)long in 2 operations.

Toothbrush Production Lines and WorkCenters: Boucherie has developed a variety oftoothbrush manufacturing equipment. Productionmachines range from the very affordable TB3-A/CNC, through the TB3-TS and TB3-FS, whichare economically priced, full production lines forless demanding applications, to the highly auto-mated and sophisticated TB3-FM and TB3-FM/L.All of these single header machines now run atcontinuous speeds up to 1,000 tufts per minute.For the highest production, Boucherie offers thedouble headed TB3-A2/CNC, TB32-FM4/CNCand TB42-FM/CNC numerically controlledmachines, which will produce up to 50 finishedbrushes per minute.

Anchorless Toothbrush Production Lines andWork Centers: In the field of machinery for theoral care industry, with the introduction of theAFT/CNC machine, Boucherie clearly established

a leadership position in anchorless technology.The AFT/CNC is the first machine for tufting

toothbrushes without using anchors. Block tufts,strip tufts and various combinations of tuftsangles widen the range of design options for thetoothbrush heads. The AFT/CNC features auto-matic handle feeding, Windows-based CNCcontrols, and either pre-endrounding of bristles orautomatic transfer of brushes into an integratedend-rounding machine. No trimming is required.AFT technology may now be used to manufacturetoothbrushes with tapered filaments. Available toois a less automated version of this machine: theAFT/SD line, in which the handle and bristleinfeed are accomplished manually.

The AFT-IMT is the world’s first commercial-ly available in-mould technology for the produc-tion of toothbrushes. Pre-endrounded filamentsare picked and arranged in their final configura-tion prior to being transferred into a mouldwhere the brush head and handle are over-moulded to produce the finished product.

IDM Machine: The IDM is a compactcarousel machine for the high-speed production ofinter-dental and mascara brushes. It is now possi-ble to produce up to 50 high quality brushes perminute, even while using the smallest wire sizes,since the brush remains in the same clampthroughout the whole production process. TheIDM is available in versions with spool feed of thenylon, or with fiber boxes for pre-cut filaments.An integrated vision system for the automaticinspection of finished brushes is also available.

Injection Molds: Boucherie produces singlecomponent molds, multi-component molds withmanual or automatic transfer, and multi-component,high cavitation, valve gated, hot runner stack molds.Boucherie molds are used to produce a wide range ofconsumer, medical and engineering products.Packaging Machines: Form, fill and seal blisterpackaging machines are available in heat seal andhigh frequency seal versions for toothbrush and per-sonal care brushes. They may be operated as stand-alone machines or integrated into one or two tuftingmachines. For the packaging of items like interden-tal brushes and toothbrushes in double-sided blisterpacks, the BM-A/DS has been introduced.


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• Galvanized & tinned wire for brush - broom - mop production

• Processed Broom Corn & Yucca

• Wood Broom - Mop - Brush Handles

• Craft Broom Corn And Supplies

• Other Materials - Broom Twine, Broom Nails, Mop Hardware

Supplier of Raw Materials to Manufacture Brooms, Mops, and Brushes

P.O. Box 14634 • Greensboro, NC 27415

336-273-3609 800-213-9224 Fax: 336-378-6047

E-mail: [email protected]

We ship by pup or truck load direct from Mexico, or LTL/ UPS from our Greensboro warehouse.

Brief History: Boucherie USA Inc., has been sell-ing Boucherie brush machines, sophisticated multi-component injection molds and packaging equip-ment in North, Central and South America for morethan 30 years. 10

Briarwood Products Co.2900 Bradwell AvenueCleveland, OH 44109 USAPhone: 216-398-1107Fax: 216-398-1075Web Site: www.BriarwoodProducts.comProducts: In addition to an existing line of OEMplastic cleaning tools, Briarwood Products hasintroduced CamLock™ Threaded Tips, designedto keep brush and broom handles from looseningor coming unscrewed during use.

Handles coming loose from the tool to whichthey are affixed have been a long time industryproblem. Patented CamLock™ Threaded Tipsactually make it more difficult to unscrew a handlethan to screw it on initially. The CamLock™ Tipscan be purchased already assembled onto the han-dle of choice or sold separately. In either case, the“cam locking” mechanism creates a tight unionbetween the handle and brush, broom or other toolthat will not unscrew during normal use. 06

Bros India GroupBros India Office, Post Bag No. 3, MuhammaAlappuzha, Kerala 688 525 INDIA

Phone: 91 478 2862344 / 2863593Fax: 91 478 2862648E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brosindia.comCompany Officers: K.P. John, ManagingDirector; John Paul, Chief Executive Director ofExport; John Jose, Export Marketing Director ofExport; K.P. Paul, Finance DirectorProducts: Natural palmyra fiber, oiled palmyrafiber, bassine (dyed palmyra fiber), msud and psud,palmyra stalks (natural & dyed), rns, mixture ofpalmyra fiber and stalks, union mixture of poly andpalmyra (50/50, 60/40, 70/30), coir and jute doormats, rugs and carpets, cotton rugs, rubber doormats, erosion control products, horticultural andgreen house products.Brief History: Bros India Group has earned thedistinction of being a leading manufacturer andexporter of coir, jute, rubber, cotton and palmyrafiber products, along with agricultural bio-prod-ucts. Established in 1932, the group is profession-ally managed and has well-equipped manufactur-ing units in two states of India. 11

Browns Brushware Ltd.22 Portage Rd. New LynnAuckland, NEW ZEALANDPhone: +64/9 8273224Fax: +64/9 8272547E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brownbrush.co.nz

Company Officers: Murray Brown, Director;Roger Brown, Director; Chris Brown; DirectorProducts: Brushes, brooms, mops, plastic com-ponents, wood components, handles, buckets, jan-itors hardware, squeegees, twisted-wire bruhes,rotary brushes. Brief History: J.F. Brown, company founder,established brushmaking in New Zealand in 1879after immigrating from England. Company isowned and operated by his great-grandsons andsupplies products to trade and DIY hardware, foodindustry and industrial markets in New Zealandand Australia. Special Features: Vertical integrated operation formanufacturing with import division on manufac-tured goods.Newsworthy Happeningss: Celebrated 132years of operation in New Zealand. 11

Bruin Plastics Co., Inc.61 Joslin Road P.O. Box 700Glendale, RI 02826 USAPhone: 401-568-3081Toll Free: 800-556-7764Fax: 401-568-0019 E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bruinplastics.comCompany Officers: Dennis E. Angelone,President; Steven M. Angelone, Vice President;Walter L. Conine, VP Sales & Marketing


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MANUFACTURING INCORPORATEDP.O. Box 6505 Wolcott, CT 06716 Phone 203-879-1481

Products: Since 1964, Bruin Plastics Companyhas been a leading producer of industrial textiles.Bruin provides mildew and rot resistant VCM®(vinyl coated mesh) for wet mop head bands in avariety of colors, slit to a customer’s specificwidth requirements. For samples and information,contact Bruin Plastics Co., Inc., Steve Angelone,VP, E-mail: [email protected]. 11

Brush Fibers, Inc.202 N. Oak StreetArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-3012Fax: 217-268-3245E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Chris Monahan, President;Alicia Leal, Customer Service Manager; JayeRoberts, Controller; Chuck Copp, Sales ManagerProducts: Vegetable Fibers: Tampico fiber (natu-ral white, black, grey, bleached, patent, union),palmyra fiber, palmyra stalks, bassine, sherbropiassava, sherbro/stalk mixes, rice root, coco fiberand arenga fiber. Plastics: Polypropylene, poly-styrene, PVC, PET. Wire: Card wire, staplewire–galvanized and copper coated (pay off packs,spools, reels). Horse hair and horse hair mix-tures. Foam and solid plastic brush blocks.Brief History: Established in 1979, Brush Fibers,Inc. is a supplier of a full range of brush fillingmaterials to brush manufacturers around the world. Special Features: Brush Fibers offers customers acomprehensive line, serviced from its Arcola ware-house, supported by warehousing facilities inNorth Carolina and Montreal. 11

Brush Research Manufacturing Co., Inc.4642 Floral DriveLos Angeles, CA 90022 USAPhone: 323-261-2193Fax: 323-268-6587E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.brushresearch.comCompany Officers: Tara Rands, CFO; RobertFowlie, COO; Michael Miller, VP of Sales; HeatherJones, Director of MarketingProducts: Industrial brushes – available in wireand abrasive nylon in styles including wheel,cup, end, mandrel mounted, encapsulated, twist-

ed-in-wire. Manufacturing miniature deburringbrushes (tube/cylinder style) in diameters assmall as .024”. Inventor and manufacturer ofFlex-Hone tools. Other products include scratchbrushes, brooms, etc.Brief History: Brush Research is a privatelyowned company located in Los Angeles, CA. Ithas been in the business of solving difficult fin-ishing problems with brushing technology since1958. BRM is an ISO 9001:2008 certified com-pany committed to manufacturing the highestquality industrial brushes and honing tools in theindustry. American manufacturer of standardand custom industrial brushes for all cleaning,finishing, and deburring needs. 11

Brush Technology Ltd.3 Throckley Industrial EstatePonteland Road, Throckley,Newcastle NE15 9EW ENGLANDPhone: +44 191 2291666Fax: +44 191 2291777E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.brushtec.comCompany Officers: Richard Renwick, CEOProducts: Brushtec manufactures brushwarefor industrial and municipal applications, withexpertise in all aspects of brush design, toolingand production. The company works withoriginal equipment manufacturers (OEM’s),from the initial confidential design stages rightthrough to the finished article. Bruhtec deliv-ers quality with complete, custom solutions,including all required fittings and accessories.The company takes pride in delivering servic-es and products on time, to specification and ina professional manner. Special Features: Brushtec has recentlytaken delivery of a new fully robotic sidebrush manufacturing cell. Since installation,production output for one compact sweeperbrush, produced for an OEM client hasincreased from 12 brushes an hour to 60 anhour, with just one production operator. Asecond similar version for industrial brushesis under construction and will be installed inthe Spring of 2011. The machine can blendflat wire and polypropylene in the same hole,

thus giving the brush improved performance andexceptional wear characteristics. All brushesmanufactured on this machine use weatherresistant, high impact, 100 percent post-con-sumer recycled polymer disks. 11

Brushtech, Inc.4 Matt Ave. - P.O. Box 1130Plattsburgh, NY 12901 USAPhone: 518-563-8420Fax: 518-563-0581E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.brushtechbrushes.comCompany Officers: Nora Gunjian, Zaven GunjianProducts: All kinds of twisted in wire brushes. 10

Bruske Products7447 Duvan DriveTinley Park, IL 60477 USAPhone: 708-532-3800Fax: 708-532-3977 (Canada)

800-821-0411 (U.S.)E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bruskeproducts.comCompany Officers: Edward Bruske, President;Priscilla Bruske, Treasurer; Steve Schafer,David Cohea, Peter Airalis, John Briggs, DaveTomlinson, Vice Presidents Products: Metal-backed Bruske Brushes, power sweeping, powerscrubbing brushes, wash brushes, floorsqueegees, knob scrubs, counter dusters, streetsweeps, power sweeping filters, cleaning chem-icals, staple set floor brushes, upright brooms,dust pans, scrapers, Blot It absorbent, Sea Horsesponges, sectional brushes and disc brushes.Brief History: Started over 35 years ago byEdward Bruske who was a Fuller Brushemployee for 19 years. Mostly industrial/commercial products.Special Features: Color-coded bristles andbolt-on handles. Sales force available forproduct demonstration and warranty. 10

R.E. Caddy & Company, Inc.P.O. Box 14634Greensboro, NC 27415 USAPhone: 336-273-3609Fax: 336-378-6047


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Toll-Free: 800-213-9224E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Site: www.recaddy.comCompany Officers: Richard Caddy, PresidentProducts: Redrawn galvanized brush staple wire,strip brush channel wire, and mop winding wire;tinned broom winding wire; box stitching wire;and flat anchor wire. Also offered: ProcessedMexican broom corn and yucca fiber; woodbroom, brush, and mop handles; wet mop hard-ware and handles; polyethylene broom sewingtwine; and nails, knives, and other supplies.

R.E. Caddy has broom and brush wire in a vari-ety of packaging to accommodate the customers’needs: pay off packs, wood reels from 200 lbs.through 1,000 lbs., and plastic spools from 10 lbs.through 65 lbs. Inventories are maintained forquick turnaround of orders. R.E. Caddy has sever-al reliable sources of processed Mexican broomcorn. It also has a full selection of unprocessedbroom corn and supplies, such as twines, knives,and nails, for the hand-made craft broom market.

Customers visiting www.recaddy.com can com-plete on-line purchases at the company’s e-com-merce store. This service is aimed at craft cus-tomers, but can be utilized to buy other materialsas well. R.E. Caddy accepts Visa and Mastercardfor all purchases.

R.E. Caddy & Company’s commitment is towork with customers to match raw material needsand delivery with their production requirements.The company will mark its 52nd year in operationduring 2011. 11

Cardinal Brush Corp.19925-A W. 161st St.Olathe, KS 66062 USAPhone: 913-780-2071Fax: 913-829-5987E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.cardinalbrush.comProducts: Brooms and brushes for sweeping andscrubbing machines. 11

Carolina Mop819 Whitehall RoadAnderson, SC 29625 USA

Phone: 800-845-9725Fax: 864-225-1917E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.carolinamop.comProducts: Mop buckets, wet floor signs,squeegees, dust pans, and carpet bonnets. Asalways, Carolina Mop carries a full line of wetmops, dust mops, brooms, brushes, and handles. 05

Cepillos El Castor S.A. de C.V.Frias #667Guadalajara JAL 44200 MEXICOPhone: 52-333-826-3536Fax: 52-333-826-2805Web Site: www.cepilloselcastor.comProducts: Push brooms, brushes, wet mops, dustmops, squeegees, structural foam brush blocks,fiberglass handles.Brief History: Founded in Mexico City morethan 40 years ago, the company became the lead-ing brush manufacturer in Mexico and is becom-ing an important player in America.

In 1994, the company started the export journeyand today it ships products to several countries asfar and diverse as Japan, Peru, Barbados, Braziland U.S.A.

The company has established strategic allianceswith other manufacturers that are world leaders inproduction of floor pads, rubber gloves, windowsqueegees and floor squeegees.Special Features: The company is able to produce“private label” programs and can develop specialproducts under customer specifications. In fact, italso manufactures industrial and customizedbrushes starting with “one piece” orders. 08

Chief ManufacturingP.O. Box 191301 McIntosh ParkwayThomaston, GA 30286 USAToll Free: 800-722-2061Fax: 706-647-2790Web Site: www.chiefmanufacturing.net;www.chiefclean.netProducts: Chief Manufacturing has been makingindustrial mop hardware and janitorial supplies

since the 1950s and, until recently, under the nameof Woodbury Box Company. One of the compa-ny’s product lines is the Z-Force Hands-free DustMop System. 09

Chung Thai Brushes Co., Ltd.(See Xiamen Power Light Ind.)No. 577, Tian Mei St.,Nei-Hu Dist., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.CPhone: 886-2-27915661Fax: 886-2-27911612Web Site: www.ctbc.com.twProducts: The company supplies brushes for auto-motive, BBQ, household cleaning, winter solution,paint and sundry. It also offers squeegees, structur-al foam/solid plastic blocks and rubber woodblocks. 10

Cleaning Technologies GroupP.O. Box 1247, One Fuller WayGreat Bend, KS 67530 USAPhone: 620-792-1711Fax: 620-792-3146Web Site: www.cleaningtechnology.comProducts: The Cleaning Technologies Group -Franklin, Masury Columbia and Fuller BrushProfessional – markets products, programs andservices for janitorial, industrial and institutionalcleaning. 07

Cocker-Weber Brush Company104 E. Broad St.Telford, PA 18969 USAPhone: 215-723-3880Fax: 215-723-0686E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.cocker-weber.comProducts: Tufted brushes - staple set, drawn-in-wire, and epoxy set. Also offered are cylinderbrushes, wheel brushes, handle brushes, flatbrushes, irregular and odd brushes, end brushes,cup brushes, disk brushes, plate brushes, jewel-ers polishing brushes and dental laboratorybrushes, as well as bases, hubs and handles ofplastics, metals, woods, rubber, etc., tufts ofsynthetics, wires, animal and vegetable fibers. Brief History: Cocker-Weber Brush Company


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started in 1892 as the Weber Brush Company. In1917 Ludwig Weber joined his company withthe Cocker Brush Company. Both companieswere located in Philadelphia, PA, serving thelarge industrial base in the city. During WWIIthe company supplied the military with dentalbrushes. Cocker-Weber Brush Company contin-ues to be recognized as the premier manufactur-er of polishing brushes for the dental industry aswell as the jewelry tool industry. The companycontinues to produce a wide variety of industri-al brushes. It provides design services, proto-typing and production of large and small.Brushes are distributed world-wide.Special Features: Cocker-Weber BrushCompany provides full service from design toproduction, stocking and just-in-time delivery.It can team with a customer’s engineers ordesigners to produce the most functional andeconomical brush for the purpose. 10

Connors & Co., Inc.400 D Lake St.Ramsey, NJ 07446 USAToll Free: 888-324-1971Phone: 201-818-7228Fax: 201-934-9592E-Mail: [email protected]: Exclusive representatives in NorthAmerica for Woehler brush machinery andtechnology. 08

Corona Brushes, Inc.5065 Savarese CircleTampa, FL 33634 USAPhone: 813-885-2525Fax: 813-882-9810E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.coronabrushes.comCompany Officers: Benjamin Waksman andAlbert Waksman Products: Quality handmade paintbrushes androllers.Brief History: Third generation family company.Operating in modern facility in Tampa, FL, USA,and shipping worldwide.Special Features: Corona has a reputation forfine quality, handmade applicators in both naturaland synthetic materials. Corona’s paintbrushesare known for full stock construction that taper toa fine chisel tip. Only the finest materials go intoCorona’s professional custom blends and allmaterials are processed in house. Of equal highquality are Corona’s full-stock paint rollers care-fully formulated for fast, efficient, lint free appli-cation of paints, enamels, varnishes, stains, epox-ies, marine coatings, urethanes and more.Newsworthy Happenings: Corona is celebratingits 50th anniversary this fall in 2011. It recentlyintroduced exciting new products, including theUltraFast roller series and Easy Stain brushes. 11

Creative Poly, Inc.620 W. Lincoln AvenueRochelle, IL 61068 USA

Phone: 815-562-9002Fax: 815-562-8551E-Mail: [email protected]: Creative Poly, Inc. is a manufacturerand printer of crown top (rounded corners),straight-edge, and custom shaped broomsleeves. Other items manufactured include mopand brush bags, reclosable zipper bags andwicketed bags.

Creative’s printing department has the capa-bilities to print both line print and process printitems to the customers’ specs. Printed rollstockcan also be supplied for automatic packagingmachines.

Call Creative Poly, Inc., with any questions at815-562-9002 or 866-304-BAGS. The companyofficials take pride in providing quality depend-able service at a competitive price. 08

Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc.P.O. Box 159Autaugaville, AL 36003 USAToll-Free: 800-633-8720Phone: 334-365-3342Fax: 334-365-3332Web Site: www.crystallakemfg.comProducts: Brooms (broom corn, blended and plas-tic), mop heads, deck mops, dust mops, dust mopframes and handles, broom handles, complete lineof handles, industrial and household wedge mops,industrial and household mopsticks, angle brooms,lobby brooms, whisk brooms, sponge mops, pushbrooms, and utility brushes.Brief History: Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc.,established in 1935, has become one of the nation’sleading producers of corn brooms, wet and drymops, and broom and mop handles. It services allmarket segments in the United States and manyexport locations with brooms, mops, dust mops andhandles. Crystal Lake is able to handle private labelrequirements and manufacture to specifications. 04

Culicover & Shapiro, Inc.220 S. Fehr WayBayshore, NY 11706 USAPhone: 631-918-4560Fax: 631-918-4561E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.culicoverbrush.comCompany Officers: Richard Shapiro, President;David Shapiro, TreasurerProducts: Floor brushes, garage brushes, count-er dusters, radiator and window brushes, truckbrushes, street brooms, corn brooms, baseboardbrushes, bi-level scrubs, deck scrubs, handscrubs, pot brushes, wet and dry mops, broomand mop handles, dustpans, squeegees. Brief History: Culicover & Shapiro was estab-lished in 1929 and operated out of a tiny loft in abuilding that now comprises the South StreetSeaPort in New York. Over the years it has grownand changed and now occupies a large modernfacility in Bayshore, NY. It can manufacture alltypes of brooms quickly and efficiently withmodern CNC machinery, but still can run small

orders and do hand work. It can also manufactureto specifications and frequently OEM for otherbrush manufacturers. 11

Deco Products Co.506 Sanford StreetDecorah, IA 52101 USAPhone: 563-382-4264Fax: 563-382-9845E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.decoprod.comProducts: Zinc die castings. Deco is a large ISO9001:2000 registered U.S. zinc die caster, withmore than 40 years of casting experience for thebroom, brush and mop industry. Deco offers stan-dard and custom made threaded tips and angularbrackets. 11

Delamo Mfg.7171 Telegraph Rd.Montebello, CA 90640 USAPhone: 888-711-8011Fax: 323-936-3567E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.delamo-mfg.comCompany Officers: Fred Morad, President/CEO;Lucy You, COO; Todd Carlson, General ManagerProducts: Innovative cleaning tools, includingtrash/utility cans, pails, wringer buckets, dustpans, mop sticks and more. 10

Deligh Industries, Inc.255 Conover Street - P.O. Box 310-154Brooklyn, NY 11231 USAPhone: 718-875-1511Fax: 718-237-4257E-Mail: [email protected] site: www.deligh.comCompany Officers: Robert Deligdish, President;Rudolph Deligdish, Vice President; TobyDeligdish, Secretary Treasurer

Products: Tinned broom wire, galvanizedmop and broom bands, galvanized and stainlesssteel brush stapling wire, galvanized stainlesssteel and plastic coated twisting wire, oil tem-pered and stainless steel scratch brush wire,brass and phosphor bronze brush filling wire,oil tempered, hard drawn and stainless steelpower brush wire, wood brush blocks andbroom handles.

Deligh Industries also stocks rubber woodbrush and broom blocks in a variety of sizes andprofiles. Typicl stock sizes are 18, 24, 30 and 36-inches long. Custom sizes can be produced tospecification. Special Features: The products listed above aresupplied in a variety of different put-ups: 5, 10,35, 200, 500 and 1,000 pound spools. Filling wireis available in either crimped or straight, cut tolength or on coils, spools, or bunched cores.Twisting wire is available in 200-pound coils,2,000-pound carriers or straightened and cutlengths.

