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ABCO Products Corp. . . . . . . . . . .18Abdulla Industries . . . . . . . . . . . .18ACS Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .18Algoma Mop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18ABMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18American Select Tubing . . . . . . . .18Amerwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Atlas Comercio Exterior Ltda . . . . .18Birdwell Cleaning Products, Inc. . .18Bizzotto Giovanni Automation srl . .20Bo-Buck Mills, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .20Bodam International Ltd. . . . . . . .20Borghi s.p.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Boucherie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Briarwood Products Co. . . . . . . . . .26Brosses Lacasse / Norman Brush . . .26Bruin Plastics Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . .26Brush Fibers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Brushes Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28R.E. Caddy & Company, Inc. . . . . .28Canwil Textiles, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .28Carolina Filaments, LLC . . . . . . . .30Carolina Mop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Charles E. Green & Son, Inc. . . . . .30Chief Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . .30Continental Commercial . . . . . . . .30Corona Brushes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .32Creative Poly, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .32Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc. . .32Culicover & Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . .32CWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Deco Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .32Delamo Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Deligh Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . .34Distribuidora Perfect S.A. de C.V. .34DKSH Switzerland, Ltd. . . . . . . . .34

Don Leventhal Group . . . . . . . . . .34Dorden & Co., Inc., . . . . . . . . . . .34Draper Knitting Company . . . . . . .34DuPont Filaments - Americas, LLC 36Emsco Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Epic Resins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Evansville Association For Blind . .36F.M. Brush Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .37Felton, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Fibratexsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Fili & Forme SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Filkemp - Industria de Filamentos, S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Filmop USA, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .37FIMM Italia S.p.A. . . . . . . . . . . . .37Fuller Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Furgale Industries, Ltd. . . . . . . . . .37

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G.D.F. di De Franceschi Gabriella & C. sas . . . . . . . . . .37Garelick Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . .37Gift Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . .37Golden Star Inc. . . . . . . . . .37Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. .38E. Gornell & Sons, Inc. . . . .38Gover, Horowitz & Blunt Ltd. 38GSC Manufacturing, Inc. . . .38Gunn Brush Co., Inc. . . . . . .38H. Arnold Wood Turning, Inc. 38Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc. 38Hahl-Pedex . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Haviland Corporation . . . . . .38Hayco Manufacturing Ltd. . .38Hill Brush Co. . . . . . . . . . . .38HIMESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Hoge Brush Company . . . . . .40Hoge Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . .40HongKong Alljoy . . . . . . . . .40Industrial Brush Corp. . . . . .40Jason Mills, LLC . . . . . . . . .40Jewel Wire Company . . . . . .40Jieda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Jinxiang Bristles . . . . . . . . .40Jones Companies, Ltd. . . . . .40K.R. Plastic Industries . . . . .42Keystone Plastics Inc. . . . . .42La Crosse Brush, Inc. . . . . . .42LaFitte Mop Co., Inc. . . . . . .42Laitner Brush Company . . . .42Lambskin Specialties . . . . . .42Lanoco Specialty Wire . . . . .42LC Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . .42Leistner Weruzeug GMBH . . .42Lemieux Spinning Mill, Inc. .42Lessmann GmbH . . . . . . . . .43Libman Company, The . . . . .43Lighthouse for the Blind . . . .43Line Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .43Lola Products . . . . . . . . . . .43Magnolia Brush Mfrs., Ltd. . .43Malish Corporation, The . . . .43Marion Brush Mfg. Co. . . . . .43Paul Marsh LLC . . . . . . . . . .43M-B Companies, Inc. . . . . . .43MBK Maschinenbau GmbH .43MFC, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Michigan Brush Mfg. . . . . . .44Mill-Rose Company, The . . . .44Milwaukee Dustless Brush . .44Monahan Filaments, LLC . . .44Monahan Partners, Inc. . . . .44Thomas Monahan Co., The . .45Monterey Mills . . . . . . . . . .45Moonsoft International, Inc. .45Mount Joy Wire Corp. . . . . . .45Nation/Ruskin . . . . . . . . . . .45National Wire & Metal Tech. .45

Newell & Sons Inc. . . . . . . .45Nexstep Commercial Prod. . .45Ningbo Neco Housewares . . .45Norshel Industries, Inc. . . . .46Northeast Ltda. . . . . . . . . . .46Northern Wood Products, Inc.46Nyco Products Company . . . .46O’Dell Corporation . . . . . . . .46Osborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Padco Inc. USA . . . . . . . . . .46Paint Brush Corporation . . . .46Patrick Yarn Mills, Inc. . . . . .46PelRay International, LLC . . .46Perfex Corporation . . . . . . . .46Pferd Milwaukee Brush Co. .46Plasticfibre S.P.A. . . . . . . . .47Pogliani SRL . . . . . . . . . . . .47Precision Brush Company . . .47PMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Purdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Quickie Manufacturing Corp. 47Quinn Broom Works, Inc. . . .47Reit Price Co. . . . . . . . . . . .47Remco Products . . . . . . . . .47Rol-Brush Mfg. . . . . . . . . . .48Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp. 48Rubbermaid Commercial . . .48Sanderson MacLeod . . . . . . .48Schaefer Brush Mfg. Co. . . .48Schlesinger Maschinenbau . .48Shanghai Jiasheng Prod. . . .48Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-UseProducts Co., Ltd. . . . . . . . .48Shurhold Industries, Inc. . . .48S.M. Arnold, Inc. . . . . . . . . .48Spiral Brushes Inc. . . . . . . .49St. Nick Brush Co. . . . . . . . .49Stainless Steel Products . . . .49Static Faction . . . . . . . . . . .49Tai Hing Nylon Filament . . . .49Tanis, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Thomas Textile Company . . .49Tucel Industries, Inc. . . . . . .49Unimac S.r.l. . . . . . . . . . . . .49United Rotary Brush Corp. . .49Vonco Products, LLC. . . . . . .49Weiler Corporation . . . . . . . .50Whitley Monahan Handle Co. 50Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH . .50Wolf Filaments . . . . . . . . . .50WOMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Wooster Brush Co. . . . . . . . .50Worldwide Integrated Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Young & Swartz, Inc. . . . . . .50Zahoransky AG . . . . . . . . . .50Zahoransky USA . . . . . . . . .50Zelazoski Wood Prod. . . . . . .51Zephyr Manufacturing Co. . .51

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As springtime moves toward summer, people are out andabout at their homes or on the job doing many tasks that re-quire the use of various types of brooms. Broom, Brush & Moprecently spoke with the top executives of two broom manu-facturers who told how their respective companies are doingas the seasonal uptick in business takes hold.The executives also discussed some of the issues and chal-

lenges involved in U.S. broom manufacturing.

Broom corn broom manufacturer Quinn Broom Works, Inc., ofGreenup, IL, was founded in 1925. The company’s location inCentral Illinois put it in one of the world’s primary regions for

broom corn cultivation and manufacturing.Having survived and prospered following the Great Depression of the

1930s, it was the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) some 60 years later that significantly impacted Quinn BroomWorks, Inc., as well as the entire U.S. broom corn broom industry.

Because of NAFTA, it became more cost and labor efficient to grow andprocess broom corn in Mexico. Today, almost all of the broom corn usedby U.S. manufacturers is imported from south of the border.

Prior to NAFTA, Quinn Broom Works, Inc., enjoyed some of the highestsales in the company’s long history. Since the passage of NAFTA, the com-pany has operated on a smaller scale.

Today, according to the company’s president, Mark Quinn, it is theonly remaining U.S. manufacturer doing business solely in broom cornbrooms for domestic distribution, and has been for the past three decades.

“During the past two-plus months, we have seen a little push,” Quinnsaid. “The increase in business reflects where we see the economy going.It is kind of like people are saying, ‘It is spring, let’s move forward.’ Thistime of year construction work begins. People are outside sweeping thewalk or cleaning the garage. Likewise, the farmer is cleaning his grain binand contractors are putting on roofs or building houses. People are usingbrooms and other products to accomplish many of these seasonal activi-ties.”

In recent times, the company has struggled to give employees a full 40-

hour workweek. With the recent uptick in business, Quinn has been ableto add some new employees and hours have increased.

To illustrate the impact of being able to increase hours, Quinn relatedthe following incident. While he told the story with a touch of humor andirony, the message was a serious one.

“One morning, a while back, I sat down at the table with a group of localpeople,” he said. “I said we were getting ready to have a corporate meetingwhere various topics would be discussed. I’m going to have to look up oneof the topics — and I’m not a person who looks things up — to see how tospell ‘overtime.’ We have been working some overtime for the first timein a long time. We have not been a shop that has seen a solid 40-hour weekfor a handful of years.”

The company’s broom corn broom offerings in-clude whisk, toy, lobby, household, warehouse andjanitor brooms, as well as its Kitchenette line. Thecompany began manufacturing this patentedbroom in 1948 for the Joseph Lay Company, ofPortland, IN. In 1986, Quinn Broom Works, Inc.,acquired all rights for the Kitchenette trademark.Also included in the company’s product lineup aresome plastic and nail brooms, which account forless that 1 percent of total sales, according toQuinn.

The company primarily serves the janitorial/sanitation segment, butQuinn Broom Works, Inc., products can also be seen in other markets aswell, including hardware and grocery retail outlets. In addition, the com-pany is an OEM manufacturer.

“I have good distributors, and their business has increased, as well,”Quinn said. “They have been, and still are, our bread and butter.”

Before NAFTA caused a significant decrease in the number of U.S.broom makers, there was much more competition domestically, whichQuinn said kept companies on their toes.

“It was much better for us to have competition domestically because,truthfully, it kept ‘the wolf at the door,’ so to speak,” he said. “NAFTA re-ally hurt us on the manufacturing side.”

Part of the recent surge in business seems to be a result of some cus-tomers seeking American-made products, Quinn said.


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“Maybe it is a reflection of the economy, but there is somethingin the mix today where we are seeing customers, whether it is asmall hardware store or a janitorial house or a church, indicatingthey want brooms that are made in the United States,” Quinn said.“Even though a U.S.-made broom might cost a little more, they are willingto pay for a product that works and lasts. This is why we still have our cus-tomers, because service and quality have always been our ‘thing,’ and it isthe reason we are still here.”

Quinn Broom Works, Inc., seeks customers who are looking for, and ap-preciate, quality in both products and service, Quinn said. In turn, moreand more customers are going to American-made products to satisfy thedesire for quality.

“We are seeing accounts coming on and their phone calls andemails are saying, ‘I need brooms made in the USA. I’m tired ofdealing with (imports), and I’ve got to get back to what we shouldbe using. Our customers are demanding it.’”

For example, Quinn said one customer, located in a neighboring state,quit doing business with the company because of the high cost of freight.Recently, the customer contacted Quinn Broom Works, Inc., and orderedseveral dozen brooms. Quinn’s personnel told the customer there had beena price increase since he last placed an order.

“I told our folks to check the price of freight for the order and I wouldget back to the customer,” Quinn said. “I called him within the hour andhe said, ‘Quinn, I know what you are talking about. It is going to cost memore money, but it doesn’t make any difference. My customers told me ifI don’t get your broom back in here, I’m going to lose the sale of manyother items. When can you ship?’ I said, ‘The order will be going out to-morrow.’ So, what is the message? The message is if the consumer is giventhe opportunity, he or she will pay the extra dollar to be serviced with qual-ity items.

“We have our niche. The Kitchenette broom remains popular — women

just rave about this product. This is why one of our beauty shop customersbuys more than nine dozen brooms at a time, and sometimes places mul-tiple orders in a year.

“We have several thousand clients, and I never know on a given day ifI will be shipping out a four-pack or shipping out 120 dozen to all regions.Whatever the case, customers react to us, and then we move to meet theirneeds.”

In discussing the general state of today’s broom corn broom manufac-turing industry in the United States, Quinn said it is much more difficultto get a clear picture of exactly where the industry in heading in the shortterm. This makes it difficult to plan ahead.

He added that part of the problem lies in the lack of communication be-tween different levels of the supply chain.

“People are not communicating logically on what they can do to helpand work with each other from raw material preparation to the manufac-turer to the distributor, and finally, to the consumer,” Quinn said. “Part ofit has to do with what is going on in our society. We have become more ofa computer, snap judgement, low-cost effective economy. Plus, we havebecome a disposable society, where quality and longevity of products oftengets overlooked.”

While automation and high-tech machinery work well in the brush man-ufacturing segment, for example, making corn broom brooms is still a rel-atively labor intensive task.

“Because the training of a broom maker is different, we are our ownstrange animal when compared to other stick goods that are manufacturedand distributed to the consumer,” Quinn said. “The hand-intensive workinvolved in making broom corn brooms makes it difficult to get people todo these jobs.

“With the minimum wage issue and other restrictions, we are not playingan apples-to-apples game with our overseas competitors.”

Quinn explained that U.S. manufacturers often operate with far moredomestic restrictions and regulations than their overseas competition. Cur-


rently, China is a force in the broom market as fewer and fewer broomshave been made in both the United States and Mexico over the past coupleof decades.

In the manufacture of high quality broom corn brooms, the right rawmaterial is essential. The degrading of the quality of raw materials has beena concern of Quinn’s in recent years. Much of the reason quality raw ma-terials are difficult to acquire has to do with modern society’s penchant forthrow-away items and people who buy solely based on price, he said.

Quinn Broom Works, Inc., uses broom corn grown in Mexico, which isthe primary source for the raw material for U.S. manufacturers. Pricingand the amount of broom corn expected to be harvested this year is onlyspeculative at this point, Quinn said. There are several locations in Mexicowhere broom corn is harvested and, typically, there is more than one cropgrown. The quality broom corn that Quinn Broom Works, Inc., seekscomes from the Torreon region of Mexico.

“Toward the end of June, moving into July, we will get a better feel forthe tonnage and quality of broom corn harvested in Torreon,” Quinn said.

Until that time, Quinn explained, there remains a degree of uncertaintycaused by several factors, including the weather.

Another factor that causes uncertainty is the difficulty of U.S. companiesto get a feel, or focus in, on the big picture concerning Mexican broomcorn because of the ongoing drug wars in the country. The violence makesit dangerous for U.S. businessmen to travel to the broom corn growing re-gions to evaluate the situation first-hand, Quinn said.

“I don’t know what they are going to do about all the violence. It is notsafe to visit there, and that makes a big difference to whoever you may bein this buy and sell arrangement. We need more time to fully understandand get a feel of this year’s Torreon harvest.”

Quinn’s father, the late Kenneth Quinn, worked for the company for67 years. Kenneth Quinn’s parents, Dewey and Frona Quinn, foundedthe company.

During his career, Kenneth Quinn participated in lobbying efforts to help

maintain government protections concerning broom corn broom imports.He was co-founder, with Everette Hatcher Jr. (then of the Chickasaw BroomCompany, of Memphis, TN), of the annual National Broom & Mop Meet-ing. This group played a crucial role in the correction of errors in broomduties when the Harmonized Tariff Schedule was adopted in 1998. It wasalso involved in lobbying efforts when NAFTA was being negotiated.

Mark Quinn is a past co-chairman of the 2010 National Broom & MopMeeting.

Contact: Quinn Broom Works, Inc.,P.O. Box 575, 1527 IL

RT 121, Greenup, IL 62428.Phone: 217-923-3181.Email: [email protected].

Website: www.quinnbroomworks.com.

Another broom manufacturer that has sur-vived, despite the Great Depression of the1930s, NAFTA and the recent Great Reces-

sion, is Newton Broom & Brush Company, ofNewton, IL. Indeed, the company celebrated its100th anniversary in 2014, which was a good yearfor sales, according to owner Don Leventhal.

“As the season has changed to spring, we havebeen busier making brooms and brushes,” Leven-thal said. “When the weather gets better, peoplego outside and think about sweeping and cleaning.So far, this year has been down, but we are busy now, and we are hopingto match or surpass last year’s business.”

There is evidence that “reshoring” in the broom, mop and brush seg-ments is gaining momentum, Leventhal said, and it has begun to impactNewton Broom & Brush.

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“When I bought the company 10 years ago, the price difference betweenbrooms and brushes made in China and U.S.-made items was almost dou-ble. Since then, labor costs in China have gone up,” he said. “In addition,I believe, inflation in China has impacted both the price and quality of theirgoods. The quality hasn’t been as consistant.

“Another factor is that U.S. importers must buy container loads of prod-uct and wait 90 days or longer for delivery. We can service our customersquickly with quantities they need.”

Newton Broom & Brush’s offerings include broom corn brooms, rail-road switch brooms, angle brooms, soft sweep brooms, cobweb and fandusters, and a complete line of push brooms and floor brushes, as well asbowl brushes, kitchen and scrub brushes.

“The company’s staple set brooms and brushes are typically made frompolypropylene, PET and PVC, although we are able to fill brushes withtampico as well as palmyra,” Leventhal said.

Newton Broom & Brush also makes broom corn brooms, both woundand nailed. It sources handles domestically, as well as from Brazil. Brazil-ian tauari hardwood handles are used in the production of the company’sheavy industrial broom products. Recently, tampico has been very difficultto acquire.

“The tampico situation has improved, but it is still very difficult,” Lev-enthal said. “A year ago, we waited for five to six months for delivery. Thelead time has decreased, but it sure isn’t what it used to be. We use tampicoto make certain specialty items, and it is a continuing problem filling thoseorders. Pricing and availability of most other raw materials have beenpretty stable.

“An industry trend in recent times has been consolidation. There are big-ger companies and fewer people manufacturing, and that impacts us be-cause there are also fewer suppliers. As a result, we become very dependanton a smaller number of vendors. Many of the big companies are very ver-tical where they have more control of their raw materials. We are a smallercompany that must have good suppliers who can supply us with raw ma-

terials with the right price and quality.”When Leventhal purchased the business, the Chinese had the upper

hand, especially in the manufacture of small household brushes. However,Leventhal explained, U.S. companies continued making larger, heavierbrooms, which because of transportation costs were more expensive tobring in from China. Leventhal also spoke of another factor that has con-tributed to the leveling of the playing field between Chinese and UnitedStates manufacturers.

“When the Chinese got into the brush industry, they bought new, state-of-the-art equipment. They didn’t start with old equipment,” he said. “Now,20 years later, they are still using that same equipment. Therefore, if wecan update our equipment here, newer technology becomes anadvantage. This is one way we need to compete. By using newtechnology, savings in labor costs can be a significant factor. Therate that new technologies are developed continues to snowball.”

Leventhal used the auto industry as an example of what can happenwhen new technologies gradually begin to gain acceptance, and how theycan have the potential to dramatically alter the business landscape.

“For example, people are starting to take hybrid and electric cars seri-ously,” Leventhal said.

He explained that, even though hybrid and electric cars are not yet main-stream, enough are being sold so that companies continue to bring out newmodels with improved technology and performance.

“If there is a market, the next generation of those vehicles is going to bebetter,” he said.

Leventhal said the same is true for broom and brush makers who are in-vesting in new equipment.

“Manufacturers who are buying equipment now will have anadvantage,” he said. “If we can find American workers to operateand maintain the new machinery and technology, we will be OK.

“We are always looking for new technology and it continues to change.


The technology on computer-controlled machines keeps getting better.3-D printing is interesting, but it requires someone who can create thefiles and is able to do 3-D programming. It is available and has reallylowered costs for prototyping.”

Newton Broom & Brush typically employs about 16 people, addingmore as its seasonal business picks up in the warmer months. An agingworkforce and the challenges associated with attracting younger workerscontinues to be a challenge.

“It has been difficult to find the right people to do factory work,” Lev-enthal said. “Working in a factory requires someone with a strong workethic — someone who comes to work everyday.”

Leventhal said the company has worked with a community college inthe area to help attract younger workers by providing a place for internsto gain some knowledge and experience, while working in a real factoryunder the guiding hand of veteran broom and brush makers.

“Olney Central College officials, in nearby Olney, IL, were lookingfor places where they could place interns,” Leventhal said.

The college offers a two-year program that teaches students about hy-draulics, electricity, PLCs, and other skills related to manufacturing,construction, etc.

“College officials wanted students to be able to gain practical expe-rience and I said, ‘That is a great idea and we will participate.’ I havebeen told the college has had no problems in placing students who grad-uate in good jobs,” Leventhal said. “It is been a challenge for them tofind factories in the area who will take interns.

“High schools here used to offer many technical courses that are nolonger available. There was a course that most of our employees tookwhen they were in high school that involved building a house. Our em-ployees who took that course have said they learned more from that ex-perience than just about anything else. They were working with skilledpeople in the trades involved in home building. They went through the

entire process of putting in the foundation, putting up the frame, puttingon a roof, wiring, heating, etc. They were helpers. They were actuallyparticipating in the process.”

Unfortunately, that program no longer exists in the area. Leventhalsaid the overriding trend in education today is preparing high schoolstudents for college. This has a down side, as college is not necessarilythe best route to pursue for everyone.

A current hot button issue is the debate over whether or not to raisethe minimum wage at both the local and national levels. While Leven-thal said he is not worried about the minimum wage being raised, hethinks it is probably not a good idea in the overall scope of things.

“We are in a small town where a family can live at a better standardof living with a wage that a family in Chicago could not survive on,” hesaid. “If the minimum is raised, it could hurt young people coming outof high school with very few skills, looking for their first job. Higherwages are an incentive for investing in better technology and methodsto compete in a world economy.

“Looking ahead, planning for a small business like ours, with the typeof work we do, is very difficult. However, business seems to be trendingup, and I feel more optimistic now than I was a number of years ago.”

Leventhal and Kevin Monahan, of Monahan Partners, of Arcola,IL, have been named co-chairmen of the National Broom Mop andBrush Meeting scheduled for Nov. 19 and 20 at the Renaissance St.Louis (MO) Airport Hotel.

Contact: Newton Broom and Brush Co., 1508 W Jourdan St.,

P.O. Box 358, Newton, IL 62448.Phone: 618-783-4424.

Email: [email protected]: www.Newtonbroom.com.


