The M.K. Morse Co., a manufacturer of professional quality saw blades, has named Kent Hughes as national sales manager of industrial products. Hughes is charged with directing the industrial sales team and positioning the company as a market leader in the industrial sales channel.
Industry People Group has announced that Angela Langrehr is taking over responsibilities as the director of recruitment services. Langrehr will be focused on recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and scheduling to meet the division's responsibilities and IPG's clients' needs.
More than 34 distributors, coming from every region of the United States, gathered Sept. 11-13 for an HVAC sales training school at ABB Low Voltage headquarters in New Berlin, Wis.
Butch Welsch, owner of Welsch Heating & Cooling Co., St. Louis, and NEWS' columnist, recently outlined a set of guidelines for the new kitchen make-up air requirements in St. Louis County.
Mike Lozier has joined Richland, Mich.-based Contractors Mechanical as vice president of business development. Lozier is in charge of directing the company's new business and customer relationship development.
Michael Olmsted, director of global services, Eclipse Inc., has been named to the board of directors of the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Services Management International (AFSMI).
EMCOR Group Inc., a Fortune 500 company specializing in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses globally, announced that it has acquired Midwesco Services, the mobile services division of Midwesco Mechanical, a privately-held mechanical contractor performing work in the greater Chicago area.
Joseph Hagstrom has joined Eclipse Inc. as North America service manager effective July 24. He assumes responsibility for field service operations and is based at the company's headquarters in Rockford, Ill.
James Cesak of Tal-Mar Custom Metal, Crestwood, Ill., was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Chicagoland Sheet Metal Contractors Association (CSMCA). He replaces Patrick J. Ludvigsen, Air Dynamics Inc., Prospect Heights, who left the industry.