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has given company officials experience to engi-neer products to best suit the needs of the indus-try. The wire it supplies is packaged in anextremely wide array of put-ups to meet the needsof each customer. However, it is the Deligh’s goalto custom design products, if necessary, to suit thespecific requirements of customers. 11

Distribuidora Perfect S.A. de C.V.Calle Cuatro No. 32Naucalpan Edo de MEXICO 53370Phone: 011 52 55 53 87 04 00Fax: 011 52 55 55 76 24 44E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brochasperfect.com.mxCompany Officers: Jorge Ripstein, President andDirector; Rodrigo Ripstein, Executive DirectorProducts: The company offers tampico fiber,cup brushes, solvents, paintbrushes, end brush-es, artist brushes, clothes brushes, paint rollers,shoe brushes, kits and trays, washing brushes,wire brushes, Loosen Up WE-60, paint pads(square brushes), color sprays, circular wirebrushes, and painter complementary items.Brief History: Perfect has been in business forover 60 years in Mexico. The company firststarted selling paintbrushes and all sorts ofbrushes for domestic uses and industrial appli-cations. The company later started distributingtooling for the construction industry, as well astampico fiber all over the world. Newsworthy Happenings: The company nowoffers lamb’s wool paint rollers, rollers thateliminate bubbles when applying varnish, andabrasive circular wire brushes. 10

Dorden & Co., Inc.,aka Dorden Squeegees7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-7910Fax: 313-834-1178E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Bruce M. GaleProducts: Floor and window squeegees.Commercial, industrial and retail for the OEMand super distributor. The perfect addition to yourline. We are your source not your competitor. 10

Draper Knitting Company28 Draper LaneCanton, MA 02021 USAPhone: 781-828-0029Fax: 781-828-3034E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.draperknitting.comCompany Officers: Kristin Draper, President;Scott Draper, Vice President; Bob Vassi, SalesProducts: Specializing in custom fabrics forpaint rollers. Brief History: In 2008, Draper KnittingCompany celebrated another landmark in itsbusiness, celebrating the sixth generation of theDraper family to serve as president of the com-pany. Kristin Draper, the sixth generation pres-

ident, believes that it is the reputation of thecompany, built on handshakes and promisesand finding a company that is true to its wordthat has kept it in business so long. Over the past 10 years, Draper has had the abil-ity to work and excel with recycled fibers whichhave helped bring the company into the “green”movement of today. The company has also ven-tured into new markets; including DraperTherapies, a line of finished products that use afiber that has been proven to increase circula-tion and reduce pain. Regardless of branchingout into new markets, Draper has always kept afocus on its traditional markets like paint rollerfabrics and outerwear fabrics.Special Features: Draper features customblends and heavy weight fabrics, all with theability to be custom colored by a onsite dyehouse. The company has over 150 years ofexperience working with wool, and over 35years working with recycled fibers and count-less other fibers to choose from. 11

DuPont FilamentsBarley Mill Plaza 22/1154Wilmington, DE 19880-0022 USAPhone: 302-992-3284Fax: 302-892-0955Web Site: www.filaments.dupont.comProducts: DuPont Filaments provides highquality filaments for brush applications, plusglobal delivery to ensure the most cost-efficientproduction in local markets. With manufacturingfacilities that span the globe and technicalexperts in multiple languages, DuPont Filamentsmeet filament needs worldwide.

From FDA-compliant colorful filaments fororal care applications, to long synthetic taperedbristles for paintbrushes and soft “natural-feel”filaments for cosmetics, DuPont Filaments pro-vides a broad range of product development andmanufacturing solutions for individual productrequirements. 05

EMSCO Group617 Church St. - P.O. Box 151Girard, PA 16417 USAToll Free: 800-458-0839Fax: 814-774-3463E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.emscogroup.comCompany Officers: Steve Oas, President;David Oas, CFOProducts: Residential and commercial gradecleaning aids. Emsco manufactures and distrib-utes mops, brooms, brushes, buckets, acces-sories and others. Its complete line of productscan be seen at www.emscogroup.com. Brief History: Emsco Group, originally the TheoJ. Ely Company, was founded in 1867. The compa-ny originally produced wooden mop buckets, mophandles, carpet beaters, etc. Emsco Group has themanufacturing capability to develop and manufac-ture products in a wide variety of venues including:metal stamping, injection molding, textile conver-

sion, staple setting, wood handle conversion andmarket specific assembly.Special Features: Its main manufacturing anddistribution facilities in Girard, PA, is locatedcentrally for shipping products across the country,or across the globe. 11

Epic Resins600 Industrial Blvd.Palmyra, WI 53156 USAPhone: 262-495-3400Fax: 262-495-3410E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.epicresins.comCompany Officers: Dan Veenhuis, President;Brad Veenhuis, Purchaisng and CreditManager; Randy Veenhuis, ProductionManager.Products: Epic Resins offers paintbrush andpaint roller adhesives. These adhesives offerexcellent adhesion to natural bristles, nylon, poly-ester and olefin filaments, as well as vinyl sub-strates. Epic Resins provides both two componentepoxy resin adhesives as well as one componentpolyurethane moisture cure adhesives to serve thepaintbrush and paint roller markets.Brief History: Epic Resins is a custom formula-tor of epoxy resin and polyurethane compoundsfor original equipment manufacturers (OEM), inbusiness since 1958.Special Features: Epic Resins specializes in cus-tom manufacturing and formulating materials. 11

Filmop USA, LLC13410 Hwy 105 WestConroe, TX 77304 USAPhone: 936-588-8942Fax: 936-588-8948E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.filmopusa.comProducts: Designs, manufactures and distributes:buckets; carts - hospital, janitorial and maid;dusters; dusting cloths; dustpan; floor finish appli-cators; handles - mop, broom, brush and telescopic;microfiber products; mopping equipment; mops -dust and wet; plastic containers; safety products -equipment and signs; squeegees - floor and win-dow; wall washing equipment; waste receptacles;window cleaning accessories; wringers. 11

F.M. Brush Co., Inc.70-02 72nd PlaceGlendale, NY 11385 USAPhone: 718-821-5939Fax: 718-821-2385E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.fmbrush.comCompany Officers: Frederick V. Mink,President; Jeffery A. Mink, Vice PresidentProducts: Artist brushes, from professional tostudent, all levels. Industrial affiliations, marking,stencil, and parts cleaning. Camel hair to redsable plus a full range of synthetics. Painted andunpainted handles. Assembled in the UnitedStates and Thailand. Large quantities for bids


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at all price ranges. Name brand and private labelwith quick delivery.Brief History: F.M. Brush is the primary man-ufacturer of artist, cosmetic, surgical, ceramic,craft and custom-made brushes. Founded in1929, with 80 years experience in creatinghigh-quality brushes that feature the right blendof form and function. It is F.M. Brush’s com-mitment to quality that sets the company apart.The company will continue to innovate andtrain its people, and is proud of a dedicatedworkforce to assure customers of the best qual-ity brush products. Special Features: F.M. Brush is known for itsnewly created brush styles in both natural hairand synthetics. Its expertise in componentmaterials, broad selection of stock elements anda wide range of specialty options make F.M.Brush a good choice as a brush manufacturer. Itis environmentally sensitive and supports thefight against animal testing. In addition, handlescome from managed wood reformed stationprograms. 11

Fili & Forme SRLVia del Lavoro, 1041018 San Cesareo sul Panaro (MO) ITALYPhone: ++39059921462

Export: ++39031856986Fax: ++39059921463

Export: ++39031856273E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.filieforme.comProducts: The Fili & Forme’s product lineincludes: Monofilaments in PVC that can beproduced as UV resistant for long lasting undersun exposure, and antibacterial to reduce andavoid growth of bad smells forming;Monofilaments in polypropylene; PS and SAN. Brief History: For more than 15 years, Fili &Forme has produced monofilaments for variousmarkets like home, personal care, industrial,technical and sports. Thanks to a completelyautomated manufacturing process, with cuttingedge technology and machines, quality control,efficiency and competitive prices, Fili & Formeis day-by-day a consolidated point of referencefor some of the most important internationalcompanies. 10

FIMM USA Inc.202 N. Oak St.P.O. Box 75Arcola, IL 61910 USA

Phone: 217-268-5753Fax: 217-268-5732Web Site: www.fimmusa.comCompany Officers: Fabio Meli Products: Metal broom handles, dust pans,caps and threads, closet rods, and shower rods. Brief History: Purchased Handles USA inApril 2010. The company is owned by FIMMITALIA S.p.A., and known as FIMM USA. Thenew division is housed in the same Arcola, IL,facility that was the home of Handles USA.

The history of FIMM ITALIA S.p.A. datesback to the 1890s, and is part of the SpinelliGroup, a machinery manufacturer. 11

Freudenberg Household Products LP2188 Diehl RoadAurora, IL 60502 USAPhone: 630-270-1400Fax: 630-270-1600Web Site: www.ocedar.comProducts: Mops, brooms, smallwares,cloths, scourers.Brief History: Freudenberg Household Productsis the consumer division of Freudenberg, a 150-year-old family-owned business. It manufac-tures, sells and markets in the United Statesunder the O-Cedar brand – a 100-plus-year-oldbrand that has category leading consumer aware-ness and preference.Special Features: Product development for theUnited States and all of North America is done inthe company’s headquarters and manufacturingfacility, just outside of Chicago. 10

Furgale Industries, Ltd.324 Lizzie StreetWinnipeg, MB R3A 0Y7 CANADAPhone: 204-949-4200Fax: 204-943-3191E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.broom.comCompany Officers: Jim Furgale, President; TerryGibb, Vice President; D’arcy Clendenan, CFO Products: Manufacturer of cleaning tools forthe industrial, consumer and OEM markets. 8-Ender curling brushes. Brief History: Furgale Industries has suppliedthe industrial hardware and grocery markets inCanada with fine cleaning tools since 1966.Special Features: Furgale is a leading manufacturerand distributer of brushes, mops and brooms inCanada. The company also takes pride in the fact thatit is the world’s largest producer of curling brushes.Its brushes are sold in every curling country in theworld and were used extensively in the 2010 WinterOlympic Games. 11

G.D.F. di De Franceschi Gabriella & Co. SASVia Mazzini, 2740053 Bazzano BO ITALYPhone: ++39 051830189Fax: ++39 051830263E-Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.gdfsrl.euCompany Officers: Gabriella De Franceschi,PresidentProducts: Steel epoxy painted handles and tel-escopic poles; plastic blocks for brooms andbrushes; mops, buckets, cleaning tools, shop-ping cart bags. 11

Garelick Mfg. Co.644 Second Street - P.O. Box 8St. Paul Park, MN 55071 USAPhone: 651-459-9795Fax: 651-459-8269E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.garelick.comCompany Officers: Ken Garelick, President;Rick Garelick, Senior Vice PresidentProducts: Telescopic extension poles 6’, 8’,12’, 18’ and 24’ lengths.Brief History: Garelick Mfg. Co. started in1952. Metal fabrication is performed at twolocations: St. Paul Park, MN, and Largo, FL.Special Features: Lightweight anodized alu-minum, twist lock cams allow handle to belocked at any length, rolled tube edges, univer-sal size screw adapter, five standard sizes.Quality features, real value. 11

Gift Sales Co.P.O. Box 17082Wichita, KS 67217 USAPhone: 316-267-0671Fax: 316-267-2930E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.giftsalescompany.netCompany Officers: Bill Myers, President/Owner; Katie Myers, Office ManagerProducts: Urinal screens, urinal blocks, plasticdust pans, toilet bowl mops, wall blocks,enzyme blocks, toilet bowl caddies, absorbents,bowl blocks in plastic cage, and the company’snew superior metal dust pan (one-piece con-struction, 20 gauge metal, 12- inch edge, powdercoating, reinforced handle.) 10

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.6247 Randolph StreetCommerce, CA 90040 USAPhone: 323-724-7777Fax: 323-724-1111E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gordonbrush.com, www.marxbrush.com, www.milwaukeedustless.comCompany Officers: Kenneth L. Rakusin,President and CEO Products: Miniature scratch and plater’s brushes,large scratch and plater’s brushes, cylinder/rollerbrushes (all sizes), single spiral and 4-wire singlespiral brushes, double spiral brushes, micro spiralbrushes, artist brushes, cosmetic brushes, forensicbrushes, wire drawn brushes, custom and special-ty brushes of all materials and configurations.Brief History: Gordon Brush was founded in1951 by Don Gordon, a brush maker and


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machine builder. The company was purchased in1973 by the Loitz family and was sold to KenRakusin and the Loitz’s son, Bill Loitz, inJanuary, 1998. Gordon Brush has continued rapidgrowth in the industrial brush industry and investsheavily in the latest CNC controlled machinery.Special Features: Gordon Brush can make virtual-ly any staple set, hand laced, wire drawn or twisted-in-wire brush to meet customers’needs. Its in-housetool-making facility, coupled with state-of-the-artCNC equipment, provides Gordon with the abilityto produce all brush components necessary for cus-tom products. In addition, Gordon can imprint andprivate label brushes for the brush industry. 10

E. Gornell & Sons, Inc.2241 N. Knox AvenueChicago, IL 60639 USAPhone: 773-489-2330Fax: 773-489-1102E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gornellbrush.comCompany Officers: Gus H. Treslo, President;Diane Treslo, Secretary/ TreasurerProducts: Gornell built its reputation as a cus-tom designer and manufacturer of quality brush-es for industry and maintenance. Gornell is aleading supplier of scratch, platers and welderbrushes, staple set on the latest CNC-controlledmachinery. Gornell continues to custom-designand manufacture staple set and wire-drawnbrushes for industry, using all types of wire, syn-thetic and natural fill materials.Brief History: E. Gornell & Sons, Inc., wasfounded in 1892 by Edward Gornell. For over 100years, Gornell has been supplying quality brushesand excellent service at very competitive prices.E. Gornell & Sons continues to grow, producingquality brushes with the latest state-of-the-artCNC machinery.Special Features: Gornell will imprint andprivate label brushes for the brush industry.CAD/CAM design available. Special packag-ing is offered to meet specific requirements.Newsworthy Happenings: Gornell is celebratingits 119th anniversary. 11

Greenwood Mop & Broom, Inc.119 Grenola AvenueGreenwood, SC 29646 USAPhone: 800-635-6849Fax: 864-227-3200Web Site: www.greenwoodmopandbroom.comProducts: Greenwood Mop & Broom, Inc. wasestablished in 1924 and is located inGreenwood, SC. Extensive product lineincludes mop heads, both wet and dry. Also, fullcomplement of brooms, upright as well as pushtype. The balance of the line includes handles,brushes and related cleaning products. 04

GSC Manufacturing, Inc.510 Merritt AvenueNashville, TN 37203 USAPhone: 615-248-6556

Fax: 615-248-6558E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gscmanufacturing.comCompany Officers: Gina Lofredo and ScottAtkinson, OwnersProducts: Manufacturer of premium qualitywet mops available in cut-end, loop-end, finishmops and T-bar construction. The companyoffers a full line of launderable and disposabledust mops and frames. It assembles handles forboth wet and dust mops. All mops are availablein a variety of natural and synthetic yarns tomeet every customer’s special needs. Naturaland plastic brooms, push brooms and industrialbrushes complete a full janitorial and commer-cial line of cleaning products.Brief History: GSC Manufacturing was incorpo-rated in 2000 to become an industry leader in theproduction and development of cleaning products. Special Features: OEM programs, privatelabeling, custom packs, short lead times fromreceipt of order to delivery. 10

Gunn Brush Co., Inc.948 Chrch StreetBaldwin, NY 11510 USAToll Free: 800-834-6035Fax: 516-771-7019E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gunnbrush.comProducts: All types/styles and sizes of floor-machine rotary brushes and pad holder assem-blies. Custom work, as well as custom diamonddrivers made to specifications. Large inventoryallows same day shipping on most orders. Over50 years of experience in the industry ensuresaccurate filling of orders. 04

Hagco Industries1052 N. Main St.River Falls, WI 54022 USAPhone: 715-425-7994Fax: 715-425-7992E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hagcoultramicrofiber.comCompany Officers: Ted Hagberg, President;Traci Hagberg, CEO; Nicole Bee, Vice PresidentProducts: Hagco Industries has a wide varietyof microfiber products. It carries many types ofwet and dry mops including string mops, groutmops, surgical mops, wire frame mops, andanti-bacterial mops that will pick up 99 percentof bacteria using only water. Hagco industriesalso carries specialty items such as microfibersponges, high dusting wands, dusting gloves,and a wide variety of window washing pads andaccessories. It also carries carpet bonnets, vacu-ums, buckets, and wringer buckets. HagcoIndustries carries all the hardware needed formicrofiber products such as handles, bases, andother tools. It also carries a wide variety ofmicrofiber cloths for any cleaning needs. Brief History: Hagco Industries was estab-lished in 1967 serving commercial customers.It’s known as the “Ultra Microfiber Company”

that always has 100 percent satisfaction guaran-tee. The company imports microfiber fromKorea, China, and Italy. Accessories and hard-ware for the mops are made in the USA. Hagcoindustries continues to expand its line of prod-ucts, and focuses on rewarding the customer.Special Features: Ask about Hagco IndustriesNew Rewards Program. 11

Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc.P.O. Box 168Union City, IN 47390 USAPhone: 800-228-6677 (MOPS) or,

937-968-4858Fax: 937-968-4524E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hastemops.comCompany Officers: Robin Stewart Products: Manufacturer of quality (Made in theUSA) mopping products. Specializing in janitorialand industrial hard floor care. Quality product lineof wet mops, dust mops, microfiber products,hardware and no-lint monofilament finish mops.Includes custom factory and private labeling aswell as construction modifications to suit cus-tomers’ needs. 11

Hahl Inc.126 Glassmaster RoadLexington, SC 29072 USAPhone: 803-359-0706Fax: 803-359-0074E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hahl-pedex.comCompany Officers: Terry Hogan, SalesManager; Steve Pruitt, Site Manager; MarkHartig, CFOProducts: Synthetic bristle in diameters rangingfrom .003” - .120” Nylon 6, Nylon 66, Nylon612, Nylon 610, polyester PBT, polypropylene.Abrasive fibers in diameters ranging from .010”- .070” Nylon 6, Nylon 612, with abrasive grittypes silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, ceramicand diamond. Specialty fibers are a big part ofHahl’s product offering: Nylon 6 flaggeable,Nylon 6 UL94VO, Nylon 6 “anti-static”, Nylon6 “conductive”, Nylon “HT”, polyester “metaldetectable,” PEEK, PPS.Brief History: In February 2011, Lenzing AGsold The Hahl Group to Global Equity Partnersalong with a consortium of private investors.The new company’s name is Hahl Pedex. Thereare three manufacturing locations related to thenew company. Hahl GmbH is located inMunderkingen, Germany, Pedex GmbH islocated in Affolterbach, Germany and Hahl Inc.is located in Lexington, SC.Special News: It has already been announcedthat bristle production capacity at Hahl Inc. willdouble before the end of 2011. This plannedexpansion will finalize ongoing plans to manu-facture Nylon 66 bristle at the Hahl Inc. facili-ty. The new owners of Hahl Pedex futuregrowth plans include a strategy for productinnovation. 11


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Hamburg Industries, Inc.218 Pine StreetHamburg, PA 19526 USAToll Free: 800-321-6256Phone: 610-562-3031Toll Free Fax: 800-603-4965Fax: 610-562-0209E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hamburgindustries.comProducts: Corn brooms, plastic brooms, whiskbrooms, toy and lobby brooms, street brooms,garage brooms, floor sweeps, scrub brushes,detail brushes, dusters, dust pans, squeegees,wood handles, metal handles, fiberglass han-dles, wet mops, dust mops, mop handles, rotarybrushes, wire wheels.Brief History: Hamburg Industries was estab-lished in 1894 as a corn broom manufacturer.During the past several years HamburgIndustries has acquired various companieswhich gives Hamburg the ability to manufac-ture mops, brushes and upright brooms.Hamburg Industries now manufactures andimports a full line of commercial and retailquality brooms, brushes and mops. SpecialFeatures: OEM, private label programs, quickturn around, and a customer service departmentthat truly cares about its customers. 11

Harper Brush Works, Inc.400 N. 2nd StreetFairfield, IA 52556 USAToll-Free: 800-223-7894Phone: 641-472-5186Fax: 641-472-3187E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.harperbrush.comProducts: Harper Brush manufactures and sellsover 1,500 products, including industrial qualityfloor brushes, floor squeegees, counter dusters,car/truck wash brushes, upright brooms, scrub andscratch brushes, dust pans, buckets, mops andmopping equipment, ostrich dusters, microfibercloths and mops, equine brushes, color-codedfoodservice cleaning tools, waste containers,paper/soap dispensers, and a variety of other com-mercial cleaning tools. 10

Haviland Corporation200 S. Hwy. U - P.O. Box 769Linn, MO 65051 USAToll-Free: 800-325-3915Phone: 573-897-3672Fax: 573-897-4497E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.havilandcorp.comCompany Officers: Randy Haviland, Chairman ofthe Board; Jan Haviland, President; Alice Andrews,Director of Strategic Planning; Dale Heidbrink, VicePresident of Operations; Randy Wolfe, SeniorManager of Operations; Joyce Dudenhoeffer,Director of MarketingProducts: Haviland Corporation manufacturesover 700 different floor squeegees with customvariations available. Sizes range from 12” to 72”with most styles and sizes available in curved and

straight. Haviland Corporation also manufactures alarge selection of window squeegees, hygienicsqueegees, grill squeegees; Floor scrapers; Handles- telescopic, wood, aluminum; Water-brooms;Wet/Dry vacuum floor machine replacement parts -squeegees, gaskets, splash guards, cartridges andskirts; Paving tools - seal coating squeegees, epoxyapplicators, crack filler squeegees, pour pots,lute/rakes, tampers, and roller squeegees. Special Features: OEM programs, privatelabeling, bar coding, special packaging andcustom products. Newsworthy Happenings: New from HavilandCorporation is the Microbe Spiker™ Squeegee.This squeegee is the revolution to stretching clean-ing dollars. Microbe Spiker™ provides revolution-ary cleaning, with percentage change of bacteriaon surfaces, up to 99.9 percent reduction, withoutuse of additional chemicals/water. This is accom-plished through the use of Nanotechnology. 11

Hill Brush, Inc.811 Rolyn Ave.Baltimore, MD 21237 USAPhone: 800-998-1515Fax: 410-325-6477E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hillbrushinc.comProducts: Manufacturers of a premier line ofquality hygienic cleaning tools. Designed forfoodservice, healthcare and janitorial indus-tries. Products include brushes, brooms, mops,squeegees, shovels, buckets, scoops, paddles,waterflow products, pro-window cleaning,floor hygiene and all handle requirements. 09

HIMESA Hilos Y Mechas S.A. de C.V.P.O. Box 118San Pedro Sula HONDURASPhone (USA): 954-323-8692Phone: ++504-2558-8141Fax: ++504-2558-8142E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.himesa.hnCompany Officers: Robert HandalProducts: HIMESA spins a wide array of cot-ton, rayon blends, Acrylex®, synthetics, antimi-crobial yarns, 100 percent recycled, etc. The var-ious styles that HIMESA uses for spinning yarnsare Roving, Open End/Friction and Corespun.These different methods enable HIMESA to pro-duce an array of titles, colors and form options.HIMESA also produces various types of mops(examples: loop end, cut end, deckmops, dust-mops and disposables). It also offers an assort-ment of custom mops such as lay flat style, dou-ble tailbanded mops, wire/connector mops, quikon, etc. All these mops are custom designed tocustomers specs, be it for retail, industrial, food-service, healthcare, janitorial, etc.