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ABCO Products Corp.6800 N.W. 36th AvenueMiami, FL 33147 USAPhone: 305-694-2226Fax: 305-693-4410Products: A vertically integrated manufacturingcompany providing physical cleaning products tomaintenance markets. Full line provider ofbrooms, mops, dust mops, brushes, squeegees,and handles, including 100 percent corn brooms,and a variety of push brooms. Mops include cot-ton, rayon, blended and specialty application prod-ucts. 05

Abdulla IndustriesB-59, S.I.T.E. AreaKarachi, Sindh 75700 PAKISTANPhone: +9222132576512Fax: +92212578332E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.abdulind.en.ec21.comProducts: Cotton mops, wet mops, dust mops, mophead refill, loop-end stitch mops and finished mops.Mop Hardware: dust mop frames (in steel and plas-tic), wet mop connectors, holders, sockets (in gal-vanized metal, steel and plastic) for mop stitching,center band and loop-end tapes and webbing.Mop Yarn: single and twisted plied mop yarns inbleach white, natural raw grey and colored (ma-terial 100 percent cotton, PC, Rayon/PC), in fineand course counts with thick and thin ply. Pack-ing: Ball warp, snake wrap, cylinder cone, cut tolength. Cotton and braided rugs and cotton andPP ropes (twisted/braided), cotton wick. 15

ACS Industries, Inc.Scrubble® Products DivisionOne New England WayLincoln, RI 02865-4247 USAPhone: 401-769-4700Fax: 401-333-6088E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.scrubble.comProducts: ACS Industries, Scrubble® ProductsDivision, manufactures a complete line of profes-sional cleaning products including scouring pads,sponges, scrubbers, all types of wet and drymops, upright corn and synthetic brooms, pushbrooms, microfiber mops and a full line of handheld brushes for commercial and foodservice use.The ACS Cyclone® Floorcare line includes floorpads, non-woven floor pads, steel wool pads, oc-tagon floor pads, Cyclone-D™ diamond pads,rectangle pads and sand screen disks. 14

Algoma Mop Manufacturers813 Rabas St., Algoma, WI 54201 USAToll Free: 800-216-3478Fax: 920-487-3478E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.algomamop.comProducts: Wet mops, dust mops, microfiber prod-ucts. Mops manufactured are made by people withdisabilities in Algoma, WI. The company offers a fullline of mops and microfiber products. Custom man-ufacturing capabilities are available. Most of theproducts can be private labeled with company infor-mation. Algoma Mop serves wholesalers, distribu-tors, schools, universities, hospitals, laundry and linenservices, janitorial contractors, restaurants, correc-tional and governmental facilities. Purchases helptrain and employ people in obtaining their personalindependence and employment goals. 13

American Brush Manufacturers Assoc.736 Main Ave., Suite 7Durango, CO 81301-5479 USAPhone: 720-392-2262Fax: 866-837-8450E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.abma.orgCompany Officers: David C. Parr, Exec. Dir.Products: The American Brush ManufacturersAssociation (ABMA) was founded in 1917 to as-sist North American brush manufacturers andtheir suppliers by enhancing industry knowledge,providing a variety of networking opportunities,and promoting profitability for its members.ABMA strives to promote and strengthen valuefor its members to be the preferred and innova-tive source for broom, brush and mop productsworldwide. ABMA provides an industry freightand transportation guide and newsletter, industrystatistics, ANSI safety standards, ASTM packag-ing standards, leads generation, the ABMA An-nual Convention including the Finished Goodsand Suppliers Display, classifieds on the associ-ation Website (www.abma.org), discountedfreight program, employees screening programand merchant services program. ABMA also serves the industry as its voice in

Washington, D.C., and provides member serv-ices to a common group that individual membersof the group may find difficult or impossible tomanage alone. The Association is comprised ofmanufacturers and suppliers who seek to con-stantly expand and improve the North Americanbroom, brush, mop and roller industry. Member-

ship is open to brush making manufacturers andcomponent, machinery and service suppliersworldwide. 13

American Select Tubing, LLC4005 DeWitt AvenueMattoon, IL 61938 USAPhone: 217-234-7300 Fax: 217-234-7033E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Mark Maninfior, GeneralManagerProducts: Metal handles for broom, brush andmop industries. Available in 21mm, 22mm,15/16”, 1”, and 1-1/8” diameters, and lengthsranging from 24 to 60 inches. Plastic and powdercoatings, as well as all fitments, are available.Also a producer of extension handles from 32” to72”. 14

Amerwood801 CR2943Evant, TX 76525 USAToll Free: 800-4-HANDLE (442-6353)Fax: 254-471-3044E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Wayne Pringle, Evant, TX;Brooks Giles, San Pedro Sula, Honduras([email protected])Products: Honduran pine and hardwood handlesand dowels; New Orleans warehouse. 14

Atlas Comercio Exterior LtdaRua Alfredo Klimmek, 258Sao Bento do Sul, SC 89280-334 BRAZILPhone: +55 47 3633 7323Fax: +55 47 3633 7323E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.atlascomercioexterior.com.brCompany Officers: Jacson Kollross, PriscilaFadaniProducts: Complete line of wooden broom handlesfrom Brazile. Taeda/Elliotis pine, eucalyptus andhardwood are available. 15

Birdwell Cleaning Products, Inc.P.O. Box 1388Burleson, TX 76097 USAToll Free: 800-722-8006Fax: 817-447-6059Web Site: www.birdwellcleaning.comProducts: Birdwell manufactures a completeline of push brooms, angle brooms, concrete fin-ishing brooms, deck brushes, acid brushes, roof


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Bizzotto Giovanni Automation srlVia Buonarroti, 6735010 Paviola di S.Giorgio in Bosco (Padova) ITALYPhone: +39 049 9451067Fax: +39 049 9451068E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bizzottoautomation.comProducts: Bizzotto is a supplier of totally customized machinery for differentindustrial sectors. It focuses on a complete partnership with the customer, thatexpresses itself in the capacity to understand the needs of the customer andprovide that customer with “made-to-measure” solutions. The Bizzotto Com-pany supplies automatic and semi-automatic machines (totally controlled byprogrammable logics on PC or on numerical control centers, with man-ma-chine interactive and supervision systems) for the handle, broom and brush in-dustry, as well as complex automations for the assembly of particular products. Bizzotto is specialized in three main sectors: Handle Machinery Sector: Sanders, chucking machinery (i.e. doming, ta-pering, tenoning, threading, end boring, cross boring, etc.), painting machinery(lacquering), labeling systems and packing machinery for the production ofwooden handles. Complete machinery lines for the production of metal handles, starting fromthe flat steel or aluminum band coil, including painting lines, machines for as-sembling the various plastic inserts (hanger tips, thread inserts, mop inserts,tapered inserts, etc.), boring, deforming and cutting, as well as labeling systemsand machines for packaging with the use of different systems, even robotized;Woodworking Mach inery Sector: Profiling and shaping machines, boring

and tapping machines, sanders for the production of broom and brush blocks,paintbrush handles and similar items; and;Industrial Auto mation Sector: Customiz ed ma ch inery for the preparation, po-

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Bo-Buck Mills, Inc.P.O. Box 692 - 921 E. Blvd.Chesterfield, SC 29709 USAPhone: 843-623-2158Fax: 843-623-6849Web Site: www.bobuckmills.comProducts: Narrow fabrics (polyester and cotton). The company was founded inthe early 1950s, and has been continuously operating as a manufacturer of narrowfabrics. It has supplied trim/binding to the mop industry as well as other specialtyindustries for many years. Capable of manufacturing a wide variety of colors, fin-ishes, and patterns. Features include in-stock programs for immediate releases. 11

Bodam International Ltd.903 Cirelli CourtAberdeen, MD 21001 USAPhone: 410-272-9797Fax: 410-272-0799E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bodam.comCompany Officer: Carlos Petzold, PresidentProducts: Borghi broom and brush manufacturing equipment – staple-set, an-chor-set, twisted-in-wire, manufacturing machinery for all types of broomsand brushes. Also, trimmer, flaggers, cutters, strip brush machinery, mop man-ufacturing machinery and injection molds are available from Borghi(www.borghi.com); Boucherie broom and brush manufacturing equipment – staple-set, anchor-set, twisted-in-wire, manufacturing machinery for all types of brooms and


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brushes. Also, trimmers, flaggers, cutters, and injection molds are availablefrom Boucherie (www.boucherie.com); Carnevali Dino trimming units – Motorized clipper heads, monofila-ment hank cutters, metal wire hank cutters, rotary cutters, specialty cuttersfor abrasive materials such as grit brushes (www.carnevalidino.com); Techno Plastic monofilament extrusion lines – equipment and know-how to produce broom and brush monofilaments for PP, PET, PS, PBT,SAN and many other types of polymers. Techno Plastic also produces linesfor manufacturing PET strapping and for concrete reinforcement mono -filaments: (www.technoplastic.it); Unimac power brush manufacturing equipment and metal handle man-ufacturing equipment – Unimac produces machinery and technology usedto manufacture twisted knot power brushes, wheel brushes, cup brushes,wafer brushes as well as quality control equipment for power brushes, ma-chinery to convert wire from spools to cut-to-length bundles as well asequipment for crimping wire to be fed into power brush machinery. Uni-mac also specializes in complete production lines or specific-use machin-ery to produce fixed metal handles that are either powder coated or plasticcoated, as well as equipment for extension handles (telescopic handles).Unimac’s tube-mill can also be used in other applications to produce tubesfor other products (www.unimac.it) 15

Borghi s.p.a.Via Cristoforo Colombo, 12Loc. CavazzonaCastelfranco Emilia (Modena) 41013 ITALYPhone: +39-059-953-3911Fax: +39-059-953-3999E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.borghi.comCompany Officers: Paolo Roversi, Sales Manager Borghi is partners with Boucherie of Belgium forming the BoucherieBorghi Group. (www.boucherie.com)

Products:Staple-set/anchor-set brush manu facturing machines of all types; trim-mers, flaggers and finishing machinery for brooms and brushes; twisted-in-wirebrush manufacturing machinery; strip brush manufacturing machinery; mop man-ufacturing machinery; injection molds; and, specialty machinery for automation,packaging, etc., of brooms, brushes and mops. Borghi is known as a leader in sta-ple-set and anchor-set brush manufacturing machinery, sometimes referred to inthe brush industry as “drilling and filling” machinery. Borghi also has manydecades of experience in producing equipment for the production of twisted-in-wire brushes. Borghi also offers production solutions for mop manufacturing and varioustypes of injection molds. Borghi not only provides the mold itself, but also helpswith product design, prototyping and testing the injection molds for plastic parts.Understanding that customers need a continuous renewal of their product lines,and that this takes time between the various phases of engineering and develop-ment, Borghi is able to offer a prompt response to these needs. Borghi is a strongpartner with the know-how to help customers to develop new ideas for injectionmolded products, in absolute privacy. Borghi not only provides technology for brooms and brushes, but with Borghi’sengineering capacity and technical manufacturing strength, requests for automa-tion have been met with the realization of machinery for special types of paint-brushes, paint-roller assembly, and many types of mops. Furthermore, Borghi has been producing machinery for manufacturing strip

brushes since 2004. The company’s strip brush manufacturing machine, modelBS30, produces strip brushes at speeds reaching up to 100 feet per minute. Ableto work with a variety of raw materials, Borghi’s strip brush machinery gives cus-tomers the versatility to produce many sizes and types of strip brushes. The keyreason Borghi can offer this type of equipment is due to the company’s design,which makes it easy to run strip brushes and change-over from one product toanother; and allows even the novice to produce top quality strip brushes with tighttolerances at very high speeds. Borghi also goes beyond just providing equipment to produce “the product.”It provides specialty machinery to automate packaging and other requirementsthat a given product may require before it is completely finished and ready to gointo the warehouse or out the door. Borghi’s flexibility in offering custom solutionsis what keeps its level of technology fresh and cutting-edge. Contact Borghi s.p.a. or one of its agents. For machinery sales in the USAand Canada, contact: Bodam International Ltd., 903 Cirelli Court, Aberdeen,MD 21001, USA. Telephone: 410-272-9797; Fax: 410-272-0799; E-mail:[email protected]; Web site: www.bodam.com; Contact: Carlos Petzold, Pres-ident. For technical support and spare parts in the USA and Canada, contact:Borghi USA, Inc., 903 Cirelli Court, Aberdeen, MD 21001, USA. Phone: 410-272-9797, Fax: 410-272-0799, E-mail: [email protected]; Contact: MattTompkins or Eric Juarez. Borghi s.p.a.’s partner companies, Unimac s.r.l. and Techno Plastic s.r.l., arelocated along side of Borghi, in “The Brush District.” Unimac produces machineryand technology used to manufacture twisted knot power brushes, wheel brushes,cup brushes, wafer brushes as well as quality control equipment for power brushes,machinery to convert wire from spools to cut-to-length bundles as well as equip-ment for crimping wire to be fed into power brush machinery. Furthermore, Uni-mac also specializes in complete production lines of specific-use machinery toproduce fixed metal handles that are, either: powder coated or plastic coated, aswell as equipment for extension handles (telescopic handles). Unimac’s tube-millcan also be used in other applications to produce tubes for other products(www.unimac.it). Techno Plastic offers equipment and know-how to produce broom and brushmonofilaments for PP, PET, PS, PBT, SAN and other types of polymers. TechnoPlastic also produces lines for manufacturing PET strapping and for concrete re-inforcement monofilaments: (www.technoplastic.it). 15

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G.B. BoucherieStuivenbergstraat 1068870 Izegem, BelgiumPhone: ++32 51 31 21 41Fax: ++32 51 30 54 46E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: John Williams, President Boucherie USA Inc., has been selling Boucheriebrush machines, sophisticated multi-component in-jection molds and packaging equipment in North,Central and South America for more than 30 years.In May 2014, G.B. Boucherie and Borghi Spa(www.borghi.com) merged into the Boucherie-BorghiGroup. The joint programs of these two companiescover a large scope of brush making, and the salesand service network gives worldwide coverage. Inaddition to Boucherie USA, Borghi USA and its teamsupport the Boucherie customers for household andtechnical brush machines. Boucherie Products: Tufting machines forbrooms; household, industrial and personal carebrushes, and toothbrushes. Boucherie’s Anchor FreeTechnology has now been re-engineered to allow forthe production of household and industrial brusheswithout the use of anchors or staples. The filamentand block can be of different materials, and triplefiber-boxes for three different fiber colors are avail-able. With two filling heads running continuously at630 RPM (1,260 tufts per minute), the output is in-creased. In many indoor broom models, the block re-quires a mere 50 percent of the weight in

polypropylene of a regular brush block. Additionally,there are savings in filament waste since no trimmingis needed, and there is no wire. In this world of highenergy costs and petroleum based materials, suchsavings cannot be considered trivial. The TCU-CNC machines are capable of handlingbrushes from nailbrushes to 24-inch brooms withspecial modifications possible to run 36-inch broomsin two operations. The modular concept, which per-mits a machine to be reconfigured for vastly differentbrushes, has now been well demonstrated. Moreover,these machines are available from being manuallyloaded all the way to fully automated productioncells, equipped with fully automatic handle feedersand industrial robots. The TCU-CNC range of machines has been fur-ther extended by the introduction of the TCU-T/CNCand the TCA-CNC. The TCU-T/CNC machine, withlong stroke filling tools that are lined with a carbideand sturdy carousel with heavy-duty support in thedrilling and filling stations, is designed for arduousapplications with drill sizes up to 12 mm, and the useof heavy vegetable fibers. The TCA-CNC machinehas short-stroke anchor filling tools, and will makesmaller brushware like dish brushes at a speed of upto 1400 tufts per minute. The newest refinements to the TCU line ofmachines are a faster indexing of the turret,higher speeds and a wider range of automationoptions. The single-header SCU will handle diskbrushes as well as plate brushes, and can be con-

verted to a household brush machine in a matterof minutes. Toothbrush Production Lines and Work Cen-ters: Boucherie has developed a variety of toothbrushmanufacturing equipment. Production machinesrange from the very affordable TB3-A/CNC, throughthe TB3-TS and TB3-FS, which are economicallypriced, full production lines for less demanding ap-plications, to the highly automated and sophisticatedTB3-FM and TB3-FM/L. All of these single headermachines now run at continuous speeds up to 1,000tufts per minute. For the highest production, Boucherie of-fers the double-headed TB32-Flexi cell,which can make up to 70 brushes per minutewhen the two filling tools run in parallel, orfor complex brushes with two different holesizes when the filling tools run sequentially.This flexibility is built into the concept of themachine, and can be used effortlessly. Sincethe introduction of the Flexi concept, TB35-Flexi cells with up to five filling tools havebeen built and delivered for a total output ofup to 5000 tufts per minute. Anchorless Toothbrush Production Lines andWork Centers: In the field of machinery for the oralcare industry, with the introduction of the AFT/CNCmachine, Boucherie clearly established a leadershipposition in anchorless technology, but with the newAMR machine, Boucherie is making a giant step tobring anchorless toothbrush production to more



toothbrush makers. The AFT/CNC is the first machine for tuftingtoothbrushes without using anchors. Block tufts, striptufts and various combinations of tuft angles widenthe range of design options for the toothbrush heads.The AFT/CNC features automatic handle feeding,Windows-based CNC controls, and pre-end-round-ing of bristles. No trimming is required. AFT tech-nology may now be used to manufacturetoothbrushes with tapered filaments. Available too isa less automated version of this machine: the AFT/SDline, in which the handle and bristle infeed are ac-complished manually. The AMR machine also features Boucherie’sin-line pre-end-rounding system, and will makethe brushes that are now manufactured on com-plex anchor-set production cells at a reducedcost, with a higher end-rounding quality, and atleast at the same speed. The AFT-IMT is the world’s first commerciallyavailable in-mold technology for the production oftoothbrushes, according to Boucherie. Pre-end-rounded filaments are picked and arranged in theirfinal configuration prior to being transferred into amold where the brush head and handle are over-molded to produce the finished product. IDM Machine: The IDM is a compact carouselmachine for the high-speed production of inter-dentaland mascara brushes. It is now possible to produceup to 65 high quality brushes per minute, even whileusing the smallest wire sizes, since the brush remainsin the same clamp throughout the whole production

process. The IDM is available in versions with spoolfeed of the nylon, or with fiber boxes for pre-cut fil-aments. An integrated vision system for the automaticinspection of finished brushes is also available. Injection Molds:Boucherie produces single com-ponent molds, multi-component molds with manualor automatic transfer, and multi-component, highcavitation, valve gated, hot runner stack molds.Boucherie molds are used to produce a wide rangeof consumer, medical and engineering products. Packaging Machines: Form, fill and seal blisterpackaging machines are available in heat seal andhigh frequency seal versions for toothbrush and per-sonal care brushes. They may be operated as stand-alone machines or integrated into one or two tuftingmachines. 15

Briarwood Products Co.2900 Bradwell AvenueCleveland, OH 44109 USAPhone: 216-398-1107Fax: 216-398-1075Web Site: www.BriarwoodProducts.comProducts: In addition to an existing line of OEMplastic cleaning tools, Briarwood Products offersCamLock™ Threaded Tips, designed to keep brushand broom handles from loosening or coming un-screwed during use. Handles coming loose from thetool to which they are affixed have been a long timeindustry problem. Patented CamLock™ ThreadedTips actually make it more difficult to unscrew ahandle than to screw it on initially. The CamLock™

Tips can be purchased already assembled onto thehandle of choice or sold separately. In either case,the “cam locking” mechanism creates a tight unionbetween the handle and brush, broom or other toolthat will not unscrew during normal use. 06

Brosses Lacasse Inc. / Norman Brush Inc.107 Authier StreetSt-Alphonse-de-Granby, QC J0E 2A0 CANADAPhone: 800-940-2829Fax: 877-375-8442E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brosseslacasse.comCompany Officers: Steve Bernier, President;Jacques Bernier, CFOProducts: For over 50 years, Brosses LacasseInc./Norman Brush Inc. has specialized in the man-ufacturing and refurbishing of custom-made indus-trial brushes. The company’s customers cover awide range of industries. Some specialities includecylinder brushes, twisted wire brushes, block andbelt brushes, strip brushes, rotary brushes, mapleproduct brushes, spiral wound brushes, and trackand switch brooms. 15

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Brush Fibers, Inc.202 North Oak StreetArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-3012Fax: 217-268-3245E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Chris Monahan, President;Alicia Leal, Customer Service Manager; JayeRoberts, ControllerProducts: Vegetable fibers: Tampico fiber (nat-ural white, black, grey, bleached, patent, union),palmyra fiber, palmyra stalks, bassine, sherbropiassava, sherbro/stalk mixes, rice root, cocofiber and arenga fiber; Wire: Card wire, staplewire–galvanized and copper coated (pay offpacks, spools, reels); and bristle (hog hair). Alsooffered are horse hair, horse hair mixtures, foamand solid plastic brush blocks. Established in1979, Brush Fibers, Inc. is a supplier of a fullrange of brush filling materials to brush manu-facturers around the world. Brush Fibers offerscustomers a comprehensive line, serviced from

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Brushes Corp.5400 Smith RoadBrook Park, OH 44142 USAPhone: 216-267-9080Fax: 216-267-9077Web Site:www.brushescorp.comProducts: Twisted-in-wire brushes of all materialsand sizes for industrial, medical, automotive,plumbing, bottle, textile and government. The com-pany supplies both standard and custom engineeredbrushes and can accommodate any size order. 14

R.E. Caddy & Company, Inc.P.O. Box 14634Greensboro, NC 27415 USAPhone: 336-273-3609 Fax: 336-378-6047Toll-Free: 800-213-9224E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Site: www.recaddy.comCompany Officers: Richard Caddy, PresidentProducts: Redrawn galvanized brush staple wire,strip brush channel wire, and mop winding wire;tinned broom winding wire; box stitching wire; andflat anchor wire. Also offered: Processed Mexicanbroom corn and yucca fiber; wood broom, brush,and mop handles; wet mop hardware and handles;polyethylene broom sewing twine; and nails,knives, and other supplies.

R.E. Caddy has broom and brush wire in a va-riety of packaging to accommodate the customers’needs: pay off packs, wood reels from 200 through1,000 pounds, and plastic spools from 10 through65 pounds. Inventories are maintained for quickturnaround of orders. R.E. Caddy has several reli-able sources of processed Mexican broom corn. Italso has a full selection of unprocessed broom cornand supplies, such as twines, knives, and nails, forthe hand-made craft broom market. Customers vis-iting www.recaddy.com can complete on-line pur-chases at the company’s e-commerce store. Thisservice is aimed at craft customers, but can be uti-lized to buy other materials as well. R.E. Caddyaccepts Visa and Mastercard for all purchases. R.E.Caddy & Company’s commitment is to work withcustomers to match raw material needs and deliv-ery with their production requirements. The com-pany will mark its 57th year in operation during2015. 15

Canwil Textiles, Inc.1520 University Dr.Auburn, GA 30011 USAPhone: 678-985-5434Fax: 678-807-2818E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site:www.canwiltextiles.comCompany Officers: Nikhil NarwaniProducts: Fabrics: 9x9 vinyl mesh, poly knit mesh,nonwovens, polyester twill. All fabrics available for


dust and wet mop manufacturing. Custom slittingavailable. 14

Carolina Filaments, LLC2150 Cheswick Ln.Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 USAPhone: 888-738-5520Fax: 626-605-8919E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site:www.carolinafilaments.comCompany Officers: Brian Crawford, CEOProducts: Synthetic filaments – PS, SAN, PP,PE, PA 6, PA 6.6, PA 6.10, PA 6.12, PET, PBT,and PVC; abrasive filaments – PA 6, PA 6.10, PA6.12-SiC, Al03, ceramic, and diamond grits; ta-pered filaments - mechanically and chemicallytapered filaments; metal handles – 22mm, 15/16-inch, and 1-inch diameters, plastic coated or pow-der painted; and blocks and brushes – foamedplastic and wooden blocks as well as finishedbrushes. 13

Carolina Mop819 Whitehall RoadAnderson, SC 29625 USAPhone: 800-845-9725Fax: 864-225-1917E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.carolinamop.comProducts: Mop buckets, wet floor signs, squeegees,dust pans, and carpet bonnets. Carolina Mop carries

a full line of wet mops, dust mops, brooms, brushes,and handles. 05

Charles E. Green & Son, Inc.Mailing — P.O. Box 8277Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 USAFactory —625 3rd St. Newark, NJ 07107 USAPhone: 973-485-3630Fax: 973-485-6510E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.charlesegreen.comCompany Officers: John V. Green III, President;Rebecca Green Sullivan, Vice President; Caitlin E.Green, Vice PresidentProducts: Paintbrush ferrules; paint rollers andcomponents; brush pins, plastic handles, woodhandles, deep drawings, metal stamping, wireforming, Milliken Machinery and parts, and warpraschel knitting. 14

Chief ManufacturingP.O. Box 191301 McIntosh ParkwayThomaston, GA 30286 USAToll Free: 800-722-2061Fax: 706-647-2790Web Site: www.chiefmanufacturing.net andwww.chiefclean.net

Products: Chief Manufacturing has been makingindustrial mop hardware and janitorial suppliessince the 1950s and, until recently, under the nameThe Woodbury Box Company. 09

Continental Commercial Products305 Rock Industrial Park DriveBridgeton, MO 63044 USAPhone: 800-325-1051Fax: 800-327-5492E-Mail: [email protected] Site:www.continentalcommercialproducts.comCompany Officers: Tim Haeffner, Vice Presi-dent of Sales & MarketingProducts: Continental Commercial Productsprovides janitorial and floor care cleaningproducts. CCP offers a full line of conventionaland microfiber mopping equipment. In addi-tion, it stocks a full line of brooms, brushes,and floor squeegees for any cleaning applica-tion and setting. CCP’s variety of wet mops in-cludes premium antimicrobial blends todisposable mops. Earth Mop, Jean Clean mop,and Action Pro mops are examples of Conti-nental’s commitment to using recycled fibers.CCP’s domestic manufacturing facility alsoproduces mop buckets, wringers, receptacles,floor signs, dust pans, and janitorial carts. Cus-tom manufacturing capabilities also available.15


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Corona Brushes, Inc.5065 Savarese CircleTampa, FL 33634 USAPhone: 813-885-2525Fax: 813-882-9810E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.coronabrushes.comCompany Officers: Benjamin Waksman, Pres-ident; Albert Waksman, Vice PresidentProducts: Corona Brushes, Inc. is a manufacturerof high-quality handmade paintbrushes and paintrollers catering to the professional marketplace.The family-owned company’s painting tools aredistributed throughout the United States andCanada, as well as internationally, and have beentraditionally available through independent paintdealers. In addition to high-end professional paint-brushes and rollers, Corona offers high qualityhome/maintenance, industrial and promotionalbrushes. Corona also offers paint roller kits andtrays, extension poles and accessories, marineproducts, and more. 14

Creative Poly, Inc.620 W. Lincoln AvenueRochelle, IL 61068 USAPhone: 815-562-9002, 866-304-BAGSFax: 815-562-8551E-Mail: [email protected]: Creative Poly, Inc. is a manufacturerand printer of crown top (rounded corners),straight-edge, and custom shaped broom sleeves.Other items manufactured include mop and brush

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Crystal Lake Manufacturing, Inc.P.O. Box 159Autaugaville, AL 36003 USAToll-Free: 800-633-8720Phone: 334-365-3342Fax: 334-365-3332Web Site: www.crystallakemfg.comProducts:Brooms (broom corn, blended and plas-tic), mop heads, deck mops, dust mops, dust mopframes and handles, broom handles, complete lineof handles, industrial and household wedge mops,industrial and household mopsticks, angle brooms,lobby brooms, whisk brooms, sponge mops, pushbrooms, and utility brushes. Handle private label re-quirements. Manufacture to specifications. 04 Culicover & Shapiro, Inc.270K Duffy AvenueHicksville, NY 11801 USAPhone: 516-597-4888 Fax: 516-597-4889E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.culicoverbrushes.comCompany Officers: Richard Shapiro, Presi-dent; David Shapiro, TreasurerProducts: Floor brushes, garage brushes,

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CWP3871 West 150th StreetCleveland, OH 44111 USAPhone: 216-252-1190Fax: 216-252-6205E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.cwptechnologies.comProducts: All kinds of floor brushes. Primarilyvacuum cleaner brushes and attachments, floormachine brushes and janitorial cleaning brushesfor tile and grout as well as hard floors and carpet.14

Deco Products Co.506 Sanford StreetDecorah, IA 52101 USAPhone: 563-382-4264 Fax: 563-382-9845E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.decoprod.comProducts: Zinc die castings. Deco is a large ISO9001:2000 registered U.S. zinc die caster, withmore than 40 years of casting experience for thebroom, brush and mop industry. Deco offers stan-dard and custom made threaded tips and angularbrackets. 11

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Deligh Industries, Inc.255 Conover Street - P.O. Box 310-154Brooklyn, NY 11231 USAPhone: 718-875-1511Fax: 718-237-4257Web site: www.deligh.comProducts: Tinned broom wire; galvanized mop and broom bands; galva-nized and stainless steel brush stapling wire; galvanized stainless steel andplastic coated twisting wire; oil tempered and stainless steel scratch brushwire; brass and phosphor bronze brush filling wire; oil tempered, harddrawn and stainless steel power brush wire; wood brush blocks and broomhandles.

