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Couristan Promotes Steve Codella to Executive Vice President of Sales
Couristan, Inc., manufacturer and importer of fine area rugs, residential broadloom, and custom contract carpeting, has promoted Steve Codella to executive vice president of sales. Codella, who has been in the floor-covering industry for over 30 years, joined Couristan in 2000 as Eastern regional sales manager; he then advanced to…
Parent Company Plans Sale of Vermont Castings Group
The Riverside Company, the parent of leading hearth and grill manufacturer Vermont Castings Group, has elected to exit its investment in the company and is seeking potential buyers. Dan Clifford, president and CEO of Vermont Castings Group, says, “Vermont Castings Group is a stable and profitable company with an enviable…
NorthCape International Expands Into Latin America
NorthCape International has expanded into Latin America with the creation of a new distribution organization focused on the fastestgrowing cities of Latin America. NorthCape has established relationships and is the process of setting up new showrooms in Panama City, Panama; Lima, Peru; and Santiago, Chile.
Through this network, NorthCape is…
Pelican Reef Wicker and Panama Jack Outdoor Open West Coast Warehouse
Pelican Reef Wicker and its Panama Jack Outdoor brand have established a West Coast warehouse and distribution center in Los Angeles, California. It will primarily ship to West Coast customers, while the company’s 110,000–square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Miami Lakes, Florida, will ship to those on the East Coast.…
Olympia Chimney Supply Acquires Whitecaps
Olympia Chimney Supply, Inc., Scranton, PA is proud to announce the acquisition of Whitecaps, Monroe, NC on April 1, 2013.
Olympia Chimney Supply has been supplying venting products to the Hearth & Chimney Sweep markets since 1999. While Olympia has become synonymous with chimney liners, components and venting products, it…