Hardwood Floors October/November 2024

BUSINESS BRIEFS

MANUFACTURER MEANDERINGS Akhurst Machinery Group has been selected as Marinus's exclusive distributor for North America. Marinus Machinebouw is a Dutch company that specializes in the development and production of machinery for the flooring and lumber industry. The HeartPine Company was recently featured on the “World’s Greatest” television series. Episode #369 showcases the company’s manufacturing process and aired on Bloomberg TV. Pioneer Millworks has been selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a grant that will provide funding to create Environmental Product Declarations for the company’s products.

Mereen-Johnson, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of woodworking machinery and automation systems, has promoted Tony Sutton to president. Välinge Innovation has named Jim Cook its new business development manager for North America. Wintersteiger’s Woodtech division has doubled its footprint by relocating to a new Spring Hill, Tennessee facility. To support this growth, the company added Nathan Pigford as a sales and service technician, and Kevin Alambatin has taken on the service technician role.

Jim Cook

Nathan Pigford

Bona welcomes new team members

Bona ® has welcomed three new team members to the Bona Professional team: Vicky Jones as A&D commercial specification manager, Juan Martinez as adhesives sales manager for the Texas Region, and Erik Lundgren as a territory manager in Western Canada.

120th Anniversary Celebration Gutchess Lumber, a northern hardwood lumber manufacturer, is celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2024. The

fifth-generation family- and employee-owned organization serves New York, Pennsylvania, and beyond.

LEFT: The Gutchess Lumber Headquarters in Cortland, New York.

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