News
Corporate
May 2014
18
EIS Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Genuine Parts Company, has acquired
the assets of Electro-Wire, Inc, based in
Schaumburg, Illinois.
Electro-Wire is a North American dist-
ributor
and
contract
manufacturer
of speciality wire and cable products
with four locations in the United States
primarily serving the telecom and transit
markets.
Bob Thomas, president and CEO of
EIS, said: “We are very pleased to bring
Electro-Wire into our speciality wire
and cable business and the EIS family.
Electro-Wire is one of the most successful
speciality wire and cable distributors in
the markets they serve.
“The Electro-Wire team has built a
tremendous business over the last 35
years and they will certainly strengthen
EIS.”
Mickey Hamano, president of Electro-Wire
Inc, added:“We are very fortunate to join EIS
and the Genuine Parts family of companies.
“We look forward to building the
speciality wire and cable group into
a major player in the wire and cable
marketplace.”
GPC is a Fortune 500 company founded in
1928 and based in Atlanta, Georgia.
The company had 2012 revenues of
approximately $13 billion and operates
in four principal segments: automotive
replacement parts through its NAPA and
other subsidiaries; industrial replacement
parts through its Motion Industries
subsidiary; business and office products
through SP Richards company; and
electrical and electronic process materials
and supplies through EIS.
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Electro-Wire is bought by EIS
Scott’s new role
Plastic extrusion-tooling manufacturer
B&H Tool Company LLC (B&H) has
appointed Scott Cameron
as its new engineering
manager. Before joining
B&H, Mr Cameron worked
in the irrigation tubing
industry. He brings with
him 18 years of customer
experience in extrusion
processing, tooling design
and manufacturing.
“Scott’s
experience
in
both
engineering
and
manufacturing
environments is a positive
link to the growth opportunities we have
for B&H Tool this year,” said Peter Neville,
president of B&H.
Mr Cameron holds a BS degree in
mechanical engineering technology from
Arizona State University and is a certified
quality engineer (CQE). He will lead B&H’s
engineering function in tooling design
and manufacturing and participate
in the design and development of
extrusion tooling solutions for customer
applications. He will work directly with
John Ulcej, director of engineering
and manufacturing for new product
development.
“It will be of great value to our customers
contacting us to have someone who
understands their issues and needs from
their perspective,”Mr Ulcej said.
B&H Tool Company LLC – USA
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New
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