The company also offers complete thread andtwine manufacturing and can produce items fromne. 50’s down to coarse counts like ne. 1.0. Thisallows HIMESA to manufacture sewing threads,industrial threads, agricultural threads/twinesand more. Its facilities also include complete

weaving operations for a variety of products likecanvas, sheeting, tarpaulins, towels, cleaning andgrill cloths, diapers, mop tape, etc. Brief History: HIMESA is a family owned andoperated business with a 58-plus year history.The longevity of this company is due to thequality of its products and the good reputation ithas earned throughout time. It exports productsto over 41 countries worldwide.Special Features: HIMESA is part of a textilegroup based in Honduras. This group makesHIMESA 100 percent vertical. Included in thegroup is FIBRATEX (www.fibratexsa.com), acotton and rayon recycling and reclaiming com-pany utilizing all kinds of mill waste to producenatural fibers from 100 percent post-industrialwaste. Another division of the group is FIBRA-TEXSA machines, a machine manufacturingdivision concentrating on mop makingmachines. The newest company of the group isTerra Polyester S.A. (www.terrapolyester.com),a producer of polyester fiber from 100 percentpost-consumer waste (soda bottles) exporting to24 countries a variety of fibers.

In addition to producing all yarns from recy-cled sources, HIMESA’s environmental foot-print is very small because its group recyclesand regenerates waste and water (they even har-vest rain water).

Having its own fiber companies, this positionhas allowed HIMESA to respond to the volatilemarket conditions and stand out as a companythat can provide product even in crisis situa-tions, supplying customers all their mops andmop yarn needs at present and well into thefuture.Newsworthy Happenings: Due to the world-wide cotton and other fiber hikes, HIMESAhas come up with a variety of new ECO+yarns that have been a complete successworldwide, due to its prices and implicationsof continuous supply. This means that HIME-SA has two lines of recycled “green” prod-ucts. This includes its ecological high-endEcotex® and ECO+ yarns, made from a blendof post-consumer and post-industrial fibers.HIMESA is also offering plastic connectorsand complementary accessories like mop tape,mesh, etc., all made from recycled materials(plastic connectors are made from soda bottletops.) 11

Hoge Brush Company202 E. South Street - P.O. Box 189New Knoxville, OH 45871 USAPhone: 419-753-2351Fax: 419-753-2893E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hoge.comCompany Officers: David Zwiep, ManagerProducts: Traditional, classic, time-testedstaple set brushes; push brooms; maintenanceand utility brushes.Brief History: Serving distributors and supplycompanies, co-manufacturers, dealers andstores since 1939.

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Special Features: North American hardwoodblocks. Top quality natural and synthetic fibers.Experienced workmanship. Emphasis is placedon performance, durability and value. 11

Hoge Lumber Co.701 S. Main Street - P.O. Box 159New Knoxville, OH 45871 USAPhone: 419-753-2263Fax: 419-753-2611E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hoge.comProducts: Hardwood brush blocks: floor,garage, street, deck, counter duster, scrub, and awide variety of other styles of wood blocks.Dimensions, shapes, holes, slots, etc. are manu-factured per individual customer’s specifica-tions. Lumber and/or blanks in stock, ready tomachine to order. Make and hold programs,blocks shipped per customer schedule. OtherHoge Lumber Co. products are kiln dried hard-woods, moldings and millwork, bowling lanecomponents, dimension blanks, machinedwood parts, construction materials and designservices for commercial, agricultural, and resi-dential customers.Brief History: Hoge Lumber Company wasfounded in 1904 and has grown from a localsawmill into a diversified manufacturer of prod-ucts which are shipped worldwide.Special Features: Hoge brush blocks are madefrom kiln dried North American hardwoods.Why choose wood? People like the look andfeel of wood. Imitators try to make their prod-ucts look like wood.

Wood is a renewable resource. In the USA,there is much more standing timber now than10, 20, 50 years ago. Young, healthy trees pro-duce oxygen and capture carbon dioxide fromthe atmosphere.

Wood waste is recycled at Hoge, reducing theneed for fossil fuels. Wood is biodegradable andenvironmentally friendly. The natural choice forbrush blocks. 11

Howard Berger Co., Inc324A Half Acre RoadCranbury, NJ 08512 USAPhone: 609-860-9990Fax: 609-860-9991E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hberger.comCompany Officers: Robert Winterstein,President; Scott Berger, Vice PresidentProducts: Kitchen brooms, push brooms, wetfloor signs, mop buckets and wringers, janitorcarts, trash dollies, window squeegees, floorsqueegees, galvanized ware, scrub brushes,dish brushes, counter brush and dustpan sets,dustpans, long handle dust pans, cotton mops,synthetic mops, blended mops, loop endmops, cut end mops, interchangeable handlesystems, fiberglass mop sticks, wooden mopsticks, corn brooms, horsehair brooms,palmyra brooms, tampico brooms, blendedbrooms, counter brushes, radiator brushes,

latex gloves, vinyl gloves, neoprene gloves,work gloves, floor scrapers, contractor bags.Brief History: Howard Berger founded theHoward Berger Company (HBC) in 1971.Berger was born and raised in Queens, NY. Hisgrandparents had founded a small hardwarestore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1917. Theyworked there throughout their lifetime andeventually handed the store down to their sons,Norman and Simon Berger, who continued onin their tradition. As a young boy, Howardworked alongside them and learned the founda-tions of a small business, supplying neededproducts, building relationships, and providinga service to his community. He also learned thatlong hours and hard work were necessary tobuild and grow a company. Howard graduatedcollege specializing in teaching and mathemat-ics. Throughout is short career as a teacher, hecontinued to look for ways to begin his ownbusiness while utilizing the work ethic instilledfrom the family business.Special Features: Products manufacturedworldwide in over 35 countries. Distributioncenters and freight consolidation in Wuxi,China; Toronto, Canada; Valencia, CA andCranbury, NJ. Products may be consolidatedand shipped worldwide from one location.Complete inventory and quality control staff onlocation as well as both HBC and factoryinspection teams. Vendor managed inventoryavailable. Full EDI capabilities. Worldwideinventory on-line.Newsworthy Happenings: James Browerwas recently named CEO of the HowardBerger Co., Inc. (HBC). HBC has just openeda new showroom in Wuxi, China where buy-ers are welcome to meet with the company’ssales and marketing staff. Buyers may alsomeet with HBC at its new 9,400,000 cu. ft.offices, distribution center and showroom inCranbury, NJ. 11

Industrial Brush CorporationP.O. Box 2608Pomona, CA 91769 USAPhone: 909-591-9341Fax: 909-627-8916E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.industrialbrush.comCompany Officers: John L. Cottam, PresidentProducts: Specials are Industrial BrushCorporation’s specialty. Custom designs andprototypes. Designs and manufactures thou-sands of different brushes to satisfy a widevariety of industrial and food processingapplications. Also offered are standard andcustom design staple set, metal channel stripand other brush constructions includingstraight and formed strip, coil, cylinder, cup,inside and outside disc, twisted-in-wire, wirescratch, wheel, cup and stem brushes, acid,paint and artist brushes.

All types of fill materials are providedincluding synthetic, natural, hair and wire.Common applications include brushes for

washing, drying, waxing, polishing, peelingand harvesting various fruits and vegetables.Other applications include scrubbing anddeburring printed circuit boards; washing sili-con chips; finishing and deburring metal;sanding, de-nibbling, staining and dustingwood products; glass and mirror washing; eggwashing; static elimination; trommel clean-ing; conveyor cleaning; mold cleaning andvehicle washing. Products are marketedthroughout North America, Western Europeand Asia.Brief History: Industrial Brush Corporation wasfounded in Arcadia, CA, in 1947. Over the yearsit has expanded from a single, small facility man-ufacturing brushes for washing California citrusto supplying a wide range of strip, staple set andother brush constructions from plants in Pomona,CA, and Lakeland, FL. 09

Interamerican Woods, Inc.P.O. Box 5357Eugene, OR 97405 USAPhone: 541-485-7338Fax: 541-683-0647Web Site: www.interamericanwoods.comProducts: Wooden broom and mop handles,tool handles, plunger handles, etc.Brief History: Established in 1978, Inter-american Woods, Inc. imports wood dowelsfrom Latin America (primarily Honduras) andMexico for use as handles, table legs, and play-ground equipment. 10

Interwire Products355 Main St.Armonk, NY 10504 USAPhone: 914-273-6633Fax: 914-273-6510Web Site: www.interwiregroup.comProducts: Holding wire (galv., carbon, stain-less steel) and staple wire (galv., carbon, stain-less steel); filler material (fine carbon, oil tem-pered, stainless steel, brass inconel, phos-bronze). Stainless and galvanized strip formetal backing brushes. 06

Jason Mills, LLC440 South Main StreetMilltown, NJ 08850 USAPhone: 732-651-7200Fax: 732-651-7222E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jasonmills.comCompany Officers: Michael Lavroff, PresidentProducts: Five-inch mop mesh or any widthvariation of rachel knit polyesters or nylons. 10

The Jersey Jerry Broomsquire(Dr. Sam Moyer)911 Larkspur Place S.Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 USAPhone: 856-222-0713E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.broomcrafters.comProducts: 1). Broomcorn seed: Machine har-


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vestable hybrids, free samples. 2). SimpleInventions: Photos and instructions for makingbroomcorn harvesting machine, deseeding/thresh-ing device, drying systems, broomcorn sizingdevice, portable kicker/wire winder broommaker,cord tensioner device, broom sewing press. 3).Publications: Booklet of instructions for makingsix designs of craft type brooms. “Book”: Six his-toric reprints on broomcorn and broommaking,early patents for simple machines and reprint of1876 book and 1953 article. 4). Available for teach-ing craft schools, private apprenticeships, consult-ing at museums.Brief History: Growing broomcorn and makingbrooms with homemade equipment since 1977.Collaboration with Dr. Henry Hadley in Illinoissince 1983 to develop machine harvestable hybrids.Special Features: Able to help entrepreneurs/eco-nomic development groups with the completeprocess of growing broomcorn/broommaking withlow investment.Newsworthy Happenings: A reaper attachmentto a sickle bar grass mower has been made tomake dwarf broom corn fall back on a sheet ofplywood to be raked off in piles. Free informationis available. 11

Jewel Wire CompanyRoute 101 - P.O. Box 282Pomfret, CT 06258Phone: 860-928-6681Fax: 860-928-6768E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jewelwire.comProducts: Stainless steel, high fatigue powerbrush wire, scratch brush wire, and draw wire;also available, stainless steel and nickel silverstaple wire along with stem wire. Jewel Wireoffers a full line of wire products in the follow-ing material and alloys: Brass alloy 260, phos-phor bronze alloy 510, nickel silver alloy 745,untempered high carbon steel, galvanized lowcarbon steel. All alloys are available straight(level), pin or gear crimped.Brief History: Jewel Wire Company has a richhistory starting in 1948, when an Italian immi-grant, named John Mustica started the businessin his garage in New Jersey with two customers,Weiler Brush Co. and Osborn ManufacturingCo. Both continue to this day to be customers ofJewel Wire Co.

In the early 1960s, Mustica sold his companyto John Giannuzzi, with the same quality andintegrity he continued to grow and prosper for thenext 25 years. Under Giannuzzi, the businessexpanded to include stainless steel products.

In the mid 1980s when Giannuzzi was ready toretire, he sold Jewel Wire Company to NationalStandard Company. At this time, it was moved toa larger facility in Mount Joy, PA, and continuedto grow. The company would be sold one moretime to Loos & Sons, Inc., and in 1993 moved toPomfret, CT, where it is located today. The Loosfamily has continued to grow the company, andexpanded its manufacturing facility in 2000.

Jewel Wire Company is still focused on theoriginal owner’s humble beginnings by offeringa quality product and excellent customer serv-ice.Special Features: Standard packaging avail-able; hanks, coils, precision cut to length, singlestrand and multi-stranded on spools and cores.Jewel Wire also offers packaging to customerspecifications. 11

Jofel USA, LLC12100 Crownpoint Dr., #110San Antonio, TX 78233 USAToll Free: 800-875-6335 (800 US Jofel)Phone: 210-227-3779Fax: 210-227-3782E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jofelusa.comProducts: Manufacturer of dispensers for papertowels, roll towels, tissue, napkins, soap, trashreceptacles, caution signs. Brief History: The parent company of JofelUSA is in Alicante, Spain, “Jofel Industrial.” Ithas been in business for over 40 years. Officesare in Europe, Brazil, Mexico, and the UnitedStates.

Jofel USA is located in San Antonio, TX, andserves North America and Canadian markets.Jofel USA has been in business since 1994. 10

Jones Companies, Ltd.312 South 14th Ave. - P.O. Box 367Humboldt, TN 38343 USAPhone: (Customer Service) 800-238-8334

(Sales) 877-849-2767(Office) 731-784-2832

Fax: (Order) 800-235-9276(Sales) 704-332-4494(Office) 731-784-7131

E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jonesyarn.comCompany Officers: Ralph Jones III, President/CEO;Richard Ayers, CFO; Andrew Dailey, VP SalesProducts: Jones Companies, Ltd. produces thelargest variety of yarns specifically engineered tomeet the performance requirements of the floorcare industry available from a single source.Jones’ yarns range in size from Ne 0.55 to Ne 6.0and include 100 percent cotton yarns, cotton/syn-thetic blend yarns, rayon blend yarns, polyesterblend and recycled fiber blend yarns. In additionto the floor care yarns, Jones offers a completeline of tailband tape, headband mesh and sewingthread. Trademarked yarns include RF-Yarns™Recycled Fiber yarns; Enviro-Color™ Yarns andBIO-100™ yarn. Product line includes cottonmops; microfiber mops; microfiber towels; syn-thetic carpet bonnets; cotton carpet bonnets andmicrofiber bonnets. Brief History: Established in 1936 by W.R.Jones, Sr., and W.F. Jones, Sr., Jones Companies,Ltd. is a third generation, closely held businesslocated in west Tennessee. Since its beginnings,Jones has grown from a one room operation to afive plant facility separately housed in a half

million square feet of production and warehousespace. Jones manufactures a wide range ofcoarse count yarns predominantly made fromrecycled mill waste. Jones is one of the largestspinners of coarse count yarns made specifical-ly for the floorcare industry.

In 1981, Jones expanded into structured non-wovens, operating as Jones Fiber Products.Today, JFP operates four production facilities.Jones global expansion includes a joint ventureoperation in Coimbatore, India. Jones &Noolkarar Textiles PVT., LTD., began operationin late 2007. This facility produces cotton yarnand cut-end mop products.Special Features: As a market leader, Jones isthe only yarn spinning supplier that supports allof the floor care industry’s associations includ-ing the American Brush ManufacturersAssociation - ABMA; National Broom & MopManufacturers Association - NBMMA; and theInternational Sanitary Supply Association -ISSA, with direct representation and activeinvolvement.

Jones actively participated in the develop-ment of the ASTM certified industry standardsfor brooms and mops. In addition to supplyingquality products, its services include producttesting, customer exclusive product develop-ment, sales training and market intelligence.The Jones team welcomes the opportunity tobecome a contributing partner in customergrowth strategies.Newsworthy Happenings: The renovation ofits website is complete. Improvements weremade to enhance the user experience.Customers can use a password protected webportal to place and update orders, review pur-chase histories and account information as wellas review special offers. Jones commitment tothe floor-cleaning industry continues with theaddition of new alternatives to traditional spunyarns. nWET™ is a new nonwoven fabric stripmaterial for limited-use wet mopping. The mate-rial offers superior performance and value. Inaddition, Jones now offers a complete line ofcarpet bonnet products and conventionalmicrofiber tube mops and towels. 11

K.R. Plastic Industries Co., Ltd.Marketing Head Office:1F No. 728 Chung Hwa Rd.Ho Mu VillageChung Pu, Chia Yi, TaiwanPhone: 886-5-2393687Fax: 886-5-2396968E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.raihsing.comFactory: 96 M.8 Laonadee Road T. Muangkao,Amphur MuangKhon Kaen, Thailand 40000Phone: 66-43-324602-3, 325017-9Fax: 66-43-324604 E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.kr-plastic.comProducts: Level Monofilament: hollow/solid; Profiles: round,cross, triangle, hexagon, star...etc. Other profiles as requested.


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Krex Taper Filament: pinex, trialoy, triex, man-made bristle such as squirrel, boar, badger, goat,Kolinsky, mongoose, weasel...etc. Material: PA6 / 66 / 610 / 612, PBT, PET, PP, TFP,PS, ABS, Victrex peek, copolymers, nodular, indi-cator, anti-static, anti-bacteria. Applications:toothbrush, hair brush, household & broom,industry brush, paintbrush, cosmetic & artistbrush...etc. Other special brushes.Brief History: K: KKF is a fishing net factorywith 35 years experience in Thailand. R: RS is aplastic extruding machine maker in Taiwan since1950 with about 60 years machine fabricatingexperience. KKF & RS is a joint venture togeth-er in Thailand making all kinds of synthetic fila-ments for over 20 years. 10

Keystone Plastics Inc.3451 South Clinton AvenueSouth Plainfield, NJ 07080 USAPhone: 908-561-1300Fax: 908-561-5189Web Site:www.keystonesweepersbrushes.comProducts: Extruded polypropylene filaments(custom color match) will meet exact specifica-tions. Call Keystone for specific brush applica-tion at 1-800-635-1300. Fifty-plus year traditionof quality, innovation and service excellence. 06

Kiefer Brushes, Inc.19 Park Dr.Franklin, NJ 07416 USAToll-Free: 800-526-2905Fax: 888-239-1986Web Site: www.kieferbrushes.comProducts: Kiefer manufactures an extensiveline of floor and push brooms and brushesincluding paintbrushes, oven brushes, wirebrushes and bowl brushes. 05

Kraker GroupSyria, Damascus, King Faisal Str.Opposite of Al-Muallak Mosque, F1Damascus, Dimashq 14199 SYRIAPhone: +963-11-2311962, or

+963-944-553999Fax: +00963-11-7812770E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.kraker-sy.comCompany Officers: Mounir Kraker and MohamadKrakerProducts: Brooms, brushes, mops, dustpans,squeegees, metal and wood sticks, brush machinery.Brief History: Kraker is a family-owned com-pany, with its origins dating to 1840 by IbrahimKraker. The company continued under the lead-ership of Mohamad Abdul Razak Kraker, alongwith his wife. In 1986, his son, Mounir Kraker,started manufacturing squeegees and cleaningtools. At first, the main product produced byKraker was a metal squeegee. In 1988, Krakerstarted manufacturing plastic squeegees anddesigning new and distinguished models. Sincethen, Kraker has been producing more than 300

models of squeegees, brooms and brushes.Special Features: Kraker Company andSchlesinger GmbH, a German brush machinerycompany, have signed an exclusive agencycontract. Since then, Kraker has been repre-senting Schlesinger in the Middle East, India,Pakistan and Turkey. 11

LaFitte Mop Co., Inc.P.O. Box 577Villa Rica, GA 30180 USAPhone: 770-459-5966Fax: 770-459-1116Web Site: www.lafittemop.comProducts: LaFitte Mop Co., Inc. manufac-tures (made in the USA) a broad line of wetmops, cottons, blends, rayons, and syntheticsoffered in narrow band, wide band, fan tail,looped-end, and screw type styles. It special-izes in all types of dust mops from economy tohigh-end launderable diamond twist. Alsooffered are handles, brushes, brooms, frames,and microfiber products.Special Features: Private label, logos, UPC,bar coding, and OEM programs available. 06

Laitner Brush Company1561 Laitner DriveTraverse City, MI 49686 USAPhone: 231-929-3300Fax: 231-929-7219E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.laitner.comProducts: Brooms, brushes and squeegees. 09

Lakim Industries dba Quali-tech Mfg.One World Trade Center, Ste. 800Long Beach, CA 90831 USAPhone: 310-982-1080Fax: 760-357-1611E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.quali-techmfg.com.Company Officers: Song B. Kim, President;Juhyun Kim, CFOProducts: A manufacturer of mini-roller cov-ers; and supplier of a complete line of paintingapplicators and accessories.Brief History: Lakim Industries began inNovember 1974 as a single proprietorship bythe current owner and president, Song B. Kim.The basic imported goods were industrial workgloves, decorated toothpicks, and novelties forrestaurant supply. In 1987, Lakim began theprocess of starting to manufacture paint rollercovers under the Panda Brush Division, and inMay 1988, Panda Brush Company was produc-ing and shipping roller covers under the Quali-tech trademark. A company name change even-tually took place from Panda Brush to Quali-tech Manufacturing Company. Today the com-pany is currently increasing capabilities withexpansion of its main facilities, and with newwarehouses on the East Coast and Mexico.Special Features: The company has recentlyintroduced a new Wooly Bully mini lambskin

roller, a unique Deco Ease natural sea spongeroller for faux painting and a new Edge Ritepainting pad system. 11

Lambskin Specialties250 Dufferin AvenueWinnipeg, MB R2W 5J1 CANADAPhone: 800-665-0202Fax: 204-582-5598Web Site: www.lambskin.comProducts: Leading supplier in the duster cate-gory; dust wand wool and feather dusters; syn-thetic and microfiber dusters; high dusting andfloor dusting. Also, floor finish applicators,window care accessories, automotive careaccessories. Company can also help design andmanufacture exclusive products. 08

Lanoco Specialty Wire Products, Inc.7 John RoadSutton, MA 01590 USAPhone: 508-865-1500Fax: 508-865-5960Web Site: www.lanoco.comProducts: Manufacturer of high quality stainlesssteel wire for the power brush industry. Wireincludes pin crimped, gear crimped, or straight inmultiple strands, hanks, coils, cut to lengths, orbobbin form. Call for a quotation. 09

Lemieux Spinning Mill, Inc.125 Route 108 Est., C.P. 2039St. Ephrem, Beauce QCG0M 1R0 CANADAPhone: 418-484-2169Fax: 418-484-5561E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lemieuxspinning.comCompany Officers: Serge Lemieux, President;Marc Lemieux, General Manager Products: Rayon blend white and coloredmop yarn, Price-Wise economy syntheticwhite and colored mop yarn, dust controlsynthetic white and colored dust mop yarn.Rayon blend mop yarn treated with Ultra-Fresh (antibacterial), cotton blend mop yarn,and exclusive and custom mop yarn. NewGreentex mop yarn is an environmentalyfriendly blend of recycled PET and post-consumer fiber.Brief History: Lemieux Spinning Mill’s histo-ry dates back to 1906 when J.A. Lemieuxfounded his business on first-rate service andtop quality products. In 1945, Clément Lemieuxtook over the business from his father, carryingon a tradition of well-known expertise. Since1986, Jean-Paul Lemieux and his sons, Marcand Serge, have made the company a world-class manufacturer. At Lemieux, father and sonshave always passed on the same philosophy ofpersonalized service. With well-establishedexperience, Lemieux’s vision is constantly focusedon the future. No matter what the specific require-ments or needs are, Lemieux Spinning Mills, Inc.,has the team and resources to meet them. 11


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Libman Company, The220 N. Sheldon StreetArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-4200Toll-Free: 800-646-6262Fax: 217-268-4168E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.libmanpro.comProducts: Complete line of brooms, brushes,wet and dust mops, specialty mops and relatedequipment such as dust pans and buckets.Virtually all products are manufactured in theUSA for all commercial/industrial needs. 10

Line Mfg. Inc.P.O. Box 6505Walcott, CT 06716 USAPhone: 203-879-1481Fax: 203-879-1530Web Site: www.linemfg.comProducts: Broom caps for both wooden andtubular handles; ferrules for the kitchen andgarden tool industry; threaded shells for thebroom and mop industry; and all other deepdrawn metal shells, stamping or ferrules for theabove-mentioned industries.Special Features: Line Manufacturing,Inc., has the skills, experience and special-ized machinery to produce precision cus-tom, high-volume component parts fromferrous and non-ferrous metals to precisespecifications.