Distribuidora Perfect S.A. de C.V.Calle Cuatro No. 32Naucalpan Edo de MEXICO 53370Phone: 011 52 55 53 87 04 00Fax: 011 52 55 55 76 24 44E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.brochasperfect.com.mx

Company Officers: Jorge Ripstein, President and Director; Rodrigo Ripstein,Executive DirectorProducts: The company offers tampico fiber, cup brushes, solvents, paint-brushes, end brushes, artist brushes, clothes brushes, paint rollers, shoebrushes, kits and trays, washing brushes, wire brushes, Loosen Up WE-60, paint pads (square brushes), color sprays, circular wire brushes, andpainter complementary items. Perfect has been in business for over 60 years in Mexico. The companyfirst started selling paintbrushes and all sorts of brushes for domestic usesand industrial applications. The company later started distributing toolingfor the construction industry, as well as tampico fiber all over the world. The company now offers lamb’s wool paint rollers, rollers that eliminatebubbles when applying varnish, and abrasive circular wire brushes. 10

DKSH Switzerland, Ltd.Wiesenstrasse 88034 Zurich, SWITZERLANDPhone: +41 44 386 7900Fax: +41 44 386 7911Web Site: www.dksh.chProducts: Various types of bristle, fiber and hair for the brush industry.DKSH is a global leader in Market Expansion Services, employing 22,000specialists in 560 business locations all over the world. The exclusive North American agent is Brush Fibers, Inc., of Arcola, IL.Contact Ian Moss at [email protected] or call 217-268-5760. 15

Don Leventhal Group, LLC1508 West Jourdan St.Newton, IL 62448 USAPhone: 618-783-4424Fax: 618-783-2442E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.newtonbroom.comCompany Officers: Don LeventhalProducts: Broom corn brooms, railroad switch brooms, angle brooms, softsweep brooms, cob web and fan dusters, push brooms and floor brushes, bowlbrushes, kitchen and scrub brushes. 14

Dorden & Co., Inc.,aka Dorden Squeegees7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-7910Fax: 313-834-1178E-Mail: [email protected] Officers: Bruce M. GaleProducts: Floor and window squeegees. Commercial, industrial and retailfor the OEM and super distributor. “We are your source not your competitor.” 10

Draper Knitting Company28 Draper LaneCanton, MA 02021 USAPhone: 781-828-0029Fax: 781-828-3034E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.draperknitting.comCompany Officers: Kristin Draper, President and General ManagerProducts: Draper Knitting Co. develops and manufactures quality paintroller materials. It offers a broad spectrum of paint roller cover fabricsfrom the mainstream economical quality to contractor grade materials forsome of the most well-known national suppliers. With an onsite paint roller lab, full coating/finishing department, and acustom dye house, Draper can create any blend, pile height, density, color,



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and texture that is required. The company hasyears of experience working with wool blends,recycled and synthetic fibers. Draper Knittinghas been a “Made in the USA” family run busi-ness for over 160 years, creating fabrics for a va-riety of technical, sustainable and protectiveapplications. 14

DuPont Filaments - Americas, LLCWashington Works Plant8480 DuPont Road, Bldg. 158Washington, WV 26181 USAToll Free: 800-635-9695Phone: 304-863-4908Fax: 304-863-2779Web Site: www.dupont.com/filamentsCompany Officers: Thomas G. Vichich, CEODuPont Filaments Americas, LLC; Jacie Wu,CEO DuPont Xingda FilamentsProducts: DuPont Filaments provides high qual-ity filaments for brush applications, plus globaldelivery to ensure the most cost-efficient produc-tion in local markets. With manufacturing facili-ties that span the globe and technical experts inmultiple languages, DuPont Filaments meet fila-ment needs worldwide. From FDA-compliant col-orful filaments for oral care applications, to longsynthetic tapered bristles for paintbrushes and soft“natural-feel” filaments for cosmetics, DuPontFilaments provides a broad range of product de-

velopment and manufacturing solutions for indi-vidual product requirements. 15

Emsco Group617 Church St. - P.O. Box 151Girard, PA 16417 USAToll Free: 800-458-0839Fax: 814-774-3463Web Site: www.emscogroup.comProducts: Residential and commercial gradecleaning aids. Emsco manufactures and distrib-utes mops, brooms, brushes, buckets, accessoriesand others. Emsco Group has the manufacturing ca-pability to develop and manufacture products in ven-ues including: metal stamping, injection molding,textile conversion, staple setting, wood handleconversion and market specific assembly. Its mainmanufacturing and distribution facility in Girard,PA, is located centrally for shipping productsacross the country, or across the globe. 11

Epic Resins600 Industrial Blvd.Palmyra, WI 53156 USAPhone: 262-495-3400Fax: 262-495-3410E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.epicresins.comProducts: Epic Resins offers paintbrush andpaint roller adhesives. These adhesives offer

adhesion to natural bristles, nylon, polyesterand olefin filaments, as well as vinyl sub-strates. Epic Resins provides both two compo-nent epoxy resin adhesives as well as onecomponent polyurethane moisture cure adhe-sives to serve the paintbrush and paint rollermarkets. Epic Resins is a custom formulator ofepoxy resin and polyurethane compounds fororiginal equipment manufacturers (OEM). Inbusiness since 1958, Epic Resins specializes incustom manufacturing and formulating mate-rials. 11

Evansville Association For The Blind - EAB Industries500 Second Avenue, P.O. Box 6445Evansville, IN 47719 USAPhone: 812-422-1181Fax: 812-424-3154E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.evansvilleblind.orgProducts: Deck mops: Cotton and Rayon; mopheads: cotton and rayon. Traditional and customsizes available. Made 100 percent in the USA. The Evansville Association For The Blind isa non-profit organization incorporated in thestate of Indiana, April 13, 1923. The Associationserves and employs person with physical andmental disabilities. Manufacturing time availablefor mop production due to expanded capacity. 14


F.M. Brush Co., Inc.70-02 72nd PlaceGlendale, NY 11385 USAPhone: 718-821-5939Fax: 718-821-2385E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.fmbrush.comProducts:Artist brushes, from professional to stu-dent, all levels. Industrial affiliations, marking,stencil, and parts cleaning available. Camel hair tored sable plus a full range of synthetics. Painted andunpainted handles. Assembled in the UnitedStates and Thailand. Large quantities for bids atall price ranges. Name brand and private label withquick delivery. The company was founded in 1929, and hasover 80 years experience in creating high-qualitybrushes that feature both form and function. F.M.Brush offers brush styles in both natural hair andsynthetics. It is environmentally sensitive andsupports the fight against animal testing. Handlescome from managed wood reformed station pro-grams. 11

Felton, Inc.7 Burton DriveLondonderry, NH 03053 USAPhone: 603-425-0200Fax: 603-425-0242Web Site: www.feltoninc.comCompany Officers: Mark Godfrey, Chairman;Dan Boehm, President & CEOProducts: Custom brushes and technical assem-blies. 14

FibratexsaP.O. Box 118San Pedro Sula, HONDURASWeb Site: www.fibratexsa.comProducts: Mop making machinery includingloop end and deck mop machines, sewing sta-tions, automatic cutters and more. 12

Fili & Forme SRLVia del Lavoro, 1041018 San Cesareo sul Panaro (MO) ITALYPhone: ++39059921462 Export: ++39031856986Fax: ++39059921463 Export: ++39031856273E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.filieforme.comProducts: Product line includes: Monofilaments inPVC that can be produced as UV resistant for longlasting under sun exposure, and antibacterial to re-duce and avoid the formation of offensive odors;monofilaments in polypropylene, PS and SAN. For more than 15 years, Fili & Forme has pro-duced monofilaments for various markets likehome, personal care, industrial, technical andsports. It offers a completely automated manu-facturing process, with cutting edge technologyand machines, quality control, efficiency andcompetitive prices. 10

Filkemp - Industria de Filamentos, S.A.Rua Francisco Lyon de Castro, 28Mem Martins 2725-397 PORTUGALPhone: 00351 21 922 94 37Fax: 00351 21 920 76 93E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.filkemp.comProducts: Polyamide and polyester monofila-ments for fishing and technical applications;abrasive bristles. 14

Filmop USA, LLC13410 Hwy 105 WestConroe, TX 77304 USAPhone: 936-588-8942Fax: 936-588-8948E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.filmopusa.comProducts: Designs, manufactures and distributes:buckets; carts - hospital, janitorial and maid; dusters;dusting cloths; dustpans; floor finish applicators;handles - mop, broom, brush and telescopic; mi-crofiber products; mopping equipment; mops - dustand wet; plastic containers; safety products - equip-ment and signs; squeegees - floor and window; wallwashing equipment; waste receptacles; windowcleaning accessories; wringers. 11

FIMM Italia S.p.A.via della Repubblica 15350050 STABBIA (Firenze), ITALYPhone: +39-0571-956124Fax: +39-0571-956111Web Site: www.spinelli-group.comProducts: Manufacturer of metal broom han-dles, telescopic handles, extension poles, mul-tipiece handles, mop handles. The history ofFIMM ITALIA S.p.A. dates to the 1890s, andis part of the Spinelli Group, a machinery andmolds manufacturer. Companies in Italy, theUnited States, Mexico and China. 13

Fuller Brush Company860 Kaiser Road, Suite DNapa, CA 94558 USAPhone: 707-266-5500 Fax: 707-255-5935Web Site: www.fuller.comProducts: Brooms, mops, floor cleaners, carpetsweepers, bathroom cleaners, all house cleaners,kitchen cleaners and scrub brushes, stainlesssteel cleaners, laundry detergents, stain re-movers, scented moth block case, home scents,personal scents, spa products, personal careproducts, premium quality hair brushes, and Nu-triSelect. 14

Furgale Industries, Ltd.324 Lizzie StWinnipeg, MB R3A OY7 CANADAPhone: 204-949-4200Fax: 204-943-3191E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.broom.com

Company Officers: Jim FurgaleProducts:Household and commercial cleaning toolsand supplies. OEM manufacturer of brushes, mopsand injection molding. 14

G.D.F. di De Franceschi Gabriella & C. sasVia Mazzini, 27 - Localitá BazzanoVALSAMOGGIA BO 40053 ITALYPhone: +39 051830189Fax: +39 051830263E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gdfsrl.euCompany Officers: Gabriella De FranceschiProducts: Plastic blocks, metal handles for brooms,telescopic handles, plastic buckets, cleaning tools,synthetic monofilaments. 15

Garelick Mfg. Co.644 Second Street - P.O. Box 8St. Paul Park, MN 55071 USAPhone: 651-459-9795Fax: 651-459-8269E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.garelick.comCompany Officers: Ken Garelick, President;Rick Garelick, Senior Vice PresidentProducts: Telescopic extension poles 6, 8,12, 18 and 24-foot lengths. Garelick Mfg. Co.began in 1952. Metal fabrication is per-formed at two locations: St. Paul Park, MN,and Largo, FL. It offers lightweight anodizedaluminum, twist lock cams that allow handlesto be locked at any length, rolled tube edges,universal size screw adapter, five standardsizes. 15

Gift Sales Co.P.O. Box 17082Wichita, KS 67217 USAPhone: 316-267-0671Fax: 316-267-2930E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.giftsalescompany.netProducts: Urinal screens, urinal blocks, plasticdust pans, toilet bowl mops, wall blocks, enzymeblocks, toilet bowl caddies, absorbents, bowlblocks in plastic cage, and the company’s metaldust pan (one-piece construction, 20 gauge metal,12-inch edge, powder coating, reinforced han-dle.) 10

Golden Star Inc.6445 Metcalf Ave.Overland Park, KS 66202 USAToll Free: 800-821-2792Phone: 816-645-9031Fax: 800-487-4079Email: [email protected]: www.goldenstar.comCompany Officers: Steven Lewis, Earl JuloProducts: Brooms, wet mops, dust mops, hard-ware, accessories and microfiber. 14

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Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.6247 Randolph St.Commerce, CA 90040 USAPhone: 323-724-7777Fax: 323-724-1111Web Site: www.gordonbrush.com, Company Officers: Kenneth L. Rakusin, Pres-ident and CEO Products:Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. is an ISO9001:2008 certified manufacturer of speciality,custom and standard brushes for industrial andconsumer purposes. The company makes the Foot-Mate® System as well as over 15,000 other med-ical, industrial, janitorial, and electronic brushes atits 51,000 square foot manufacturing facility inCommerce, CA. It stocks over 2,000 differentbrushes for same day shipment selling to a varietyof industries including medical, electronics, man-ufacturing, military, aerospace, and pharmaceuti-cal. Gordon Brush has been featured on the IonNetwork, Discovery Channel, Bloomberg Newsand in the Los Angeles Times. 14

E. Gornell & Sons, Inc.2241 N. Knox AvenueChicago, IL 60639 USAPhone: 773-489-2330 Fax: 773-489-1102E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gornellbrush.comProducts:Gornell built its reputation as a customdesigner and manufacturer of quality brushes forindustry and maintenance. Gornell is a supplierof scratch, platers and welder brushes, staple seton the latest CNC-controlled machinery. It offerscus tom-design and manufactures staple set andwire-drawn brushes for industry, using all typesof wire, synthetic and natural fill materials. E.Gornell & Sons, Inc., was founded in 1892 by Ed-ward Gornell. It continues to grow, producingbrushes with the latest state-of-the-art CNC ma-chinery. Gornell will imprint and private labelbrushes for the brush industry. CAD/CAM de-sign available. Special packaging is offered tomeet specific requirements. 13

Gover, Horowitz & Blunt Ltd.15 Belgrave SquareLondon SW1X 8PS UNITED KINGDOMPhone: +4420 7838-7000Fax: +4420 7235-1943E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ghb.co.ukProducts: PVC/ PPN/ PET/PBT monofilaments;coco fiber; bassine/palmyra fiber; brush wire. 14

GSC Manufacturing, Inc.510 Merritt AvenueNashville, TN 37203 USAPhone: 615-248-6556Fax: 615-248-6558E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gscmanufacturing.comProducts: Manufacturer of premium wet mops

available in cut-end, loop-end, finish mops andT-bar construction. The company offers a fullline of launderable and disposable dust mops andframes. It assembles handles for both wet anddust mops. All mops are available in a variety ofnatural and synthetic yarns to meet every cus-tomer’s special needs. Natural and plasticbrooms, push brooms and industrial brushescomplete a full janitorial and commercial line ofcleaning products. GSC Manufacturing was incorporated in 2000 tobecome an industry leader in the production and de-velopment of cleaning products. It offers OEM pro-grams, private labeling, custom packs and shortlead times from receipt of order to delivery. 14

Gunn Brush Co., Inc.948 Church StreetBaldwin, NY 11510 USAToll Free: 800-834-6035Fax: 516-771-7019E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.gunnbrush.comProducts: All types/styles and sizes of floor-machine rotary brushes and pad holder assem-blies. Custom work, as well as custom diamonddrivers made to specifications. Large inventoryallows same day shipping on most orders. 04

H. Arnold Wood Turning, Inc.220 White Plains Rd., Suite 245Tarrytown, NY 10591 USAPhone: 914-381-0801Fax: 914-381-0804E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.arnoldwood.comCompany Officers: Jonathan Arnold, BruceArnoldProducts: Dowels, handles, mouldings, turn-ings, dimensions, brush blocks, strips, CNCrouted and shaped parts. 14

Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc.P.O. Box 168Union City, IN 47390 USAPhone: 800-228-6677 (MOPS) or, 937-968-4858Fax: 937-968-4524E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hastemops.comProducts: Manufacturer of quality (Made in theUSA) mopping products. Specializing in janitorialand industrial hard floor care. Quality product lineof wet mops, dust mops, microfiber products, hard-ware and no-lint monofilament finish mops. In-cludes custom factory and private labeling as wellas construction modifications to suit customers’needs. 14

Hahl-Pedex126 Glassmaster RoadLexington, SC 29072 USAPhone: 803-359-0706

Fax: 803-359-0074E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hahl-pedex.comProducts: Synthetic bristle in diameters rangingfrom .003” - .120” nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 612,nylon 610, polyester PBT, polypropylene. Abrasivefibers in diameters ranging from .010” - .070” nylon6, nylon 612, with abrasive grit types silicon car-bide, aluminum oxide, ceramic and diamond. Spe-cialty fibers are a big part of Hahl’s product offering:nylon 6 flaggeable, nylon 6 UL94VO, nylon 6“anti-static,” nylon 6 “conductive,” nylon “HT”,polyester “metal detectable,” PEEK, PPS, HT-150,HT-250 and a full range of toothbrush filaments. Hahl-Pedex has three manufacturing locations:Hahl-Pedex in Lexington, SC; Hahl-Pedex inMunderkingen, Germany; and Hahl-Pedex in Alf-folterbach, Germany. 14

Haviland Corporation200 S. Hwy. U - P.O. Box 769Linn, MO 65051 USAPhone: 573-897-3672Fax: 573-897-4497E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.havilandcorp.comProducts: Haviland manufactures floor and win-dow squeegees; waterbrooms; replacement bladesfor sweeper scrubbers and paving tools in the UnitedStates. Over 90 percent of the raw materials Havi-land Corporation uses to manufacture products arederived from the USA. Haviland manufactures thelargest selection of floor squeegees in North Americaincluding non-marking, neoprene, FDA approved,double foam, antimicrobial and numerous others, ac-cording to the company. Haviland Corporation’s se-lection of floor squeegees also includes variations inblades such as flat edge, multi edge, double, serrated(notched), and beveled. 12

Hayco Manufacturing Ltd.3002, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road,Causeway Bay, Hong Kong CHINAPhone: +852-2168-9200Fax: +852-2834-8018E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hayco.comProducts: Household brushes, brooms, mops,dusters, squeegees, automotive cleaning, windowcleaning, extension poles, floor sweepers, industrialbrushes and squeegees, power toothbrushes, facialbrushes, water filtration, liquid delivery systems. 14

Hill Brush Company, Ltd.811 Rolyn Ave.Baltimore, MD 21237 USAPhone: 410-325-7000Fax: 410-325-6477E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hillbrush.comCompany Officers: Peter Coward, Vice Presi-dent; Jim Sokaitis, National Sales ManagerProducts: Wooden brooms, paintbrushes, brush-ware, dustpans and brushes, mops, hygienic



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tools, Resin-Set DRS® brushware, anti-micro-bial brushware and hygienic tools, metal and x-ray detectable brushware and hygienic tools. 15

HIMESA Hilos Y Mechas S.A. de C.V.P.O. Box 118San Pedro Sula HONDURASPhone (USA): 954-323-8692Phone: ++504-2558-8141Fax: ++504-2558-8142E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.himesa.comCompany Officers: Robert HandalProducts: HIMESA is a Latin American textitleproducer. Its textiles spin a wide array of cotton,rayon blends, Acrylex®, synthetics, antimictrobialyarns, 100 percent recycled, etc. The variousstyles that HIMESA uses for spinning yarns arering, open end/friction and core spun. These dif-ferent methods enable HIMESA to produce anarray of titles, colors and form options. HIMESAalso produces various types of mops (loop end,cut end, deckmops, dustmops and disposables). Italso offers an assortment of custom mops such aslay flat style, double tailbanded mops, wire/con-nector mops, quik on, etc. All these mops are cus-tom designed to customers’ specs, such as forretail, industrial, foodservice, healthcare, janitor-ial, etc. The company also offers complete thread,twine, sewing threads, industrial threads, agricul-trual threads/twines and more. Its facilities includecomplete weaving operations for a variety of prod-ucts like canvas, sheeting, tarpaulins, towels,cleaning and grill cloths, diapers, mop tape, etc.HIMESA has ventured into plastics with successin making a variety of products for the industry. 15

Hoge Brush Company202 E. South Street - P.O. Box 189New Knoxville, OH 45871 USAPhone: 419-753-2351Fax: 419-753-2893Web Site: www.hoge.comProducts: Traditional, classic, time-tested sta-ple set brushes; push brooms; maintenance andutility brushes. Serving distributors and supplycompanies, co-manufacturers, dealers and storessince 1939. Special features include North Amer-ican hardwood blocks. Top quality natural andsynthetic fibers. Experienced workmanship. Em-phasis is placed on performance, durability andvalue. 12

Hoge Lumber Co.701 S. Main Street - P.O. Box 159New Knoxville, OH 45871-0159 USAPhone: 419-753-2263 Fax: 419-753-2611E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.hoge.comProducts: Building materials, commercial case-work and millwork, and hardwood brushblocks/broom backs - floor, garage, street, scrub,deck, shaped, etc.

