Manufacturers For The Week: 06/10/2002

June 7, 2002

Hastings HVAC Inc. (Hastings, NE) has announced that its new 65,000-sq-ft assembly plant will be in operation on July 1 and will manufacture Hasting’s commercial and industrial HVAC product lines.

Steril-Aire® Inc. (Cerritos, CA) has named Robert Scheir, Ph.D., as president and chairman of the board of directors. Scheir succeeds Forest B. Fencl.

Everhard Products Inc. (Canton, OH) has agreed to purchase Klenk Industries (Wilmington, DE). As a division of Everhard Products, Klenk Industries will continue to expand its diversified line of tools.

Gallagher Engineered Systems (South Bend, IN) has been named sales representative firm for McQuay International (Minneapolis, MN). The company will support the McQuay and AAF brands of commercial HVAC equipment.

Knaack Manufacturing Company (Crystal Lake, IL) has formed a partnership with Prime Design (Minneapolis, MN) for exclusive marketing, sales, and distribution rights of the company’s aluminum ladder rack system, which will be added to the Weather Guard® Truck and Equipment product line.

Publication date: 06/10/2002

James Siegel is with Distribution Center Magazine.

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