It can provide virtually any contour, shapeand finish, adding distinction and individuali-ty to products and designs. The company willproduce them accurately, at a fair price, anddeliver them where and when needed. 05

Lomont Molding, Inc.1516 E. Mapleleaf Dr.Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 USAPhone: 319-385-1528Fax: 319-385-1533E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lomont.comProducts: Complete line of structural foammolded and injection molded brush blocks.Also, Lomont builds tools and custom molds,all types of plastic parts. 10

Magnolia Brush Manufacturers Ltd.P.O. Box 932 Clarksville, TX 75426 USAPhone: 903-427-2261Fax: 903-427-5230E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.magnoliabrush.comCompany Officers: Kenneth Backus,President; Scott Adams, Director of Operation;Gary Townes, Director of Purchasing; JimJeffer, National Sales ManagerProducts: Floor and garage brushes, streetbrooms, scrub brushes, masonry brushes, paint-brushes and sundries, squeegees, concrete fin-

ishing brooms, hot-dipped pails, fender andutility brushes, wax applicators and cornbrooms, 11

Malish Corporation, The4260 Hamann ParkwayWilloughby, OH 44094 USAPhone: 440-951-5356Fax: 440-951-0293E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.malish.comCompany Officers: Terry J. Malish, Chairman;Jeffrey J. Malish, President & CEOProducts: The Malish Corporation is theworld’s leading manufacturer of commercialand industrial floor machine brushes. Withmanufacturing facilities in the United Statesand China, and a sales office and warehouse inEurope, Malish is well positioned to handlecustomer requirements virtually anywhere onthe globe.

In addition to its strength in floor machinebrushes, Malish also offers a full line of janito-rial and foodservice/color-coded brushes foruse in a wide variety of industries. More recent-ly, the Diamabrush™ Floor Preparation Systemby Malish was introduced, offering a completeline of specialty brushes for prepping concreteand wood as well as mastic removal. MalishPlastics is a division of The Malish Corporationwith manufacturing and sales operations at thecorporate headquarters in Willoughby, OH.Malish Plastics specializes in custom thermo-plastic extrusions to produce a wide range ofprofiles and tubes. 11

Manufacturers Resource, Inc.P.O. Box 667Duluth, GA 30097 USAPhone: 770-476-3339Toll Free: 800-772-8503Fax: 770-491-0101E-Mail: [email protected]: Manufacturers Resource, Inc. pro-vides all of the materials and machinery used toproduce textile based mops. Materials includeyarn, thread, tapes, fabrics, and machinery fromthe top manufacturers for wet mops, dust mops,tufted mops and pads. Tapes and threads formattress production are also available. 11

Marino – Vileda Professional59 Talman Ct.Concord, Ontario L4K 4L5 CANADAPhone: 905-669-9949Fax: 905-669-5750Toll-Free: 800-265-6267Web Site: www.marinomop.com, www.vileda.comProducts: Brooms, brushes, mops, dust mops,mop handles, floor squeegees, Microfiber wip-ing cloths, buckets & wringers, plastic bottles,health care products, washroom accessories,and more. 10

Paul Marsh LLC654 Madison Avenue, Suite #2009New York, NY 10065 USAPhone: 212-759-9060Fax: 212-319-6214E-Mail: [email protected], or [email protected] Site: www.paulmarshworldwide.comProducts: China bristles, horse hair, fine hair,synethetic tapered filaments (all colors), mixturesfor paintbrushes (synthetic filaments & naturalbristles), machinery new and reconditioned, partsand service, paint roller winding, cutting and fin-ishing machines, roller frames, paint roller fabrics,phenolic paper, adhesive, covers, extension poles,handles, ferrules, brush pins, epoxy resins, etc.Brief History: Founded in 1959 by Paul S.Marsh, the firm has grown steadily. Paul MarshLLC is presently an international supplier to thebrush and broom trade, serving manufacturers inover 40 countries. Diversified departments withinthe company now supply manufacturing and trad-ing concerns in a wide range of industries. 11

Mary Moppins1083 Tyson LaneEugene, OR 97404 USAPhone: 541-607-9498Fax: 541-688-7195Web Site: www.goclean.comCompany Officers: Mary Findley, Owner;Jason Noland, Sales Manager Products: Mops, handles, wall cleaning pads,microfiber, degreaser, window cleaner, car wax,oxidation remover, leather cleaner, wood polish,hard water remover, terry towels, lint free towels,stain remover for grout. Brief History: After professionally cleaninghomes, Mary Findley developed a new floor mopidea for residential cleaning companies, smalloffices, medical offices, beauty and barber shops.Findley is a nationally recognized cleaning expertand carries a full line of green cleaning tools andcleaners.Special Features: Mary Moppins is dedicated tobringing customers the highest grade product forthe best price. If customers can’t find the toolsthey need, Findley will find it for them. Newsworthy Happenings: Mops are a huge hitwith nursing homes. They wash the towels in themorning, then spray the towels with disinfectant.Floors are mopped without buckets of water orrinsing. 11

MB Companies, Inc.1615 Wisconsin Ave. / P.O. Box 200New Holstein, WI 53061 USAPhone: 920-898-1560Fax: 920-898-4588E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.m-bco.comProducts: Power Broom Brush Replacements –flat wafers available in a variety of diameters,made of poly, wire or combination. Convolutedwafers also available in a variety of diameters


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and made of poly, wire or combo. Customorders available. Brush replacements are avail-able for street sweepers – offering gutter andtube brooms. 10

MBK Maschinenbau GmbHFriedrich-List-Str. 1988353 KissleggBad.-Wuertt. GERMANYPhone: 0049-75 63-91 31-0Fax: 0049-75 63-25 66Web Site: www.mbk-kisslegg.deCompany Officers: Albert and Mario Pfender,Managing Directors; Carl-Josef Weiland,Annemarie KnolmayerProducts: Machines for the production ofpaint rollers made of foam – Drilling machineMBO, drill grinding machine, gluing machineMKL also availavle with Corona, splittingmachine MSP, ejecting machine MAS, roundoff machine MAR, frame bending automatBBM, automated assembly machine for rollercores KMA, foam gluing machine MKE, rollersupply RZ, supply hopper BF, pea-hole burningmachine ERB.

Machines for the production of paintrollers made of plush and lambskin – Stripcutting machine STM and STM-R, plush cuttingdevice PSE, turn over equipment SUV, tandem-turn-over-machine SUM, drawing device SAV,roller winding automat RWA, roller assemblymachine RMA, roller treating automat RBA,radiator plush roller winding automat HWA,radiator plush roller assembly automat HMA,production automat for radiator rollers HFA,roller supply RZ and supply hopper BF.

Machines for the production of flat andround paintbrushes – Flat paintbrush automatwith automated adhesive dispenser FPA, auto-mated cleaning and trimming machine for flatpaintbrushes ABM-K and ABM-L also for syn-thetic fiber, inserting and stapling machineEHM extendible with printing device and pack-ing unit, paintbrush packing automat PEA, tuftdividing machine BAM, bristle vibrator BAG,shearing and trimming machine ZSM, wallbrush assembly device FME, round paintbrushautomat RPA, production equipment for roundpaintbrushes RFA, round paintbrush assemblingmachine RPM, and cleaning and trimmingmachine for round paintbrushes RSA.

Mixing, metering and dispensing machines– Automated adhesive dispenser VGA; mixing,metering and dispensing machine for two andmore component resin systems MUD andMUD-R with adjustable mixing ratio.Brief History: MBK is a state-of-the-art, medi-um-sized engineering company located inKisslegg in the Allgaeu (approx. 35 km north-east of Lindau on the Lake of Constance,Germany).Special Features: Maintenance and service forall types of machines, conversion and extensionof machinery in stock. 11

MFC, Ltd.1904 Freight StreetLaredo, TX 78041 USAPhone: 956-724-5191Fax: 956-725-8080E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mfc-usa.comCompany Officers: David KaliszProducts: Tampico fibers, union mix, semi-patent fiber, palmyra, bassine, horsehair, horse-hair mixtures with tampico fiber and/or synthetic.Boar bristle mixtures (natural and/or with syn-thetics), paintbrush mixtures of synthetic and nat-ural bristles. Tipping, flagging, mixing and dye-ing of taper synthetic fiber for paintbrush indus-try. Also rice (broom) root and metal handles.Brief History: MFC, Ltd., with roots as a sup-plier to brush manufacturers going back over100 years, is proud to continue to provide cus-tomers with quality products and excellent serv-ice at competitive prices. 11

Michigan Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-1070Fax: 313-834-1070Toll-Free: 800-642-7874E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mi-brush.comCompany Officers: Bruce M. Gale, President/Managing DirectorProducts: Specializing in all types of brooms,brushes, mops, squeegees, paint rollers and relat-ed products. Special order products for machin-ery and equipment including oversize paintrollers, brushes, and squeegees are available.Prototypes and long or short runs invited. 10

Mill-Rose Company, The7995 Tyler Blvd.Mentor, OH 44060 USAPhone: 440-255-9171Fax: 440-255-5039E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.millrose.comCompany Officers: Paul Miller, PresidentProducts: The Mill-Rose Company is suited tomanufacture brushes as tiny as .018” in diame-ter to 15” wire wheel brushes, using a diverserange of metals and both natural and syntheticfibers for bristle material. Production runs varyfrom high-volume standard or custom orders tosmall-volume specialty orders. Style and typesof brushes include, but are not limited to, twist-ed-in-wire, strip brushes, staple set, end, cup,wheel, drawn and more. Mill-Rose offers acomplete range of standard materials (high car-bon, stainless steel, brass, bronze, nylon, bris-tle) etc., a variety of animal hair, and more. Alsooffered are aluminum silicate, and differentgrits of diamond-mixed aluminum oxide andsilicon carbide, as well as different grits of plainaluminum oxide and silicon carbide. History: The Mill-Rose Company is a U.S.

manufacturer of twisted-in-wire brushes used invirtually every type of industry throughout theworld. Mill-Rose experienced significantgrowth from its humble beginning in 1919, andtoday operates manufacturing and warehousefacilities throughout the United States andMexico. A 64,000- square-foot production facil-ity in Mentor, OH, and 33,000-square-foot pro-duction facility in Mexico feature the latestmanufacturing techniques and quality-controlprograms. Production is complemented by a70,000-square-foot distribution center withstate-of-the-art inventory management and dis-tribution. Special Features: The Mill-Rose Companyspecializes in designing and manufacturingbrushes used in new and unique applications.Many of these brushes do not actually brush,and are used in all types of manufacturingwhere off-the-shelf brushes simply don’t work.Applications include static dissipation, materialhandling, augers, heat sinks, filters and more.These unBrushes® can be made to any size andshape, and produced in any quantity.unBrushes® can be manufactured to customerdrawings, or designed and manufactured byMill-Rose. 08

Milwaukee Dustless BrushGordon Brush Wisconsin, LLC1632 Hobbs Drive, Unit CDelavan, WI 53115 USAPhone: 323-724-7777Toll-Free: 800-632-3220Fax: 323-724-1111E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.milwaukeedustless.comCompany Officers: Kenneth L. Rakusin, Mgr.Products: A full line of maintenance tools andbrushes for the janitorial and industrial supplymarkets, including: Speed Sweep® floor brush-es, Speed Squeegee® floor squeegees, SpeedyCorn® upright brooms, Speedy Mop® self-wringing cellulose sponge mops, hand held util-ity brushes, counter dusters, deck scrubs andvehicle washing brushes.

HySWEEP™ hygienic cleaning tools are notonly manufactured with a compression lock han-dle system but also meet the hygienic require-ments of the food processing, healthcare, agricul-ture and safety industries. A full line of replace-ment brooms are offered for both mechanical andair street sweeping equipment, including: SpeedSweep® tube-type main brooms, Tuft Sweep™tufted main broom strips, gutter brooms, wafersegments, vacuum sweeper extension brooms.Custom designed brush capabilities include sta-ple-set cylindrical brushes.Brief History: Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co.was founded in 1897 in Milwaukee, WI. Theoriginal “Dustless” floor brush included a reser-voir in the brush back which fed a sweepingfluid to the floor surface. This design was high-ly effective in preventing dust and dirt from ris-ing into the air. Over the years, Milwaukee


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Dustless Brush has improved upon the “origi-nal” dustless brush concept and has become aleading innovator in janitorial brush design andproduction. Satisfying customers’ changingneeds with superior product design serves as thedriving force behind the company’s growth.Company Statement: In December 2005,Gordon Brush Wisconsin, LLC purchased theassets of Milwaukee Dustless Brush and hassince moved the manufacturing fromMilwaukee, WI, to an ultramodern facility inDelavan, WI. In its continued pursuit to effi-ciently manufacture the highest quality prod-ucts, Gordon Brush Wisconsin, LLC has invest-ed in state-of-the-art brush/broom machinerywhich, when combined with over 100 years ofbrush manufacturing knowledge, will keep thecompany at the forefront of the janitorial brushmanufacturing industry. 10

Thomas Monahan Co., The202 N. OakArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-4955Fax: 217-268-3113E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.thomasmonahan.comCompany Officers: Jim, Tim, Jon, and ChrisMonahan. Pat Monahan owns and runs a sistercompany, Monahan PartnersProducts: The Thomas Monahan Company isthe parent of the Monahan family of compa-nies – Brush Fibers, Inc. (natural and synthet-ic filaments); Monahan Filaments (syntheticfilaments); and Whitley Monahan HandlesCompany (wood handles). See separate list-ings for these companies in this issue.

The Thomas Monahan Companies manu-facture and sell component parts for the man-ufacture of brooms and mops. They haveproven sources in the USA, China, Mexicoand around the world. Through its WhitleyMonahan Handles Company, Monahan offersquality handles in pine and hardwoods inclear lacquer, painted or plain sanded, withtapers, tennons or threads, in all standarddiameters and lengths. The company is theexclusive distributor of Bamwood – a manu-factured wood made from bamboo.

Through its Brush Fibers and MonahanFilament companies, Monahan manufacturessynthetic filaments and sells them along withimported natural fibers to the brush industry.

The Thomas Monahan Company sellsbroomcorn and natural filler fibers, plasticangle brooms, and broom twine. The compa-ny also offers products from foreign sourceson a container load basis for direct shipmentat nice savings.Brief History: The company has been a fami-ly business since 1922, now managed by itsfourth generation of Monahans.Company Statement: The Thomas MonahanCo. stands behind everything it sells. The com-pany prides itself on fast, courteous service. 11

Monahan Filaments, LLC215 Egyptian TrailArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-4957Customer Service: 888-833-1097E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.monahanfilaments.comCompany Officers: John Monahan, President;Brian Crawford, Vice President Sales &Marketing; Mark Mininfior, Vice PresidentManufacturingProducts: Broad selection of synthetic fila-ments in a wide range of diameters for the brushand monofilament industries. Nylon, polyester,polyethylene, and polypropylene fibers findapplication in industrial, construction, automo-tive, personal care, paint, cosmetic, and janitor-ial markets.

Exclusive representative for Tai Hing NylonProducts in North America. Brief History: Founded in early 2007 with theacquisition of Specialty Filaments, the compa-ny has consolidated operations into a new facil-ity in Arcola, IL. Centrally located in the mid-west, MFI is well positioned to meet the chal-lenging needs of all customers. Sister companyBrush Fibers is also located in Arcola and ismanaged by Chris Monahan.Special Features: Now offering high perform-ance filaments such as PPS for demandingapplications and V0 grade nylon. 11

Monahan Partners200 N. OakArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-5771Fax: 217-268-3113E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Site: www.monahanpartners.com (effec-tive after July 1, 2011)Company Officers: Pat Monahan, President,(888-268-5754); Debbie Dunagan, VicePresident (888-268-5757)Products: Monahan Partners assembles wood,metal or fiberglass mopsticks. It offers a fullrange of metal and plastic attachments for bothwet and dry mops. It also sells the componentparts for self-assembly. Monahan Partnersoffers popular plastic and metal janitor quickchanges/stirrups, gripper (jaws), household andjanitor spring and levers. And for dust mops italso offers nylon slide connectors and a patent-ed flexible connectors. Other popular productsare dust mop frames and heads (in 3 1/2 and 5-inch widths) including cotton, colored cotton,colored synthetics, disposables and microfiberdust mop pads with a velcro backing as well aswedge mop heads and frames.

Monahan Partners also sells broom braces,industrial T-bars, plastic/wire connectors forlayflat mops, twist mops made with cotton yarn,microfiber yarn, and non-woven, microfiberyarn wet mops, both metal and plastic hingesponge mops and fiberglass handles with swiv-

el cap and thread.Brief History: Monahan Partners was spunout of The Thomas Monahan Company inDecember 2010. Formerly, a division of thefamily business, the new company hired all TheThomas Monahan Co. employees, bought thebuildings, equipment, inventory and retainedthe customer base.New Developments: Monahan Partners nowsells a popular, made in USA, economical,patented lobby dust pan. 11

Monterey MillsP.O. Box 271Janesville, WI 53547 USAPhone: 608-754-2866Fax: 608-754-3750E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.montereymills.comCompany Officers: Daniel Sinykin, PresidentProducts: Premier supplier of knitted pile fab-ric to the paint roller industry. Apparel, over-the-counter, toy, saddlepad, casket / boot / slip-per / music case liners, wash mitts, pet beds,wool and wool blended buffing pads, premiumhospital pads, and pet bed fabrics.Brief History: Monterey Mills is today a com-bination of multiple companies. JosephRosenberg founded Roller Fabrics in 1946 andexpanded the use of pile fabric when paintrollers started being used during the 1950s. Thecompany’s emphasis on industrial and applica-tor fabrics remains strong today. In 1995, DanielSinykin and his wife, Jodi Habush, purchasedthe company from the Rosenberg family.

Monterey Mills, founded by Carl Jensen andlater run by his son, Jay Jensen, began inJanesville, WI, in 1965 manufacturing faux furfor the women’s apparel and toy industries, aswell as home furnishings such as bedspreads,throws and bath rugs. Monterey Mills expandedand improved its products and its physical size.In August 2005, Dan and Jodi purchased thecompany from Jay Jensen and consolidated oper-ations. His goal was, and is, to continue expand-ing the business by offering the highest qualityknitted pile fabric to industrial and retail markets.Special Features: Monterey Mills strives to bethe premium supplier of knitted pile fabric andto be recognized as a leader in the industry. Thecompany’s goal is to provide customers with aproduct they can be proud of, and to assist themin the growth of their business. In addition,Monterey Mills strives to provide its valuedemployees with an environment in which theycan learn, grow, achieve success, and participatein the success of the company’s common vision.Newsworthy Happenings: Monterey Millsmarks its 65th anniversary in 2011. 11

Mount Joy Wire Corp.1000 E. Main StreetMount Joy, PA 17552 USAPhone: 717-653-1461Toll Free: 800-321-2305


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Fax: 717-653-6144E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mjwire.comCompany Officers: Tom Duff, President &CEO; Ty Krieger, VP of Operations; GeorgeBelforti, Director of Sales & Marketing; JonStine, Plant ManagerProducts: Wide range of brush wire products –carbon steel, stainless steel, brass plated, galva-nized, tinned, flats. All sizes of tempered andhard drawn brush wire with full capabilities incrimping, bunching, and cutting in hanks. 11

Nation/Ruskin, Inc.206 Progress DriveMontgomeryville, PA 18936 USAPhone: 267-654-4000Fax: 267-654-4010E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.nationruskin.comCompany Officers: Ray Adolf, President; AlexAdolf, Executive V.P.Products: Paint sundries: Drop cloths, paintersrags, cheesecloth, sponges, staining pads,gloves, tack cloths, dust masks, terry towels,glass towels, shop towels, microfiber cloths,mitts, tarps. 10

Newkor, Inc.10410 Berea Rd.Cleveland, OH 44102 USAPhone: 216-631-7800Fax: 216-631-7886E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.newkor.comProducts: Newkor manufactures paper or phe-nolic cores. It offers a wide range of materialselections including: kraft paper, aluminumfoils, custom colors and printing. Newkor canmanufacture any wall thickness, length andinside diameter.Brief History: Newkor, Inc. has been in busi-ness since 1972. It manufactures plain and phe-nolic cores, and will deliver exceptional quality.Special Features: Unique phenolic-impregnatedfeature offers added strength and resistance tochemicals and solvents as a result of the company’sproprietary technology for resin saturation. 10

Nexstep Commercial Products, (Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar)131 N. Railroad AvenuePaxton, IL 60957 USAPhone: 217-379-2377Fax: 217-379-9901E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ocedarcommercial.comCompany Officers: Todd Leventhal, Pres.;Stan Koschnick, Vice President, Operations;Todd Mauer, Vice President, Sales & MarketingProducts: A complete line of commercialcleaning products... brooms (angle and tradi-tional upright), floor sweeps, brushes (utility,counter, scrubs and bowl), wet mops (tradi-tional), mops (self-wringing, sponge and

roller), dust mops, microfiber (cloths, wetmops, dust mops, dusters, bonnets,heads/holders, cleaning systems, etc.),squeegees (floor and window), dusters, carpetsweepers, bonnets, dispensers, sponges, floormats, rotary brushes, pad drivers, hardware forrotary brushes, carts and mop buckets andwringers.Brief History: Long-time industry expertsTodd Leventhal and Stan Koschnick - bothexecutives with O-Cedar Brands and VikingIndustries with more than 60 years combinedexperience in the cleaning industry - bought thecommercial division in 2003 from O-CedarBrands. The new company, NexstepCommercial Products, is the exclusive licenseeof O-Cedar for commercial products. Its prod-ucts are manufactured and distributed out of itstwo main facilities located in the Midwest.

