Movers

Hunter Industries has announced the addition of Don Franklin to the company?EUR??,,????'???s Northern California sales force. Franklin will work under the direction of California regional sales manager Denise Hoover and will handle specification and municipality responsibilities, as well as share distributor and contractor duties, in the Sacramento Valley market.

Don Franklin

Road Machinery LLC recently announced that Jim Lowry has joined the company as general manager of sales. In his new position, Lowry is responsible for overseeing the company?EUR??,,????'???s sales operations and for managing whole good ordering, inventory control and the rental fleet.

FarmLinks LLC, which was recently spun-off from Pursell Technologies Inc. as a separate business entity, announced today the addition of Doug Powell as its new director of marketing.

Doug Powell

North American Green is pleased to introduce the following additions to their technical services and support Staff: Jill Pack ?EUR??,,????'??? technical services representative ?EUR??,,????'??? Pack will also provide assistance to distributors and customers with their technical service needs. Gabe Weaver manager of new product and technology development ?EUR??,,????'??? Weaver?EUR??,,????'???s primary focus will be identifying cutting-edge, solutions-based erosion and sediment control products and technologies, and developing those ideas and concepts into marketable goods. Maria Tegeler technical services representative Tegeler will be assist distributors and customers with their technical service needs from specification development and cost-effective product selection.

Jill Pack

Gabe Weaver

Maria Tegeler

Tanaka America, Inc. recently announced that Ed Gervasio has been promoted from territory sales manager (northern California) to regional sales manager for California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Hawaii. Tanaka has hired Wyatt Haynes as territory sales assistant.

Shakers

Peter Orum, Chairman of Midwest Groundcovers, LLC (Ill.) and past president of the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), will receive the National Immigration Forum?EUR??,,????'???s Carvel Entrepreneur of The Year Award. Endowed in 2000 by the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation, the Carvel Immigrant Entrepreneur Award is presented to an immigrant entrepreneur whose success embodies the American Dream. Midwest Groundcovers, headquartered in St. Charles, Ill. is a 700 acre production nursery employing a staff of 275 at peak season.

Peter Orum

Atlas Copco Construction Tools Inc. recently announced the appointments of Rich Elliott, Richie Rose, and Tim Hesskew to new regional sales territories, as well as the hiring of Todd Francis as regional sales manager.

Stellar Industries, Inc. has appointed Scott McMahon to the engineering department as a design engineer for the hooklift loader product line. His responsibilities include providing engineering support to the current product line and working towards development of future hooklift loader designs. McMahon has a bachelor?EUR??,,????'???s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Scott McMahon

Also at Stellar Industries, Tara McGrane has been appointed to the engineering department as a production drafter. Her responsibilities include developing production drawings per engineering layouts, creating drawings for assembly and product manuals, and creating bills of material.

Tara McGrane

BioSafe Systems LLC recently announced that Michael DeRubbo has been appointed the horticulture and turf outside sales representative for ZeroTol, GreenClean and TerraCyte. DeRubbo has worked at BioSafe Systems within the horticulture and turf inside sales department since 2003.

Michael DeRubbo

Aqua Conserve, Inc. recently announced the addition of Les Whitehawk-Moran as general manager. He will oversee all administrative, manufacturing and sales/marketing activities. His background includes over twenty years as a senior executive in the manufacturing of landscape products, publication, Native American housing and sales and marketing for fortune 100 companies.

AquaMaster Fountains and Aerators has added Rudi Huber to their staff as the new northeast regional sales manager. Huber has more than 10 years of experience in the fountain and aerators industry.

RudiHuber