Federal Signal Opens Long Beach Solutions Center
Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has opened its fifth FS Solutions center. The Long Beach, Calif., center will stock high-performance parts and accessories for the company’s Guzzler, Vactor and Jetstream brands, as well as other makes and models of waterblasters and vacuum loaders.
Rooter-Man Ranked Among Top 500 Franchises
Rooter-Man has been ranked 113 among the top 500 franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, and No. 1 in the plumbing category. Rankings are determined by cumulative scores in financial strength, stability, number of franchises, growth rate, years of operation, startup costs and company-provided financing.
USB-Duesen Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Effective December 2007, USB-Duesen, parent company of USB-Sewer Equipment Corp., has been awarded the DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 certificate by the Bureau Veritas.
Earth Tool Promotes Metcalf to CEO
Brian Metcalf has been promoted to chief executive officer for Earth Tool Co., manufacturer of HammerHead products. Metcalf had been vice president of international sales and business development. He holds a degree in accounting from Drake University.
RIDGID Presents Video Contest
RIDGID is celebrating the launch of its new membership site (www.team ridgid.com) with a video contest, “How I Build my Reputation with RIDGID Tools.” TeamRIDGID members are invited to record and post an original 1- to 3-minute video illustrating how they built their reputation. The contest ends April 30. Five finalists will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Cleveland, Ohio, to tour the RIDGID headquarters, while the grand prize winner will receive $2,500 in RIDGID tools.
StoneAge Releases Warthog Catalog
The 16-page Warthog catalog from StoneAge Inc. is available in PDF format at www.stoneage tools.com/infocenter/index.html. The catalog includes jetting charts, tool breakdowns with each part identified, service kit components and available accessories.