The company is dedicated to providing itscustomers with innovative, top quality productsat very competitive prices and with worldclasscustomer service and flexibility. The productslogan “O-Cedar Makes Your Life Easier®”exemplifies Nexstep Commercial Products(exclusive licensee of O-Cedar) commitmentand know-how to make cleaning quicker andeasier for today’s operators/end-users.Special Features: Nexstep CommercialProducts, (exclusive licensee of O-Cedar), iscommitted to protecting the environment andimproving the current state of Earth’s ecosys-tem. Recently, it launched a complete line of“green” solutions, supported by the distin-guished “Green Environmentally DesignedProducts” seal of approval. All “Nexgeneration”solutions are classified into one or more of thefollowing categories: Post industrial waste,recycled resin, renewable resource, new techno-logical materials, materials reduction, recycledpulp. Nexstep Commercial Products (ExclusiveLicensee of O-Cedar) will continue to conductmarket research to understand today’s opera-tors/end-users needs and do its part to protect theenvironment and improve the current state ofEarth’s ecosystem.Newsworthy Happenings: Nextstep Comm.Products continually develops “Nexgeneration”solutions to make its customers life easier. Thisincludes developing “ecofriendly” solutions asexemplified by its “Green EnvironmentallyDesigned Products” seal of approval and recent-ly launching over 50 new “Nexgeneration” solu-tions. 11

Norshel Industries, Inc.2933 River Rd.Croydon, PA 19021 USAToll Free: 800-355-MOPSFax: 215-788-5225E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.norshel.comProducts: Wet mops, handles, dust mops,brushes, dust pans, poly and corn brooms. 06

Northeast Ltda.Rua Lisboa, 453Sao Paulo S.P. 05413-000 BRAZILPhone (U.S.): 917-842-5062Phone: 55 11 3085 4955Fax: 55 11 3081 2176E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.northeast-brazil.comCompany Officers: Michael Grossman, ElaineKimoto, Isabela ZaniniProducts: FSC and non-FSC wooden handles;softwood and hardwood, all finishing available:sanded, lacquered or painted; all accessoriessuch as metal threaded tips, thread on wood,tenon, domed, plastic caps, etc. available, as arebar codes and private labels. All packing avail-able including strip pack, box pack, etc. Metalhandles and angle brooms are also available. Brief History: Northeast, over the past seven years,has developed into the prime resource for qualityand legally logged wooden handles out of Brazil.Reliability, consistent quality and timeliness of ship-ping have become synonymous with Northeast andthe Malinski factory. Multi-annual logging contractswill guarantee its raw material for years to come.Newsworthy Happenings: In spite of theweakening U.S. dollar, Northeast has been ableto maintain its position as a quality woodenhandle supplier to the United States andCanada. 11

Northern Wood Products, Inc.1504 Lauderdale Pl.LaCrosse, WI 54603 USAPhone: 608-783-1112Fax: 608-783-0272E-Mail: [email protected]: Wood handles and wood brushblocks manufactured for the broom, brush andmop industries. 10

Nyco Products Company5332 Dansher RoadCountryside, IL 60525 USAToll-Free: 800-752-4754Fax: 708-579-9898Web Site: www.nycoproducts.comProducts: Chemical formulas, floor finish,stripper, cleaners, disinfectants/sanitizers, odorcounteractants, cleaners, degreasers, pressurewashes, kitchen products, dish machine prod-ucts, Green Seal and DfE certified products,hand soaps, bowl cleaners, carpet cleaners, andfoodservice products. 10

O’Dell Corporation, TheP.O. Box 540Ware Shoals, SC 29692 USAToll-Free: 800-342-2843Fax: 800-445-1533E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.odellcorp.comProducts: Wet mops; dust mops; microfiberbucketless systems; microfiber wet and drypads; microfiber cloths; disposable biodegrad-


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able dry dusting sheets; deck mops; handles;janitorial accessories; brooms; brushes; dusters- microfiber, polywool, lambswool, and ostrich;squeegees; carpet bonnets; environmentallyfriendly cleaning tools - EchoMop, wet mops,dust mops, handles, Grip-N-Flip microfibermitts; Double Green brooms and brushes;MicroWash microfiber cleaner. Brief History: O’Dell Mop and Broom Companywas founded in 1945 by returning veteran WilliamO’Dell Sr. The O’Dell Corporation has grown at asteady pace since then, and is now one of the lead-ers in the cleaning products industry. O’Dell pro-vides custom manufacturing and packaging, as wellas a full line of environmentally-friendly cleaningtools, The EchoLine®. 10

P & A Industrial Fabrications, LLC1841 North Main St.Roxboro, NC 27573 USAPhone: 919-451-6200Fax: 336-597-7750Web Site: www.paifllc.comProducts: Supplier of woven paint applicatorfabrics including: polyester, recycled polyester,acrylic, and microfiber. 10

PADCO Inc.220 Elm St., SEMinneapolis, MN 55414 USAPhone: 612-378-7270Toll Free: 800-328-5513Fax: 612-378-9388Web Site: www.padco.comProducts: One of the fastest, most efficient floorfinish applicators available. For hardwood,resilient, vinyl, concrete, tile, and stone finishesand coatings.

PADCO t-bar floor coaters’ cushionedsqueegee action applies a smooth, flawless finishwith water-borne, wax, and mild solvent coatings,in a fraction of the time of traditional applicators.Normal application rate is 10,000 square feet perhour with no streaks or bubbles.

PADCO offers a full line of floor finish applica-tors, trim pads, extension poles, trays and acces-sories. Visit www.padco.com/floortools. 05

Paint Brush CorporationP.O. Box 371Vermillion, SD 57069 USAPhone: 605-624-8601Fax: 605-624-6909Web Site: www.paintbrushpartsbrush.comProducts: Paintbrushes for the professional, aswell as automotive parts cleaning brushes.Worldwide distribution available. Paint BrushCorporation is now in its 65th year. 10

Paragon Mop Company4401 Wilkinson BoulevardCharlotte, NC 28208 USAPhone: 704-391-7525Fax: 704-391-7437E-Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.paragonmop.comProducts: A full line mop manufacturer offeringstandard cut-end wet mops, premium loop mops,a wide variety of dust mops, corn brooms, handlesfor wet mops and dust mops, dust mop frames andcarpet bonnets. The company’s flexible manufac-turing capabilities, quality, service, and competi-tive prices set the standard for proven, reliable per-formance. 09

Patrick Yarn Mills, Inc.501 York RoadKings Mountain, NC 28086 USAPhone: 704-739-4119Fax: 704-739-9276E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.patrickyarns.comProducts: Patrick Yarn Mills offers a completeproduct line of high quality yarns for wet mops,dust mops and finish mops. The company’smodern manufacturing facilities produce cottonyarns, synthetic blends, and specialty mopyarns, including anti-microbial and microfiberproducts. 06

Paul Brothers & Co.Bros India OfficePost Bag No. 3, MuhammaAlappuzha, Kerala 688 525 INDIAPhone: 91 478 2862344 / 2863593Fax: 91 478 2862648E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brosindia.comCompany Officers: K.P. John, Managing Dir.;John Paul, Export Director; John Jose, ExportDirector Products: Natural Palmyra Fiber; oiledpalmyra fiber; bassine (dyed palmyra fiber);extra fine plamyra stalks (natural and dyed);regular natural stalks (RNS); mixture ofpalmyra fiber and stalks; (50/50, 60/40, 70/30)union mixture of poly and palmyra fiber;(50/50, 60/40, 80/20) natural floor furnishing orcoir, jute, rubber; cotton (mats, matting rolls,rugs and carpets); erosion control products; andagricultural and horticultural products.Brief History: Paul Brothers & Co., is a manufac-turer of palmyra brush fiber products from Indiasince 1978. It has been supplying products directlyto the buyer situated across the globe. Its exportscover the USA, Europe, China, Australia, MiddleEast & Far East. The company holds sufficientstocks of palmyra and stalks to ship container loadswithin a week’s notice. The company has insourcingfacilities for the collection of raw materials.Special Features: Suppliers of dressed fiber tothe brush industry. The company removes dustand residue dyes which can cause break-downsand consequent filling machine down-time.Dressed fibers can be fed directly to the machine.Introducers of poly union mixture from India andpaper wrapped hanks. Besides regular hanks, thecompany can supply the palmyra in 10cm dia ropetied hanks and 5 to 12.5 kg large hanks. Suitablepaper carton packing is adopted for dressed fiber

and poly union mixture.Newsworthy Happenings: Holds first position inexports of palmyra fiber from southern India.Innovator of poly union mix from India. 11

PelRay International, LLC610 Lanark Drive #202San Antonio, TX 78218 USAPhone: 210-757-4640Fax: 210-650-8103E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.PelRay.comCompany Officers: Michael McKenzie, CEO;Ray LeBlanc, COO; Bart Pelton, CFO; DavidMcGee, Sales Manager Products: Raw materials – natural fibers:broomcorn, yucca, palmyra, and tampico; mopyarns: cotton, rayon, microfiber, PET; woodhandles: hardwood, pine as well as FSC han-dles; metal handles: plastic coated and powderpainted; mop and brush hardware.

Finished items – imported plastic anglebrooms, mop handles, corn brooms, deck mops,push brooms, and brushes all made to customerspecifications. Also offered are mop buckets,wet floor signs, floor and window squeegees,and more.Brief History: PelRay International was start-ed in October 2008 to serve manufacturers ofbrooms, mops, and brushes worldwide.Although it is a new company, its managers andsales staff each have over 20 years experiencein the industry and over 100 years combined.The company’s staff is ready to serve customerseasily in Spanish or English. Hablamosexpañol. Newsworthy Happenings: From PelRay’snew warehouse in San Antonio, TX, ship-ments can reach customers anywhere in thecontinental United States, Mexico or Canadain less than a week. 10

Pennellificio Omega S.p.A.Via Larga, 13Bologna, BO 40138 ITALYPhone: +39 051 530165Fax: +39 051 535561E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.omegabrush.comCompany Officers: Massimo Rondelli, CEO;Luca Orsoni, Production Manager; RaoulGiovanetti, Export Manager; Davide Gaibari,Domestic Market Sales ManagerProducts: Paintbrushes, paint rollers, art brush-es, decorator brushes, scrapers, abrasives, puttyknives, and yachting special paintbrushes.Shaving brushes and shaving sets in: hog bristle,pure badger, synthetic; shaving cream in bowland tube; make-up brushes; handmade soap;handmade razors and shaving brush stands.Brief History: The Pennellificio Omega S.p.A.has been a leading brush maker since 1946. Thefamous Omega brand marks a complete rangeof high professional quality paintbrushes androllers, and a wide selection of shaving brushes


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and gift sets, both in bristle, pure badger andsynthetic fibers. Omega production’s high qual-ity is due to the great experience in manufactur-ing and to the careful selection of raw materials.Omega brand is used not only in Italy but allover the world, even in those countries in whicha well-established and qualified domestic pro-duction still exists. Omega brushes are pro-duced in Italy only. A key feature of the compa-ny’s processing is the attention it pays to themixing of the bristles. This allows it to havevery high production standards and consistencyover time.Newsworthy Happenings: The PennellificioOmega S.p.A. has attended all the CosmoprofFairs in Bologna from the first edition. 11

Perfex Corporation32 Case StreetPoland, NY 13431 USAPhone: 315-826-3600Fax: 315-826-7471E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.perfexonline.comProducts: Brooms, brushes and mops. 09

PFERD INC.30 Jytek DriveLeominster, MA 01453 USAToll Free: 800-342-9015Phone: 978-840-6420Fax: 978-840-6421E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.pferdusa.comCompany Officers: Gene Huegin, President;Ralph Whitcomb, VP Finance; Sam Birel, VPOperations (PFERD Milwaukee Brush Co.);Diane Scalley, Director of Business ProcessIntegrationProducts: The PFERD family of products includeshand files, Tungsten carbide burs, mounted points,coated and non-woven abrasives, cutting and grind-ing wheels, power and maintenance brushes as wellas a selection of high-end pneumatic and electricpower tools. Power brushes in North America aremarketed under the ADVANCE BRUSH brandname. For decades, ADVANCE BRUSH has beensynonymous with world class quality industrial andmaintenance brushes. Industrial brush range offersknot and crimped wire brushes in wheel, tube, end,and cup brush configurations. In addition to theindustrial wire brushes, a complete line of M-BRAD™ abrasive filament brushes is also avail-able. A complete line of maintenance brushesincluding high quality U.S.-made hand scratchbrushes and push brooms are also offered.Brief History: PFERD is a family-owned globalmanufacturing business headquartered inMarienheide, Germany with manufacturing sites infour countries on three continents. The companystarted in 1799, manufacturing files for the farrierindustry and has since expanded to manufacturinga wide variety of products used for cutting, grind-ing, and metal finishing. ADVANCE BRUSH is

the brand name for all power and maintenancebrushes sold in North America by PFERD. TheADVANCE BRUSH manufacturing facility inMilwaukee, WI, became a member of the PFERDgroup of companies in 1997. Special Features: ADVANCE BRUSH offers acomplete line of industrial power and maintenancebrushes. ADVANCE BRUSH was the first powerbrush company to develop and market the COM-BITWIST® knot brush design. This alternatingknot design dramatically improves brush balanceand performance over convention knot style brush-es. Some of the other benefits of COMBITWIST®construction include: faster stock removal, reducedoperator fatigue and better surface finish. Theexclusive J-Bevel brushes are designed to be usedin conjunction with automatic orbital weldingmachines. The narrow face width of the brushallows for deeper penetration and cleaning into nar-row bevels. The patent-pending line of TWIN-NUT stringer bead knot wheels solves the problemof brush interference with angle grinder guardwhen changing the mounting position of the brush.A complete line of M-BRAD™ flexible abrasivefilament brushes featuring silicon carbide, alu-minum oxide and ceramic abrasive grain is alsooffered by ADVANCE BRUSH. Newsworthy Happenings: In January 2011,PFERD ADVANCE BRUSH introduced its latestand most comprehensive product offering in the over200-year history of the company. Tool Manual 21 ispacked with useful application and technical informa-tion about more than 7,500 different products. Thispublication contains seven catalog sections highlight-ing the various tools PFERD ADVANCE BRUSHoffers to the marketplace. To satisfy increasing salesgrowth, PFERD ADVANCE BRUSH has recentlymoved into a new 90,000-square-foot manufacturingfacility. The new manufacturing and warehousingfacility is located on the north side of Milwaukee. Inaddition, there have been significant investmentsmade in the company, including additional technicalpersonnel as well as investment in new manufactur-ing equipment. This state-of-the-art facility ensuresthat ADVANCE BRUSH will be able to supply itscurrent and future customers with safe, high-qualityand high-performance products. 11

Plasticfibre S.P.A.Via Emilia 309A40011 Anzola Emilia (BO) ITALYPhone: +39-051-739762Fax: +39-051-739519E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.plasticfibre.comCompany Officers: Sergio Fiori, Sales Mgr.([email protected]); Glenn Guyette, Agentfor U.S.A. and Canada ([email protected])Products: Synthetic monofilaments: Plasticrin(PVC), Emilen (PP), Ecoclean (PBT), Ecoster(PET), Politex (PE), Ultrapaintex (hollowPBT), Paintex (hollow PET), Ecostil (PS),Ecosan (PS/SAN), Plastinyl (PA).

Also offered areΩvegetable fibers (tampico/broom-root/palmyra).Brief History: Manufacturers of quality syntheticfibers for the broom and brush industry since 1959.The company extrudes filaments made of PVC, PP,PET, PBT, PS, SAN, PE and PA. Plasticfibre canoffer a complete range of synthetic filaments tomanufacturers of all brush products in every sector.Its filaments are appreciated and employed in anunlimited range of applications throughout theindustrial and manufacturing sectors in more than50 countries worldwide. Quality system certifiedunder ISO 9001:2008. 11

Pogliani SRLVia A. Volta 7/ACostamasnaga (LC) 23845 ITALYPhone: ++39031856986Fax: ++39031856273E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.poglianisrl.comProducts: Synthetic filaments: solid and hol-low polyester, nylon, PP and polyethylene;tapered filaments for paint, cosmetic and tooth-brushes; Wires: stapling wire (flat and round),wire for crimping or for twisted purpose, wirefor filling, in many different raw materials suchas stainless, brass, phosphorous bronze, nickelsilver, copper coated and galvanized steel;Natural fibers: tampico, broom root, coco,palmyra, horsehair, bristles and mixtures.Brief History: Founded at the beginning of the20th century, Pogliani s.r.l. started out bypreparing bristles, hair and vegetable fibers.Subsequently, Pogliani s.r.l. has developed andevolved and the experience gained from pro-duction is now combined with its wide com-mercial knowledge. Its range of products hasbeen gradually increased in order to follow themarket’s evolution and to cover all of its cus-tomers’ needs. After more than 100 years con-tinuous activity, Pogliani has become a land-mark in raw materials supply for the broom,brush and paintbrush industries. The combina-tion of experience and knowledge of globalmarket enables Pogliani s.r.l. to suggest the bestsolutions combining quality with optimal priceand service. 10

Proveedora Mexicana De Monofilamentos,S.A. De C.V. (PMM)Oriente 217 No. 190 Mexico City, D.F., 08500 MEXICOPhone: 001 (52 55) 55 58 6502Toll-Free: 1-877-202-9320Fax: 001 (52 55) 55 58 4483E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.pmmbrightline.comCompany Officers: Enrique Mejia, GeneralManager; Dennise Silva, Sales Manager;Cynthia Sauza, Sales Executive U.S. & CanadaProducts: PMM produces synthetic engineeredmonofilaments for the brush industry. It offersnylon 6.12, nylon 6, nylon 6.6, nylon 6 plus,polyester PBT, polyethylene and polypropylene


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filaments in a wide range of calipers and colors.It specializes in critical applications, whereconsistency and quality are a must. 11

Purdy101 Prospect Ave.Cleveland, OH 44115 USAToll Free: 800-547-0780Fax: 800-380-9422E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.purdy.comProducts: Purdy offers a broad assortment ofbrushes, roller covers, faux finishing tools andpainting accessories.Brief History: The Purdy story began in 1925when S. Desmond Purdy began building paint-brushes in a converted two-car garage inPortland, OR. His uncompromising dedicationto quality and excellence continue today. Hebelieved that handcrafting the finest paintingtools is the only way to “build in” the character-istics and properties that assure superior cover-age and unsurpassed performance.Special Features: Purdy painting tools offeroutstanding finish appearance, which forms asmooth, even layoff of the paint on the surface.Smoother “no drag” brush strokes and betterpaint flow and release are also qualities foundin Purdy brushes. Faster, better production onbig jobs is achieved because more brush time isspent on the painting surfaces and less time dip-ping in the paint. Purdy brushes also provide thebest cutting-in capabilities for corners and sashwork because of the individual craftsmanshipput into the chiseling, shaping and finishing ofall Purdy brushes. The brushes are also thelightest weight and are perfectly balanced.Newsworthy Happenings: Purdy recentlylaunched a number of products including its 18-inch adjustable roller frame. Purdy’s premiumadjustable roller frame fits all standard rollercovers from 12 to 18-inches. This patent-pend-ing design works with a cam latch system forquick adjustment. Purdy also launched a jumbomini-roller system. This cageless jumbo mini-roller frame features a patent-pending “dogbone” design which provides the smoothestrolling action for a perfect finish. The 3/4-inchjumbo core cover holds more paint giving pro-fessionals the desired look in less time. The newlightweight frame is available in 14 and 26 1/2-inch lengths, as well as a complete assortmentof 4 1/2 and 6 1/2-inch jumbo mini-rollerreplacement covers. 11

Quinn Broom Works, Inc.1527 IL Rt. 121P.O. Box 575Greenup, IL 62428 USAPhone: 217-923-3181Fax: 217-923-5150E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.quinnbroomworks.comCompany Officers: Mark D Quinn, PresidentProducts: All types of wound, nail, kitchenette,

whisk and toy brooms. Corn brooms manufacturedto customers’ specifications. 11

Reit-Price Mfg. Co., Inc. 522 W. Chestnut StreetUnion City, IN 47390 USAPhone: 765-964-3252Fax: 765-964-5343E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.reitprice.comProducts: Wet mops, dust mops, squeegees,handles, corn brooms, microfiber mopping padsand microfiber cleaning towels. 10

Remco Products4735 W. 106th StreetZionsville, IN 46077 USAPhone: 317-876-9856Fax: 800-585-8619Web Site: www.remcoproducts.comProducts: Designers and manufacturers of qual-ity plastic products. Color-coded polypropyleneone- and two-piece shovels, mixing paddles,scoops, scrapers, metal detectable tools, HDPEtubs, lids, pallets, and steel undercarriages.Remco also offers the Vikan hygiene system®line of color-coded hand brushes, floor and wallbrushes, squeegees, pails, pad holder system,paddle/floor scrapers, tube and valve brushes,handles (regular and specialized), wall bracketsand waterfed brushes and handles.Brief History: Remco Products is a family busi-ness started in 1985 by Richard L. Garrison inZionsville, IN. The company offers a large rangeof products and serves a number of markets,including the food processing, food service,jan/san, material handling, and safety markets. Special Features: Remco offers Vikan hygienesystem® color-coded hygienic brooms, brushesand squeegees. The brooms and brushes featurea solid polypropylene block and polyester bris-tles that are held in place with stainless steelstaples. With block and bristle of the samecolor, they are autoclavable, sterilizable andcome in a variety of shapes, sizes and bristletypes. In addition to fixed head and swivel necksqueegees, an ultra hygiene squeegee is alsoavailable. The single-blade design of thissqueegee discourages bacterial growth. Theseproducts can be purchased with Remco’s selec-tion of European-thread handles that are ofvarying length, material and color. Remco alsooffers a complete line of helically wound stain-less steel tube and valve brushes as well as sev-eral special application brushes. 11

Rol-Brush Mfg. , Division of MichiganBrush Mfg. Co. Inc.7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-1070Fax: 313-834-1178Toll-Free: 800-642-7874Web Site: www.mi-brush.comProducts: Company offers paint rollers, covers

and trays. Private label is the company’s spe-cialty. Rol-Brush is a prime manufacturer, agreat OEM source and is a member of theAmerican Brush Manufacturers Association. 10

Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp.248 Wyandanch Ave. West Babylon, NY 11704 USAPhone: 631-643-8012Fax: 631-253-9428E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Randy Boritz, President;Gloria Boritz, SecretaryProducts: Paint roller covers made of lamb-skin, Kodel, lambs wool, synthetic blends,“Lint Free” woven fabrics. All sizes available.Jumbo 2-1/4” ID to Slim Jim covers, plus rollerframes, trays, paintbrushes and a full line ofpainting accessories for the professional anddo-it-yourself markets.Brief History: Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp.has been providing top quality paint rollers andpainting accessories for the professional anddo-it-yourself markets for over 40 years. Ittakes pride in the reputation it has establishedover the years of being more than simply a sup-plier, but rather a “business partner” to cus-tomers. Along with the many items offered inits catalog, the company has increased thenumber of items it manufactures according tocustomer specifications. Its cost-consciousapproach has also enabled it to offer privatelabeling to many of its volume purchasers atcompetitive prices.