Made of North American hardwoods, much ofwhich is bandsawn and dried in Hoge’s sawmilland kilns. In the rough mill, lumber is gangripped using an infeed scanner to help maximizethe yield. Optimizing cut off saws gets the high-est value and quality from the ripped strips, andan automated sorting system reduces labor timebefore the blanks are stacked. Production capa-bilities include planing, moulding, chucking,drilling, threading, shaping, hot foil stamping,and finishing. 14

Hongkong Alljoy Industry Company LimitedTaicang Alljoy Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.East Xinyuan Rd., Nanjiao District,Chengxiang Town, Taicang 215400 CHINAPhone: +86-512-82708518Fax: +86-512-82708585E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.all-joy.cnProducts: Brush filaments using only virginresin. This includes PET/PBT filament, PP fila-ment, PA filament (polymaid/nylon), abrasive fil-ament, PE filament (polyethylene), andChongking boiled bristles. 14

Industrial Brush Corporation763 E. Commerce Dr.St. George, UT 84790 USAPhone: 435-673-7500Fax: 435-628-2175E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.industrialbrush.comProducts: Custom designs and prototypes. De-signs and manufactures thousands of differentbrushes to satisfy a wide variety of industrialand food processing applications. Also offeredare standard and custom design staple set,metal channel strip and other brush construc-tions including straight and formed strip, coil,cylinder cup, inside and outside disc, twisted-in-wire, wire scratch, wheel cup and stembrushes, acid, paint and artist brushes. All types of fill materials are provided in-cluding synthetic, natural, hair and wire. Com-mon applications include brushes for washing,drying, waxing, polishing, peeling and harvest-ing various fruits and vegetables. Other appli-cations include scrubbing and deburringprinted circuit boards; washing silicon chips;finishing and deburring metal; sanding, de-nib-bling, staining and dusting wood products;glass and mirror washing; egg washing; staticelimination; trommel cleaning; conveyorcleaning; mold cleaning and vehicle washing.Products are marketed throughout North Amer-ica, Western Europe and Asia. 09 Jason Mills, LLC440 South Main St., Milltown, NJ 08850 USAPhone: 732-651-7200 Fax: 732-651-7222Web Site: www.jasonmills.comProducts: Five-inch mop mesh or any widthvariation of rachel knit polyesters or nylons. 10

Jewel Wire CompanyRoute 101 - P.O. Box 282Pomfret, CT 06258Phone: 860-928-7981Fax: 860-928-6167E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jewelwire.comProducts: Stainless steel, high fatigue powerbrush wire, scratch brush wire, and draw wire;also available, stainless steel and nickel silverstaple wire along with stem wire. Jewel Wire of-fers a full line of wire products in the followingmaterial and alloys: Brass alloy 260, phosphorbronze alloy 510, nickel silver alloy 745, untem-pered high carbon steel, galvanized low carbonsteel. All alloys are available straight (level), pinor gear crimped. Standard packaging available: hanks, coils,precision cut to length, single strand and multi-stranded on spools and cores. Jewel Wire also of-fers packaging to customer specifications. 14

Jieda (Cixi Jieda Nanometer CompoundMaterials Co., Ltd.)Kandun Industrial Zone,Cixi City, Zhejiang Province, CHINAPhone: 86-574-2363 9669 or 86-574-2363 9608Fax: 86-574-2363 9690E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.global-jieda.comProducts: Filaments for toothbrushes, taperedfilaments, abrasive filaments and industrial fila-ments. 13

Jinxiang Bristles Industrial Co., Ltd.18029 Zhongtian Plaza766 Wuyi Avenue, ChangshaHunan 410005, P.R. CHINAPhone: 86-731-82226555/82220262Fax: 86-731-84452564Mobile: +86-13507319833E-Mail: [email protected]: Natural bristles. 14

Jones Companies, Ltd.312 South 14th Ave. - P.O. Box 367Humboldt, TN 38343 USAPhone: (Customer Service) 800-238-8334

(Sales) 877-849-2767 (Office) 731-784-2832Fax: (Customer Service Order) 800-235-9276

(Office) 731-784-7131 E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jonesyarn.comCompany Officers: Ralph Jones III, ExectiveChariman; Richard Ayers, CEO/CFO; AndrewDailey, Vice President Sales & MarketingProducts: Jones Companies, Ltd. producesthe largest variety of yarns available from asingle source specifically engineered to meetthe performance requirements of the floor careindustry. Jones yarns range in size from Ne0.55 to Ne 2 .75 and include 100 percent cottonyarns, cotton/synthetic blend yarns, rayon



blend yarns, polyester blend and recycled fiberblend yarns. In addition to the floor care yarns,Jones offers a complete line of tailband tape,headband mesh and sewing thread. Trade-marked yarns include RF-Yarns™ RecycledFiber yarns; Enviro-Color™ Yarns; AM-Yarn™ anti-microbial; and nWET™ nonwo-ven edge trim yarn alternative.

The expanded NEXT GENERATION productline includes microfiber mops; microfiber towels;microfiber carpet bonnets; synthetic carpet bon-nets; and cotton carpet bonnets. In addition tosupplying quality products, services includeproduct testing, customer exclusive product de-velopment, sales training and market intelligence.The Jones E-Commerce link is a password pro-tected web portal on which customers can enterorders, update orders, review purchase historiesand update account information. Established in 1936 by W.R. Jones, Sr. andW.F. Jones, Sr., Jones Companies, Ltd. is a thirdgeneration closely held business located in WestTennessee. Since its beginnings, Jones hasgrown from a one room operation to a five plantfacility separately housed in a half millionsquare feet of production and warehouse space.Jones manufactures a wide range of coarsecount yarns predominantly made from recycledmill waste. Jones is one of the largest spinnersof coarse count yarns made specifically for thefloor care industry. In 1981, Jones expanded intostructured nonwovens, operating as Jones FiberProducts. Today JFP operates four productionfacilities. As a market leader, Jones is the only yarnspinning supplier that supports all of the floorcare industry’s associations including the ABMA- American Brush Manufacturers Association;NBMMA - National Broom & Mop Manufactur-ers Association; and the ISSA - InternationalSanitary Supply Association with direct repre-sentation and active involvement. Jones activelyparticipated in the development of ASTM-certi-fied industry standards for broom and mops. 15

K.R. Plastic Industries Co., Ltd.Marketing Head Office:1F No. 728 Chung Hwa Rd.Ho Mu VillageChung Pu, Chia Yi, TaiwanPhone: 886-5-2393687Fax: 886-5-2396968E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.raihsing.comFactory: 96 M.8 Laonadee Road T. Muangkao,Amphur MuangKhon Kaen, Thailand 40000Phone: 66-43-324602-3, 325017-9Fax: 66-43-324604 E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.kr-plastic.comProducts: Level Monofilament: hollow/solid;Profiles: round, cross, triangle, hexagon,star...etc. Other profiles as requested.

Krex Taper Filament: pinex, trialoy, triex, man-made bristle such as squirrel, boar, badger, goat,Kolinsky, mongoose, weasel, etc. Material: PA6 / 66 / 610 / 612, PBT, PET, PP,TFP, PS, ABS, Victrex peek, copolymers, nodular,indicator, anti-static, anti-bacteria. Applications:toothbrush, hair brush, household and broom, in-dustry brush, paintbrush, cosmetic and artist brush,etc., and other special brushes. 10

Keystone Plastics Inc.3451 South Clinton AvenueSouth Plainfield, NJ 07080 USAPhone: 908-561-1300Fax: 908-561-5189Web Site:www.keystonesweepersbrushes.comProducts: Extruded polypropylene filaments(custom color match) will meet exact specifica-tions. Call Keystone for specific brush applica-tion at 1-800-635-1300. 06

La Crosse Brush, Inc.3235 George StreetLa Crosse, WI 54603 USAPhone: 888-683-7491 Fax: 608-783-5539Web Site: www.lacrossebrush.comProducts: Quality brooms and brushes since1926. Serving the janitorial, construction, indus-trial, food processing and dairy industries. Someproducts include: floor brooms, scrubs, streetbrooms, truck wash brushes, tank brushes andvarious color-coded items. Also, La Crosse is adistributor of Harold Moore, a manufacturer ofplastic items for the food industry. 12

LaFitte Mop Co., Inc.P.O. Box 577Villa Rica, GA 30180 USAPhone: 770-459-5966Fax: 770-459-1116E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lafittemop.comCompany Officers: John LaFitte, President;Cathy LaFitte, SecretaryProducts: Looped-end and cut-end mopheads,dust mops, stick mops - made in USA. Addi-tional products: brooms, brushes, handles andmicrofiber products. Green environmental dustmops and mopheads also provided. 14

Laitner Brush Company1561 Laitner DriveTraverse City, MI 49686 USAPhone: 231-929-3300Fax: 231-929-7219E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.laitner.comProducts: Brooms, brushes and squeegees. 09

Lambskin Specialties250 Dufferin AvenueWinnipeg, MB R2W 5J1 CANADA

Phone: 800-665-0202Fax: 204-582-5598Web Site: www.lambskin.comProducts: Supplier in the duster category: dustwand wool and feather dusters; synthetic and mi-crofiber dusters; high dusting and floor dusting.Also, floor finish applicators, window care ac-cessories, automotive care accessories. The com-pany can also help design and manufactureexclusive products. 08

Lanoco Specialty Wire Products, Inc.7 John RoadSutton, MA 01590 USAPhone: 508-865-1500Fax: 508-865-5960Web Site: www.lanoco.comProducts: Manufacturer of high quality stainlesssteel wire for the power brush industry. Wire in-cludes pin crimped, gear crimped, or straight inmultiple strands, hanks, coils, cut to lengths, orbobbin form. 09

LC Industries, Inc.4500 Emperor Blvd.Durham, NC 27703 USAPhone: 919-596-8277Fax: 919-598-1179Web Site: www.buylci.comProducts: Brooms, sponge mops, deck mops,refills, plastic cutlery, file folders, mattresses,and paper conversion including napkins, plates,c-fold towels. 14

Leistner Weruzeug GMBHAuerbacher Str. 15Stuetzengruen 08328 GERMANYPhone: +49-37462-288150Fax: +49-37462-288159E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.leistner-gmbh.deProducts: High performance drill bits for thebrush making industry. Leistner drills are engineeredand manufactured as customized CNC cutting toolsfor processing steel, plastic and wooden materials. 14

Lemieux Spinning Mill, Inc.125 Route 108 Est., C.P. 2039St. Ephrem, Beauce QCG0M 1R0 CANADAPhone: 418-484-2169Fax: 418-484-5561E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lemieuxspinning.comCompany Officers: Serge Lemieux, President;Marc Lemieux, General Manager Products: Rayon blend white and coloredmop yarn, Price-Wise economy syntheticwhite and colored mop yarn, dust controlsynthetic white and colored dust mop yarn.Rayon blend mop yarn treated with Ultra-Fresh (antibacterial), cotton blend mop yarn,and exclusive and custom mop yarn. NewGreentex mop yarn is an environmentally



friendly blend of recycled PET and post-con-sumer fiber. Lemieux Spinning Mill’s history dates to 1906when J.A. Lemieux founded his business onfirst-rate service and top quality products. In1945, Clément Lemieux took over the businessfrom his father, carrying on a tradition of well-known expertise. Since 1986, Jean-PaulLemieux and his sons, Marc and Serge, havemade the company a world-class manufacturer.At Lemieux, father and sons have always passedon the same philosophy of personalized service.With well-established experience, Lemieux’s vi-sion is constantly focused on the future. No matterwhat the specific requirements or needs are, LemieuxSpinning Mills, Inc., has the team and resources tomeet them. 15

Lessmann GmbHLucas-Schultes-Str. 2Oettingen 86732 GERMANYPhone: 0049 9082 707 0Fax: 0049 9082 707 78E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lessmann.comProducts: Brushes made in Germany: technicalbrushes, industrial brushes, wire brushes, wheelbrushes, bevel brushes, hand brushes, interiorbrushes, knotted brushes, brushes with shank,end brushes, disc brushes and others. 14

Libman Company, The220 N. Sheldon StreetArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-4200Toll-Free: 800-646-6262Fax: 217-268-4168E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.libmanpro.comProducts: Complete line of brooms, brushes,wet and dust mops, specialty mops and relatedequipment such as dust pans and buckets. Vir-tually all products are manufactured in the USAfor all commercial/industrial needs. 10

Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc.(DBA Lighthouse Louisiana)123 State St.New Orleans, LA 70118 USAPhone: 504-899-4501Fax: 504-899-5351E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lighthouselouisiana.orgProducts: 60-inch biodegradable deck swab;bathroom, kitchen, household, and cookwarescrubbers. 14

Line Mfg. Inc.P.O. Box 6505Walcott, CT 06716 USAPhone: 203-879-1481Fax: 203-879-1530Web Site: www.linemfg.comProducts: Broom caps for both wooden and tu-

bular handles; ferrules for the kitchen and gardentool industry; threaded shells for the broom andmop industry; and all other deep drawn metalshells, stamping or ferrules for the above-men-tioned industries. Line Manufac turing, Inc., has the skills,experience and specialized machinery to pro-duce precision custom, high-volume compo-nent parts from ferrous and non-ferrousmetals to precise specifications. It can pro-vide virtually any contour, shape and finish,adding distinction and individuality to productsand designs. The company will produce themaccurately, at a fair price, and deliver themwhere and when needed. 05

Lola Products343 South River St.Hackensack, NJ 07601 USAPhone: 201-343-1243Fax: 201-489-6477E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.lolaproducts.comProducts: Floor wipes, mops, brooms, brushes,sponges, scourers, clothespins, lint traps, mopbuckets, cloths/dish clothes, gloves, dust pans,squeegees, dusters and flyswatters. 14

Magnolia Brush Mfrs., Ltd.P.O. Box 932, 1001 N. Cedar St.Clarksville, TX 75426 USAPhone: 903-427-2261Fax: 903-427-5230E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.magnoliabrush.comCompany Officers: Ken Backus, President;Scott Adams, Director of Operations; GaryTownes, Director of Purchasing; Glenn Guyette,National Sales ManagerProducts: Floor brushes, garage brushes, streetbrooms, scrub brushes, concrete finishingbrushes, janitorial items, detail brushes, counterdusters, vehicle wash brushes, masonry brushes,paintbrushes, utility brushes, floor squeegees,wax applicators, window brushes, corn brooms,hot dipped galvanized pails and tubs, variety ofhandles and wire scratch brushes. 15

Malish Corporation, The4260 Hamann ParkwayWilloughby, OH 44094 USAPhone: 440-951-5356Fax: 440-951-0293E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.malish.comCompany Officers: Terry J. Malish, Chairman;Jeffrey J. Malish, President & CEO; Fred Lom-bardi, Vice President of Sales & MarketingProducts: Leading manufacturer of commercialand industrial floor machine brushes, includinga full range of rotary brushes, foodservice/color-coded brushes, as well as janitorial brushes.Most recently, the company introduced theDiamabrushbyMalish Floor Preparation System

that features products for concrete prep and pol-ishing as well as products for wood and masticremoval. 13

Marion Brush Mfg. Co.1685 7th Ave.Marion, IA 52302 USAToll Free: 800-930-9062Fax: 319-377-3208E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.marionbrush.comProducts: Concrete finishing brushes and equip-ment; concrete finishing brushes in widths of 4,6 and 8 feet. 14

Paul Marsh LLC654 Madison Ave., Suite #1405New York, NY 10065 USAPhone: 212-759-9060Fax: 212-319-6214E-Mail:[email protected] Site: www.paulmarshllcworldwide.comProducts: China bristles, horse hair, fine hair,synthetic tapered filaments (all colors), mixturesfor paintbrushes (synthetic filaments and naturalbristles), machinery new and reconditioned,parts and service, paint roller winding, cuttingand finishing machines, roller frames, paintroller fabrics, phenolic paper, adhesives, covers,extension poles, handles, ferrules, brush pins,epoxy resins, etc. Founded in 1959 by Paul S. Marsh, the firm hasgrown steadily. Paul Marsh LLC is an interna-tional supplier to the brush and broom trade, serv-ing manufacturers in over 40 countries.Diversified departments within the company nowsupply manufacturing and trading concerns in awide range of industries. 14

M-B Companies, Inc.1615 Wisconsin Ave. / P.O. Box 200New Holstein, WI 54915 USAPhone: 800-558-5800Fax: 920-898-4588E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.m-bco.comProducts: Tube brooms, gutter brooms, runwaywafers, strip brooms, poly wafers, wire wafers,poly/wire wafers. Brushes for all makes and mod-els of attachment brooms, runway snow removalequipment, and street sweepers. 12

MBK Maschinenbau GmbHFriedrich-List-Str. 1988353 KissleggBad.-Wuertt. GERMANYPhone: 0049-75 63-91 31-0Fax: 0049-75 63-25 66Web Site: www.mbk-kisslegg.deProducts: Machines for the production of paintrollers made of foam – Drilling machine MBO,drill grinding machine, gluing machine MKL alsoavailable with Corona, splitting machine MSP,ejecting machine MAS, round off machine MAR,



frame bending automat BBM, automated assem-bly machine for roller cores KMA, foam gluingmachine MKE, roller supply RZ, supply hopperBF, pea-hole burning machine ERB. Machines for the production of paint rollersmade of plush and lambskin – Strip cutting ma-chine STM and STM-R, plush cutting device PSE,turn over equipment SUV, tandem-turn-over-ma-chine SUM, drawing device SAV, roller winding au-tomat RWA, roller assembly machine RMA, rollertreating automat RBA, radiator plush roller windingautomat HWA, radiator plush roller assembly au-tomat HMA, production automat for radiator rollersHFA, roller supply RZ and supply hopper BF. Machines for the production of flat andround paintbrushes – Flat paintbrush automatwith automated adhesive dispenser FPA, auto-mated cleaning and trimming machine for flatpaintbrushes ABM-K and ABM-L also for syn-thetic fiber, inserting and stapling machine EHMextendible with printing device and packing unit,paintbrush packing automat PEA, tuft dividingmachine BAM, bristle vibrator BAG, shearing andtrimming machine ZSM, wall brush assembly de-vice FME, round paintbrush automat RPA, pro-duction equipment for round paintbrushes RFA,round paintbrush assembling machine RPM, andcleaning and trimming machine for round paint-brushes RSA. Mixing, metering and dispensing machines –Automated adhesive dispenser VGA; mixing, me-tering and dispensing machine for two and morecomponent resin systems MUD and MUD-R withadjustable mixing ratio. MBK is a state-of-the-art, medium-sized engi-neering company located in Kisslegg in the All-gaeu (approx. 35 km northeast of Lindau on theLake of Constance, Germany). Maintenance andservice for all types of machines, conversion andextension of machinery in stock available. 11

MFC, Ltd.1904 Freight StreetLaredo, TX 78041 USAPhone: 956-724-5191Fax: 956-725-8080E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mfc-usa.comCompany Officers: David KaliszProducts:Tampico fibers, union mix, semi-patentfiber, palmyra, bassine, horsehair, horsehair mix-tures with tampico fiber and/or synthetic. Boarbristle mixtures (natural and/or with synthetics),paintbrush mixtures of synthetic and natural bris-tles. Tipping, flagging, mixing and dyeing of tapersynthetic fiber for paintbrush industry. Also rice(broom) root and metal handles. MFC, Ltd., hasbeen a supplier to brush manufacturers for over100 years. 13

Michigan Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-1070

Fax: 313-834-1070Toll-Free: 800-642-7874E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mi-brush.comCompany Officers: Bruce M. Gale, President/Managing DirectorProducts: Specializing in all types of brooms,brushes, mops, squeegees, paint rollers and relatedproducts. Special order products for machineryand equipment including oversize paint rollers,brushes, and squeegees are available. Prototypesand long or short runs invited. 10

Mill-Rose Company, The7995 Tyler Blvd.Mentor, OH 44060 USAPhone: 440-255-9171Fax: 440-255-5039E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.millrose.comCompany Officers: Paul Miller, PresidentProducts: Mill-Rose is a U.S. manufacturer oftwisted-wire brushes and a market leader forbrushes of all uses. The company designs, engi-neers, manufactures, and delivers brushes insmall, as well as large quantities catering to acustomer’s specific needs. Mill-Rose brushes areused in virtually every industry around theworld, including, but not limited to, aerospace,agriculture, automotive, defense, energy, manu-facturing, medical, technology, and telecommu-nications. Customers can choose from thousands of“standard” and “not-so-standard” sizes andshapes of brushes that deburr, polish, finish, sort,auger, conduct, dissipate, collect, move and pro-tect materials. Mill-Rose brushes are often usedin non-brushing applications to solve engineer-ing, design, and production problems. Mill-Rosehas designed more than 100,000 special brusheswith unique configurations for unique applica-tions. Strong demand for Mill-Rose brushes by theplumbing, heating and cooling industry led to theformation of Clean-Fit Products serving profes-sional contractors, hardware wholesalers andDo-It-Yourself home centers. Clean-Fit Productsoffers contractors a complete line of brushes,abrasives, PTFE sealants and specialty tools, in-cluding the line of Blue Monster® professional-grade products. Mill-Rose Laboratories manufactures a com-plete line of disposable and reusable brushes,snares and baskets used throughout the medicalindustry. It’s a leading source for laboratory andscientific brushes, biopsy and micro brushes, andstainless steel wire forms used in a broad rangeof applications. 14

Milwaukee Dustless BrushGordon Brush Wisconsin, LLC6247 Randolph StreetCommerce, CA 90040 USAPhone: 323-724-7777 ext. 280

Fax: 323-724-1111Web Site: www.milwaukeedustless.comCompany Officers: Kenneth L. Rakusin, Pres-ident and CEOProducts: Milwaukee Dustless Brush/GordonBrush Wisconsin, LLC., is an ISO 9001:2008certified American manufacturer of a premiumline of janitorial cleaning tools that do the job forwhich they are intended. These innovative prod-ucts that clean better and last longer include: theSpeed Sweep® line of floor brooms; the SpeedSqueegy® line of floor squeegees; dust ers; mops(including the eMop™ Buck etless Mop System);sweepers (including: Speedy Sweep, cordlessbattery operated sweeper); Speedy Corn® lineof upright brooms; lobby brooms, deck scrubs;truck wash brushes; utility brushes, and an as-sortment of industrial and paintbrushes from theGordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. line. 14

Monahan Filaments, LLC215 Egyptian TrailArcola, IL 61910 USA Phone: 217-268-4957Customer Service: 888-833-1097E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.monahanfilaments.comCompany Officers: Jon Monahan, President;Chris Monahan, Vice President Sales & Mar-ketingProducts: Broad selection of synthetic fila-ments in a wide range of diameters for thebrush and monofilament industries. Nylon,polyester, polyethylene, polystyrene andpolypropylene fibers for applications in in-dustrial, construction, automotive, personalcare, paint, cosmetic, and janitorial markets. Founded in early 2007 with the acquisitionof Specialty Filaments, the company has con-solidated operations into a new facility in Ar-cola, IL. Centrally located in the Midwest,MFI is well positioned to meet the challeng-ing needs of all customers. Sister companyBrush Fibers, Inc., is also located in Arcolaand able to ship all items together with Mon-ahan Filaments further saving on freight. Now offering high performance filamentssuch as PPS for demanding applications andV0 grade nylon. 15

Monahan Partners, Inc.202 N. OakArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-5771Fax: 217-268-3113E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Web Site: www.monahanpartners.comCompany Officers: Pat Monahan, President,(888-268-5754); Kevin Monahan, Vice Presi-dent (888-268-5757)Products: Monahan Partners assembleswood, metal or fiberglass mopsticks. It offersa full range of metal and plastic attachments



for both wet and dry mops, and sells the com-ponent parts for self-assembly. Monahan Part-ners offers popular plastic and metal janitorquick changes/stirrups, gripper (jaws), house-hold and janitor spring and levers. And fordust mops, the company offers nylon slideconnectors and a patented flexible connector.Other popular products are dust mop framesand heads (in 3 1/2 and 5-inch widths) includ-ing cotton, colored cotton, colored syntheticsand disposables as well as wedge mop headsand frames. Monahan Partners also sells broom braces;industrial T-bars; plastic/wire connectors forlayflat mops; twist mops made with cottonyarn, and non-woven strips; microfiber yarnwet mops; both metal and plastic hingesponge mops; and fiberglass handles withswivel cap and thread. Monahan Partners nowalso sells a popular, made in USA, economi-cal, patented lobby dust pan and is a leadingproducer of fiberglass handle mopsticks. Monahan Partners was spun out of TheThomas Monahan Company in December2010. Formerly, a division of the family busi-ness, Monahan Partners continues a long his-tory of great service. 15

Thomas Monahan Co., The202 North Oak StreetArcola, IL 61910 USAPhone: 217-268-4955Fax: 217-268-3113E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.thomasmonahan.comCompany Officers: Jim, Tim, Jon, and ChrisMonahan. Pat Monahan owns and runs a sistercompany, Monahan PartnersProducts: The Thomas Monahan Company isthe parent of the Monahan family of compa-nies – Brush Fibers, Inc. (natural filaments);Monahan Filaments (synthetic filaments); andWhitley Monahan Handles Company (woodhandles). See separate listings for these com-panies in this issue. The Thomas Monahan Company manufac-tures and sells component parts for the manu-facture of brooms and mops. It has provensources in the USA, China, Mexico andaround the world. Through its Whitley Mon-ahan Handles Company, Monahan offersquality handles in pine and hardwoods inclear lacquer, painted or plain sanded, with ta-pers, tennons or threads, in all standard diam-eters and lengths. The company is theexclusive distributor of Bamwood – a manu-factured wood made from bamboo. Through its Brush Fibers and Monahan Fil-ament companies, Monahan manufacturessynthetic filaments and sells them along withimported natural fibers to the brush industry. The Thomas Monahan Company sellsbroomcorn and natural filler fibers, plasticangle brooms, and broom twine. The company

also offers products from foreign sources ona container load basis for direct shipment atnice savings. The company has been a familybusiness since 1922, now managed by itsfourth generation of Monahans. The ThomasMonahan Co. stands behind everything itsells. The company prides itself on fast, cour-teous service. 15

Monterey MillsP.O. Box 790Janesville, WI 53547 USAPhone: 608-754-2866 Fax: 608-754-3750E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.montereymills.comCompany Officers: Daniel Sinykin, PresidentProducts: Supplier of knitted pile fabric for thepaint roller industry. Also supplier for apparel,over-the-counter, toy, saddlepad, casket/boot/slip-per/music case liners, wash mitts, pet beds, wooland wool blended buffing pads, premium hospitalpads, and pet bed fabrics. 15

Moonsoft International, Inc.3808 N. Sullivan Rd., Bldg. 12, Suite QSpokane, WA 99216 USAPhone: 877-892-9360Fax: 509-892-9355Web Site: www.moonsoftcorp.comProducts: Microfiber mop pads and dusters, re-lated hardware. 12

