Production of Indianapolis-based Norwood’s Barlow and V-Line product lines has successfully transferred from Los Angeles to the company’s Red Wing, Minn., facility, which also houses other Norwood lines, including Action Line, Econ-O-Line, Pillowline and Tee Off. Norwood began transferring production to the Red Wing plant when it announced the closure of its Los Angeles facility in June. “The transfer of production went very smoothly,” noted Tim Dunford, general manager. “Our customers experienced no disruption in production, quality or customer service during the move.” Distributors may continue to use the published telephone/fax numbers and e-mail addresses for Barlow and V-Line. Postal mail and packages
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Norwood Takes Introspective Look with “The Mighty 8”
In an effort to learn how it could better serve distributors and improve its overall service, Norwood Promotional Products, Indianapolis, recently hosted a focus group consisting of eight distributors, dubbed “The Mighty 8.” “Getting feedback was important to us because we wanted to learn how we could give our distributors the best service, which may include calling more often, improving order status or helping them custom-source products,” explained Allison Avin, manager of marketing communications. Members of Norwood’s leadership team, including company president Paul Lage, engaged the group in dialogue about the company’s perception in the industry, its past performance and plans for the
Read MoreNorwood Promotes Two to Sales Management
Norwood Promotional Products, Indianapolis, recently announced the promotion of two account managers to sales management positions. Kevin Wicks, a 15-year Norwood veteran, has been promoted to vice president of sales of the central region. He will lead account managers in the Midwest, representing all Norwood product lines except dated products. Prior to joining Norwood, Wicks spent several years in marketing and sales roles for various industry suppliers. Michael Clark, who joined the company in 2004, has been promoted to vice president of national accounts. Clark made the transition into promotional products after working for several years in the incentives industry. He will join
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Norwood Hires CFO Norwood Promotional Products, Indianapolis, announced Bill Steckel has joined its executive team as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Steckel, a CPA, has spent his career in a broad range of senior finance and general management positions, primarily with global firms that manufacture and distribute electronics. Most recently, he served as president of Lambda Power, a division of Invensys, San Diego. “We are very thrilled to have an executive of Bill’s caliber join the Norwood Promotional Products team,” said Frank Bellis, CEO. “In addition to his financial prowess, he also brings a natural leadership ability that will be crucial in helping Norwood achieve
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Norwood Confident Against Roller Lawsuit “We are confident that the evidence will show Mr. Roller’s allegations are false and without merit,” said Frank Bellis, CEO of Norwood Promotional Products, Indianapolis, in a statement released by the company’s counsel, Jonathan Polak. “We look forward to disproving Mr. Roller’s claims during arbitration, as required by his employment agreement.” According to a release issued by PPAI, Bellis’ statement is in response to a suit filed by former Norwood CEO Thomas Roller alleging that upon his termination last December, he was told that 6,000 shares of Preferred Stock given to him as part of Norwood’s debt/equity restructuring in 2004 were
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