It looks forward to continuing its steadygrowth, which has been built on high qualityproducts and the personal, attentive service itscustomers have come to expect. 11

Rubbermaid Commercial Products3124 Valley AvenueWinchester, VA 22601 USAPhone: 540-667-8700Fax: 540-542-8770E-Mail:[email protected] Site: www.rubbermaidcommercial.comCompany Officers: Nell Elbeler, President Products: Rubbermaid Commercial Products,a leader in durable facility maintenance solu-tions, produces an extensive line of solution-based cleaning and maintenance productsincluding: the Rubbermaid HYGEN™ System,WaveBrake® Mopping Systems, Web Foot®Microfiber Mops, Swinger Loop® Wet Mops,Super Stitch® Mops, floor sweeps, bracebrooms, street sweeps, Trapper® Dust Mops,Kut-A-Way® dust mops, disposable dust mops,utility brushes, deck bushes, and floor squeegees.Brief History: Rubbermaid CommercialProducts, headquartered in Winchester, VA, is amanufacturer of products for commercial andinstitutional markets worldwide. Since 1968,RCP has pioneered technologies and systemsolutions in the categories of food services, san-


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itary maintenance, waste handling, materialtransport, away-from-home washroom, andsafety products. RCP, an ISO 9001:2000 manu-facturer, is part of Newell Rubbermaid’s globalportfolio of brands. Special Features: TheRubbermaid HYGEN™ System’s proven per-formance ensures healthy, safe environmentsby removing microorganisms, reducingcross-transmission and long-lasting durabili-ty. The complete system offers a valuablesolution when compared to traditional mop-ping systems. It maximizes productivity,reduces chemical and water consumption andcleans floors more than three times fasterthan traditional string mops.Newsworthy Happenings: RubbermaidCommercial Products has joined the BuildingOwners and Managers Association (BOMA)International’s Partnership Program for 2011. Asa BOMA Cornerstone Partner, RCP pledges tosupport BOMA’s vital programs in advocacy,education, research and membership at the high-est level. At the 2010 Greenbuild InternationalConference and Expo, Rubbermaid CommercialProducts (RCP) introduced new sustainablesolutions expanding on its existing platform of“green” friendly products. 11

Sanderson MacLeod1199 South Main StreetPalmer, MA 01069 USAPhone: 866-522-3481; 413-283-3481Fax: 413-289-1919E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.sandersonmacleod.com;www.ztipbrush.comCompany Officers: Eric W. Sanderson, Chair;Mark N. Borsari, President; Linda Mitchell,Vice President of AdministrationProducts: Sanderson MacLeod specializessolely in twisted-wire brushes. It is a large vol-ume contract manufacturer of medical and den-tal brushes, firearm brushes, cleaning brushesand cosmetic brushes. It is also the inventor ofthe Z-Tip, a new way to put a protective tip ona twisted-wire brush that is smoother, safer andstronger than traditional tipping methods. TheZ-Tip is manufactured using high energyfusion welding technologies to melt a pre-con-structed core wire section of a twisted-wirebrush into a consistent, smooth and inseparableprotective tip. In 2011, the Z-Tip won theAmerican Brush Manufacturers Association’sWilliam A. Cordes Innovation ExcellenceAward.

More specifically, Sanderson MacLeod man-ufactures the following types of twisted-wirebrushes: medicl endoscope cleaning, medicalcytology, interdental, shotgun cleaning, riflecleaning, pistol cleaning, general cleaning,deburring, poishing, and mascara.Brief History: The company was founded byKen Sanderson and Bruce MacLeod in 1958. In1959, Sanderson MacLeod invented the twist-ed-wire mascara brush. During the 1960s, the

company purchased better brushes and thuslaunched decades of growth and expansion intothe medical, firearm, and industrial and generalcleaning markets. Today, Sanderson MacLeodemploys more than 100 employees and operatesout of a 137,000-square-foot, state-of-the-artfacility with an FDA compliant quality controllab. Engineering custom brushes is the compa-ny’s specialty.Newsworthy Happenings: In March 2011,Eric Sanderson, owner and CEO, announcedthe appointment of Mark N. Borsari to presi-dent and the retirement of his predecessor,Jim Pascale. 11

Schaefer Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.1101 S. Prairie AvenueWaukesha, WI 53186 USAPhone: 262-547-3500Toll Free: 800-347-3501Fax: 262-547-3927E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.schaeferbrush.comCompany Officers: Harold G. Schaefer, CEO/Owner; Sheri Reichart, PresidentProducts: Brushes made of twisted-in-wire, sta-ple set and hand drawn are the specialty ofSchaefer Brush. With the recent addition of auto-mated twisting equipment, Schaefer is capable ofmanufacturing both small and high volume pro-duction runs. Brushes can be filled with a varietyof materials, including horsehair, natural fiber,synthetics, abrasive nylon and various sizes andtypes of wire. From concept to completion, cus-tom manufactured industrial brush products aremade daily to perform in very unique applications.The company’s catalog, illustrating an extensiveline of standard items for the plumbing and HVACindustries, can be found on the Web site. Brief History: Schaefer Brush incorporated inMilwaukee, WI, in 1905. Harold Schaefer pur-chased the company from his third generationcousin Jack Schaefer, in 1990. Jack’s son, JeffSchaefer, purchasing manager has been with thecompany since 1983. 10

Schlesinger Maschinenbau GmbHForststraBe 3Burgwald, Hessen 35099 GERMANYPhone: 0049-6451-719180Fax: 0049-6451-71918-30E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.schlesinger.deProducts: Brush production machinery. Auto-matic cleaning and trimming machinery.Special Features: High performance and specialmachinery; appliances for brush production; per-formance, modern and versatile machine construc-tions; powerful technics and reliable service. 10

Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-Use Products Co., Ltd.No. 27 Si Cheng Rd.Ma Lu Town, Jia Ding DistrictShanghai, P.R. CHINA 201208Phone: 86-21-69158000, Ext. 8077

Fax: 86-21-69158070 and 69158093E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.sh-yiyuan.comProducts: Cleaning products, daily-use products,brooms, brushes, mops, mop buckets, squeegees,dusters, etc. Also offered are machinery such asbroom stitchers, cutting machines, bindingmachines, as well as furniture.Brief History: Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-UseProducts Co., Ltd was founded in 1996, headquar-tered in Shanghai. Manufactured products come invarious kinds and are kept updated with the quickchange in technology. Primary items cover clean-ing products and daily-use products involving over400 kinds, and are exported to the United States,Australia, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asia. Since the establishment of the company, both YiHeng representatives and customers have wit-nessed a rapid development that comes from anexcellent management team. Innovation in man-agement, research and development, especially insales, enable the company to accommodate furthergrowth.Special Features: The company offersAmerican long fiber corn brooms to the U.S.market with over 40 styles. It offers direct salesfor American nationwide supermarkets throughU.S. partners. The company’s products, quality,sales network and after-sale service help toincrease sales volume. 11

Shijiazhuang Golden Harvest Industrial &Trading Co., LtdRoom 811, Fullboon BuildingNo. 1 North Jianshe St.Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050071 CHINAPhone: 86-311-87761195Fax: 86-311-87760818E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Chen Xiufeng, Manager;Li Fan, Sales ManagerProducts: Boiled bristle, bristle mixture(tapered solid/hollow PET/PBT filamentsmixed with boiled bristle), horse tail/mane hair,horse hair mixture (PET/PVC mixed with horsetail/mane hair), PET (tapered solid/hollow),double drawn goat hair, double drawn goat hairmixture (PET mixed with double drawn goathair), horse body hair, fine goat hair, ox ear hair,dog hair, badger hair, kolinsky tail hair, weaseltail hair, blue squirrel tail hair, pie squirrel tailhair, PBT (imitation blue squirrel tail hair, imi-tation badger hair, etc.) and fine hair mixture(ox ear mixed with horse body hair, goat hairmixed with horse body hair, etc.)Brief History: A regular supplier to some well-known brush fiber dealers in Europe and theUnited States. An experience brush fiber suppli-er since the 1980s. Starting to expand directsales to brush manufacturers in the UnitedStates and Europe since 2000.Special Features: Good knowledge not only innatural fibers like boiled bristle, etc.,but alsosynthetic filaments.Newsworthy Happenings: A new joint venture


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bristle dressing factory began to process boiledbristle/bristle mixture in 2010. Now are able todress 36 tons of bristle per month. 11

Shurhold Industries, Inc.3119 SW 42nd Ave.Palm City, FL 34990 USAPhone: 772-287-1313Fax: 772-286-9620E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.shurhold.comProducts: Brushes, mops, brooms, handles,cleaning chemicals, buffer and fishing gaffs. 09

Southern Steel and Wire Inc.100 Minich RoadMadison, NC 27025 USAPhone: 336-548-9611Fax: 336-548-6030Products: Broom and brush wire: tinned broomwire, galvanized mop wire, galvanized brushstaple wire. Assorted packages: reels, payoffpacks and spools. 10

Spiral Brushes, Inc.1355 Commerce DriveStow, OH 44224 USAToll-Free: 800-888-2861Phone: 330-686-2861Fax: 330-686-9436E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.spiralbrushes.comProducts: Standard and custom industrial brush-es in all power brush styles, metal channel stripbrushes, and wound cylinder brushes. A broadselection of brush fill materials including carbonsteel, stainless steel, brass, bronze, nylon,polypropylene, polyester, abrasive nylon, horse-hair, and tampico. Engineering consultationavailable to solve application problems. Custombrush design is a hallmark. Call for “specials”and hard-to-find power brushes.Brief History: Spiral Brushes was founded in1939 as a manufacturer of custom brushes,including a patented metal channel strip.During the 1960s and 1970s, Spiral expandedits product offering to include more power-driven brush styles, and added industrial dis-tributors to its established base of end-users,OEMs and brush manufacturers. 10

Stainless Steel Products561-T Acorn St.Deer Park, NY 11729 USAPhone: 631-243-1500Fax: 631-243-4064E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.stainlesswires.comProducts: Stainless steel wire - rolled; stainlesssteel wire - flat; stainless steel strip; wire forms;wire straightened and cut; crimped wire.Brief History: Stainless Steel Products is a divi-sion of RMR International Co., Inc. The divisionwas established in 1996 to focus on the sales ofstainless steel wire and value added wire prod-

ucts to American manufacturers and distribu-tors. In 2003, the company undertook an expan-sion by adding wire drawing capabilities. Thisexpansion was undertaken to differentiateStainless Steel Products, Inc. from competitorsby providing customized solutions to specificcustomer requirements. The company’s missionstatement is to facilitate American industrialmanufacturing by providing customized solu-tions and quality products at competitive prices.Special Features: Stainless Steel Products is amaterial supplier selling wire and wire productsto manufacturers and distributors in the UnitedStates. The company manufactures wire to acustomer’s customized specifications, as wellas stocks and distributes products for quickshipments and just-in-time requirements. 07

St. Nick Brush Co.P.O. Box 15Burton, OH 44021 USAToll Free: 800-798-1269Fax: 440-834-0243Web Site: www.hardwood-lumber.comProducts: Brushes, brooms, wood brushblocks, street brooms and floor sweeps. Allbrooms are in the company catalog, which canbe downloaded off the Web site. All blocks aremade by Hardwood Lumber, which is a part ofSt. Nick Brush Co. Brief History: Hardwood Lumber Co. beganoperating in 1958 as a logging saw mill opera-tion. In 1978, the company purchased its firstbroom machine, which was a street broommachine. Then came a deck scrub machine. Thiswas a wood using operation. Quality lumber waseasily sold, but low grade lumber presented aproblem. The company had kilns to dry lumberand small dimension wood products could bemade out of low grade lumber. SpecialFeatures: Manufactures different types ofhousehold brushes and brooms, with a specialtyof street brooms. The company has a computer-ized ripping and cutoff system for the manufac-ture of wooden brush blocks. 11

Thomas Textile CompanyP.O. Box 35697Charlotte, NC 28235 USAPhone: 704-342-9200Fax: 704-342-9233E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Bo Thomas, PresidentProducts: .60/4 cotton blend on ball warps andsingle end wheels; .80/8 cotton blend on ballwarps; .80/4 and .80/8 rayon blend on ball warpsand single end wheels; 4/plied cotton and cottonblend yarn on ball warps and cones; 2/plied cot-ton yarn on ball warps and cones; cotton andSynray Mopmaster products. 11

Tucel Industries, Inc.2014 Forestdale Road - P.O. Box 146Forestdale, VT 05745 USAPhone: 802-247-6824

Fax: 802-247-6826E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.tucel.comCompany Officers: John C. Lewis, Jr., Pres.;Joanne Raleigh, Vice PresidentProducts: Tucel produces brushes currentlyserving foodservice, janitorial and other indus-tries. Tucel is 100 percent green, recyclable andfused. All products are polypropylene whichdoes not absorb water, causing bacteria. Fusedbrushes are made using a manufacturing processwhereby the bristle and block are “Heat Fused”together; thus no holes and no staple where bac-teria can harbor and cross-contaminate. Brief History: Tucel originated in 1970 gain-ing its first patent for “Fusing” bristle to block.Tucel was located in Middlebury, VT, for 10years and relocated to Forestdale where the45,000-square-foot factory still remains. Tucelhas held more than 38 patents worldwide.Tucel also develops a wide assortment of spe-cialty brushes for other companies. Special Features: Tucel has its brushes NSFtested for cleanability. All products are HACCPcompatible.Newsworthy Happenings: Tucel has had 6employees retire including 2 employees with32 years of service and 2 employees with 25years of service. Tucel has been under the sameownership since it started in 1970. 11

Tuway American Group2820 West Maple Road, Suite 101Troy, MI 48084 USAPhone: 248-649-8790Fax: 248-649-3666Web Site: www.tuwaymops.comProducts: Tuway offers a complete line of tex-tile cleaning products, including dust-mops,wet-mops, floor finishing applicators, cloths,carpet bonnets, and a full range of microfibercleaning products and accessories.Brief History: Tuway is a women-owned andfamily operated company, that has been a leader intextile cleaning product innovations since 1923.Special Features: Tuway offers an extensive lineof products and programs designed exclusively tomeet the most vigorous cleaning challenges. 10

Unger Enterprises, Inc.425 Asylum St.Bridgeport, CT 06610 USAToll Free: 800-431-2324Fax: 800-367-1988E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ungerglobal.comProducts: Unger manufactures high quality,innovative tools that help professionals cleanwindows, floors and restrooms, as well as out-door and high access areas in the janitorial/san-itation, industrial, food and retail industries.Brief History: In 1964, Henry Unger realizedhis vision to improve the safety and efficien-cy of cleaning products. Beginning with win-dow cleaning tools, he started designing and


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selling a new line of products for profession-al window cleaners. Unger has grown anddiversified since then by adhering to twofundamental philosophies: treating cus-tomers as the most important asset and pro-ducing innovative products. In the mid-1990s, Unger expanded its product lines tobecome a leading provider of cleaning andmaintenance solutions for janitorial sanita-tion, window and industrial sectors. Today,Unger manufactures and sells over 250product solutions to professional cleaningpersonnel in over 80 countries worldwide.09

United Rotary Brush Corporation15607 W. 100th TerraceLenexa, KS 66219 USAToll Free: 800-851-5108Fax: 913-541-8310E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.united-rotary.comCompany Officers: Rob Savage, CEOProducts: Rotary brooms for street sweeping,road building and runway sweeping.Engineered Products Division manufacturescustomized specialty brushes for industrialsolutions. 11

Vonco Products, Inc.201 Park AvenueLake Villa, IL 60046 USAPhone: 847-356-2323Fax: 847-356-8630E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.vonco.comCompany Officers: Les Laske, Vice PresidentProducts: Broom sleeves, mop bags, printedroll stock, bags on a roll, header bags, hardheader bags, wicketed bags, custom shapes,process printing, trade show bags.Brief History: Vonco has been a familyowned manufacturer of all types of polyethyl-ene shapes and flexible packaging since 1955.Special Features: Broom sleeves are avail-able with a straight side tapered shape withoptional “fast-load” features. RememberVonco for mop bags, printed roll stock andheader bag needs. See Vonco’s promotionalproducts at www.thunderstix.com. 11

Weiler CorporationOne Weiler DriveCresco, PA 18326 USAPhone: 570-595-7495Fax: 570-595-2002E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.weilercorp.comProducts: Maintenance products include floor,garage and street brooms; vehicle care brushes;upright brooms and mops; specialty floor brush-es; squeegees; dust pans; window and dusting,scrub, utility, bowl, food service, paint andsundry, and wire scratch brushes. 10

Whitley - Monahan Handle Co.3827 Whitley RoadMidland, NC 28107 USAPhone: 704-888-2629E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Patrick Peebles, President;Jim Monahan, Vice President/Sales Manager(located at Arcola Sales Office 217-268-5755); Products: Whitley - Monahan has a completeline of wood handles. Hardwoods (both domes-tic and imported) and softwoods are available in3/4 to 1 1/4-inch diameters, in lengths from 10-inches to 12-feet. The company has completelacquering and finishing capabilities in a mod-ern plant located in Midland, NC. Call Jim orPatrick for a quote on wood handle require-ments. Brief History: Whitley Monahan HandleCompany was formed in 2009 from the mergerof two great names in the wood handle busi-ness. The Whitley Handle Co. of Midland, NC,and the Thomas Monahan Co. - Wood HandleDivision of Arcola, IL. The operating plants ofeach were consolidated at the modern WhitleyHandle plant in Midland. Patrick Peebles andhis wife, Lorraine, run the day-to-day operationin Midland. Jim Monahan assists in sales out ofthe Arcola, IL, office. Special Features: Whitley - Monahan can offerimmediate shipments from its plant in Midland.The plant has sanding and painting capabilitiesand can finish the handle with any custom endtreatment. Further, the company can label, strip-pack, or box handles to customer specifications.Newsworthy Happenings: Don’t continue topurchase containers with long leadtimes andrising ocean freight rates. Why gamble on fluc-tuating exchange rates? Purchase domesticallyand better control costs and inventory levels.Call today. 11

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbHSchützenstrasse 3833181 Bad Wüennenberg GERMANYPhone: +49 2953 73-300Fax: +49 2953 7396-300E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bt.woehler.comProducts: In its modern facility of over10,000 square meters with a state-of-the-artmachine outfit, Wöhler offers the requiredflexibility and engineering possibilities tobuild specialty machines for a diverse range ofapplications. These are specialty machines andcomplete production systems for all types oftechnical brushes for industrial applications:strip brushes, roll brushes; twist knot brushes;brush segments (wheel and cup); dental brush-es, polishing brushes; end brushes; streetsweeper brushes, cleaning brushes; twist-in-wire brushes, micro brushes; paintbrushes andspecial technical brushes. Wöhler Brush Techalso supplies: punching, trimming, cutting andcrimping equpment; brushing and specialtymachines; surface finishing and WPC devices,

and special filaments. Brief History: Founded in 1948 in Wuppertal,Germany by Hans Wöhler (and based on thecompany established in 1932 in Berlin by hisfather, Wilhelm Wöhler) the production facilityand main operations center moved to BadWüennenberg in 1964, becoming a limitedcompany under his son, Dr. Fritz Wöhler, in1988 and receiving its current company form asBrush Tech in 2002. The company currentlyoperates with 70 employees and an effective,global dealer network. Special Features: In Wöhler’s corporateresearch, development and design departmentnew processes and technologies are constantlydeveloped. Worldwide patents endorse the com-pany’s goal of being always a step ahead. It ispleased to present the following machineryinnovations for Street Sweeper Production.State-of-the-art modular Brush Body ExtrusionLine BBM 700 for the production of brush bod-ies in pure PP, PE or composite construction.The innovative process allows a recyclable,metal-free brush design and the easy applica-tion of low-cost, recycled material reducingproduction costs. The centrally positionedextruder with an output of up to 20 m/min. or150 kg/h can serve up to 10 modular stations.The bodies produced are automatically droppedinto a cooling channel, from which they can beeither manually or automatically taken out.

The Airport Cassette Brush Machine GB90 isdesiged for the production of single brush bun-dles as well as ready assembled cassette brush-es. Mounted on a shaft, these cassette brushesare specifically used for the cleaning of airportrunways. The machine operates with pre-assembled cassettes, ready cut and picked wirebundles coming directly from the WireCrimping and Cutting Unit DA 660 and retain-ing wire automatically fed from a magazine ordirectly from the spool. T h eGB 90 has a production output of 8 to 12 bun-dles/min. The highly developed all-in systemdirectly connects flat wire rolling with the auto-matic drilling and filling of brush blocks withwire, PP or mixed fill. Latest innovations on theGB 20 machine are: programming of a hole pairwith groove, composite fill bundles and freelyprogrammable hole patterns; step boring for thefail-safe insertion of bundles; bundle lock onchannel outlet to safeguard against bundlesbeing pulled out; reduced cycle time by interme-diate block positioning; fill holding jaws with-out jamming of the bristles; touch screen withicons, large data memory, big storage and simplesequence programming; graphical display ofhole pattern, and, large filament channels.

The automatic Ring Rolling Machine RWA250 produces U- or V-shapped metal rings andcan be integrated with the Calibration and RivetInserting Station NIS 900. The Spot Welder PT100 is additionally recommended for the fullyautomatic production of complete rings at aspeed of up to 10 pieces/min. 10


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Wooster Brush Company, The604 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691 USAPhone: 330-264-4440Fax: 330-263-0495E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.woosterbrush.comCompany Officers: William Fagert, President;Jon Rose, Vice President of Sales; ScottRutledge, Vice President of MarketingProducts: With more than 160 years ofindustry experience, The Wooster BrushCompany is one of the most innovative man-ufacturers of paintbrushes, rollers, surfaceprep tools, and painting equipment in theUSA. Wooster offers, through distribution,over 2,300 products for professional and do-it-yourself painters. Brand names includeUltra/Pro®, Alpha™, Advantage®, Yachts-man®, Shortcut®, and Golden Glo® paint-brushes; Super/Fab®, Pro/Doo-Z®, Avalon™Super Doo-Z®, and Polar Bear® paint rollers;Sherlock® roller frames and extension poles;the Jumbo-Koter® miniroller system; and PrepCrew® surface prep tools.Brief History: In 1851, The Wooster BrushCompany began producing handmade bristlebrushes from a two-story building in Wooster,OH. Its headquarters are still located in thatcity. Far beyond a single building, the compa-ny has grown to over 888,000-square-feet ofmanufacturing, shipping, administrative, andwarehousing facilities. Wooster Brush has 500dedicated employees with an average of 18years of service each.Special Features: Specially designed fortoday’s paints, new Wooster Chinex® FTP™paintbrushes excel in low VOCs and faster-drying coatings. Chinex FTP brushes combineadded stiffness with a fuller, softer tip for bet-ter reults. Their firmness allows paint to bepushed farther along a surface. Better distibu-tion and a longer paint stripe are achieved by afuller end that increases paint release. The soft-er tips of FTP brushes not only create a smoothfinish, they also leave precise edges forimproved cutting-in. Chinex is durable andstays wetter to make brush cleaning easier. Goto woosterbrush.com/catalog to view allwooster applicators.Newsworthy Happenings: Effective Aug. 1,2010, William S. Fagert became president ofThe Wooster Brush Company. His predecessor,Allan K. Rodd, retired after 42 years of service,the last 12 as president and treasurer. In retire-ment, Rodd will continue to serve the compa-ny as vice chairman of the board of directors.Fagert joined Wooster Brush in 1985. Duringhis 26 years of service, he has held variousfinance positions including accounting manag-er, assistant treasurer and controller. He mostrecently served as vice president of finance.Prior to joining The Wooster Brush Company,Fagert was a certified public accountant withErnst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). 11

Worldwide Integrated Resources7171 Telegraph Rd.Montibello, CA 90640 USAToll Free: 800-441-6448Fax: 323-838-8939E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.wwir.comCompany Officers: Fred Morad, President/CEO; Todd Carlson, VP Sales/Marketing; LucyYou, COOProducts: Metal and plastic hardware, dust-pans, self-ringing mops, wet mops, spongemops, dust mops and frames, buckets,brooms, miscellaneous and specialty items.10

Xiamen Power Light Industry Co., Ltd.2F, Factory BLDG. No. 33-35, Huli Rd., HuliXiamen, Fujian 361006 CHINAPhone: 86-(0)592-5623805Fax: 86-(0)592-5625208Web Site: www.ctbc.com.twProducts: Car wash brushes, snow brushes,BBQ grill brushes, household cleaning brush-es, brooms, wire brushes, mops, flow-throughtelescopic handles, structural foam brushblocks, solid plastic brush blocks, wood brushblocks.Brief History: In 1994, Xiamen Power wasfounded by Chung-Thai Brush. It has beenoperating a brush business in Taiwan since1971. With sophisticated brush makingknow-how and the favorable business envi-ronment in China, Xiamen Power has growninto a more integrated brush manufacturer.Not only offering finished products to theDIY market, Xiamen Power also providesbrush making supplies in structural foam,solid plastic and different types of woodblocks to the brush industry all over theworld.10

Young & Swartz, Inc.39 Cherry St.Buffalo, NY 14204 USAPhone: 716-852-2171Fax: 716-852-5652E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.youngandswartz.comCompany Officers: Raphael E. Winzig,President; Paul E. Winzig, Sales/EngineeringProducts: Specialty brush manufacturing.Staple set, wheels, strip, cylinders, hand andmachine brushes. All mediums–natural, synthet-ic, wire. Can work in wood, plastic, leather back.Custom and contract runs invited. Company usesquick change, computerized equipment.Brief History: Celebrating 145 years in busi-ness. Established in 1866.Special Features: Specializing in custommade brushes. “Send us your specials” is thecompany’s motto. 11

Zahoransky AGAnton-Zahoransky Strasse 1Todtnau-Geschwend 79674 GERMANYPhone: 49 7671-9970Fax: 49 7671-997-299E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zahoransky-group.comFor USA:Zahoransky USA, Inc.1981 Bucktail Lane Sugar Grove, IL 60554 USAPhone: 630-466-1901 Fax: 630-466-1902E-Mail: [email protected]@zahoransky-group.comBrush Machinery: Semi and fully-automaticstaple set drilling and filling machines forbrooms and brushes; semi and fully-automatictrimming and flagging machines for broomsand brushes; semi-automatic staple set drillingand filling machines for industrial brushes ofall types including cylinders, plates, disks,strips, domes and more; semi-automatic stapleset machinery for street sweeping main andside brooms; trimming and flagging machinesfor all types of industrial brushes; abrasivepicking and tufting system adaptable to indus-trial staple set machines.