Mount Joy Wire Corp.1000 E. Main StreetMount Joy, PA 17552 USAPhone: 717-653-1461Toll Free: 800-321-2305Fax: 717-653-0221E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.mjwire.comProducts: Wide range of brush wire products –carbon steel, stainless steel, brass plated, galva-nized, tinned, flats. All sizes of tempered andhard drawn brush wire with full capabilities incrimping, bunching, and cutting in hanks. 11

Nation/Ruskin206 Progress DriveMontgomeryville, PA 18936 USAToll Free: 800-523-2489 Fax: 267-654-4010E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.nationruskin.comProducts: Sponges, cheesecloth, tack cloths,towels, rags, microfiber towels, drop cloths, cov-eralls, paint strainers. 13

National Wire & Metal Technologies, Inc.200 Harrison StreetJamestown, NY 14701 USAPhone: 716-661-9180Fax: 716-661-9189E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.homemaid.us

Products: Twist mops, dust mops, sponge mops,roller mops, butterfly mops, commercial metalwet mops, broom braces, brush scrapers andsqueegees. Other product capabilities includemetal stamping, wire forming welding, tool anddie capabilities, assembly and metal finishingoperations. 13

Newell & Sons Inc.P.O. Box 1098Roxboro, NC 27573 USAToll Free: 800-467-8996Fax: 336-599-3354E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.newellandsons.comProducts: Industrial/janitorial wet mop manu-facturer and broom, brush and janitorial supplier.13

Nexstep Commercial Products,1450 W. Ottawa RoadPaxton, IL 60957 USA Phone: 217-379-2377Fax: 217-379-9901E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.ocedarcommercial.comCompany Officers: Todd Leventhal, President;Joel Hastings, General ManagerProducts: (Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar) A complete line of commercial clean ing pro -ducts: brooms (angle and tradi tional upright),floor sweeps, brushes (utility, counter, scrubs,and bowl), wet mops (tradi tional), mops (self-wringing, sponge and roller), dust mops, mi-crofiber (cloths, wet mops, dust mops, dusters,heads/holders, and cleaning systems),squeegees, dusters, waste containers, dis-pensers, sponges, floor mats, rotary brushes,pad drivers and hardware, carts, mop bucketsand wringers. 14

Ningbo Neco Housewares Co., Ltd.No. 5 Dongjiang Road, High-tech Park,Fenghua, Ningbo, China (Factory)///1206,Tianrun BusNingbo, Zhejiang 315000 CHINAPhone: 0086-574-87038079Mobile: 0086-18654176865 Fax: 0086-574-89118098E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.nbneco.comCompany Officers: Dong Chengyong, Presi-dent; Bian Zhiqiang, Deputy President; AdamMao, Business Manager; Tong Haiden, QCManager; Qu Benhua, Production Manager; LuXiaojun, Social Responsibility Manager; MaoXialong, R&D, TECH ManagerProducts: Mop series, window washer series,dustpan and broom series, duster series, mi-crofiber cleaner series, bathroom cleaner series,sponges and scourers, multifunctional brushes,toilet brushes, lint roller series, floor squeegees,scrapers, pickers, lobby flat mops and windowsqueegees. 15



Norshel Industries, Inc.2933 River Rd.Croydon, PA 19021 USAToll Free: 800-355-MOPSFax: 215-788-5225E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.norshel.comProducts: Wet mops, handles, dust mops,brushes, dust pans, poly and corn brooms. 06

Northeast Ltda.Rua Lisboa, 453Sao Paulo S.P. 05413-000 BRAZILPhone (U.S.): 917-842-5062Phone: 55 11 3085 4955Fax: 55 11 3081 2176E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.northeast-brazil.comCompany Officers: Michael Grossman,Elaine Kimoto, Isabela ZaniniProducts: FSC and non-FSC wooden handles;softwood and hardwood, all finishing avail-able: sanded, lacquered or painted; all acces-sories such as metal threaded tips, thread onwood, tenon, domed, plastic caps, etc. avail-able, as are bar codes and private labels. Allpacking available including strip pack, boxpack, etc. Metal handles and angle brooms arealso available. The company has developed into a primeresource for quality and legally loggedwooden handles from Brazil. Reliability, con-sistent quality and timeliness of shipping havebecome synonymous with Northeast and theMalinski factory. Multi-annual logging con-tracts will guarantee its raw material for yearsto come. 15

Northern Wood Products, Inc.1504 Lauderdale Pl.La Crosse, WI 54603 USAPhone: 608-783-1112Fax: 608-783-0272Web Site:www.northernwoodproductsinc.comProducts: Wood handles and wood brushblocks manufactured for the broom, brush andmop industries. 10

Nyco Products Company5332 Dansher RoadCountryside, IL 60525 USAToll Free: 800-752-4754Fax: 708-579-9898E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.nycoproducts.comProducts: Carpet cleaners, spotters and stainremovers; upholstery cleaners; floor strippers;floor cleaners; floor finish chemicals; floorsealers; floor preparation chemicals; ice filmneutralizer; dust mop treatment; and liquids,aerosols, powders. 14

O’Dell CorporationP.O. Box 540Ware Shoals, SC 29646 USAToll Free: 800-342-2843Fax: 800-445-1533E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.odellcorp.comProducts: Wet mops, dust mops, handles,brushes, janitor carts, microfiber, echoMop,The Edge Mop, The Patriot Mop, frames, jan-itorial accessories. 12

Osborn1100 Resource Dr., Suite 1Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131 USAToll Free: 800-720-3358Phone: 216-361-1900Fax: 216-361-1913E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.osborn.comProducts: Push brooms, upright brooms, han-dles, squeegees, angle brooms, whisk brushes,counter dusters, bowl brushes, fountainbrushes, car wash brushes, tire cleaningbrushes, nail brushes, scrub brushes, scratchbrushes, paintbrushes, artists brushes, paintrollers and roller frames. 14

Padco Inc. U.S.A.2220 Elm Street SoutheastMinneapolis, MN 55414 USAPhone: 612-378-7270Fax: 612-378-9388E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.padco/floortools.comCompany Officers: Anna MacCormick,CEO; Ed Goldstein, PresidentProducts: Floor finish applicators, extensionpoles, trays, pads, rollers and accessories. 14

Paint Brush Corporation27 W. Cherry St., P.O. Box 371Vermillion, SD 57069 USAPhone: 605-624-8601Fax: 605-624-6909E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.paintbrushcorp.comCompany Officers: Lesie R. Johnson, Presi-dent; Douglas R. Johnson, Vice PresidentProducts: Natural and synthetic bristle paint-brushes, automotive parts cleaning brushes. 15

Patrick Yarn Mills, Inc.501 York RoadKings Mountain, NC 28086 USAPhone: 704-739-4119Fax: 704-739-9276E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.patrickyarns.comProducts: Patrick Yarn Mills offers a com-plete product line of high quality yarns for wetmops, dust mops and finish mops. The com-pany’s modern manufacturing facilities pro-duce cotton yarns, synthetic blends, and

specialty mop yarns, including anti-microbialand microfiber products. 06

PelRay International, LLC4511 Macro Dr.San Antonio, TX 78218 USAPhone: 210-757-4640Fax: 210-650-8103E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.PelRay.comCompany Officers: Michael McKenzie, CEO;Bart Pelton, President; Ray LeBlanc, COOProducts: With over 100 years of combinedexperience in the industry, PelRay’s sales team,Ron Cherryholmes, Ray LeBlanc, DavidMcGee and Bart Pelton, has been meeting theneeds of manufacturers of brooms, mops andbrushes worldwide. From raw materials suchas natural fibers (broomcorn, beargrass,Tampico and palmyra) to mop yarn (blended,cotton, rayon, natural or dyed) to OEM prod-ucts made to customer specifications (anglebroom heads, corn brooms, mops or mopsticks) to handles (poplar, southern yellowpine, Brazilian tauari, or metal) PelRay has itavailable and can ship in mixed loads to helpcustomers to better manage their inventories. For those customers looking for products“made in the USA”, PelRay offers competi-tively priced poplar and pine handles as wellas mop hardware and assembled mop sticks.PelRay also stocks an extensive inventory forartisans and crafters with raw broomcorn,stitching needles, twine and more. Visit Pel-Ray’s website for specials and inventory clear-ance items. Quality, integrity and service arehallmarks of PelRay’s commitment to the suc-cess of its customers. 15

Perfex Corporation32 Case StreetPoland, NY 13431 USAToll Free: 800-848-8483Fax: 315-826-7471E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.perfexonline.comProducts: TruCLEAN® Mopping Systems,sponge mops, microfiber mops, brooms andbrushes, and shovels and squeegees. 14

Pferd Milwaukee Brush Company30 Jytek DriveLeominster, MA 01453 USAToll Free: 800-342-9015Fax: 978-840-1563E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.pferdusa.comProducts: Brooms, floor sweeps, squeegees,paintbrushes and accessories, scratch and chipbrushes, utility and deck scrub brushes, powerwire brushes and abrasive filament nylonbrushes (MBRAD®). 12



Plasticfibre S.P.A.Via Emilia 309A40011 Anzola Emilia (BO) ITALYPhone: +39-051-739762Fax: +39-051-739519E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.plasticfibre.comProducts: Synthetic monofilaments: Plasticrin(PVC), Emilen (PP), Ecoclean (PBT), Ecoster(PET), Politex (PE), Ultrapaintex (hollow PBT),Paintex (hollow PET), Ecostil (PS), Ecosan(PS/SAN), Plastinyl (PA). Also offered are veg-etable fibers (tampico/broomroot/palmyra). Manufacturers of quality synthetic fibers forthe broom and brush industry since 1959. Thecompany extrudes filaments made of PVC, PP,PET, PBT, PS, SAN, PE and PA. Plasticfibre canoffer a complete range of synthetic filaments tomanufacturers of all brush products in every sec-tor. Its filaments vary in application throughoutthe industrial and manufacturing sectors in morethan 50 countries worldwide. Quality system cer-tified under ISO 9001:2008. 11

Pogliani SRLVia A. Volta 7/ACosta Masnaga (LC) 23845 ITALY Phone: ++39031856986Fax: ++39031856273E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.poglianisrl.comProducts: Synthetic Filaments: solid and hollowpolyester, nylon, PP and polyethylene; taperedfilaments for paint, cosmetic and toothbrushes;Wire: stapling wire (flat and round), wire forcrimping or for twisted purpose, wire for filling,wire in many different raw materials such asstainless, brass, phosphorous bronze, nickel sil-ver, copper coated and galvanized steel; NaturalFibers: tampico, broom root, coco, palmyra,horsehair, bristles and mixtures. 14

Precision Brush Company6700 Parkland Blvd. Solon, OH 44124 USAPhone: 440-542-9600Fax: 440-542-9696E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.precisionbrush.comCompany Officers: Jim Benjamin, President Products: Precision Brush Company has thetechnology, expertise and experience to satisfyindustrial brush requirements. The company cancustomize nearly every aspect of a brush, includ-ing brush length, bristle length, stiffness, density,coarseness, fill material and base materials.These custom brushes can be constructed out ofmaterials that resist certain harsh chemicals, tem-perature extremes, or both. Conversely, Preci-sion’s industrial brushes can be gentle and softenough to spread confectioner’s sugar on dough-nuts. From food processing, steel processing,glass manu facturing, pharmaceutical productionand data cable management—Precision is a

provider of custom industrial brushes that canhandle the demands of nearly any industry. The manufacturing capabilities of the Preci-sion Brush Company have allowed it to offerclients customized bristle tools for an almost in-finite number of brush applications, including butnot limited to: metal channel strip brushes, plasticchannel strip brushes, twisted wire brushes, brushseals and specialty brushes. 13

Proveedora Mexicana De Monofilamentos,S.A. De C.V. (PMM)Oriente 217 No. 190Agricola Oriental Mexico City, D.F., 08500 MEXICOPhone: 00 5255 5763 86 63Fax: 00 5255 5700 57 69E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.pmmbrightline.comCompany Officers: Enrique Mejia, GeneralManager; Dennise Silva, Sales ManagerProducts: PMM produces synthetic engineeredmonofilaments for the brush industry. It offersnylon 6.12, nylon 6, nylon 6.6, nylon 6 plus,polyester PBT, polyethylene and polypropylenefilaments in a wide range of calipers and colors.It specializes in critical applications, where con-sistency and quality are a must. 15

Purdy101 Prospect Ave.Cleveland, OH 44115 USAToll Free: 800-547-0780Fax: 800-380-9422E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.purdy.comProducts: Purdy offers a broad assortment ofbrushes, roller covers, faux finishing tools andpainting accessories. The company began in1925 when S. Desmond Purdy began buildingpaintbrushes in a converted two-car garage inPortland, OR. Purdy painting tools offer outstanding finish ap-pearance, which forms a smooth, even layoff of thepaint on the surface. Smoother “no drag” brushstrokes and better paint flow and release are alsoqualities found in Purdy brushes, and help to makefaster and better production on big jobs. Purdybrushes also provide cutting-in capabilities for cor-ners and sash work because of the individual crafts-manship put into the chiseling, shaping andfinishing of all Purdy brushes. The brushes are alsolight weight and balanced. Purdy’s premium adjustable roller frame fitsall standard roller covers from 12 to 18-inches.This design works with a cam latch system forquick adjustment. Purdy also launched a jumbomini-roller system. This cageless jumbo mini-roller frame features a “dog bone” design whichprovides the smooth rolling action for a perfectfinish. The 3/4-inch jumbo core cover holdsmore paint giving professionals the desired lookin less time. The lightweight frame is availablein 14 and 26 1/2-inch lengths, as well as a com-

plete assortment of 4 1/2 and 6 1/2-inch jumbomini-roller replacement covers. 11

Quickie Manufacturing Corp.1150 Taylors LaneCinnaminson, NJ 08077 USAPhone: 856-829-7900Fax: 856-829-6150Web Site: www.quickie.comProducts: Brooms, mops, sponges, buckets,dusters, brushes, plungers, microfiber towels. 14

Quinn Broom Works, Inc.1527 IL Rt. 121, P.O. Box 575Greenup, IL 62428 USAPhone: 217-923-3181Fax: 217-923-5150E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.quinnbroomworks.comCompany Officers: Mark D Quinn, PresidentProducts: All types of wound, nail, kitchenette,whisk and toy brooms. Corn brooms manufac-tured to customers’ specifications. 14

Reit Price Company522 W. Chestnut StreetUnion City, IN 47390 USAPhone: 765-964-3252Fax: 765-964-5343E-Mail: [email protected], Web Site: www.reitprice.comProducts: Wet mops, dust mops, handles, cornbrooms, microfiber mopping pads, and mi-crofiber cleaning towels. 13

Remco Products4735 W. 106th StreetZionsville, IN 46077 USAPhone: 317-876-9856Fax: 800-585-8619Web Site: www.remcoproducts.comProducts:Designers and manufacturers of qual-ity plastic products. Color-coded polypropyleneone- and two-piece shovels, mixing paddles,scoops, scrapers, metal detectable tools, HDPEtubs, lids, pallets, and steel undercarriages.Remco also offers the Vikan hygiene system®line of color-coded hand brushes, floor and wallbrushes, squeegees, pails, pad holder system,paddle/floor scrapers, tube and valve brushes,handles (regular and specialized), wall bracketsand waterfed brushes and handles. Remco Products is a family business startedin 1985 by Richard L. Garrison in Zionsville,IN. The company offers a large range of prod-ucts and serves a number of markets, includingthe food processing, food service, jan/san, ma-terial handling, and safety markets. Remco offers Vikan hygiene system® color-coded hygienic brooms, brushes and squeegees.The brooms and brushes feature a solidpolypropylene block and polyester bristles thatare held in place with stainless steel staples.With block and bristle of the same color, they



are autoclavable, sterilizable and come in a va-riety of shapes, sizes and bristle types. In addi-tion to fixed head and swivel neck squeegees,an ultra hygiene squeegee is also available. Thesingle-blade design of this squeegee discouragesbacterial growth. These products can be pur-chased with Remco’s selection of European-thread handles that are of varying length,material and color. Remco also offers a complete line of helicallywound stainless steel tube and valve brushes aswell as several special application brushes. 11 Rol-Brush Mfg. , Division of Michigan Brush Mfg. Co. Inc.7446 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 10247Detroit, MI 48210-0247 USAPhone: 313-834-1070Fax: 313-834-1178Toll-Free: 800-642-7874Web Site: www.mi-brush.comProducts: Company offers paint rollers, coversand trays. Private label is the company’s specialty.Rol-Brush is a prime manufacturer, an OEMsource and is a member of the American BrushManufacturers Association. 10

Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp.248 Wyandanch Ave. West Babylon, NY 11704 USAPhone: 631-643-8012Fax: 631-253-9428E-Mail: [email protected]: Paint roller covers made of lambskin,microfiber, kodel, lambswool, synthetic blends,“Lint Free” woven fabrics. All sizes available.Jumbo 2-1/4” ID to Slim Jim covers, plus rollerframes, trays, paintbrushes and a full line of paint-ing accessories for the professional and do-it-yourself markets. Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp. has been pro-viding top quality paint rollers and painting ac-cessories for the professional and do-it-yourselfmarkets for over 45 years. It takes pride in thereputation it has established over the years ofbeing more than simply a supplier, but rather a“business partner” to customers. Along with themany items offered in its catalog, the companyhas increased the number of items it manufac-tures according to customer spec ifications. Offersprivate labeling to many volume purchasers. 15

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.3124 Valley Ave.Winchester, VA 22601 USAPhone: 540-667-8700Web Site: www.rubbermaidcommercial.comProducts: A manufacturer serving worldwidecommercial and institutional markets. The com-pany is involved with such product categories asfoodservice, sanitary maintenance, waste han-dling, material transport, washroom and safety.14

Sanderson MacLeod1199 South Main StreetPalmer, MA 01069 USAPhone: 866-522-3481; 413-283-3481Fax: 413-289-1919Web Site: www.sandersonmacleod.comProducts: Sanderson MacLeod specializes solelyin twisted-wire brushes. It is a large volume con-tract manufacturer of medical and dental brushes,firearm brushes, cleaning brushes and cosmeticbrushes. It is also the inventor of the Z-Tip, whichputs a protective tip on a twisted-wire brush thatis smoother, safer and stronger than traditionaltipping methods. The Z-Tip is manufacturedusing high energy fusion welding technologies tomelt a pre-constructed core wire section of atwisted-wire brush into a consistent, smooth andinseparable protective tip. Manufactures twisted-wire brushes including:medical endoscope cleaning, medical cytology,interdental, shotgun cleaning, rifle cleaning, pis-tol cleaning, general cleaning, deburring, polish-ing, and mascara. Sanderson MacLeod employsmore than 100 employees and operates out of a137,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility withan FDA compliant quality control lab. Engineer-ing custom brushes is the company’s specialty. 11

Schaefer Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.1101 S. Prairie AvenueWaukesha, WI 53186 USAPhone: 262-547-3500Fax: 262-547-3927Web Site: www.schaeferbrush.comProducts: Twisted-in-wire brushes continue tobe the core of Schaefer Brush; however, staple-set and hand drawn brushes, for all industries,play an important part of the business. SchaeferBrush designs and builds custom brushes andbrushing systems for a variety of applications andindustries. 13 Schlesinger Maschinenbau GmbHForststraBe 3Burgwald, Hessen 35099 GERMANYPhone: 0049-6451-719180Fax: 0049-6451-71918-30E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.schlesinger.deProducts: Brush production machinery. Auto -matic cleaning and trimming machinery. Highperformance and special machinery; appliancesfor brush production; performance, modern andversatile machine constructions; powerful tech-nics and reliable service. 10

Shanghai Jiasheng Products Co., LTD33 Lane, Huanqiao Rd., Pudong ShanghaiShanghai 201315 CHINAPhone: +86-21-50890438Fax: +86-21-50890483E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.jiashengco.comProducts: Shanghai Jiasheng Products is a one

stop source for high quality professional clean-ing products with competitive price and goodservices. The company offers a variety of dustmops and wet mops, covering the full range ofyarns, styles and price. Also offerered are floorsqueegees, window squeegees, mop wringerbuckets, janitor carts, service carts, trash bins,floor signs, mop and broom accessories, mopsticks, sponge mops, microfiber mops andcloths, trash pickers, wool dusters, dustpans andbrooms, brushes, etc. The company also offersOEM and R&D services. 15

Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-Use Products Co., Ltd.No. 27 Si Cheng Rd.Ma Lu Town, Jia Ding DistrictShanghai, P.R. 201208 CHINAPhone: 86-21-69158000, Ext. 8077Fax: 86-21-69158070 and 69158093Web Site: www.sh-yiyuan.comProducts: Cleaning products, daily-use prod-ucts, brooms, brushes, mops, mop buckets,squeegees, dusters, etc. Also offered are ma-chinery such as broom stitchers, cutting ma-chines, binding machines, as well as furniture. Shanghai Yi Heng Daily-Use Products Co.,Ltd was founded in 1996, headquartered inShanghai. Manufactured products come in var-ious kinds and are kept updated with the quickchange in technology. Primary items covercleaning products and daily-use products in-volving over 400 kinds, and are exported to theUnited States, Australia, Europe, Japan andSoutheast Asia. Since the establishment of thecompany, both Yi Heng representatives andcustomers have witnessed a rapid developmentthat comes from the company’s managementteam. Innovation in management, research anddevelopment, especially in sales, enable thecompany to accommodate further growth. The company offers American long fibercorn brooms to the U.S. market with over 40styles. It offers direct sales for American na-tionwide supermarkets through U.S. partners.11 Shurhold Industries, Inc.3119 SW 42nd Ave.Palm City, FL 34990 USAPhone: 772-287-1313Fax: 772-286-9620Web Site: www.shurhold.comProducts: Brushes, mops, brooms, handles,cleaning chemicals, buffer and fishing gaffs. 09

S.M. Arnold, Inc.7901 Michigan Ave.St. Louis, MO 63111 USAToll Free: 800-325-7865Fax: 314-544-3159Web Site: www.smarnoldinc.comProducts: Car and truck wash brushes, scrubbrushes, detail scratch brushes, tire and spoke



brushes, push brooms, chamois, sponges, washmitts, polishing cloths and applicators, microfibercloth and towels. 13

Spiral Brushes Inc.1355 Commerce DriveStow, OH 44224 USAToll Free: 800-888-2861Phone: 330-686-2861 Fax: 330-686-9436E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.spiralbrushes.comProducts: Industrial brushes, standard powerbrushes and custom brushes; metal back stripand cylinder brushes; steel wire, stainless steelwire, brass wire, bronze wire; synthetic fiber in-cluding nylon, polypropylene, abrasive nylon;natural fiber including tampico and horsehairavailable as brush fill materials. 14

St. Nick Brush Co.P.O. Box 15Burton, OH 44021 USAToll Free: 800-798-1269Fax: 440-834-0243Web Site: www.hardwood-lumber.comProducts: For over 30 years, the St. Nick BrushCompany (a division of the Hardwood LumberCompany) has been a start-to-finish business thatproduces a complete line of consumer and indus-trial brushes, brooms and brush blocks. Everystage of the manufacturing process is overseen byexperienced brush makers who are dedicated tocreating the highest quality products. In 2005, thecompany doubled the size of its warehouse andinventory, decreasing the average lead time to twodays. Products listed as brushes and brooms: streetbrooms, floor sweeps, scrub brushes and concretefinishing brushes, specializing in African BassStreet Brooms. Products listed as hardwood brushand broom blocks: shoe handle, scratch brush,bagel block, floor sweep, street broom, deck scruband all types of scrub brush blocks. 14

Stainless Steel Products561-T Acron St.Deer Park, NY 11729 USAPhone: 888-767-3040Fax: 631-243-4064E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.stainlesswires.comCompany Officers: Ralph Rosenbaum; MelissaRosenbaumProducts: Wire; straight wire; crimped wire; cut-to-length wire; stranded wire; specialty packag-ing; strip, bar and mesh; ferrous and non-ferrous;common and specialty alloys. 15

Static Faction201 Washington St., Suite 6Salem, MA 01970 USAPhone: 978-745-6238Fax: 978-741-4761

E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.staticfaction.comCompany Officers: Ian Moss, PresidentProducts: Thunderon® conductive filament; mix-tures of Thunderon® with goat hair, nylon and horse hair; Thunderon® woven strip tapes. 14

Tai Hing Nylon Filament Products Co., Ltd.Shop C, On Ying Mansion, G/F., 1138 CantonRd.MongKok, Kowloon, Hong Kong CHINAPhone: +852 2494 0233Fax: +852 2485 2677E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.taihingnylon.comCompany Officers: Wilson H. Lau; William Lau;Peter PangProducts: All kinds of filaments including PA fil-aments of nylon 6, 66, 46, 610 and 612; PBT fila-ments of normal and tapered; PE filaments ofHDPE, and LOPE; PET filaments of normal, ta-pered and recycled; PP; PS; PPS; PEEK; PLA;ABS and PMMA filaments for making brushes invarious applications including industrial, cosmetic,oral care, cleaning, broom, paintbrushes, etc. 13

Tanis, Inc.3660 Kettle Court EastDelafield, WI 53018 USAPhone: 262-646-9000Fax: 262-646-9005E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.tanisbrush.comCompany Officers: Scott Tanis, PresidentProducts: Abrasive brush products includingwheel disc and tube brushes; twisted-in-wire in-ternal cleaning brushes and tube brushes; stipbrushes used to guide, seal and protect; rotary andcylinder brushes; dairy and foodservice brushes;artist brushes; parts cleaning and utility brushes.14

Thomas Textile CompanyP.O. Box 35697Charlotte, NC 28235 USAPhone: 704-342-9200Fax: 704-342-9233E-Mail: [email protected]: Cotton and rayon blend mop yarns onball warps, cones, and large single end wheels.12

Tucel Industries, Inc.2014 Forestdale Road - P.O. Box 146Forestdale, VT 05745 USAPhone: 802-247-6824Fax: 802-247-6826E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.tucel.comCompany Officers: John C. Lewis, Jr., Presi-dent; Joanne Raleigh, Vice PresidentProducts: Tucel produces brushes currently serv-ing foodservice, janitorial and other industries.Tucel is 100 percent green, recyclable and fused.

