People, Places and Things

Multicam Inc. announced the addition of Scott Weber and Richard Carey to its team of cutting solution experts. Carey, who had been the Engineering Manger at Calypso WaterJet, will be in charge of MultiCam’s water jet engineering and product development. Weber, who had been the Technical Support Manager at Calypso WaterJet, will work to advance MultiCam’s water jet application and technical support capabilities.

Plastomer Technologies, a manufacturer of PTFE and engineered plastics specialty products for the energy industry, announced that Brandon Cleary has joined as their energy market account manager. Most recently with Texas Polymers, Cleary has over 10 years experience in sales and new business development.

Palram Americas has added Mark Weaver as its new technical support manager at their Kutztown, PA facility. Weaver holds a Sigma Six Green Belt Certification and brings 15 years of extensive experience in the glass/polycarbonate laminating industry. Palram also announced that Mark Swimm has joined as market manager. Swimm has over 20 years of plastics experience and will be responsible for sales to the plastics distribution market in the U.S. and Canada. Also, Tim Cronrath has been promoted from market manager to product manager and will be responsible for product development and lead generation to Palram’s plastics distributors.

KYDEX, LLC has hired Aubrey Burke as Research Leader. Burke will assess market opportunities, evaluate new raw materials for product development and recommend product optimization.

Harvel Plastics, Inc., has recently appointed sales veteran Gary Boushell National Sales Manager for its PVC and CPVC plumbing products division. An integral member of the Harvel sales team for more than 20 years, he will work closely with both the fire sprinkler and industrial products divisions of Harvel, advancing its commitment as an industry-leading single- source piping systems provider.

Westlake Plastics announced Joseph D. Spiro has joined them in the newly created position of Life Sciences Manager. Spiro’s primary role will be to identify and develop business opportunities in the medical, biotech, pharmaceutical and emerging life sciences companies within government or industry. He will continue to service select customers in the Northeast territory.

Manufacturers’ Rep News

IPS Corporation has named Harker & Associates, San Jose, Calif. as its new independent sales representative for WELD-ON® plastic adhesive and solvent cement products in California and Hawaii. The Plastics Group, Denver, Colo., has expanded its sales territory for IPS WELD-ON® plastic adhesive and solvent cement products to include Nevada. The Plastics Group has been selling WELD-ON products for several years in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.

The Foust Marketing team (Bryan Foust, Josh Wehrli, Sam Hubbard, and Jerry Weathers) recently completed the Certified Sales Professional (CSP) program at MRERF that gives a thorough understanding of consultative selling. The training includes business creation to improved time and territory management; goal-setting to prospecting, and negotiation skills. “We are confident that this training will allow our team to further add value to our customers and the manufacturers we represent,” says Bryan Foust, President, “we need to provide value – not only in the products and services we are selling, but in the relationships we have established.”
In addition, Foust Marketing, Inc. welcomes Jerry Weathers back to their company. Weathers is currently based in the Austin area and will focus on the Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Southwest Texas markets.