Mentor, Ohio — MC Group and Icon have merged to form one of the largest brand implementation companies in the United States. The combined organization now provides comprehensive signage, construction, energy and maintenance solutions to some of the nation’s largest and most recognized brands. “This has been an exciting process as we are strategically combining two of the largest players in our industry,” says Tim Eippert, MC Group’s chief executive officer. “Both MC Group and Icon have strong signage businesses at their core. We can expand on those complimentary capabilities …
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Cincinnati — LSI Industries Inc., a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of outdoor and indoor lighting and graphics for commercial, industrial and multi-site retail applications, has been selected to produce and implement the interior graphics and signage program at a HEB Grocery Company (H-E-B) Houston location. H-E-B operates 400 stores in Texas and Mexico and has annual sales of $26 billion. The recent grand opening of this H-E-B location is the first in a rollout of “new urban” store designs that H-E-B is initiating. LSI Industries produced all of the store’s interior …
— By Del Williams — Taking convenience stores to the next level with IP network surveillance systems. Convenience stores and mini marts have traditionally installed surveillance cameras to deter crime and encourage safety, but too often these have provided images that lacked detail, particularly in low light conditions. Retrieving video has usually been tedious, requiring endless searching and scanning to find the desired footage. Sharing and archiving of the video has also been cumbersome, wasting precious technical and management resources. Now advanced digital IP video cameras and recorders are …
Minneapolis — Restaurant Technologies, a leading provider of cooking oil management and automated exhaust cleaning solutions, has recruited Tim Curran as senior vice president of operations. He joins the company from Binswanger Glass, where he served as CEO. In this new role, Curran will oversee Restaurant Technologies’ operations team and help lead the expansion of the company’s nationwide service and distribution network, which consists of 41 depots and more than 1,100 employees. “Tim Curran is a strong and innovative leader who will help Restaurant Technologies continue to expand our nationwide …
Eatontown, N.J. — Total Comfort Group has hired Cesar Joao as the vice president of national account services and Cary Hudson as the area manager for the South Division. Both team members are part of the company’s recent expansion and will be responsible for overseeing new and existing commercial and retail accounts. Joao and Hudson were handpicked to join the Total Comfort Group team due to their extensive backgrounds in sales and leadership in the HVAC/R industry. Previously, Joao was a territory manager for York International Corporation for 10 years …
Minneapolis — Saint-Gobain’s SageGlass, manufacturer of the world’s smartest dynamic glass, has completed an energy study done in partnership with SCHEELS, a sporting goods and entertainment chain with 27 stores in 12 states. The study compared electricity usage at two SCHEELS locations and found that the store featuring SageGlass, in addition to enhanced building automation HVAC controls, better insulation and LED lighting, benefitted from a 73% decrease in electricity consumption. This reduction resulted in $487,193 in energy cost savings in the store’s first year of operation. In 2017, approximately 24,500 …
Latham, N.Y. and Orlando, Fla. — DWM Comprehensive Facility Solutions has promoted three key employees. These moves reinforce DWM’s commitment to employee and client development. Amy Mason, a 4-year veteran of DWM, was promoted to strategic account manager. In her new role, Mason will be responsible for the strategic oversight and growth of a portfolio of DWM’s mature accounts. Mason held the role of associate account manager prior to her promotion. Alexandra Meleco, also a 4-year veteran of DWM, will fill the role of associate account manager. She joined DWM …
Tampa, Fla. — States along the Atlantic coast experienced Hurricane Dorian’s force in early September after the storm lingered over the Bahamas and skirted along the east coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. While the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is barely more than halfway through, there have already been two hurricanes and seven named storms. The MaintenX Disaster Recovery and Rapid Response Team knows that storms of all sizes can cause major damage to facilities, and it is very willing to share hurricane preparedness best practices with …
Hayward, Calif. — The Montague Company, manufacturer of some of the world’s finest commercial cooking equipment, has hired Dede Kramer as regional sales manager for the Central U.S. An industry veteran, Kramer comes to Montague with an impressive 30-year history at Doyon & NU-VU, a leader in on-premise baking, where she developed a well-earned reputation for sales performance. When Doyon was purchased by Middleby, Kramer was promoted to regional sales manager/chain accounts, and succeeded in boosting revenue with their dealers and chain accounts 25% to 45% annually in her territory. …
Denver — Alex Tappé, vice president of sales and marketing at Ice-O-Matic, has announced strategic organizational changes to the company’s sales team that are effective immediately. Scott Meyer will no longer be the regional manager for Colorado. Meyer is moving to the position of director of sales. Meyer will continue to manage national accounts development, manage Ice-O-Matic’s global business with Starbucks, and will also be responsible for running Ice-O-Matic’s business in Asia and certain other international markets. Prior to Ice-O-Matic, Meyer served in a key strategic role with the global …