All products are polypropylene which does notabsorb water, causing bacteria. Fused brushes aremade using a manufacturing process whereby thebristle and block are “heat fused” together; thusno holes and no staple where bacteria can harborand cross-contaminate. Tucel originated in 1970 gaining its first patentfor “fusing” bristle to block. Tucel was located inMiddlebury, VT, for 10 years and relocated toForestdale where the 45,000-square-foot factorystill remains. Tucel has held more than 38 patentsworldwide. Tucel also develops a wide assort-ment of specialty brushes for other companies. Tucel has its brushes NSF tested for cleanabil-ity. All products are HACCP compatible. Tucelhas been under the same ownership since thecompany began in 1970. 12

Unimac S.r.l.Via C.Colombo, 2241013 Castelfranco Emilia (MO) ITALYPhone: + 39.059.932664E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.unimac.itProducts: Unimac power brush manufacturingequipment and metal handle manufacturingequipment – Unimac produces machinery andtechnology used to manufacture twisted knotpower brushes, wheel brushes, cup brushes, waferbrushes as well as quality control equipment forpower brushes, machinery to convert wire fromspools to cut-to-length bundles as well as equip-ment for crimping wire to be fed into power brushmachinery. Unimac also specializes in completeproduction lines or specific-use machinery to pro-duce fixed metal handles that are either powdercoated or plastic coated, as well as equipment forextension handles (telescopic handles). Unimac’stube-mill can also be used in other applications toproduce tubes for other products (www.unimac.it)15

United Rotary Brush Corporation - Engineered Products Division20078 State Route 4Marysville, OH 43040 USAToll Free: 800-893-0003Fax: 937-642-3552E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.united-rotary.comProducts: Custom-made wide-face brushes andnon woven rolls for the heavy industrial market;trommel screen brushes, deburring brushes, shaftmaintenance, disposable brush cores, wide facedisposable brushes and brush rewraps. 14

Vonco Products, LLC.201 Park AvenueLake Villa, IL 60046 USAE-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.vonco.comCompany Officers: Keith Smith; Tim MorganProducts: Flexible packaging for the broom,




brush and mop industry. Features include: shapes,closures, headers, wickets, vents and processprinting. Capabilities include graphic design, en-gineering and package design. Broom sleeves areavailable with a straight side tapered shape withoptions. All products are manufactured in theUSA in the company’s Illinois facility. 15

Weiler CorporationOne Weiler DriveCresco, PA 18326 USAPhone: 570-595-7495Fax: 570-595-2002E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.weilercorp.comProducts: Sweeps; floor, garage, and streetbrushes; handles; upright and whisk brooms;dusters and dust pans; squeegees and windowbrushes; vehicle care brushes; scrub and utilitybrushes; mops and accessories; scratch brushes;flue brushes; tube fitting brushes; paintbrushes;rollers and accessories. 13

Whitley Monahan Handle Co.3827 Whitley RoadMidland, NC 28107-0112 USAPhone: 704-888-2625Fax: 704-888-3023E-Mail: [email protected];[email protected] Site: www.whitleyhandle.comCompany Officers: Patrick Peebles, President;Jim Monahan, Sales Manager; Lorraine Peebles,Vice PresidentProducts:Whitley Monahan Handle is a domes-tic producer of wood handles for the broom, mopand brush trade. Its plant in Midland, NC, has thecapabilities to process wood handles to meet cus-tomer exacting specifications. The company canprovide wood handles with smooth sanded fin-ishes; painted handles with clear lacquer or anycolored finish; cut tapers, tennons and threads;attached labels and metal threads; and specialpack all to customer specifications. It currentlyprocesses Tauari from Brazil, mixed hardwoodsfrom the Far East, and domestic hardwoods andsoftwoods to meet customers exacting standards.The company has an excellent workforce andcompany officials take pride in their productsand ability to work with customers to give themthe best possible product, on time and at a rea-sonable price. 15

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbHSchützenstrasse 3833181 Bad Wüennenberg GERMANYPhone: +49 2953-73 300Fax: +49 2953-73 96 300E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.bt.woehler.comCompany Officers: Matthias Peveling; andEgbert BrottkaProducts: In Wöhler’s modern facility of over10,000 square meters with state-of-the-art ma-

chinery, the company offers many flexible andengineered possibilities to build specialty ma-chines for a diverse range of applications. Thisincludes specialty machines and complete pro-duction systems for all types of technicalbrushes in industrial applications such as stripbrushes, roll brushes, power brushes, brush seg-ments (wheel and cup), dental brushes, polishingbrushes, end brushes, street sweeper brushes,cleaning brushes, twist-in wire brushes, microbrushes, paintbrushes and special technicalbrushes Wöhler Brush Tech also supplies: punching,trimming, cutting and crimping equipment;brushing and specialty machines; surface finish-ing and WPC wood grain devices; and specialfilaments. 15

Wolf Filaments(Shenzhen Tidy-Feel Filaments Co., Ltd.)No. 255-1 Jintian Rd.,Tiantou, Pingshan New DistrictShenzhen, 518118 CHINAPhone: +86-0755-8426 0800Fax: +86-0755-8426 0031E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.tidyfeel.comCompany Officers: Sally Lee, General Man-agerProducts: A supplier of industrial abrasive fila-ments, nylon filaments without abrasive, andother high-quality monofilaments. 13

WOMA(Wood Machinery Daniel Koehler)Im Gewerbepark 10, Stadtlengsfeld 36457 GERMANYPhone: +49 (0) 36965 809160Fax: +49 (0) 36965 809169E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.woma-brush.comCompany Officers: Daniel Koehler, GeneralManager; Maria Koehler, Sales ManagerProducts: Second hand machines for brush in-dustries; second hand wood working machines.15

Wooster Brush Company, The604 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691 USAPhone: 330-264-4440Fax: 330-263-0495E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.woosterbrush.comProducts: With more than 160 years of indus-try experience, The Wooster Brush Companyis a manufacturer of paintbrushes, rollers, sur-face prep tools, and painting equipment.Wooster offers, through distribution, over2,000 products for professional and do-it-your-self painters. Brand names include Ultra/Pro®,Alpha™, Advantage®, Yachtsman®, Short-cut®, and Golden Glo® paintbrushes;Super/Fab®, Pro/Doo-Z®, Avalon™ Super

Doo-Z®, and Polar Bear® paint rollers; Sher-lock® roller frames and extension poles; theJumbo-Koter® miniroller system; and PrepCrew® surface prep tools. 14

Worldwide Integrated Resources7171 Telegraph Rd.Montibello, CA 90640 USAToll Free: 800-441-6448Fax: 323-838-8939E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.wwir.comProducts: Metal and plastic hardware, dust-pans, self-ringing mops, wet mops, spongemops, dust mops and frames, buckets, brooms,miscellaneous and specialty items. 10

Young & Swartz, Inc.39 Cherry St.Buffalo, NY 14204 USAPhone: 716-852-2171Fax: 716-852-5652E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.youngandswartz.comProducts: Specialty brush manufacturing.Staple set, wheels, strip, cylinders, hand andmachine brushes. All mediums–natural, syn-thetic, wire. Can work in wood, plastic,leather back. Custom and contract runs in-vited. Company uses quick change, comput-erized equipment. 12 Zahoransky AGAnton-Zahoransky Str. 1Todtnau-Geschwend BW 79674 GER-MANYPhone: 49 7671 997-0Fax: 49 7671-997-299E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zahoransky.comCompany Officers: Robert Dous, Sales Di-rector; Artur Seger, President of ZahoranskyUSA, Inc.Products: Broom and brush machines; au-tomation; technical brush machines; tooth-brush machines; packaging machines;cosmetic brush machines; injection molds;and twist-in-wire machines. 15

Zahoransky USA, Inc.1601 Atlantic Drive, Suite 133West Chicago, IL 60185 USAPhone: 630-507-ZUSA (9872) Fax: 331-240-2970E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zahoransky.comCompany Officers: Artur Seger, President;Ulrich Zahoransky, Board Member; RobertDous, Board Member; Vasko Naumovski,Vice President of Sales and Marketing/Gen-eral Manager.Products: Broom and brush machines; au-tomation; technical brush machines; oral caremachines; packaging machines; cosmetic


V-Air Maschinenbau GmbH was founded in 2013. It specializes in tuftpicking systems, based on vacuum technology, for use in anchorless tooth-brush equipment. Included in the V-Air product line are currently machinesfor anchorless filling and fusing of tufts in toothbrush-headplates, as wellas pre-endrounding and cutting machinery for toothbrush filaments, ac-

cording to a news release.“The machinery of V-Air is characterized by ease of operation and main-

tenance, combined with a high output. The V-Air team consists of highlyqualified engineers with many years of experience in this particular areaof brushmaking technology.

“With the addition of the expertise and capabilities of V-Air, the programof the Boucherie-Borghi Group is further extended, now offering a mostcomplete range of anchorless as well as conventional machinery for thebrush and toothbrush industry.”

V-Air Managing Director Christoph Schubnell said, “This is a wonderfulopportunity for us to further develop the technology already availablewithin our company. The engineering power of the Boucherie-BorghiGroup is impressive, and now it is also much easier to reach customersworld-wide with the sales and service network of the Group. We are veryhappy and proud to be a part of this. Right from our first contacts, we wereimpressed with the enthusiasm, energy and teamwork within theBoucherie-Borghi Group and we look forward to intensively cooperatewith our new partners.”

Bart Boucherie Jr., said: “We very much welcome the V-Air‘Mannschaft’ in our Group and are happy to now have access to the V-Airtechnology. It complements our AFT and AMR anchorless technologiesvery well, and the combined experience of people of both companies cangive a boost to engineering solutions and developments in the future. Weare a technology company and our place is at the cutting edge of things.V-Air fits perfectly with this vision.”

“This is a new milestone for our Group,” Borghi President Enzo Ferrarisaid. “With V-Air, we have another company with advanced technologyjoining our Group, with new approaches and new ideas. With Boucherieas the biggest and most experienced supplier of anchorless brushmakingmachinery and V-Air with its different approach to anchorless technologynow together under one umbrella, we foresee that more anchorless brus-making machinery will reach the market and brush makers worldwide. Oursales and customer support network is there to back up this expectedgrowth.”

Visit www.boucherie.com, www.borghi.com and www.v-air-ma-chines.de for more information.

V-Air Maschinenbau GmbH Joins Boucherie-Borghi Group


Shown, left to right, are Christoph Schubnell and Bart Boucherie Jr. OBITUARY: CWP TECHNOLOGIES

ENGINEER, ALFRED STEGENS, DIESAlfred Harold Stegens, long-time employee

of CWP Technologies, died May 19, 2015. Hewas born July 28, 1930. He and his wife, Lois,were the parents of three children, sons Eric(wife Gloria) and Michael, daughter Karen (hus-band Don), and granddaughter Erica.

Mr. Stegens began his career with CWP(Cleveland Wood Products) in 1961, and continued to work into hislate 70s, creating brushroll samples for CWP customers. He held 20patents.

Representatives of CWP said, “His brushroll designs have been usedby major OEM and distributors in the entire U.S. vac market and be-yond. He attacked opportunities with energy, a common sense ap-proach and classic ‘cut-and-dried’ engineering skills. He wasconstantly creating new features for products thought to ‘just sweepdirt out of the carpet.’”


brush machines; injection molds; and twist-in-wire machines. 15

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.835 Ninth Avenue - P.O. Box 506Antigo, WI 54409 USAPhone: 715-627-4804Fax: 715-627-2347E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zwpi.comCompany Officers: James Zelazoski, Presi-dent; Michael Zelazoski, Vice President;Joseph Zelazoski, Vice President; CharlesZelazoski, Treasurer; Benjamin Zelazoski,SecretaryProducts: Complete line of wooden brushand broom blocks - molded, shaped, and/orturned, finished or plain, manufactured ac-

cording to customers’ specifications. Thecompany can also machine most plastics. Ze-lazoski Wood Products began in 1924 as theThos. Zelazoski Mfg. Co. The companybegan making wooden blocks for the brushand broom industry in 1928. Over its exis-tence, ZWPI has continued to update machin-ery, facilities, and processes to meet theever-changing needs of its customers. Zelazoski Wood Products’ modern facilityenables it to manufacture a wide range ofparts according to customers’ specifications,especially where close tolerance and highquality are required. Unless imported woodis specifically requested, all brush and broomblocks are made using lumber harvested frommanaged North American forests. ZWPI isalways ready to look at new items and anx-

ious to quote customer needs, simple or com-plex, from 1 to 1 million pieces. 14

Zephyr Manufacturing Co.200 Mitchell RoadSedalia, MO 65301 USAPhone: 660-827-0352Fax: 660-827-0713E-Mail: [email protected] Site: www.zephyrmfg.comCompany Officers: R.J. Lindstrom, Presi-dent; Bob Schneider, Vice President of SalesProducts: Zephyr offers a complete selectionof wet mops and dry mops covering the fullrange of fibers, styles, and prices. Also of-fered are brooms, brushes and specialty prod-ucts, handles, frames, dusters, mop sticks andmany related items. 14


Gordon Brush Has New Building WithMove-In Slated For This Summer

Gordon Brush has acquired a new building, three and one-half timeslarger than its existing facility. Gordon Brush’s factory and offices willmove from its current 51,000-square-foot facility at 6247 Randolph St. inCommerce, CA, where it has been for 17 years, to a 182,000-square-footbuilding in the City of Industry, CA, located at 3737 Capitol Avenue.

“We are in the business of expansion,” Gordon Brush President andCEO Ken Rakusin said. “We are looking for brush businesses to buy.We are buying new equipment. We are hiring new Gordon Brush familymembers. We are patenting new products. We have added consumerproducts with annual growth rates up to 500 percent. For us, it’s hightide and the surf is up. It hasn't been easy,” said Rakusin. “There havebeen many temptations, but I feel strongly about American made goodsand about staying here; I love California.

“Before the purchase of the new building, Gordon Brush tried to ex-pand its existing building. In 2013, a Los Angeles Times article chron-icled the company's failed attempt to surf through building codebureaucracy. Gordon Brush was able to fund the new facility purchasedue, in part, to tax incentives for businesses that stay in California, andthrough a California Industrial Development Bond coordinated by Cal-ifornia United Bank,” according to a press release.

Gordon Brush credits its success to a commitment to three principles. President Ken Rakusin said, “Our foundation rests on customer serv-

ice, which includes stocking a huge inventory and filling orders quickly;Investing in the most state-of-the-art automated equipment to producethe highest quality products bar-none; our ability to make anything andmake it faster; and most importantly, investing in the best employees.We have a workforce of the most highly trained, loyal and devoted ex-perts in the field. We have worked hard to ensure their work environ-ment and opportunities are competitive with Fortune 500 companies.”

The new facility is undergoing a $2 million renovation. Gordon Brushwill lease out its existing Commerce location. Estimated move-in dateto the City of Industry facility is slated for later this summer.

Visit www.gordonbrush.com for more information.

American Power Brush ManufacturingCompletes Asset Acquisition Of American Brush Co.

Power Brushes, Inc., of Toledo, OH, announces that its affiliate,American Power Brush Manufacturing, Inc., has completed the asset

purchase of American Brush Company, in Portland, OR. Power Brushes,Inc. has been operating American Brush Co. under a management agree-ment since October 2014. The asset sale was completed May 1, 2015.

American Power Brush Manufacturing Inc. (APBMI) will operate asan independent business enterprise, with Power Brushes, Inc., supplyingoperational, sales, marketing and purchasing support. APBMI has bothstaple-set and strip brush manufacturing capability, and will continue tooperate from the same location in Portland.

“This purchase both expands our brush manufacturing capability andprovides us the ability to service markets and customer needs that wecould not serve from Ohio,” said Tom Parseghian, CEO of PowerBrushes, Inc.

American Brush Co. was founded in 1910, incorporated in 1916, andhas been owned by members of the John Martin family since 1974.Power Brushes, Inc., founded in 1957, manufactures custom engineeredbrushes for industrial applications.

Visit www.americanbrush.comand www.powerbrushes.com for more information.

New Filmop Website Offers Information About Health Care Cleaning Systems

And Sales ToolsFilmop’s new website highlights products specifically designed for

health care facilities, such as Alpha ES mobile workstations; on-de-mand microfiber charging systems; and no-touch mopping and surfacecleaning technology.

“The website’s navigation is graphically user-friendly and easilymoves the visitor to product selection, videos, product informationsheets, and general information about environmental services in ahealth care environment,” said Bruno Niklaus, vice president ofsales/marketing for Filmop USA.

“We designed this website to provide easily accessible, usable infor-mation about how our mobile workstations and microfiber cleaning sys-tems address the specific cleaning needs in health care facilities sodistributors and their customers are confident in purchasing decisions.There is specific guidance for products appropriate for educational fa-cilities and general facility maintenance.”

The website features a primary drop-down navigation bar that dis-plays the various informational pages. Featured product lines includeworkstations, microfiber systems, dual buckets, and specialty tools. As

Gordon Brush President/CEO Ken Rakusin is shown with the company’s new facility.

Filmop’s new website includes user-friendly navigation.

industries are discussed, the site provides suggested products for spe-cific areas within facility types, such as operating rooms in hospitalsand cafeterias in educational facilities.

Users can access resources including videos, product literature, casestudies, and industry guidelines. Specific health care resources includedownloadable guidelines, such as the CDC Guide to EnvironmentalCleaning in Healthcare Facilities and links such as the Association forthe Healthcare Environment’s (AHE) video on environmental cleaningtraining.

Filmop USA is the American division of 40-year-old Filmop Global,a manufacturer of microfiber products, ergonomically designed clean-ing systems and modular EVS/Housekeeping workstations.

Visit www.FilmopUSA.com for more information.

From Shurhold Industries:One System For All

Auto Maintenance NeedsWith Shurhold Industries’ One Handle Does It All System, users can

snap over 40 different accessories to the same fixed-length or telescop-ing handles. Over 20 attachments are dedicated to maintenance.

“Several different brushes allow owners to get a thorough wash-down, while an angled floor broom helps sweep out the garage.Squeegees dry the entire car. Soft non-scratch scrubbers attack blackstreaks. If taking a drive to go fishing, Shurhold offers boating attach-ments, such as a net and paddle. There’s also an attachment to screw ina paint roller.

“To begin, users simply select the best handle for the application,then add the different attachments that are needed. All telescoping orfixed-length handles are made of high-strength, corrosion-resistant,lightweight aluminum,” according to the company.

The telescoping handles are available in 6- and 9-foot sizes. The 6-foot version locks at four different lengths from 40 to 72 inches, whilethe 9-foot version locks at five different lengths from 60 to 108 inches.Fixed-length handles are available in 13-, 30-, 40- and 60-inch sizes.

Visit www.shurhold.com/auto for more information.

Malish Introduces “The Ultimate Grill Brush”

The Malish Corporation, amanufacturer of janitorial,foodservice and floor prepa-ration brushes, recently in-troduced “The UltimateGrill Brush.”

This product is part of theBrooms & Brushes Interna-tional line recently acquiredby Malish.

“Products like The Ulti-mate Grill Brush are a big

reason why we added these products to our line. Malish has a reputationfor producing the highest quality products, and these brushes certainlymeet that standard,” Malish Vice President of Sales & Marketing FredLombardi said. “We can now say that we offer the finest quality line ofgrill brushes in the industry.”

The Ultimate Grill Brush features a steel hang-a-blade scraper thatattaches to a 7.25-inch x 2.25-inch wooden block and a 14-inch handle.The brass trim is .75-inch L. The brush is recommended for porcelain,stainless, and cast iron grill grates.

Visit www.malish.com for more information.

Wooster Brush Adds 3-Packs To Silver Tip Paintbrush Line

The Wooster Brush Silver Tip®brush line has expanded with theaddition of two new Silver Tip 3-Packs.

“The blend of white and silverCT™ polyester in Silver Tipbrushes virtually eliminatesbrushmarks. The thin, flexibleends provide leveling andsmoothing qualities. The respon-siveness and bend recovery ofthese brushes are designed for de-livering sharp, single-pass cuts.They’re suited for applying enamels to metal, varnish or polyurethane onwood, and thinner water-based coatings,” said company spokespeople.

One of the new 3-packs (catalog number 5227) contains varnish-styleflat brushes in 1-, 1.5-, and 2-inch sizes. Inside the variety 3-pack (catalognumber 5229) are 1-inch thin angle sash, 1.5-inch angle sash, and 2-inchvarnish brushes.

Wooster Silver Tip brushes are available at traditional paint and deco-rating centers, hardware stores, and paint sundry distributors and retailers.

Visit www.woosterbrush.com for more information.

ABMA Accepting Nominations For 2016 William Cordes

Innovation Excellence AwardThe ABMA William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award recog-

nizes outstanding innovation of manufactured products, components orservices in the broom, brush, mop and roller industry.

According to ABMA, “The award is named for William A. Cordes, whoserved as ABMA’s first president from 1917-1928. This award serves as aconstant reminder that all new and exciting endeavors have beginnings thatconnect with real people. This award is to be an annual competitionwhereby any interested parties may submit nominations to ABMA duringany calendar year for consideration. All nominations must be readily avail-able in the marketplace during the year in which they are to be consid-ered.”

ABMA President Mark Fultz said, “The ABMA Innovation Award com-petition is a great opportunity for companies to showcase innovative prod-ucts, components and services to the industry, and to the larger audienceserved by customers, users and consumers. It gives the greater industry awonderful opportunity to see just how innovative, creative and vibrant weare as brushmakers.”

Nominations will be exhibited at the 2016 ABMA Annual Convention.The 2014 award winner was Borghi’s Jupiter Machine with “e-stroke andKERS.”

Entries for the award will be accepted until November 30. The awardpresentation will be made at the 2016 ABMA Annual Convention to be heldin March at the Hyatt Coconut Point Resort & Spa, in Bonita Springs, FL.

Visit www.abma.org/innovationexcellenceaward for more information,rules and nomination forms.


Magnolia Brush, of Clarksville, TX, was among the exhibitors atThe National Hardware Show. The company has been manufac-turing all types of high quality household and industrial mainte-nance brushes since 1907. Pictured are Greta Moore and GlennGuyette.

Padco, Inc., of Minneapolis, MN, was among the exhibitors atThe National Hardware Show. The company is a domestic and in-ternational supplier of painting and home decorating tools. Thecompany has a full line of paint applicators, rollers, small rollers,trays, poles, texture and pad brush applicators and disposableself-stick pads. Pictured, from left, are Ed Goldstein and OscarFernandez.

S.M. Arnold, Inc., of St. Louis, MO, was among the exhibitorsat The National Hardware Show. The company is a manufacturerand importer of fine automotive, marine and janitorial cleaning ac-cessories. Products include Speedy Surface Prep Towels, Mitts &Pads, brushes, brooms, wool buffing pads, sponges, sheepskinchamois, Water Sprite PVA drying towels, Microfiber towels,OnePass Water Blades and more. Pictured, from left, are JoeArnold, Gus Klump and John Peterson.


Padco, Inc. S.M. Arnold, Inc.

Magnolia Brush

National Hardware Show 70th AnniversaryThe National HardwareShow, in its 70th Anniver-sary, was held in Las Vegas,NV, from May 5-7. Broom,Brush & Mop visited sev-eral exhibitors at the Show.


