Supplier’s News
In September, APV North America Inc. held a grand opening for its new Centre of Excellence in Amherst, N.Y. The $2.5 million facility is APV’s primary and central office for its North American Region. The 43,000 square-foot facility supports sales, design engineering, project management and technology support staff for North America.
Philadelphia-based Crown
Holdings Inc. has sold its Global Plastic Closures business to an
affiliate of PAI partners, a European private equity firm, for
approximately $750 million.
Johnson Refrigerated
Truck Bodies, Rice Lake, Wis., unveiled the results of a new partnership
with International Truck and Engine Corp. at the 2005 Worldwide Food Expo
in Chicago in October. The new product utilizes International’s
Diamond Logic electrical system and its latest upgrade, the
PowerPack 3, a self-contained power supply system built into the vehicle.
Johnson’s new product will employ these International systems to
increase the range and flexibility of Eutectic cold-plate refrigeration
technology.
Pleasant Prairie,
Wis.-based Alfa Laval Inc. is offering a free product catalog
presenting Alfa Laval, TriClover and Toftejorg products including heat
exchangers, pumps, valves, tank equipment and fittings.
FMC BioPolymer,
Philadelphia, has increased prices for food and pharmaceutical brand
products by 5 to 10 percent on average. Depending on the product line,
increases will be applied to list pricing and as contracts permit.
Additionally, FMC will pass on increases levied by freight carriers to
customers who have delivered pricing. The company says significant cost
increases in energy, raw materials and freight are the factors driving this
action.
MicroAnalytics Inc.,
Arlington, Va., has welcomed Fastenal Industrial & Construction
Supplies as a new user of its TruckStops Routing & Scheduling
software. MicroAnalytics says Fastenal will use this powerful,
user-friendly tool to create cost-effective vehicle routes and schedules
while reducing transportation costs, increasing driver productivity and
improving customer service.
Dahlonega, Ga.-based RefrigiWear announced
in October the 10 winners of its sixth-annual Outstanding Warehouseman
Award. The winners, nominated by the winners’ supervisors and
senior-level management, were selected based on their length of service,
integrity, productivity, motivation, attitude and leadership abilities.
Nearly 250 nominations, the most ever received by RefrigiWear, were
submitted for this year's award from a variety of industries including
broadline food distribution, cold storage warehouses, food manufacturers,
supermarkets and food services. For a complete list of winners, visit
www.refrigiwear.com.
Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005
broke several attendance records in September, increasing the number of
exhibitors and net square footage. The show, produced by the Packaging
Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), set new highs in visitor
attendance (up 19 percent), exhibitor attendance (up 12 percent) and
exhibiting companies (up 23 percent).
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