As Earth Month comes to a close, the Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena and Kimberly-Clark Professional™ have announced a new multi-year, sustainability-focused partnership. “Throughout the award-winning downtown Atlanta venue, Kimberly-Clark Professional branding and products, including Scott® paper towels and Kleenex® tissue, soap dispensers and hand sanitizers, will be featured at select Hawks’ home games,” according to a press…
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Sellars Absorbent Materials, a Milwaukee, WI-based manufacturer of wipes, absorbents and towel and tissue products, has added David Hine to its sales leadership team. Hine, who spent more than 14 years with von Drehle Corporation, has joined Sellars as Vice President of National Accounts. “Great companies are made by great people, and we are…
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Sellars Absorbent Materials, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of wipes, absorbents and towel and tissue products, is extending its TOOLBOX® WaterWeave line with the addition of its multipurpose T500 wiper. “The light-duty T500 is a solvent resistant and contaminant-free wiper that combines strength, durability and absorbency and can be used for a variety of applications,” according to…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff Maintenance Sales News Editor Describing the overall outlook for the North American professional hygiene paper and tissue business in 2024 as “healthy” is Essity’s Michael Berkowitz, Director of Customer Marketing & Commercial Excellence, Professional Hygiene, North America. He pointed out that more people are expected to visit away-from-home (AFH) facilities this year,…
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Tom Sellars, CEO of Sellars Absorbent Materials, has been recognized as a 2024 MO 100 Top Impact CEO. The award identifies the 100 most impactful leaders who are driving positive social and environmental change through their companies. Founded in 1985 in Milwaukee, Sellars utilizes proprietary technology to produce high-performance wipes, shop towels and absorbents primarily from recycled fibers.…
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Jeff Berk, a founding partner, president, and head of sales at Berk International LLC, has announced his retirement. “Since co-founding Berk International in 2000, Jeff has been instrumental in shaping our business into the leading manufacturer of disposable tissue, towel, and wiping cloths that it is today. He has not only grown our business but…
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Real Leaders, an organization that’s dedicated to inspiring the future of business, has recognized Sellars Absorbent Materials as a 2024 Top Impact Company. Based in Milwaukee, WI, Sellars manufactures and markets wipes, shop towels, absorbents and towel and tissue products throughout the U.S. at major retailers and commercial distributors. Real Leaders evaluates and ranks privately-owned companies by…
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Georgia-Pacific has named Chris Warburton as Chief Customer Officer for the Consumer Products Group. In this role, Warburton will lead the organization’s combined sales force for the company’s retail and away from home (GP PRO) businesses. “At Georgia-Pacific, we strive every day to increase the value and mutual benefit we create with our partners, and to focus…
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Tom Sellars, CEO and Chairman of Sellars Absorbent Materials, has been named to the 2024 Wisconsin Titan 100, which recognizes the state’s top 100 CEOs and C-level executives who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision and passion. Founded in 1985, Sellars is a Milwaukee, WI-based, privately owned business with more than 200 employees. The company manufactures and…
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Sofidel has announced it recently expanded its production capabilities with the acquisition of a paper mill from ST Paper & Tissue. The factory, located in Duluth, MN, has a production capacity of 65,000 metric tons of paper per year. According to a press release, the purchase will allow Sofidel to better meet the increased demand for tissue…
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