Semi and fully-automatic anchor-setmachines for tufting small pre-cored handles(toothbrushes); fully-automatic in-moldtoothbrush production system; automatictwisted-in-wire brush machines for produc-tion of cut-end brushes; automatic twisted-in-wire brush machines for industrial closed-end and looped handle brushes; automatictwisted-in-wire brush machines for inter-dental and cosmetic closed end brushes;semi-automatic twisting machines for the pro-duction of all kinds of twisted wire brushes;semi-automatic machines for laying out fila-ment in the production of twisted wire brushes;

Semi-automatic wire straightening, cut-ting and forming machines for the produc-tion of twisted-in-wire brushes; wire fila-ment feed and cut machines for the produc-tion of twisted-in-wire brushes; fully andsemi-automatic hank cutting machines. Packaging Machinery: Semi and fully-automatic thermoform, seal and cut blisterpackaging machines; Semi and fully-auto-matic horizontal cartoning machines. Injection Molds: Automatic multi-compo-nent injection molds; automatic single-com-ponent injection molds; automatic turnstack molds for in-mold assembly. Custom Automation: Transfer and han-dling automation to link systems together;semi and full-automatic assembly andinspection machinery.Brief History: The company was founded in1902 by Anton Zahoransky, providingmachines for the brush industry. Strong dedi-cation and leadership has currently madeZahoransky one of the world’s largest suppliers


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and leading developers of brush makingmachines. In addition, Zahoransky has becomeone of the world’s leading suppliers of injec-tion molds and blister packaging machines,both of which have been produced in Germanynow for more than 40 years. The companyoperates from 6 manufacturing facilities and 2sales/service offices located throughoutEurope, Asia and North America.Special Features: All Zahoransky CNC brushmachines are fully equipped with the compa-ny’s latest machine control and 3D BrushDesigner system. In addition to providing asimple and reliable operational platform, 3DBrush Designer provides the brush maker witha powerful tool for creating new brush designsin an efficient manner that has never been pre-viously possible.

In addition of 3D Brush Designer,Zahoransky has also introduced CAD convert-er for the conversion of CAD brush drawingsinto Zahoransky, CNC machine language.Also, introduced at Interbrush 2008 was theSCADA (Systems Control And DataAcquisition) network software for connectingall Zahoransky machines into one network andproviding management with complete manu-facturing statistical control. 11

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.835 Ninth Avenue - P.O. Box 506Antigo, WI 54409-0506 USAPhone: 715-627-4804Fax: 715-627-2347Toll-Free: 800-240-0974E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zwpi.comCompany Officers: James Zelazoski, Pres.;Michael Zelazoski, Vice President; JosephZelazoski, Vice President; Charles Zelazoski,

Treasurer; Benjamin Zelazoski, SecretaryProducts: Complete line of wooden brushand broom blocks, molded, shaped, and/orturned, finished or plain, manufacturedaccording to customers’ specifications. Canalso machine most plastics.Brief History: Zelazoski Wood Productsbegan in 1924 as the Thos. Zelazoski Mfg. Co.The company began making wooden blocksfor the brush and broom industry in 1928.Over its existence, ZWPI has continued toupdate machinery, facilities, and processes tomeet the ever-changing needs of its customers.Special Features: Zelazoski Wood Products’modern facility enables it to manufacture awide range of parts according to customers’specifications, especially where close toler-ance and high quality are required. Unlessimported wood is specifically requested, allbrush and broom blocks are made from man-aged North American forests. ZWPI is alwaysready to look at new items and anxious toquote customer needs, simple or complex,from 1 to 1,000,000 pieces. Newsworthy Happenings: A laser engraverwas added to the company’s line of specialtyequipment in 2010. Zelazoski is now able toimprint by engraving as well as branding, hotstamping and pad printing. 11

Zephyr Manufacturing Co.200 Mitchell RoadSedalia, MO 65301 USAPhone: 660-827-0352Fax: 660-827-0713E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zephyrmfg.comCompany Officers: R. J. Lindstrom, Pres.;Doug Leerssen, Vice President; BobSchneider, Vice President of Sales

Products: Zephyr Manufacturing Co. is“Your One Stop Source For Quality CleaningProducts™” with a reputation for quality,service, and selection. The company offers acomplete selection of wet mops and dry dustmops covering the full range of fibers, stylesand prices. Also offered are brooms, brushesand specialty products, handles, frames,dusters, mopsticks and many related itemsthat are available from leading distributorsthroughout the world.Brief History: Since 1927, Zephr has been afamily owned and operated manufacturer. Itcontinually takes pride in supplying cus-tomers with quality products, competitiveprices, prompt service and accurate customerservice. Today, Zephyr serves North Americawith specific products aimed at the institu-tional, industrial, janitorial and foodservicemarkets. These products are sold to distribu-tors and redistribution wholesalers. Zephyroffers the most complete selection of mops,brooms, brushes, handles, and associated prod-ucts available from one source. Zephr continu-ally strives to ensure it is the “One Stop Sourcefor Quality Cleaning Products.” 11

ZhenJiang RuiFeng Brush Co., Ltd.Zhuangquan, Guyang Town,Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, CHINAPhone: +86-511-83323108Fax: +86-511-83326711E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ruifengbrushes.comProducts: Professional manufacturer ofpaintbrushes. In business for over 20 years.Other products include artist brushes, paintrollers and scrapers. The company’s factory islocated in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province,China. 10


ACS Industries of Lincoln, RI, was among the companies exhibiting at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago May 21-24. Pictured, from left, are Richard Johnson,

Rory Beaudette and Robert Bryan.

ACS Industries, Inc.

National Restaurant Show

Tucel Industries, Inc. of Forestdale, VT, was among the compa-nies exhibiting at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago May21-24. Pictured is John Lewis with the company's fused-filamentdisposable brush replacement. Users can toss the brush and buy

a replacement, using the handle, thus reducing replacement costs.

Tucel Industries, Inc.

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Attracting a worldwide audience of over27,000 industry professionals, the 2011 NationalHardware Show took place May 10-12 in LasVegas, NV.

This year’s show included exhibitors showcasingpainting supplies, such as paintbrushes and paintrollers, along with companies displaying broom,brush, mop, squeegee and related cleaning products.

Attendees were able to discover the latest products and trends while also networking withretailers, distributors and vendors. With 9 differentcategories offered, those attending had plenty tosee on a show floor that spanned over 12 acres.

The National Hardware Show will take place nextyear on May 1-3 in Las Vegas.

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Photo Tour Of Industry SuppliersExhibiting At The National Hardware Show

Harper Brush Works, Inc. was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. Thecompany offers brooms, brushes, mops, buckets, dust pansand squeegees. Pictured, from left, are Lance Hayward,Barry Harper, Mary Ann Barnett and Paul McNally.

Harper Brush Works

Magnolia Brush Manufacturers, Ltd. was among theexhibitors at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NVMay 10-12. The company has been manufacturing alltypes of high quality household and industrial maintenancebrushes since 1907. Pictured, from left, are Gary Townes,Jr. and Greta Moore.

Magnolia Brush Emsco Group

Emsco Group was among the exhibitors at the NationalHardware Show held in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. Thecompany exhibited Rain Collection Systems, tools, edgingand fencing, landscape rock, snow tools and brushes, treestands, sleds, toboggans, discs, snow toys, snowboardsand enviromentally responsible household and commercialcleaning aids

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Distribuidora Perfect was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company offers paint brushes, paint rollers, cleaningand scrub brushes, tampico fibers, clothes brushes,brooms, rough brushes, shoe brushes, wire bristle scrubbrushes, kitchen brushes, toilet brushes, artist’s brushes,wire brushes and painting accessories. Pictured is LuisDel Rio Ambriz.

Mr. LongArm, Inc. was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company’s Woodmates stain applicators were therecipient of a 2010 Good Design Award from the ChicagoAthenaeum. The company offers extension poles andaccessories.

Mr. LongArm, Inc.

Jiangsu Animal By-Products Import/Export Group wasamong the exhibitors at the National Hardware Show in LasVegas, NV May 10-12. The company offers paint brushes,artists brushes, bristles, synthetic filaments and mixtures ofbristle and synthetic filaments. Pictured, from left, are WangHaiou, Wang Min and Ian Wei.

Distribuidora Perfect

Jiangsu Animal By-ProductsImport/Export Group

Delamo Manufacturing, Inc. was among the exhibitors atthe National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company’s product lines include Delamo Pro-fessional, Home Care and Green Clean, each specializingin cleaning tools. Pictured is Todd Carlson.

Delamo Manufacturing, Inc.


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Super Sweep, Inc. was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company offers “The Super Sweeper,” an all alu-minum broom handle. Pictured, from left, are LanceMargolin and Noah Lundy.

Quali-Tech Manufacturing Co. was among the exhibitors atthe National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company offers paint brushes and rollers, pads, trays,extension poles, bucket grids, and drop cloths. Pictured isJohn Moran.

Howard Berger Co., Inc. was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company is a manufacturer, importer and distributor ofproducts in these categories: hardware, paint sundries,electrical, plumbing, security hardware, hand tools, lawnand garden, heaters and fans, pet supplies, pest control,automotive, rope and twine and tools. Pictured, from left,are James P. Brower and Elliot Piltzer.

Super Sweep, Inc.

Howard Berger Co., Inc.

Ace Oldfields was among the exhibitors at the NationalHardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. The com-pany offers paint brushes, paint rollers and paintingaccessories. Pictured, from left, are Pratomo Budi S.and By Mery.

Ace Oldfields

Quali-Tech Manufacturing Co.


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Nour Handcrafted Painting Tools was among theexhibitors at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas,NV May 10-12. The company is a manufacturer and dis-tributor of professional and DIY paint applicators. Picturedis Robert Shaw.

Dynamic Paint Products, Inc. was among the exhibitors atthe National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company offers Enviro-Paintware products that areEco-Friendly. Pictured, from left, are Paul Van Noy of Mid-America Decorating Stores; Walt Bonder and JamesMumby of Dynamic Paint Products.

Padco, Inc. was among the exhibitors at the NationalHardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. The com-pany is a supplier of painting and home decorating tools,including paint applicators, rollers, and trays. Pictured,from left, are Ed Goldstein and Oscar Fernandez.

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Butler Home Products was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company offers branded cleaning products includingbrooms, sponge mops, dust mops, wet mops, dust pans,dusters, sponges and scourers. Pictured is MichaelSilverman.


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Flock Development & Research Co., Ltd. was among theexhibitors at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NVMay 10-12. The company makes paint pads, paint rollers,applicators, sponges and wood graining tools. Pictured,from left, are Edmond Hobden and Paul Constantine.

Attamark Products Limited was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. Thecompany offers paint brushes. Pictured, from left, are PaulCho and Anthony Fung.

La Regional was among the exhibitors at the NationalHardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12. The com-pany offers corn brooms, plastic brooms, cotton mops,synthetic mops, plastic pails and dust pans. Pictured isOmar Garza Sarmiento.

Wilco Molding, Inc. was among the exhibitors at theNational Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV May 10-12.The company introduced its first proprietary item for thepaint sundry market in 2011. Pictured, from left, are KimWilliams and Coleen Williams.

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Domestic Merchandise1404902000 Broomcorn (Sorghum Vulgare Var. Technicum)Used Primarily In Brooms Or In Brushes, Whether or Not

In Hanks or BundlesFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/Ton Value Net Q/Ton ValueFrance 6 23,328 12 45,792Germany 1 3,020 1 3,020TOTAL 7 26,348 13 48,812

9603100000 Brooms & Brushes, Consisting of Twigs or OtherVegetable Materials Bound Together, With or Without Handles

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/Dozen Value Net Q/Dozen ValueCanada 3,639 123,421 5,848 203,764C Rica 210 4,737 210 4,737Panama 12 2,632Bahamas 214 52,577 238 55,152Jamaica 486 14,255Dom Rep 21 6,956 21 6,956Dominca 5 2,859 5 2,859Brazil 350 13,739 350 13,739U King 878 28,956 3,419 761,620France 2 2,888Germany 333 18,554 333 18,554Poland 168 6,900 168 6,900S Arab 870 34,672 870 34,672China 861 20,858 886 24,614Kor Rep 84 4,015 294 14,873Hg Kong 1,749 35,512Japan 60 2,854 312 15,798Austral 83 4,920TOTAL 7,693 321,098 15,286 1,224,445

9603210000 ToothbrushesFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 2,790,746 1,368,722 5,642,417 2,940,031Mexico 1,727,541 582,636 5,163,963 1,744,087Guatmal 1,071 10,475 1,071 10,475Salvadr 9,432 7,297 9,432 7,297C Rica 440 4,500 440 4,500Panama 124,560 57,286 124,560 57,286Bahamas 3,548 3,905 4,041 8,949Jamaica 17,160 7,260 23,784 10,143Cayman 808 7,147Dom Rep 51,964 27,365 95,434 53,689Grenada 1,183 12,106 1,183 12,106Barbado 5,400 2,848 20,120 18,907Trinid 32,184 56,277 33,768 59,784Aruba 5,780 6,021Colomb 13,222 12,351 41,209 88,344Venez 53,761 60,380 203,329 168,251Ecuador 16,704 6,840Peru 8,352 3,650Chile 33,408 19,260 41,976 23,422Brazil 58,464 27,640 125,280 51,735Uruguay 2,119 17,194Argent 90,842 112,740 211,517 233,620U King 3,259 31,904 12,259 34,458Ireland 1,296,000 431,901 2,569,968 846,514Nethlds 16,881 79,766 28,577 137,900France 9,594 14,361Germany 30,799 243,030 79,174 657,210Austria 29,568 15,485Slovak 618 3,508 618 3,508Hungary 265,174 143,212 438,998 236,627

Switzld 400 4,867 400 4,867Poland 13,928 10,241Russia 2,100 13,902 2,100 13,902Ukraine 5,760 15,030Italy 1,117 11,433 2,468 25,257Kuwait 72,344 30,162S Arab 7,200 2,570Arab Em 138,648 93,121 140,516 103,342India 7,680 15,274 48,000 96,316Thailnd 916 9,372 1,209 12,372Vietnam 2,639 27,000Malaysa 5,040 9,347 5,040 9,347Singapr 23,712 10,173 30,552 13,205Indnsia 322 3,292Phil R 12,400 38,141China 471,144 166,683 522,192 189,006Kor Rep 656,809 292,388 913,950 418,728Hg Kong 357,069 235,948 671,640 487,758Taiwan 42,120 18,626 66,984 27,405Japan 27,596 32,209 55,917 68,988Austral 79,612 78,564N Zeal 3,300 7,009Rep Saf 600 4,128 600 4,128TOTAL 8,362,608 4,223,840 17,605,116 9,166,171

9603290000 Shaving Brushes, Hairbrushes, Nail Brushes,Eyelash Brushes & Other Toilet Brushes For Use on the Person

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q./No. ValueCanada 290,278 271,433 647,458 499,247Mexico 23,939 176,376 1,058,245 369,440Guatmal 586 5,358 586 5,358C Rica 1,727 9,304Trinid 1,200 3,489 5,412 54,500Colomb 353,600 167,224Surinam 2,916 7,097 2,916 7,097Ecuador 1,296 11,318 1,296 11,318Peru 120 2,760 340 7,820Brazil 129,630 37,007 129,630 37,007Argent 56,000 12,712 573,500 111,892Sweden 672 6,148 2,772 25,348Norway 3,922 35,866Finland 375 3,428 375 3,428U King 16,425 117,848 20,981 124,243Ireland 712 6,508Nethlds 901 6,084 901 6,084Belgium 1,531 14,000 2,671 20,429France 1,081 9,890 11,081 17,450Germany 5,519 9,996 10,537 41,200Switzld 371 3,396 371 3,396Ukraine 684 6,251Italy 39,894 35,818 41,046 46,353Arab Em 682 6,234 1,253 30,010India 70 6,675 70 6,675Thailnd 1,785 16,324 3,392 31,017Singapr 298 4,010 1,378 17,872Phil R 287 2,625China 12,650 115,697 18,031 164,898Kor Rep 1,200 6,065 1,200 6,065Hg Kong 258 2,760 258 2,760Taiwan 405 3,700 405 3,700Japan 3,556 6,257 12,273 12,724Austral 5,530 31,532 6,773 43,192TOTAL 599,168 933,412 2,916,083 1,938,301

9603300000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes and Similar Brushesfor the Application of Cosmetics

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 341,234 802,971 735,734 1,646,328Mexico 71,983 252,556 115,398 397,215Hondura 11,594 17,963 16,386 33,308C Rica 1,295 4,777Panama 35,038 89,764 35,038 89,764Barbado 23,186 85,550Colomb 698 2,575 698 2,575

EXPORTSFebruary Exports By Country

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Venez 1,099 6,863Brazil 551 3,939 2,834 14,711Paragua 13,644 50,342Sweden 708 2,612 708 2,612Norway 621 2,955 621 2,955Finland 4,252 15,690 15,930 58,776Denmark 420 3,902 420 3,902U King 97,133 385,562 172,010 799,268Ireland 996 3,674 996 3,674Nethlds 1,144 9,442 3,408 18,558Belgium 2,277 8,400 16,430 60,619France 1,691 6,241 1,691 6,241Germany 2,510 9,260 5,020 18,520Austria 2,600 7,196 4,178 13,017Switzld 392 4,234 1,966 10,042Latvia 200 2,984 200 2,984Russia 1,893 6,984 2,641 11,124Italy 6,209 22,909 12,839 47,371Israel 8,131 30,000 8,131 30,000India 2,680 4,001Thailnd 2,175 8,022 2,387 12,422Singapr 1,831 15,144 1,831 15,144Phil R 3,000 2,831 9,000 8,493China 17,198 63,452 17,198 63,452Kor Rep 888 3,275 8,885 76,714Hg Kong 10,297 39,506 10,702 42,023Taiwan 250 2,549Japan 1,552 5,728 7,932 29,269Austral 17,586 65,144 22,517 77,478N Zeal 2,380 8,556TOTAL 646,802 1,894,915 1,278,263 3,761,197

9603402000 Paint RollersFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 134,021 317,323 225,878 639,209Mexico 23,862 62,640 41,686 120,854Hondura 850 3,982C Rica 1,496 26,248Panama 2,048 3,689Bermuda 10,644 14,578 12,274 17,400Jamaica 3,000 2,800Dom Rep 2,319 5,256St K N 249 4,369Peru 651 11,431 651 11,431Chile 1,286 6,188 17,766 21,433Paragua 174 3,050 174 3,050Sweden 39 3,175Denmark 877 6,813 877 6,813U King 460 8,073 3,077 22,952Ireland 316 5,547Germany 11,636 48,811 21,230 60,048Switzld 18,597 40,168 18,597 40,168Israel 280 4,912Qatar 610 3,972India 2,101 36,867 2,101 36,867Thailnd 128 7,840 176 11,176Indnsia 13,356 69,333China 1,992 34,960Kor Rep 1,839 32,270Austral 9,335 19,656 25,255 49,594N Zeal 2,121 8,540Rep Saf 58,798 40,571TOTAL 213,772 583,438 459,055 1,290,619

9603404020 Paint PadsFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 10,134 11,927Bermuda 1,010 7,166 1,010 7,166Peru 1,173 3,127 1,173 3,127Finland 4,000 6,640 4,000 6,640Belgium 1,120 2,560 1,120 2,560Romania 728 5,171 728 5,171Singapr 584 4,144Kor Rep 1,288 9,138

Austral 14,061 38,097TOTAL 8,031 24,664 34,098 87,970

9603404050 Paint, Distemper, Varnish or Similar Brushes(Except Brushes of 9603.30)

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 102,724 673,756 224,485 1,525,091Mexico 674 13,972 3,303 63,893Salvadr 150 3,119Hondura 657 14,609 657 14,609Nicarag 1,442 5,271C Rica 46 2,549 359 9,041Panama 2,285 59,857 2,950 83,957Bahamas 40 2,696Cayman 559 4,658N Antil 530 11,000Colomb 477 9,900 477 9,900Peru 1,215 42,524 1,215 42,524Chile 1,815 10,452 1,815 10,452Argent 2,314 48,004 2,314 48,004Iceland 666 8,591 666 8,591Sweden 1,040 13,025 1,668 26,050Finland 1,100 6,745Denmark 1,993 132,102 4,914 192,688U King 2,210 22,222 5,435 84,361Ireland 1,456 5,604 1,477 11,106Nethlds 10,047 208,388 17,217 367,776France 910 22,573 1,436 33,493Germany 3,158 56,416 3,158 56,416Iraq 1,146 23,760 1,146 23,760Israel 150 3,110 1,774 36,790S Arab 133 2,756Arab Em 368 7,627 368 7,627India 58 7,421 258 11,579Sri Lka 184 3,822Thailnd 288 2,513Malaysa 2,220 25,393 2,952 45,832Singapr 1,812 21,682 2,820 42,570China 22 2,712 22 2,712Kor Rep 189 3,926Hg Kong 800 9,200Japan 1,704 37,634 1,704 37,634Austral 300 9,088 3,208 49,414N Zeal 2,380 16,221Fr Poly 93 7,465 93 7,465TOTAL 141,560 1,490,436 295,686 2,925,262