SweepEasy, of Scottsdale, AZ, was among the exhibitors at TheNational Hardware Show. SweepEasy is a broom and retractablescraper all in one. The company also introduced the Aqua Camel,a self watering container which will water plants without re-fillingfor up to 6 months. Pictured is Dwight Sinclair.

Summerland Brush Co., of Concord, NC, was among the exhibitorsat The National Hardware Show. The company offers high qualitycommercial and residential brushes, brooms, cleaning tools, and yardand garden tools. The company also distributes Bentley BrushwareUK products in the United States. Pictured are William Bentley,Charles Bentley & Son, Ltd.; Jon Mitchell, Summerland Brush Co.;and James Bentley, Charles Bentley & Son, Ltd.

Quickie Manufacturing Corp., of Cinnaminson, NJ, was amongthe exhibitors at The National Hardware Show. The company man-ufacturers sponge mops, dust mops, wet mops, upright brooms,dustpans, pushbrooms and squeegees, along with kitchenbrushes, bathroom brushes, hand and nail brushes, featherdusters, scrubbers, scourers, sponges, latex gloves and window-cleaning products. Pictured, from left, are Rick Ensslen, ScottDavis, and Antonella Seneca.

Mr. LongArm, Inc. Quickie Manufacturing Corp.

Summerland Brush Co.SweepEasy

Mr. LongArm, Inc., of Greenwood, MO, was among the ex-hibitors at The National Hardware Show. The company exhibitedextension poles and accessories.

Pental Eterna Brushes & Tools Making Co., Ltd, of China, wasamong the exhibitors at The National Hardware Show. The com-pany manufactures painting tools. Pictured is Su Zhen Dong.

Shur-Line, of Mooresville, NC, has offered paint application andpaint-related products for do-it-yourself consumers for more than70 years. Pictured, from left, are Patrick Brabant, Adrienne Kelsaw,and Marshall Hitchcock.

Nour Trading House, Inc., of Waterloo, Canada, exhibited NourHandcrafted Painting Tools. Nour is a manufacturer and distribu-tor of professional and DIY paint applicators. Pictured is RobertShaw.

Brown’s Brushware, Ltd., of Auckland, New Zealand, was amongthe exhibitors at The National Hardware Show. The company is abrushware, mop and cleaning hardware manufacturer. The com-pany exhibited its Blade Sweep with a stainless steel scraperblade, quick release lock and reversible broom head. Pictured,from left, are Murray Brown and Ukiah Brown.


Nour Trading House, Inc. Brown’s Brushware, Ltd.

Shur-LinePental Eterna Brushes &

Tools Making Co.


Fuller Brush Co., of Napa, CA, was among the exhibitors at TheNational Hardware Show. The company exhibited its cleaningproducts. Pictured is David Sabin, president.

Butler Home Products, LLC, of Marlborough, MA, was among theexhibitors at The National Hardware Show. The company exhibited afull line of Black & Decker cleaning tools as well as branded cleaningproducts. Exhibited products were brooms, sponge mops, dust mops,wet mops, dust pans, dusters, sponges, household gloves and more.Pictured, from left, are Tim Young, Scott Bradshaw and George Hayes.

Butler Home Products, LLCFuller Brush Company

New From Nexstep:The Microfiber Mop Frame And The Microfiber Kit

New from Nexstep is a Quick Change™Mi-crofiber Mop Frame that allows hands-free re-moval of a soiled pad. Also new is theMaxiWash™Microfiber Kit, which comes with a13” microfiber pad, pad holder, and extensionhandle for cleaning everything from desks andwhiteboards to walls and cabinets. Nexstep alsohas a complete MaxiPlus® Microfiber PocketMop system, offering a wet pocket mop pad,pocket mop frame, and extension handle.

Nexstep Cutting Waste Through Packaging

The company said, “Nexstep has put a lotof emphasis on cutting waste through pack-aging practices. It developed state-of-the-artpackaging that uses a minimal amount of cor-rugated material. Its Flat-Pak™ mop packag-ing reduces the size of a standard mop cartonby 45 percent while still providing outstand-ing product protection. All of Nexstep cartonsare made of 100 percent recycled pulp. The

company recently did away with all carton packaging for its corn brooms,which will now be bundled, creating even less waste.

New Plastic Whisk Broom From NexstepNexstep Commercial Products is offering its new Plastic Whisk Broom.Features include: Feather Tip® polypro bristles that are ideal for sweep-

ing the finest particles; Sanitary plastic block that will not crack, warp ormildew; an hanger hole for easy storage; and an 8-inch sweeping surfacethat efficiently sweeps debris.

Nexstep Purchases Assets Of Southern Broom & Mop Co.

Nexstep Commercial Products, has purchased the assets of SouthernBroom & Mop Company, in Nashville, TN, from its owner James Rollins.

Southern Broom & Mop Company was a regional manufacturer of mop-heads and mopsticks that carried an assortment of other cleaning productssuch as brooms, brushes and handles.

Southern Broom & Mop’s facility in Nashville was closed and consoli-dated into Nexstep’s facility in Paxton, IL. Todd Leventhal, president ofNexstep Commercial Products, said this acquisition will strengthenNexstep’s presence in the growing Sun Belt.

Leventhal said, “Nexstep looks forward to serving all of SouthernBroom & Mop’s customers and offering them the opportunity to expandtheir product assortment due to Nexstep’s broad product line.”

Nexstep is the exclusive licensee of O-Cedar. Contact customer serviceat 217-379-2377 or customerservice @ocedarcommercial.com or visitwww.ocedarcommercial.com for more information.

U.S. government trade figures for the first two months of 2015 indi-

cate raw material imports were up in two categories outlined: broom

and mop handles and metal handles, compared to the first two months

of 2014. For February 2015, raw material imports were up in three cat-

egories outlined: hog bristle, brush backs and metal handles.

Import totals for the first two months of 2015 were up in four finished

goods categories outlined: brooms and brushes of vegetable materials,

hairbrushes, shaving brushes and paint rollers, compared to the first

two months of 2014. In February 2015, six categories outlined recorded

increases: brooms and brushes of vegetable material, hairbrushes, shav-

ing brushes, paint rollers, paintbrushes and upright brooms.

Raw Material ImportsHog Bristle

The United States imported 13,829 kilograms of hog bristle in February2015, up 16 percent from 11,961 kilograms imported in February 2014.During the first two months of 2015, 42,530 kilograms of hog bristle wereimported, down 34 percent from 64,042 kilograms imported during thefirst two months of 2014.

China sent 40,780 kilograms of hog bristle to the United States duringthe first two months of 2015.

The average price per kilogram for February 2015 was $15.12, down45 percent from the average price per kilogram for February 2014 of$27.40. The average price per kilogram for the first two months of 2015was $15.80, up 24 percent from the average price per kilogram of $12.75for the first two months of 2014.

Broom And Mop HandlesThe import total of broom and mop handles during February 2015 was

969,059, down 3 percent from 1 million for February 2014. During thefirst two months of 2015, 2.3 million broom and mop handles were im-ported, up 5 percent from 2.2 million for the first two months of 2014.

During the first two months of 2015, the United States received 1.1 mil-lion broom and mop handles from Brazil, 531,740 from China and 521,988from Honduras.

The average price per handle for February 2015 was 87 cents, up 26percent from 69 cents for February 2014. The average price for the firsttwo months of 2015 was 88 cents, up 11 percent from 79 cents for the firsttwo months of 2014.

Brush BacksFebruary 2015 imports of brush backs totaled 483,698, up 17 percent

from 414,360 for February 2014. During the first two months of 2015,763,383 brush backs were imported, down 5 percent from 807,419 for thefirst two months of 2014.

Canada sent 408,245 brush backs to the United States during the firsttwo months of 2015, while Sri Lanka shipped 337,906.

The average price per brush back was 48 cents during February 2015,down 13 percent from 55 cents for February 2014. For the first two monthsof 2015, the average price per brush back was 50 cents, up 1 cent fromthe average price for the first two months of 2014.

Metal HandlesThe import total of metal handles during February 2015 was 2.4 million,

up 71 percent from 1.4 million for February 2014. During the first twomonths of 2015, 4.6 million metal handles were imported, up 53 percentfrom 3 million for the first two months of 2014.

During the first two months of 2015, Spain exported 2.3 million metalhandles to the United States, while China sent 1.7 million.

The average price per handle for February 2015 was 83 cents, down 30percent from $1.19 for February 2014. The average price for the first twomonths of 2015 was 95 cents, down 19 percent from the average price forthe first two months of 2014 of $1.17.

Finished Goods ImportsBrooms Of Broom Corn

Valued At More Than 96 CentsThe United States imported 583,170 brooms of broom corn valued at

more than 96 cents per broom during February 2015, down slightly from589,932 for February 2014. During the first two months of 2015, 1.1 mil-lion brooms of broom corn were imported, down 8 percent from 1.2 mil-lion for the first two months of 2014.

Mexico shipped nearly all of the brooms to the United States during thefirst two months of 2015.

The average price per broom for February 2015 was $2.60, up 2 centsfrom the average price for February 2014. The average price per broomfor the first two months of 2015 was $2.50, down 2 percent from $2.56for the first two months of 2014.

Brooms & Brushes Of Vegetable MaterialThe import total of brooms and brushes of vegetable material during

February 2015 was 259,632, up 140 percent from 108,028 brooms andbrushes imported during February 2014. During the first two months of2015, 693,530 brooms and brushes were imported, up 207 percent from225,582 for the first two months of 2014.

Sri Lanka exported 404,518 brooms and brushes to the United Statesduring the first two months of 2015, while Canada sent 163,142.

The average price per unit for February 2015 was $1.30, down 29 per-cent from $1.83 for February 2014. The average price for the first twomonths of 2015 was $1.06, down 45 percent from the average pricerecorded for the first two months of 2014 of $1.93.

ToothbrushesThe United States imported 67.7 million toothbrushes in February 2015,

down 5 percent from 71.4 million imported in February 2014. During thefirst two months of 2015, 148 million toothbrushes were imported, down4 percent from 154.5 million imported during the first two months of 2014.

China sent 106.6 million toothbrushes to the United States during thefirst two months of 2015.

The average price per toothbrush for February 2015 was 27 cents, up17 percent from 23 cents for February 2014. The average price for the firsttwo months of 2015 was 26 cents, up 18 percent from 22 cents for the firsttwo months of 2014.

HairbrushesFebruary 2015 imports of hairbrushes totaled 3.1 million, up 41 percent

from 2.2 million for February 2014. During the first two months of 2015,6.6 million hairbrushes were imported, up 16 percent from 5.7 million forthe first two months of 2014.

China shipped nearly all of the hairbrushes to the United States duringthe first two months of 2015.

Imports/ExportsIMPORTS, EXPORTS UP FOR FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2015

By Rick Mullen | Broom, Brush & Mop Associate Editor


The average price per hairbrush was 29 cents during February 2015, up1 cent from the average price for February 2014. For the first two monthsof 2015, the average price per hairbrush was 28 cents, the same as the av-erage price for the first two months of 2014.

Shaving BrushesThe United States imported 9.3 million shaving brushes in February

2015, up 90 percent from 4.9 million imported in February 2014. Duringthe first two months of 2015, 17.5 million shaving brushes were imported,up 36 percent from 12.9 million imported during the first two months of2014.

Germany sent 8.9 million shaving brushes to the United States duringthe first two months of 2015, while China shipped 5 million.

The average price per shaving brush for February 2015 was 10 cents,down 29 percent from the average price for February 2014 of 14 cents.The average price for the first two months of 2015 was also 10 cents, down29 percent from the average price for the first two months of 2014 of 14cents.

Paint RollersThe import total of paint rollers during February 2015 was 6.1 million,

up 74 percent from 3.5 million recorded for February 2014. During thefirst two months of 2015, 10.8 million paint rollers were imported, up 42percent from 7.6 million during the first two months of 2014.

China sent 9.1 million paint rollers to the United States during the firsttwo months of 2015, while Mexico exported 1.3 million.

The average price per paint roller for February 2015 was 42 cents, down13 percent from the average price for February 2014 of 48 cents. The av-erage price for the first two months of 2015 was 46 cents, down 18 percentfrom the average price of 56 cents for the first two months of 2014.

PaintbrushesU.S. companies imported 16.1 million paintbrushes during February

2015, up 8 percent from 14.9 million paintbrushes imported during Feb-ruary 2014. Paintbrush imports for the first two months of 2015 were 29.1million, down 12 percent from 33 million recorded for the first two monthsof 2014.

China shipped 27.5 million paintbrushes to the United States during thefirst two months of 2015.

The average price per paintbrush for February 2015 was 31 cents, up 11percent from 28 cents for February 2014. The average price for the firsttwo months of 2015 was 36 cents, up 29 percent from 28 cents for the firsttwo months of 2014.

Upright BroomsThe total import of upright brooms for February 2015 was 1.3 million,

up 8 percent from 1.2 million for February 2014. During the first twomonths of 2015, 2.3 million upright brooms were imported, down 12 per-cent from 2.6 million imported during the first two months of 2014.

China sent 1.9 million upright brooms to the United States during thefirst two months of 2015.

The average price per broom for February 2015 was $1.28, down 24percent from the average price for February 2014 of $1.69. The averageprice per broom for the first two months of 2015 was $1.44, down 9 percentfrom $1.58 for the first two months of 2014.

ExportsExport totals for the first two months of 2015 were up in three cate-

gories outlined: broom and brushes of vegetable materials, artist brushesand paintbrushes.In February 2015, four categories outlined reported increases: brooms

and brushes of vegetable materials, shaving brushes, artist brushes andpaintbrushes, compared to February 2014.

Brooms & Brushes Of Vegetable MaterialsThe United States exported 6,333 dozen brooms and brushes of veg-

etable materials during February 2015, up 112 percent from the February2014 total of 2,999 dozen. Exports of brooms and brushes of vegetablematerials during the first two months of 2015 were 9,677 dozen, up 2 per-cent from 9,521 dozen for the first two months of 2014.

The United States sent 3,872 dozen brooms and brushes to Canada dur-ing the first two months of 2015.

The average price per dozen brooms and brushes was $36.80 in February2015, down 12 percent from $42.02 for February 2014. The average priceper dozen brooms and brushes for the first two months of 2015 was $38.90,up 9 percent from $35.76 for the average price per dozen for the first twomonths of 2014.

ToothbrushesDuring February 2015, the United States exported 11 million tooth-

brushes, down 5 percent from the total recorded in February 2014 of 11.6million. During the first two months of 2015, 23.1 million toothbrusheswere exported, down 9 percent from 25.5 million exported during the firsttwo months of 2014.

The United States exported 6 million toothbrushes to Canada during thefirst two months of 2015, while sending 5.2 million toothbrushes to Mexicoand 4.2 million to Germany.

The average price per toothbrush for February 2015 was 55 cents, up 8percent from 51 cents for February 2014. The average price per toothbrushfor the first two months of 2015 was 53 cents, up 18 percent from 45 centsfor the first two months of 2014.

Shaving BrushesThe United States exported 943,637 shaving brushes during February

2015, up 30 percent from 727,005 shaving brushes exported for February2014. During the first two months of 2015, 1.8 million shaving brusheswere exported, down 40 percent from 3 million during the first two monthsof 2014.

Brazil imported 838,366 shaving brushes from the United States duringthe first two months of 2015, while Canada received 366,672, and Mexicowas sent 163,744.

The average price per shaving brush for February 2015 was $1.17, down43 percent from the average price for February 2014 of $2.06. The averageprice for the first two months of 2015 was $1.21, up 21 percent from $1recorded for the first two months of 2014.

Artist BrushesFebruary 2015 exports of artist brushes totaled 926,574, up 12 percent

from the February 2014 total of 829,943 artist brushes. During the firsttwo months of 2015, 1.8 million artist brushes were exported, up 20 percentfrom 1.5 million for the first two months of 2014.

Canada received 1.2 million artist brushes from the United States duringthe first two months of 2015.

The average price per artist brush was $2.51 during February 2015, up2 cents from the average price for February 2014. For the first two monthsof 2015, the average price per artist brush was $2.54, down 17 percentfrom the average price for the first two months of 2014 of $3.05.

PaintbrushesThe export total of paintbrushes during February 2015 was 170,377, up

75 percent from 97,196 for February 2014. During the first two months of2015, 253,210 paintbrushes were exported, up 38 percent from 182,947during the first two months of 2014.

Canada imported 122,907 paintbrushes from the United States duringthe first two months of 2015.

The average price per paintbrush for February 2015 was $9.91, down51 percent from $20.22 for February 2014. The average price for the firsttwo months of 2015 was $11.85, down 36 percent from $18.54 recordedfor the first two months of 2014.



Domestic Merchandise1404902000 Broomcorn (Sorghum Vulgare Var. Technicum)Used Primarily In Brooms Or In Brushes, Whether or Not

In Hanks or Bundles February Year To Date Country Net Q/Ton Value Net Q/Ton ValueSt K N 1 3,784 1 3,784France 4 14,688TOTAL 1 3,784 5 18,472

9603100000 Brooms & Brushes, Consisting of Twigs or OtherVegetable Materials Bound Together, With or Without Handles February Year To Date Country Net Q/Dozen Value Net Q/Dozen ValueCanada 2,054 72,353 3,872 163,171Mexico 213 7,019 213 7,019C Rica 1,535 23,307 1,535 23,307Cayman 49 3,069Guadlpe 150 10,047 150 10,047Brazil 100 4,664 100 4,664Argent 600 17,196U King 682 24,978 1,202 36,081S Arab 44 16,380 44 16,380Singapr 544 20,000 696 28,550China 40 22,000 40 22,000Kor Rep 10 8,001Japan 195 4,212 390 8,892Egypt 676 22,280 676 22,280Nigeria 100 5,789 100 5,789TOTAL 6,333 233,029 9,677 376,446

9603210000 Toothbrushes February Year To Date Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 2,788,582 2,723,837 5,975,028 5,700,909Mexico 2,952,748 998,083 5,232,236 1,759,359Salvadr 4,146 42,421 8,754 46,319Hondura 8,640 8,053 8,640 8,053C Rica 1,164 10,122Panama 266,832 182,043 514,656 356,401Jamaica 7,994 3,005Cayman 2,643 27,040 2,643 27,040Haiti 156 3,711Dom Rep 96,640 58,029 143,532 90,519Antigua 4,464 4,429 4,464 4,429S Lucia 265 2,712 653 6,686Trinid 74,753 127,057 119,258 270,902S Maarte 558 3,977 558 3,977Curaco 15,480 4,795Aruba 8,672 5,995 8,672 5,995Colomb 206,880 68,853 315,420 143,000Guyana 16,328 54,905 37,064 66,700Chile 5,394 31,995Argent 706,632 175,640 1,215,144 287,792U King 4,709 23,173 7,163 32,188Ireland 421,200 141,947 421,200 141,947

Nethlds 3,840 7,142Belgium 3,024 4,484France 5,327 6,448 5,327 6,448Germany 1,287,773 249,014 4,215,581 812,651Czech 580,698 264,467 838,036 364,486Hungary 148,032 76,522Lithuan 1,584 4,395 3,360 8,501Russia 5,100 15,252Italy 7,000 27,300 7,000 27,300Slvenia 359 3,669 359 3,669S Arab 2,880 3,528 5,760 6,552India 437,508 180,413 967,388 376,484Thailnd 66,108 8,144 66,108 8,144Malaysa 855 8,750 855 8,750Singapr 6,312 8,365Indnsia 27,786 21,430 35,706 24,350Phil R 1,880 3,288 1,880 3,288China 302,952 167,871 908,830 474,112Kor Rep 226,015 175,474 475,786 363,516Hg Kong 305,376 174,560 1,047,339 494,030Taiwan 21,045 50,455 60,981 66,479Japan 131,574 32,588 272,618 76,809Austral 24,192 10,621Libya 80 2,880TOTAL 10,971,412 6,029,988 23,148,767 12,256,679

9603290000 Shaving Brushes, Hairbrushes, Nail Brushes,Eyelash Brushes & Other Toilet Brushes For Use on the Person February Year To Date Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q./No. ValueCanada 185,328 306,094 366,672 638,315Mexico 66,311 137,071 163,774 210,967Guatmal 971 7,880 971 7,880C Rica 5,748 22,855 5,748 22,855Dom Rep 2,952 6,660 2,952 6,660Trinid 2,506 41,022 2,506 41,022Colomb 12,792 20,000Venez 962 8,800Ecuador 2,070 13,363Peru 360 7,162Chile 7,010 13,749Brazil 461,128 109,172 838,366 245,226Paragua 360 9,910Argent 117,720 48,372 124,020 62,772U King 20,765 62,432 30,694 116,038Nethlds 354 9,611 354 9,611Belgium 1,145 11,891 1,728 17,224France 7,300 32,468 7,300 32,468Germany 2,652 7,295 6,036 18,778Switzld 1,916 17,520 2,253 20,602Poland 552 5,051Russia 1,652 4,414 4,582 14,584Spain 8,508 12,337Israel 1,368 3,067Kuwait 2,421 23,415 2,421 23,415S Arab 1,725 13,620 2,345 22,313Arab Em 2,162 8,539 8,655 30,998India 1,282 11,719 1,282 11,719Singapr 21,380 64,837 50,710 172,447Phil R 20 3,500China 396 3,622 106,380 109,080Kor Rep 10,894 44,895 19,567 102,254Hg Kong 7,604 46,586 8,982 53,679Taiwan 4,576 14,394 5,536 18,405

exportsFEBRUARY EXPORTS BY COUNTRY


Japan 2,029 17,200 5,629 46,000Austral 10,720 28,787 11,536 37,894Rep Saf 362 7,444TOTAL 943,637 1,102,371 1,815,363 2,197,589

9603300000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes and Similar Brushes

for the Application of Cosmetics February Year To Date Country Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 628,966 1,190,314 1,190,390 2,366,839Mexico 58,034 182,692 112,966 362,698Guatmal 196 3,173 196 3,173Panama 369 3,237 369 3,237Jamaica 3,296 12,160 3,296 12,160Cayman 1,969 7,265Dom Rep 9,640 8,027Barbado 929 3,427Trinid 1,695 26,410Colomb 4,543 66,863Venez 1,732 6,389 1,732 6,389Peru 350 3,717 1,646 7,299Brazil 3,616 17,454 15,559 61,520Paragua 1,011 3,729 1,011 3,729Iceland 11,673 43,071Sweden 9,920 14,555 14,065 41,915Norway 8,300 33,212 9,168 39,325Finland 1,931 7,126U King 69,127 240,336 127,371 439,934Nethlds 3,288 15,623 33,697 116,099Belgium 2,912 10,743 13,263 48,934France 14,410 54,447 14,410 54,447Germany 18,553 56,998 23,464 73,128Hungary 702 2,590Lithuan 2,000 4,860Italy 12,920 47,669Slvenia 1,824 16,591 1,824 16,591Turkey 39,992 147,558 39,992 147,558Arab Em 2,125 6,898 4,610 16,066India 2,013 8,292 2,013 8,292Thailnd 24,541 90,549 31,650 116,779Vietnam 772 2,850 772 2,850Singapr 950 17,266 950 17,266China 8,156 24,490 11,767 37,813Kor Rep 2,157 7,960 2,157 7,960Hg Kong 3,578 64,759 22,955 136,256Taiwan 7,077 41,560 7,077 41,560Japan 2,160 19,709 46,280 169,931Austral 7,149 23,968 65,942 120,656N Zeal 155 3,427TOTAL 926,574 2,321,229 1,848,749 4,701,139

9603402000 Paint Rollers February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 93,408 200,448 186,864 374,210Mexico 3,093 10,883 18,431 46,097C Rica 16,330 104,140 16,330 104,140Panama 4,706 8,939 4,706 8,939Bermuda 1,308 3,096 1,308 3,096Bahamas 2,309 12,756Dom Rep 4,266 27,694 35,766 63,662Colomb 172 3,024U King 82 3,378

Germany 4,026 8,210 5,726 14,143S Arab 28,800 26,496 64,800 59,256India 159 2,785 159 2,785Thailnd 19 2,617 19 2,617Malaysa 1,041 5,058Kor Rep 2,368 31,448 4,428 67,601Austral 18,611 43,496N Zeal 4,279 20,343 4,279 20,343Fiji 5,250 6,850TOTAL 162,762 447,099 370,281 841,451

9603404020 Paint Pads February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 2,501 17,721 4,954 26,128Panama 309 9,332Peru 120 3,240 120 3,240Brazil 1,008 3,034 1,008 3,034Argent 1,440 5,387Falk Is 2,123 15,070Spain 399 2,832 399 2,832Austral 12,740 10,465TOTAL 4,028 26,827 23,093 75,488

