Hotel & Motel Management - January 7, 2008 - (Page 62) 62 Supplier News H&MM January 7, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition Lighting W.A.C. Lighting hosted the grand opening of its global manufacturing facilities and campus in QingXi, DongGuan, China, in November. The new 750,000-square-foot facility will employ 2,500 people. The plant will produce and assemble the complete W.A.C. Lighting and W2 Architectural Lighting product lines. Features of the new campus include a showroom/training center and product testing center. Sustainability initiatives in place at the new plant include water reuse for landscaping and powering machinery, solar panels and scrap metal recycling. Home Meridian International appointed Roy Mitchell, Rick Dortch and Peggy Stone to the company’s hospitality division. They will work with Samuel Lawrence Hospitality, a strategic marketing unit of Home Meridian that focuses on the contract/hospitality market. conservation at company facilities. Procurement services company Avendra signed Amway Hotel Corp. Amway will have access to Avendra’s purchasing programs and Replenishment Group. S&D Coffee changed and expanded its Mangrove Bay tea line, moving from flavored teas to select or premium upscale teas. The first new tea added to the line is green tea. Telkonet named Jason Tienor president and c.e.o., and Dottie Cleal c.o.o. Founder and former c.e.o. Ron Pickett will become vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. The company also promoted Rick Leimbach to c.f.o. and Jeff Sobieski to executive v.p. of energy management. Jamison Bedding celebrates its 125th anniversary this month. The company has more than 400 retailers in the Southeast and commercial alliances with Hypnos Bedding, InterContinental Hotels Group, Choice Hotels International and Marriott International. K2 Mounts signed an exclusive distributorship deal with underbed lift manufacturer MK 1 Studio. P&G Professional, the away-from-home division of Procter & Gamble, launched MyTradeShowToGo.com. The Web site showcases continuously updated videos and text in an interactive format. Bosch Security Systems named Christopher Gerace president of the company’s North America operations. Jeremy Hockham, previously managing director of Bosch Security Systems’ U.K. operations, now is leader of the Regional Sales Organization Americas. Onity appointed William Clements and David Hohne to lead the North American sales team for the company’s newest product introduction, the CodePro electronic code access system. Premier Mounts partnered with Sam-Son Distribution and Logistics to warehouse and distribute its full catalog of flatpanel and projector mounts in the Central-Eastern and Eastern United States. Whirlpool Corp. was the founding sponsor of the Alliance to Save Energy’s first Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition. The November conference brought together leaders from around the world to discuss strategies for energy efficiency. Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool Corp.’s chairman and c.e.o., delivered the keynote address. Passkey launched RoomList Express, an automated and 100-percent secure room list tool for hotels and meetings. The product lets meeting planners upload their hotel rooming lists from a secure Web location, and a hotel then can import them into its reservation system. Northwind-Maestro PMS implemented an online condo and timeshare owner management system as part of its Web Connection package of online modules. The module is implemented at the 257-unit Prince Resort at Cherry Grove Pier in North Myrtle Beach, N.C., and the 360-unit Jay Peak resort in North Troy, Vt. Adaco Services donated Adaco Starlight software and training services to Buffalo State College’s hospitality and tourism department to be implemented in Campus House, a student-run, on-campus, private social club for faculty and staff. The company also completed software installation at the Westin Ka’anapali in Laina, Hawaii. Sea Gull Lighting Products’ Acadia collection was named grand-prize winner in the American Lighting Assn.’s Lighting for Tomorrow 2007 competition. Mohawk Industries introduced a new Web site, MohawkGreenworks. com, which highlights the company’s environmental efforts and social responsibility initiatives. The Mohawk Group received the 2007 Evergreen Award from the U.S. General Services Administration for its sustainability practices. This is the second time in four years the company received the award. Josh Mandel was promoted to president of Majestic Mirror. Alan Mandel will take over the role of c.e.o. for the company and will continue to be involved in product development. SoftBrands signed an agreement with the Navy Lodge Program to operate the company’s Epitome, Core and Karyon property-management system products in Navy Lodge properties worldwide. Watt Stopper/Legrand launched Watt Stopper Green, a companywide initiative to make the organization more environmentally friendly. Goals include manufacturing using environmentally sensitive techniques, continuing to develop products that help customers save energy and improving resource Amenities Bath amenities and accessories company Lather launched Lather Custom, a new division that specializes in designing and providing custom amenity collections for hotels and resorts worldwide. The company offers custom packaging, signature scents and full-property solutions for guestrooms, spas and retail. Mark Erba was named regional v.p. for the East region of the U.S. and Canada for Shaw Hospitality Group. Robe and wrap manufacturer Telegraph Hill added LXR Luxury Resorts to its client list. Compiled by Stephanie Ricca, sricca@questex.com LATHER W.A.C. LIGHTING http://www.HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition http://www.MyTradeShowToGo.com
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.