9603900000 Hand-Operated Mechanical Floor Sweepers,Not Motorized, Mops & Feather Dusters; Prepared Knots & Tufts

for Broom or Brush Making, NESOIFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 253,336 1,963,361 470,257 4,168,605Mexico 56,168 719,067 122,906 1,573,639Guatmal 168 2,719Belize 300 7,850 300 7,850Salvadr 300 9,360Hondura 28 7,017C Rica 1,516 5,692Panama 4,613 74,820 4,613 74,820Cayman 536 8,689Dom Rep 775 2,952B Virgn 240 5,998 240 5,998S Lucia 193 3,123 193 3,123N Antil 895 3,018Aruba 400 8,765 400 8,765Colomb 750 5,900Venez 1,188 19,265 2,974 53,897Ecuador 1,808 29,325 1,808 29,325Chile 19,640 141,177 19,640 141,177Brazil 3,623 30,212 4,206 39,671Norway 696 11,293Finland 739 11,985U King 4,827 140,068 10,156 239,618Ireland 2,075 33,660 2,506 44,393


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Nethlds 4,786 35,602 6,012 45,644Belgium 2,417 45,039 3,171 54,657Luxmbrg 204 12,261 244 14,809France 382 6,194 382 6,194Germany 10,601 145,994 14,555 202,432Austria 608 9,856Switzld 1,811 14,290 2,348 23,006Russia 2,236 29,854 2,236 29,854Portugl 600 3,482 690 7,908Italy 6,352 44,164 8,356 52,239Lebanon 876 5,522 876 5,522Israel 420 6,813 420 6,813S Arab 426 8,892 20,318 71,285Arab Em 2,450 39,756 3,551 52,175Afghan 1,533 24,855 2,008 32,555India 2,370 37,661 2,370 37,661Thailnd 499 2,973Vietnam 450 4,193Singapr 37 5,895 1,214 32,441China 2,587 41,958 8,529 86,062Kor Rep 229 3,720 3,609 41,246Hg Kong 1,201 19,484 2,060 37,104Taiwan 273 14,574Japan 6,660 41,023 15,094 110,370Austral 14,130 68,518 21,433 177,587N Zeal 3,940 14,048 9,056 46,312Moroc 157 5,500 157 5,500Camroon 269 3,821 269 3,821Nigeria 940 7,664Kenya 262 4,249 262 4,249TOTAL 415,347 3,845,286 778,592 7,686,212

0502100000 Pigs’, Hogs’ or Boars’ Bristlesand Hair and Waste Thereof

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueThailnd 22 2,640China 45,337 478,007 74,576 694,954TOTAL 45,337 478,007 74,598 697,594

0502900000 Badger Hair and OtherBrushmaking Hair and Waste ThereofFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueU King 14 34,561 14 34,561Germany 16 50,623China 5,621 109,271 19,992 437,219TOTAL 5,635 143,832 20,022 522,403

0511993300 Horsehair and Horsehair Waste, Whether or NotPut Up As A Layer With or Without Supporting Material

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueChina 39,965 335,477 48,439 488,274TOTAL 39,965 335,477 48,439 488,274

1404903000 Istle Used Primarily In Brooms or In Brushes,Whether or Not In Hanks or Bundles

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueMexico 33,273 166,485 62,322 309,168TOTAL 33,273 166,485 62,322 309,168

4417002000 Broom and Mop Handles, 1.9 CM or More InDiameter and 97 CM or More In Length, Of Wood

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 1,099 2,590 1,615 5,085Mexico 7,200 4,035 82,200 11,828Hondura 376,914 183,071 727,541 351,629

Brazil 655,682 744,894 1,382,530 1,602,792India 2,495 2,158 2,495 2,158Sri Lka 10,800 12,737 89,900 113,381Indnsia 225,105 163,253 324,431 264,539China 312,350 193,568 916,328 441,072Taiwan 1,512 2,636 2,012 5,573TOTAL 1,593,157 1,308,942 3,529,052 2,798,057

4417004000 Paint Brush and Paint Roller Handles, Of WoodFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueCzech 15,459Poland 6,638Italy 369,758 807,935Indnsia 21,031 130,290China 203,004 366,157Taiwan 4,061 4,061TOTAL 597,854 1,330,540

4417006000 Brush Backs, Of WoodFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 124,767 53,741 333,297 151,668Sri Lka 123,120 77,418 338,266 193,810TOTAL 247,887 131,159 671,563 345,478

4417008010 Tool Handles of WoodFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueCanada 5,008 20,503Mexico 2,148Brazil 227,558 804,588Nethlds 6,210India 4,282 4,282Vietnam 31,640 85,107China 55,214 115,559Taiwan 36,701 71,807TOTAL 360,403 1,110,204

4417008090 Tools, Tool Bodies, Broom or Brush Bodies,Shoe Lasts and Trees, of Wood

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueCanada 52,026 110,853Mexico 13,834 13,834Chile 257,124 900,676U King 5,279 5,279Austria 4,920Spain 31,090 31,090Italy 8,916 8,916India 74,150 165,275Sri Lka 105,316Vietnam 55,533 74,432Indnsia 4,598 4,598China 429,651 650,624Taiwan 2,475Japan 340,465 536,026Austral 2,145 2,145TOTAL 1,274,811 2,616,459

7326908576 Metal Handles For Brooms, Mops, Paint ApplicatorsFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 20,400 6,209 20,400 6,209Brazil 2,050 14,638 35,650 32,994Denmark 170 2,287 565 6,396Spain 322,560 142,751 910,080 404,373Italy 1,077,247 794,317 2,657,753 1,929,615China 1,007,646 787,243 1,587,120 1,648,577Taiwan 60,298 59,234 62,298 61,638TOTAL 2,490,371 1,806,679 5,273,866 4,089,802

9603100500 Wiskbrooms, of Broom Corn, LT=.96 EA. Prior to Entryor Withdrawal for Consumption of 61,655 Dozen In Calendar Year

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 2,472 2,202 2,472 2,202

IMPORTSBroom and Brush

February Imports By Country

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China 7,200 5,196 12,240 9,094TOTAL 9,672 7,398 14,712 11,296

9603104000 Other Brooms, of Broomcorn, LT=.96 EA, Prior to Entry orWithdrawal For Consumption of GT=121,478 Dozen in Calendar Year

February Year To DateMexico 2,400 2,323TOTAL 2,400 2,323

9603105000 Other Brooms, of Broomcorn, LT=.96 EA, at Entry orWithdrawal For Consumption of GT=121,478 Dozen in Calendar Year

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 2,580 2,046 2,580 2,046TOTAL 2,580 2,046 2,580 2,046

9603106000 Other Brooms, Of Broomcorn, Valued Over .96 EachFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 524,476 1,276,139 1,125,308 2,757,615Hondura 25,608 59,173 61,848 128,112TOTAL 550,084 1,335,312 1,187,156 2,885,727

9603109000 Brooms & Brushes, Consisting of Twigsor Other Vegetable Materials Bound Together,

With or Without Handles, NESOIFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 1,000 8,830 1,000 8,830Mexico 7,764 16,014Germany 416 2,976 416 2,976Turkey 2,000 5,560 2,000 5,560Sri Lka 87,253 112,652 223,019 267,581Thailnd 5,000 8,081Vietnam 18,670 18,756 52,730 44,314Phil R 2,000 4,269 5,020 12,631China 9,084 26,349 13,676 37,135Kor Rep 900 3,127 900 3,127Japan 1 2,197 1 2,197TOTAL 121,324 184,716 311,526 408,446

9603210000 Toothbrushes, Incl. Dental-Plate BrushesFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 13,158 8,168 51,530 18,959Mexico 673,488 168,533 1,648,296 397,269Brazil 332,352 102,966 1,042,488 295,703Ireland 275,420 328,717 380,300 518,761Nethlds 148,969 21,209Germany 2,510,095 1,958,647 3,785,311 3,422,079Hungary 3,696 7,947 6,720 14,147Switzld 6,596,160 2,344,268 14,951,350 4,311,934Poland 413,952 46,663Italy 261,100 89,095 261,100 89,095Turkey 640 6,527Israel 467,120 65,572India 1,480,128 209,378 4,481,751 693,418Thailnd 247,780 58,189Vietnam 8,241,984 386,620 11,831,112 583,899Malaysa 1,604,000 44,693 3,523,600 106,989Indnsia 442,000 25,206 442,000 25,206China 48,170,780 9,622,783 108,851,396 19,655,146Kor Rep 1,018,274 177,619 1,285,742 264,574Hg Kong 216,954 101,821 239,454 106,212Taiwan 9,608 19,544 1,205,768 170,506Japan 10,730 37,132 10,780 39,985Austral 130 2,500Gabon 1,171,872 164,241TOTAL 71,859,927 15,633,137 156,449,161 31,078,783

9603294010 Hairbrushes, Valued Not Over .40 EachFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueThailnd 24,000 8,966 24,000 8,966Vietnam 7,200 3,088 7,200 3,088China 4,387,116 1,149,474 8,267,803 2,344,246

Hg Kong 88,800 12,294 153,600 21,306Taiwan 26,604 10,243TOTAL 4,507,116 1,173,822 8,479,207 2,387,849

9603294090 Shaving Brushes, Nail Brushes,Eyelash Brushes & Other Toilet Brushes For Use On The Person,

Valued Not Over .40 EachFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 1,484,850 152,322 3,249,725 282,982Germany 1,551,940 295,785 3,415,320 658,579India 55,000 7,125China 3,166,596 626,891 8,247,414 1,346,207Kor Rep 322,500 9,935 5,822,500 107,509Hg Kong 30,000 11,005 119,040 17,684Taiwan 72,380 19,670 103,580 25,442Japan 123 2,717 282 5,534TOTAL 6,628,389 1,118,325 21,012,861 2,451,062

9603302000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & Similar Brushes ForApplication Of Cosmetics, Valued Not Over .05 Each

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 1,069,919 25,289 1,771,919 43,289Germany 2,302,500 100,093 4,459,500 195,532Italy 8,615,500 99,527 10,999,500 124,075India 264,960 7,289 529,920 10,068China 10,894,196 334,875 30,851,656 827,498Kor Rep 456,000 9,207 5,563,000 134,287Taiwan 150,000 2,739 1,120,000 34,045Japan 200,000 9,066 200,000 9,066TOTAL 23,953,075 588,085 55,495,495 1,377,860

9603304000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & Similar Brushes ForApplication of Cosmetics, Valued Over .05 But not Over .10 Each

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 5,638,916 422,415 10,693,333 804,222Brazil 96,000 6,891 96,000 6,891Germany 1,100,000 87,528 2,374,000 195,342India 82,800 6,050 132,192 10,136China 14,441,274 1,060,216 22,413,705 1,619,081Kor Rep 782,440 60,462 1,034,940 80,072Hg Kong 462,096 37,377 673,164 54,889Taiwan 1,536,520 109,039 1,741,800 123,291TOTAL 24,140,046 1,789,978 39,159,134 2,893,924

9603306000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & Similar Brushes ForApplication Of Cosmetics, Valued Over .10 Each

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 50 2,450 90 7,204Mexico 12,581,442 2,100,073 26,321,503 4,190,716Dom Rep 65,738 99,710 83,959 167,742U King 76,315 214,338 144,140 391,390Ireland 440 2,295 440 2,295France 90,020 320,148 136,977 492,651Germany 2,272,592 588,388 2,872,157 771,241Switzld 101 3,208 101 3,208Spain 12,863 50,731 21,774 95,970Italy 1,295 17,313 1,295 17,313Greece 1,133 31,637Israel 2,352 7,553India 525,692 244,130 1,111,388 463,737Sri Lka 148,296 61,383 240,300 101,279Thailnd 312,215 143,953 548,315 265,430Phil R 2,592 9,470 2,592 9,470China 16,592,882 9,435,665 35,844,691 21,922,351Kor Rep 105,768 82,405 315,506 203,679Hg Kong 419,499 188,232 671,998 480,813Taiwan 106,180 84,711 753,264 251,610Japan 301,846 1,442,863 524,479 2,433,384Austral 688 5,752 688 5,752Mauritn 6,784 26,254 9,904 36,670Maurit 11,000 7,600 11,000 7,600TOTAL 33,634,298 15,131,072 69,620,046 32,360,695


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9603402000 Paint RollersFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 14,638 14,938 14,638 14,938Mexico 1,009,054 406,201 1,913,926 768,501Sweden 1,000 5,322 1,000 5,322Germany 197,160 47,323 388,372 85,652China 3,704,812 1,587,145 7,540,915 3,196,232TOTAL 4,926,664 2,060,929 9,858,851 4,070,645

9603404020 Paint Pads (Other Than Of Subheading 9603.30)February Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueIndnsia 2,736 4,321 2,736 4,321China 761,230 606,531 1,564,216 1,288,710TOTAL 763,966 610,852 1,566,952 1,293,031

9603404040 Natural Bristle Brushes, Other Than Brushes OfSubheading 9603.30

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 10,674 11,361 20,904 24,628U King 10,000 22,300Germany 5,139 16,936 8,203 30,860Turkey 15,948 58,401Sri Lka 6,192 18,127Thailnd 104,064 68,183Vietnam 148,824 21,593 148,824 21,593Indnsia 4,832,026 884,092 9,365,368 1,551,876China 422,921 144,945 1,374,333 321,274Taiwan 1,000 7,422 1,000 7,422Japan 10 3,753 10 3,753TOTAL 5,420,594 1,090,102 11,054,846 2,128,417

9603404060 Paint, Distemper, Varnish/Similr Brushes Exc Brushes ofSubheading 9603.30 NESOI

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 12,362 8,820Mexico 18,264 22,360Sweden 25,000 11,095U King 3 3,632Germany 1,450 16,249 3,720 30,263Italy 4,808 13,680 18,940 72,991India 4,176 6,361Sri Lka 15,672 28,964 17,640 31,418Vietnam 2,900 6,065 4,300 9,377Indnsia 2,668,095 506,201 6,194,835 1,078,953China 13,803,500 4,695,548 30,042,026 10,175,695Kor Rep 38,552 14,482 38,552 14,482Hg Kong 240,101 32,961 304,681 43,858Taiwan 190,784 74,955 373,024 202,376Japan 5,100 10,511 8,100 20,779TOTAL 16,970,962 5,399,616 37,065,623 11,732,460

9603908010 WiskbroomsFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 2,772 5,623 8,844 11,394China 60,178 65,286 131,660 103,424TOTAL 62,950 70,909 140,504 114,818

9603908020 Upright BroomsFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 66,530 61,209 90,146 87,301Brazil 1,085 23,566 7,085 33,185Argent 5,104 10,043 8,944 17,766Italy 6,312 10,806 35,186 37,147China 885,020 1,059,029 1,732,142 2,066,184Taiwan 2,004 14,514Egypt 9,864 7,871TOTAL 964,051 1,164,653 1,885,371 2,263,968

9603908030 Push Brooms, 41 CM or Less in WidthFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 448 2,457 448 2,457China 26,256 54,092 36,966 79,863Taiwan 420 3,453TOTAL 26,704 56,549 37,834 85,773

9603908040 Other Brooms, NESOIFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 77,054 117,837 172,909 282,935Mexico 262,648 444,173 540,471 957,249Guatmal 19,824 22,057 59,544 43,428Salvadr 42,672 40,926 44,316 63,540Colomb 13,608 38,407Brazil 6,432 12,336 56,804 45,683U King 647 9,556Czech 25,032 20,768 51,168 82,220Spain 1,620 4,845 3,348 9,976Italy 39,816 62,837 111,572 199,168Israel 1,320 2,865 1,320 2,865India 3,228 9,387 5,728 11,690Sri Lka 47,244 108,554 119,196 257,155Thailnd 2,500 4,614 18,000 30,401Vietnam 7,400 9,565 13,390 17,917China 515,860 1,742,781 993,855 2,984,084Kor Rep 2,600 4,811Taiwan 920 13,925TOTAL 1,052,650 2,603,545 2,209,396 5,055,010

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9603908050 Brooms, Brushes, Sqeegees, Etc., NESOIFebruary Year To Date

Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 1,954,964 3,881,153Mexico 2,020,254 4,686,309Hondura 1,294,968 2,403,499Dom Rep 25,525 43,712Colomb 68,260 136,770Brazil 14,210 46,129Sweden 7,263 9,723Norway 11,209 16,691Finland 19,509 48,371Denmark 168,733 268,476U King 26,494 133,486Nethlds 206,974 581,506Belgium 156,756 156,756France 4,892 13,743Germany 204,176 368,048Austria 2,252 2,252Czech 2,703 35,850Switzld 8,268 14,689Lithuan 13,399 78,781Poland 21,481 71,304Spain 49,892 113,221Italy 170,714 565,551Romania 52,962 52,962Turkey 5,024 7,629Israel 13,083 13,083India 20,858 114,682Pakistn 465,094 882,543Sri Lka 213,111 500,785Thailnd 395,469 760,000Vietnam 2,912 66,298Malaysa 22,964 33,595Indnsia 30,646 87,884China 27,115,325 58,688,683Kor Rep 205,185 366,726Hg Kong 634,415 1,809,001Taiwan 1,172,771 2,387,444Japan 110,485 193,874Austral 111,559 164,101Egypt 24,948TOTAL 37,024,759 79,830,258


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BROOM, BRUSH & MOP

By Harrell KerkhoffBroom, Brush & Mop Editor

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 13 short tons of broomcorn were imported into the United States during March 2011. Total value ofthis import was $35,646, with a cost per ton of $2,742 ($1.37 per pound). Allimported broom corn for March came from Mexico.

After the first three months of 2011, 147 short tons of broom corn had beenimported into the United States. Total value of this import was $280,788, witha cost per ton of $1,910 (96 cents per pound). All but 9 short tons of broomcorn through March were imported from Mexico. The remaining broom corncame from Chile in February.

Although 13 short tons is normally a very low monthly import total, BartPelton, of PelRay International, LLC, in San Antonio, TX, said this fig-ure may very well be accurate.

“This provides a good example about the amount of broom corn broommanufacturing taking place right now in the United States. The figure does-n’t seem too low. I think it may be correct,” Pelton said. “As far as the price(at $1.37 per pound), whether this figure is correct or not depends on howmuch insides and raw corn were imported. It may be correct as well.”

When interviewed on May 31, Pelton said the first Torreon broom cornharvest of the year typically begins in late June, and 2011 will probably be nodifferent.

“There is often a small amount of ‘local’ broom corn that is harvested inMay. It’s not until the end of June, however, before we see very big harvestnumbers out of Torreon,” Pelton said.

He doesn’t expect very much broom corn will come out of the “local” cropthis year due to ongoing drought conditions taking place in northern Mexico.

“It’s been very dry. A lot of ‘local’ broom corn is dry-land farmed, mean-ing there is no irrigation. Broom corn grown in the Torreon region, mean-while, is often on irrigated land,” Pelton said. “Torreon, however, has been sodangerous to visit that few people are willing to see how much broom cornis growing in this region.

“My guess is there wasn’t a whole lot of broom corn planted. This is aneducated guess based on the fact that broom corn prices have declined fromlast year, while the price for most other agricultural commodity crops hasgone up — in many cases doubling in price.

“Broom corn is not paying as well as other crops, so I would be surprisedif Mexican farmers have planted a large crop.”

As of May 31, Pelton added that Mexican broom corn prices have startedto edge up. There is also not as much carry-over processed broom corn readyto buy right now compared to recent months. Some Mexican broom cornprocessors are running short on certain sizes, particularly 18-inch hurl.

“Another factor is that the U.S. dollar has declined approximately 4 to 5percent against the Mexican peso over the past couple of months. I think thisis having some influence on (broom corn) pricing as well,” Pelton said.

Along with broom corn, another material used to make some naturalbrooms is yucca fiber. Pelton reported that pricing for this material has beensteady as of the latter part of May.

“There was an increase a few months back, but since then prices have sta-bilized but remain firm. Also, discounts have not been available,” Pelton said.

Although broom corn and yucca prices continue to fluctuate with the sea-sons and economic conditions, one unfortunate constant in northern Mexicolately has been ongoing security issues.

“If anything, this continues to deteriorate and has impacted travel in the

northern areas of Mexico. I’m afraid that if it gets much worse, the lack ofsecurity will start to impact our business. It hasn’t yet, but it could happen,”Pelton said. “Columbia was able to get its (security) problems under controlafter a period of time and I’m sure Mexico can do it as well. We just don’tknow how long it’s going to take. At the moment, it doesn't seem like anyprogress is being made.”

Tim Monahan, of The Thomas Monahan Co., in Arcola, IL, noted that13 short tons is not even a full semi-trailer load. However, he said the broomcorn business has been slow.

“Until the new market opens (with the upcoming Torreon broom corn har-vest), we don’t expect many quotes. Demand is pretty slow,” Monahan said.“It should get better once we know more about the new (Torreon) broom corncrop, which has to get processed and established. It would be good to havemore than a 13-ton monthly demand.”

He added that since it’s too dangerous to visit the Torreon area right now,there is not much known about the first major broom corn crop expected outof Mexico in 2011.

Regarding yucca fiber, Monahan reported that plenty of material is avail-able, although some processors have gone out of business. This latter pointhas made the market a little tighter.

When interviewed on May 31, Monahan said overall business at his com-pany during the first part of the year was busy, then slowed in March beforepicking up again during April and May.

“Business is better, but spotty. It’s hard to get a big run going,” he said.

Richard Caddy, of R.E. Caddy & Co., Inc., in Greensboro, NC, felt the$1.37 per pound figure for imported March broom corn was close to accu-rate. This is especially true if any raw broom corn was part of the import mix.

Regarding what to expect from the upcoming Torreon broom corn harvest,Caddy said lack of information remains a problem. It’s simply too dangerousfor many to travel in northern Mexico and visit broom corn fields.

“I don’t have any reason to think that there was a lot of broom corn plant-ed. I hope there was a decent planting,” he said. “Other crops that competeagainst broom corn are commanding a lot more money. When looking at soy-bean, wheat, corn and cotton — prices for these crops have gone up substan-tially.

“Broom corn pricing continues to go up and down, but there are no bigswings. One has to wonder how much incentive there is right now to grow alot of broom corn. It’s hard to say. There has been a little uptick in the priceduring the past week or so, but percentage-wise it’s not real big.”

Caddy added that Mexican carry-over broom corn from last year is start-ing to run out. This may influence future broom corn pricing. However, if 13short tons can satisfy demand for a single month, then demand remains weak.

“This is one of the reasons why broom corn pricing hasn’t gone wild.Demand is low. There is no longer a lot of large buyers left in the UnitedStates,” Caddy said.

Regarding yucca fiber, he said plenty of imported material is available. Thequality of the fiber and packaging, meanwhile, remains good.

“Yucca fiber is available without a whole lot of waiting. It can be receivedwithin two to three weeks after placing an order,” Caddy said.

When interviewed on June 1, Caddy classified overall business at his com-pany as being “decent.”

“This is the time of year when we normally do pretty well. I expect thingswill kick in once companies start making their broom and mop bids concern-ing back-to-school work,” he said.

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