Powered and connected residential front doors will be offered nationwide for renovation, remodeling and new construction Masonite International Corporation (NYSE: DOOR), a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door systems, today announced that its M-Pwr™Smart Doors will be available for the first time at retail in Home Depot stores later this year. Masonite M-Pwr…
Exertis Almo, the largest and most specialized value-added North American AV distributor, today announced its Executive Vice President and COO Sam Taylor is set to retire later this year. As part of this transition, Dan Smith, most recently US Vice President of Sales, IT and Commercial Large Format Displays at LG, has been named his successor. Smith is assuming the…
Caster Communications, Inc., and Bluesalve Partners, LLC have partnered to elevate and streamline end-to-end technology consulting services from the foundry to the frontline. Together, Caster and Bluesalve form a team of experienced tech innovation advisors that can collectively solve critical problems across a manufacturer’s business. This partnership is designed to support companies developing hardware and software for custom and consumer electronics, IoT,…
After an extensive nationwide search conducted by the NATM Board of Directors (Scott Hymas – R.C Willey, Gregg Richard – P.C. Richard, Marty Hartunian – ABC Warehouse, and Mike Abt – Abt Appliances), the NATM Buying Corporation announced today the hiring of John Riddle as the organization’s new Executive Director. Riddle becomes only the fourth Executive Director in NATM’s 53-year…
Caesarstone is pleased to announced that the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has named Ken Williams as its 2023 Board Secretary / Treasurer. Williams joined the organization, the leading trade association for the kitchen and bath industry and owner of the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), at the beginning of 2022 for a four-year term. In announcing the…
Hall continues its global expansion with new team members added in EMEA and US Hall Technologies, a global AV company specializing in unified communications applications, has hit another growth spurt adding five new staff members. Hall’s global team now includes Daniel Adams as Technical Support Manger for the EMEA region, Brandon Gramse comes aboard as Senior Electronics Engineer along with…
Additionally, Exegin Technologies has demoed how Z-Wave Source Code can be ported to third-party silicon, opening members to develop on any chip provider of their choice. The Z-Wave Alliance, the Standards Development Organization (SDO) dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, today announced the completion of the Z-Wave Source Code project, which has been published and made available on GitHub…
Nearly one year after being acquired by Exertis, one of the world’s leading technology distributors, Exertis Almo, the largest and most specialized value-added North American AV distributor, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of Caddrillion Engineering & Drafting, LLC, provider of engineering, drafting and programming resources for technology integrators and consultants. The acquisition, officially effective January 1, 2023, gives…
Josh Barnett will work to attain new business opportunities and grow PowerShades’ Dealer Network PowerShades, an industry-leading provider of manual and automated window shades for residential, commercial and hospitality applications, announces that company has promoted Josh Barnett to the position of Director of Business Development. Barnett’s responsibilities in this role will include expanding PowerShades’ dealer network with new business opportunities, and working closely with the…
SurgeX, a leader in advanced power protection, analytical software, remote monitoring, and cloud solutions, today announces a distribution partnership with Starin, a Midwich Group company and value-add distributor of pro AV products for the U.S. market. Effective immediately, Starin will offer the full spectrum of SurgeX power protection and monitoring solutions, as well as support for SurgeX product specification, system design,…