9603404050 Paint, Distemper, Varnish or Similar Brushes(Except Brushes of 9603.30)

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 72,317 776,460 122,907 1,502,428Mexico 2,219 34,671 2,923 44,833Guatmal 453 9,392 453 9,392Salvadr 47 3,525Nicarag 497 6,140Panama 50 4,275 2,340 67,893Bahamas 1,248 32,544Jamaica 369 7,663Cayman 132 2,744S Vn Gr 130 2,695Barbado 168 3,478 168 3,478Trinid 292 6,055Ecuador 2,094 43,438 2,568 53,279Brazil 1,884 45,148 1,884 45,148Argent 2,528 52,425 2,528 52,425Finland 300 2,835 660 23,157U King 9,662 203,763 17,632 363,175Nethlds 156 3,229 156 3,229France 531 5,176 1,339 21,932Germany 3,092 67,394 3,092 67,394Spain 22 5,283S Arab 1,061 3,897 2,923 12,954India 151 3,135Singapr 1,510 33,122 1,655 36,122Phil R 3,410 16,611China 2,647 49,295 2,647 49,295Kor Rep 55,631 241,452 62,384 383,211Taiwan 1,266 20,823Japan 1,518 9,888 1,518 9,888Austral 2,774 36,110 5,774 74,120New Gui 313 6,500N Zeal 7,426 34,327 7,426 34,327Samoa 972 7,502 972 7,502Nigeria 1,384 21,289 1,384 21,289TOTAL 170,377 1,688,566 253,210 3,000,189


9603900000 Hand-Operated Mechanical Floor Sweepers,Not Motorized, Mops & Feather Dusters; Prepared

Knots & Tuftsfor Broom or Brush Making, NESOI

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 202,533 2,320,017 451,460 4,703,083Mexico 53,068 610,170 102,201 1,232,048Guatmal 1,414 8,193 1,699 16,099Salvadr 707 9,852 707 9,852Hondura 408 2,733Nicarag 315 6,442C Rica 1,960 6,197 6,337 48,934Panama 4,895 71,777Bahamas 185 8,956 2,030 15,459Jamaica 250 4,437 250 4,437Cayman 195 3,170 1,416 16,923Dom Rep 193 3,128 193 3,128B Virgn 211 3,776 211 3,776Trinid 597 6,959 597 6,959Curaco 72 5,304Colomb 4,447 72,482 4,618 84,426Venez 22,440 225,511 24,203 254,111Ecuador 1,943 10,692 4,073 15,801Peru 4,690 39,896 5,894 65,751Chile 1,085 17,617 2,356 40,604Brazil 2,816 89,460 4,404 116,011Paragua 11,204 32,724Argent 1,022 16,575Iceland 402 7,792 785 14,004Sweden 1,453 23,569 1,603 31,389Norway 897 9,743 897 9,743Denmark 625 10,135U King 26,322 132,829 32,591 202,886Ireland 533 24,000 1,188 34,626Nethlds 1,165 7,486 5,284 24,226Belgium 9,619 61,760 16,377 173,161Luxmbrg 330 16,130 330 16,130France 121 8,109Germany 5,972 91,718 8,110 129,716Switzld 1,359 25,675 1,359 25,675Russia 1,320 6,371 1,656 9,032Kazakhs 300 4,858 300 4,858Spain 233 3,772 1,433 18,123Portugl 530 3,045Italy 2,065 30,831 2,952 45,217Turkey 1,255 12,372 1,476 15,954Lebanon 720 4,400Israel 1,080 13,254Jordan 1,332 21,600 1,332 21,600Kuwait 3,812 56,632 3,812 56,632S Arab 4,814 65,349 11,190 168,765Qatar 350 2,980 650 5,863Arab Em 7,325 63,745 10,269 91,141Afghan 350 4,813 350 4,813India 297 4,815 2,820 45,733Pakistn 428 5,116 428 5,116Thailnd 459 9,079Vietnam 513 10,574 1,900 33,074Malaysa 285 4,624 2,236 51,241Singapr 662 11,143 7,383 87,721Phil R 5,156 50,620 5,337 53,560China 6,108 98,426 13,194 182,473Kor Rep 6,680 31,486 8,680 42,351

Hg Kong 9,995 170,919 20,286 247,442Taiwan 1,183 19,202 3,053 46,815Japan 13,534 173,833 255,657 3,916,066Austral 15,532 176,298 18,403 197,317N Zeal 1,026 6,764 2,733 20,066Moroc 975 6,435 975 6,435Egypt 3,312 20,808Togo 850 15,360Gabon 2,310 37,462 2,310 37,462Rep Saf 3,924 24,548 4,084 27,145TOTAL 438,550 4,946,803 1,091,685 12,960,718

0502100000 Pigs’, Hogs’ or Boars’ Bristlesand Hair and Waste Thereof

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueChina 12,079 189,920 40,780 652,657Kor Rep 1,750 19,115 1,750 19,115TOTAL 13,829 209,035 42,530 671,772

0502900000 Badger Hair and OtherBrushmaking Hair and Waste Thereof

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueThailnd 864 6,222 1,873 35,936China 424 21,719 1,774 56,085TOTAL 1,288 27,941 3,647 92,021

0511993300 Horsehair and Horsehair Waste, Whether or NotPut Up As A Layer With or Without Supporting Material

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueParagua 12,150 165,369 12,150 165,369Germany 5,600 55,584 5,600 55,584China 7,257 117,332 30,026 378,455TOTAL 25,007 338,285 47,776 599,408 1404903000 Istle Used Primarily In Brooms or In Brushes,

Whether or Not In Hanks or Bundles February Year To DateCountry Net Q/KG Value Net Q/KG ValueMexico 39,862 220,752 71,934 403,717China 37 3,541TOTAL 39,862 220,752 71,971 407,258

4417002000 Broom and Mop Handles, 1.9 CM or More InDiameter and 97 CM or More In Length, Of Wood

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 34,350 43,634 34,350 43,634Hondura 251,842 135,099 521,988 313,058Dom Rep 9,696 11,458 9,696 11,458Colomb 8,760 4,847 8,760 4,847Brazil 477,566 551,431 1,080,056 1,291,981Indnsia 16,625 10,957 88,907 81,705China 169,212 77,598 531,740 251,250Hg Kong 1,008 3,982 1,008 3,982

importsFEBRUARY IMPORTS BY COUNTRY


TOTAL 969,059 839,006 2,276,505 2,001,9154417004000 Paint Brush and Paint Roller Handles, Of Wood

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueGermany 23,337 23,337Czech 16,191 16,191Poland 13,923 13,923Italy 873,739 1,387,649Thailnd 10,344 43,648Indnsia 49,154 179,037China 312,737 498,859TOTAL 1,299,425 2,162,644

4417006000 Brush Backs, Of Wood February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 286,882 118,836 408,245 176,561Mexico 1,656 6,598 2,208 8,846Sri Lka 195,160 105,800 337,906 189,269China 15,024 10,009TOTAL 483,698 231,234 763,383 384,685

4417008010 Tool Handles of Wood February Year To DateCountry Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueCanada 2,871 13,148Mexico 49,330 99,278Hondura 83,164 195,414Brazil 88,007 311,356Italy 64,707 64,707Vietnam 39,466Indnsia 45,170China 81,841 125,701Taiwan 54,873TOTAL 369,920 949,113

4417008090 Tools, Tool Bodies, Broom or Brush Bodies,Shoe Lasts and Trees, of Wood

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/Variable Value Net Q/Variable ValueCanada 41,855 48,569Mexico 2,601 4,808Hondura 6,915Chile 540,394 859,739Brazil 102,585 154,152U King 9,509 9,509France 2,818 21,479Germany 8,808Italy 2,552 9,387India 219,872 397,621Sri Lka 60,821 107,885Vietnam 30,970 30,970Indnsia 32,994 67,069China 494,389 744,469Taiwan 3,452Japan 147,909 310,930TOTAL 1,689,269 2,785,762

7326908576 Metal Handles For Brooms, Mops, Paint Applica-tors

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 92,960 20,555 92,960 20,555Brazil 6,588 3,772 20,472 14,231

Sweden 20 2,871Denmark 60 7,279 60 7,279Spain 1,209,600 482,650 2,252,928 948,958Italy 336,852 704,444 539,182 1,234,818Israel 3,480 2,667China 724,916 738,308 1,650,588 2,095,922Hg Kong 2,500 2,597Taiwan 47,400 30,579TOTAL 2,370,976 1,957,008 4,609,590 4,360,477

9603100500 Wiskbrooms, of Broom Corn, LT=.96 EA. Prior toEntry

or Withdrawal for Consumption of 61,655 Dozen In CalendarYear

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueChina 6,624 7,495 6,624 7,495TOTAL 6,624 7,495 6,624 7,495

9603104000 Other Brooms, of Broomcorn, LT=.96 EA, Prior toEntry or Withdrawal For Consumption of GT=121,478 Dozen in Cal-endar Year February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 5,052 2,526 9,948 5,994TOTAL 5,052 2,526 9,948 5,994

9603106000 Other Brooms, Of Broomcorn, Valued Over .96Each

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 583,170 1,513,776 1,119,458 2,809,023China 7,984 13,507TOTAL 583,170 1,513,776 1,127,442 2,822,530

9603109000 Brooms & Brushes, Consisting of Twigsor Other Vegetable Materials Bound Together,

With or Without Handles, NESOI February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 67,290 97,211 163,142 223,029Mexico 1,780 7,717 6,460 20,321Colomb 3,600 2,990 3,600 2,990Germany 350 4,596 350 4,596Estonia 200 8,017 200 8,017India 9,825 12,612 9,825 12,612Sri Lka 108,366 140,007 404,518 354,564Thailnd 2,525 3,466 3,050 7,124Vietnam 21,840 33,228 31,940 44,124Phil R 600 2,752 600 2,752China 43,256 25,081 69,845 56,385TOTAL 259,632 337,677 693,530 736,514

9603210000 Toothbrushes, Incl. Dental-Plate Brushes February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 44,104 20,863 46,235 27,214Mexico 211,504 132,553 482,369 279,035Guatmal 1,976,832 276,135 3,592,008 1,378,341Brazil 70,560 23,514 181,584 60,065Sweden 48,212 69,485Ireland 489,480 286,381 541,104 365,037Germany 2,067,420 1,608,963 4,618,001 3,735,506Hungary 17,280 16,904 33,744 36,408


Switzld 4,660,849 3,707,941 7,909,901 6,059,412India 1,602,650 443,636 8,850,990 1,398,434Thailnd 132,192 44,290 182,664 56,942Vietnam 5,841,600 443,039 10,446,729 1,117,197Malaysa 414,360 36,006 1,517,160 161,309Indnsia 18,000 34,096China 49,085,808 11,009,803 106,611,902 22,413,997Kor Rep 127,712 32,405 500,036 248,995Hg Kong 3,600 3,336 175,600 16,638Taiwan 890,340 165,335 2,105,220 478,283Japan 50,330 111,361 101,220 225,682TOTAL 67,686,621 18,362,465 147,962,679 38,162,076

9603294010 Hairbrushes, Valued Not Over .40 Each February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueItaly 50,000 11,330 50,000 11,330China 3,074,817 883,181 6,585,275 1,836,875TOTAL 3,124,817 894,511 6,635,275 1,848,205

9603294090 Shaving Brushes, Nail Brushes,Eyelash Brushes & Other Toilet Brushes For Use On The Per-

son, Valued Not Over .40 Each February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 47,125 7,515 426,350 69,486Germany 4,964,600 382,330 8,940,600 677,297Italy 505,000 12,529 1,875,000 34,787India 376,320 10,903 376,320 10,903China 3,002,028 400,558 5,010,337 812,186Kor Rep 25,000 6,650 413,000 20,627Taiwan 339,752 96,179 389,952 106,654Japan 88,000 15,305 113,000 19,565TOTAL 9,347,825 931,969 17,544,559 1,751,505

9603302000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & SimilarBrushes For Application Of Cosmetics, Valued Not Over .05

Each February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 150,000 5,118 150,000 5,118Mexico 290,000 14,188 945,000 30,629Dom Rep 109,846 3,068 109,846 3,068France 1,720,000 52,359 4,420,000 144,265Germany 295,077 7,950 895,077 28,172Italy 1,780,000 23,674 9,083,000 100,970India 324,000 13,933 324,000 13,933Vietnam 2,310,000 28,006 3,365,000 43,835China 7,855,906 248,911 15,769,814 573,249Kor Rep 420,000 8,480 420,000 8,480Taiwan 260,000 4,721TOTAL 15,254,829 405,687 35,741,737 956,440

9603304000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & SimilarBrushes For Application of Cosmetics, Valued Over .05 But not

Over .10 Each February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 4,419,577 342,870 7,731,505 548,945Germany 200,000 13,850 200,000 13,850Italy 158,920 9,278India 136,800 10,067 405,732 29,145China 5,771,713 470,761 18,775,808 1,489,035Kor Rep 58,308 5,986 108,308 10,220Hg Kong 800,000 56,350

Taiwan 68,400 6,705 151,776 14,166TOTAL 10,654,798 850,239 28,332,049 2,170,989

9603306000 Artists Brushes, Writing Brushes & SimilarBrushes For Application Of Cosmetics, Valued Over .10 Each February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 135 4,580Mexico 12,307,514 2,059,148 26,674,653 4,346,131Dom Rep 32,501 73,710 51,363 133,701B Virgn 1,000 5,125U King 41,003 124,268 60,942 167,891France 94,037 465,510 147,798 743,999Germany 28,304 170,731 53,014 295,723Switzld 2,000 7,690 2,378 12,277Poland 99 2,788Spain 12,424 61,252 20,947 107,548Italy 7,100 206,495 10,339 239,231India 477,363 201,230 1,581,418 554,166Sri Lka 236,599 171,382 562,655 411,422Thailnd 295,737 164,903 583,246 329,315Vietnam 270,000 264,318 325,000 308,277China 25,406,358 22,018,940 50,054,266 40,628,567Kor Rep 243,188 163,014 407,282 415,556Hg Kong 93,401 45,797 296,955 625,175Taiwan 144,894 72,464 252,344 261,241Japan 174,753 970,857 303,994 1,691,999Maurit 17,996 86,457 36,297 194,643TOTAL 39,885,172 27,328,166 81,426,125 51,479,355

9603402000 Paint Rollers February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 2,548 3,591 18,782 47,258Mexico 504,608 183,825 1,324,116 411,634Sweden 5,200 9,339U King 60,000 37,670Nethlds 2,000 3,609Germany 900 3,513 900 3,513Cambod 254,952 45,340Indnsia 105,984 22,841 105,984 22,841China 5,501,569 2,379,265 9,065,149 4,358,434TOTAL 6,115,609 2,593,035 10,837,083 4,939,6389603404020 Paint Pads (Other Than Of Subheading 9603.30)

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueU King 46,550 22,844 55,000 27,125Pakistn 48,000 5,105 73,600 7,697China 679,434 370,959 1,665,203 881,893TOTAL 773,984 398,908 1,793,803 916,715 9603404040 Natural Bristle Brushes, Other Than Brushes Of

Subheading 9603.30 February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 8,677 12,277 26,132 30,072Sweden 100 4,333U King 1,000 2,310 1,000 2,310Germany 1,225 8,689 1,471 12,584Italy 20,652 163,926 24,888 174,766Turkey 15,676 75,301Indnsia 2,349,476 456,671 8,505,356 1,514,582China 7,663,981 1,399,408 15,072,393 2,528,505Taiwan 9,600 4,441 30,750 20,030TOTAL 10,054,611 2,047,722 23,677,766 4,362,483


9603404060 Paint, Distemper, Varnish/Similr Brushes ExcBrushes of Subheading 9603.30 NESOI

February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No.ValueCanadaCanada 2,304 3,402 6,205 9,302Guatmal 1,968 2,408 10,320 9,146Dom Rep 14 8,495Sweden 69,180 23,532U King 36,384 19,855 72,384 47,943Ireland 941 4,589Belgium 5,226 12,857France 1,716 4,572Germany 7,437 25,758 7,872 29,752Italy 4,434 7,612Turkey 7,208 29,413 23,144 89,955Israel 240 3,571India 25,000 4,311Sri Lka 7 5,495Vietnam 656 2,858Indnsia 530,448 149,167 1,104,096 368,470China 15,317,971 4,653,894 27,467,296 9,602,982Taiwan 10,080 10,540Japan 27,421 34,874 42,421 53,098Rep Saf 205,108 58,027 205,108 58,027TOTAL 16,136,249 4,976,798 29,056,340 10,357,107

9603908010 Wiskbrooms February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueChina 115,000 73,838 326,494 216,143Hg Kong 14,652 17,680 14,652 17,680TOTAL 129,652 91,518 341,146 233,823

9603908020 Upright Brooms February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueMexico 47,776 49,289 71,534 94,693Guatmal 3,000 22,837 5,894 45,679Brazil 278 6,928Germany 1,090 3,415 3,745 15,324Spain 4,080 7,624 8,640 16,188Italy 70,072 75,524 140,591 184,516Sri Lka 77,292 142,845 170,364 322,807Phil R 1,200 2,685 1,200 2,685China 1,114,604 1,381,449 1,933,812 2,663,878Kor Rep 303 3,610TOTAL 1,319,114 1,685,668 2,336,361 3,356,308

9603908030 Push Brooms, 41 CM or Less in Width February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 1,279 5,155 1,279 5,155Mexico 299 2,049Sri Lka 56,328 184,015 99,216 359,160China 22,812 64,346 39,912 110,003TOTAL 80,419 253,516 140,706 476,367

9603908040 Other Brooms, NESOI February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 32,298 104,651 48,373 336,332Mexico 246,870 345,089 640,016 782,098Guatmal 13,200 15,984 13,200 15,984

Salvadr 53,904 55,007 71,244 77,556Colomb 36,756 36,241 70,092 74,729Brazil 11,628 17,167 48,308 73,078U King 1,437 10,261 1,437 10,261Czech 44,016 13,205 82,656 25,736Spain 33,288 23,652Italy 530 17,276 1,299 42,422Israel 1,512 3,095 4,072 14,235Sri Lka 84,916 169,055 163,816 323,494Thailnd 5,000 9,687 5,000 9,687Vietnam 4,710 16,733 24,585 45,473China 416,247 559,832 715,529 962,088Hg Kong 1,120 14,044 2,080 16,670Taiwan 3,024 9,045 3,024 9,045Austral 550 115,942TOTAL 957,168 1,396,372 1,928,569 2,958,482

9603908050 Brooms, Brushes, Sqeegees, Etc., NESOI February Year To DateCountry Net Q/No. Value Net Q/No. ValueCanada 1,390,862 2,713,334Mexico 4,180,847 9,020,837Salvadr 5,287 5,287Hondura 1,517,300 2,712,583Colomb 70,763 90,079Brazil 88,989 111,105Sweden 27,291 33,553Denmark 236,680 442,942U King 63,621 132,423Nethlds 36,034 52,010Belgium 60,234 136,262France 13,678 25,692Germany 330,447 572,140Austria 2,512 2,512Czech 5,502Hungary 2,754 2,754Lichten 2,214Switzld 11,732 51,235Estonia 6,260 11,201Lithuan 25,645 61,266Poland 51,464 58,831Spain 72,609 205,069Italy 243,529 483,978Slvenia 4,314Turkey 6,693 6,693Israel 102,299 245,248India 3,710 49,038Pakistn 370,950 941,134Bngldsh 11,119 25,173Sri Lka 46,646 209,411Thailnd 219,783 543,930Vietnam 29,007 64,518Malaysa 127,936 234,116Indnsia 61,871 152,266China 32,600,760 67,391,943Kor Rep 157,856 278,447Hg Kong 346,736 777,308Taiwan 1,059,922 2,833,560Japan 40,895 72,645Austral 110,787 110,787N Zeal 34,901 34,901Egypt 23,017 69,071TOTAL 43,793,426 90,977,312

Raw materials remain key underlying components of mops, brushes,brooms and other cleaning tools. The growth of these tools is dependentof a healthy supply of raw materials. Two industry suppliers recently dis-cussed different issues taking place on the raw material front.

Jones Companies, Ltd., of Humboldt, TN, supplies a large varietyof yarns specifically engineered to meet performance requirements ofthe floor care industry. According to Jones Companies Vice Presidentof Sales & Marketing Andrew Dailey, primary raw materials that thecompany uses for yarn production include “waste” byproducts from thetextile industry. The byproducts arrive from a variety of places withinthe supply stream such as cotton gins, textile mills and processors. JonesCompanies also uses synthetic raw materials, whether virgin or from re-cycled plastic bottles.

Along with different yarn varieties, Jones Companies also suppliesthe mop industry with mop tape, headband mesh and sewing thread; andprovides such allied products as floor pads, microfiber mops and mi-crofiber towels.

Despite the fact that today’s cotton mop yarn comes from textile millwaste or gin motes rather than virgin cotton, the current price of rawcotton still impacts the mop yarn industry. Mop yarn prices often moveup and down with cotton prices.

Dailey said that cotton prices could increase during the upcoming latesummer and early fall U.S. cotton harvest due to greater demand forhigh grade cotton fiber.

“Fluctuations in cotton fiber prices for the remainder of the yearshould follow the normal ups and downs that occur seasonally. Eventhough fiber prices may increase some in late summer and early fall,we believe that yarn prices will remain stable,” Dailey said.

Dailey also sees overall stability ahead for various synthetic raw ma-terials used in mop production, such as polyester and rayon.

“There is a tendency to equate the price of gasoline with the price ofpolyester and other synthetic fibers. This is because these fibers are pe-troleum-based,” Dailey said. “Historically, the price of gasoline wouldbe a good indicator. However, I don’t think there is currently a true un-derstanding of gas prices compared to the price of oil. Current oil priceshave remained steady while gas prices are inching up. I feel it’s moreimportant to pay attention to the price of oil right now when looking atsynthetic fiber price projections.”

Reporting on the supply of pine handles from the Central Americancountry of Honduras was Amerwood Division Manager WaynePringle, located in Evant, TX. These handles are used for such itemsas brooms, mops, sanitary supply products and paint rollers.

“The current supply of our raw material from Honduras is good, andI don’t see anything in the near future that would dramatically changethis supply outlook,” Pringle said. “Honduran pine, which has similarcharacteristics as southern pine, is hard, durable and strong. A lot ofpeople use it in place of hardwood, especially if hardwood becomes dif-ficult to get and/or high in price.”

As June approaches, so does the annual rainy season in Central Amer-ica. This usually takes place from June to November, coinciding withthe North American hurricane season.

“Rains often develop daily, even in the more arid parts of Hon-duras. The country features tropical vegetation along the north andsouth coasts, while the mountainous center region is where the pinegrows,” Pringle said. “There are Honduran suppliers who still rely onthe air drying method for wooden squares before the squares are putthrough a dowel machine. Obviously, this process slows during therainy season.

“Many of our suppliers now use drying kilns, which cut down dry-ing times. This lessens the challenge of the rainy season pertainingto our handle supply. However, there still can be logging issues dur-ing this time of year, due to wet conditions and muddy roads. Someyears are worse than others. Last year’s rainy season in Honduraswas not too bad.”

The use of dry kilns also help guard against blue stain, according toPringle.

“Blue stain is caused by a fungus that gets into harvested lumberwhen logs are allowed to stay wet too long. The biggest problem isstreaks that appear in the wood,” he said. “It really doesn’t influencethe strength of a handle too much, unless rotting occurs. The main issueis appearance. It doesn’t look good when a broom or mop displayed ona retail shelf has blue stain in the handle.”

Pringle added that he has noticed more competition taking place asof late for Honduran pine.

“I think we are going to see prices slightly increase in the near fu-ture because of this added competition, but I don’t foresee any big pricejumps,” he said.


RawMaterial ReportBy Harrell Kerkhoff | Broom, Brush & Mop Editor

Andrew Dailey Wayne Pringle

Index of AdvertisersABMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35American Select Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Amerwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Bizzotto Giovanni Automation . . . . . . . . . . .11Borghi USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back CoverBoucherie Borghi Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Boucherie USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Caddy & Co., Inc., R.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Culicover & Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Deco Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Distribuidora Perfect, S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . .26DKSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19DuPont Filaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

G.D.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Garelick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .29Hahl Pedex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Jones Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CoverKeystone Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Loos & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Magnolia Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Mill-Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Monahan Filaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Monahan Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Northeast - Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Paul Marsh LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

PelRay International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2PMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Royal Paint Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Rubbermaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Shanghai Jiasheng Products . . . . . . . . . . . .30St. Nick Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Stainless Steel Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Unimac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Vonco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Wolf Filaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5WOMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Zahoransky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Zelazoski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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