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Morbern hires John Hostetler as Sales Agent on West Coast.
April 30th, 2012
Morbern is pleased to introduce John Hostetler as an independent sales agent calling on Contract Manufacturers, Distributors, and Jobbers on the West Coast. John’s role will include specific emphasis on the Casino/Hospitality market. He will also be responsible for the automotive seat cover manufacturers on the West Coast.
John has over 20 years industry experience with 19 years spent at Bailey’s Fabrics. He has spent the last eight years in the commercial glass business. John is a welcome addition to our Sales Team. He is based in Tucson, Arizona and can be reached at:
Phone: 480-593-7511.
Email: johnhostetler548@gmail.com
About Morbern
Morbern, Inc., North America’s leading manufacturer of decorative vinyl upholstery fabrics, has been providing clients with total solutions for over 50 years. Our focus is delivering total design and performance solutions in vinyl upholstery for the Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality, Marine, and Transportation markets and a wide variety of other markets. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Morbern is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more information on Morbern and their unique performance fabrics, please visit www.morbern.com.
New Operations Manager John McGinnis
November 29th, 2011
Morbern USA is please to introduce John McGinnis as the National Operations Manager. John brings a wealth of knowledge and management experience gained from more than 10 years in sales and operations roles and will provide guidance and leadership of all Morbern USA supply chain operations.
John will be located at our High Point, NC facility and will be directly responsible for and manage the daily functions for office administration, customer service, warehousing and logistics in the United States. Included in John’s responsibility are our third-party warehousing, vendor and supplier relationships as well as support for the Morbern Sales Group.
Morbern taps Cathy Schneider for New York area sales agent.
July 29th, 2011
Morbern is pleased to introduce Cathy Schneider as an independent sales agent calling on distributors in New York City. With over 20 years industry experience Cathy has worked in sales and custom product development for a number of contract distributors. In addition she was previously in sales with Mastercraft Contract and currently represents Valdese Weavers as an independent agent in the Northeast. We are excited to have Cathy join our team and look forward to the diverse skills she brings to our organization.
Please join me in welcoming Cathy to the Morbern Team.
Along with the addition of Cathy we are making some territory adjustments and are pleased to announce that Lou Vizoco will take on additional territory in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Lou has over 25 years selling Morbern products to a variety of industries and this move will allow Lou to leverage his strengths in our traditional markets.
About Morbern
Morbern, Inc., North America’s leading manufacturer of decorative vinyl upholstery fabrics, has been providing clients with total solutions for over 50 years. Our focus is delivering total design and performance solutions in vinyl upholstery for the Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality, Marine, and Transportation markets and a wide variety of other markets. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Morbern is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more information on Morbern and their unique performance fabrics, please visit www.morbern.com.
www.morbern.com
Morbern’s Prodigy Artichoke wins ADEX Award for Design Excellence
June 17th, 2011
Prodigy Artichoke
Prodigy Artichoke wins Platinum for the 2011 ADEX Awards for Design Excellence. The ADEX Awards are chosen every year by Design Journal Magazine.
Prodigy is made with Morbern’s signature Mellosoft™ backing which gives it a soft, tailorable hand. It also features a classic pebble grain emboss and is available in 25 fresh colors. Be sure to check out Prodigy product information here at www.morbern.com and to see the complete color line.
Put Prodigy in your sample cart today with online sampling available on the Morbern web page.
Coated Fabrics: A Day With The Experts
May 12th, 2011
Join us on October 12, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio for an informative and relevant day discussing key aspects about coated fabrics.
-Polymer Chemistry Basics
-Coated Fabrics Manufacturing Techniques and Processes
-Regulations and Standards
-Environmental and Sustainability
-Features and Benefits of Coated Fabrics
-Application and Performance Guidelines
-Cleanability and Healthcare
Special presentation by Terry Murphy of The Vinyl Institute
www.chemicalfabricsandfilm.com
Darrell Brown Signs on as Director of Morbern Marine Sales & Marketing
January 10th, 2011
Morbern is proud to announce that Darrell Brown has accepted the position of Director Marine Sales & Marketing for Morbern. Darrel has over 25 years of experience in the Marine industry and has been a tremendous asset to Morbern’s Marine program since 1997. We are excited to move forward with Darrell in 2011 and the years to come and expect big results for our Marine market! Darrell can be reached at his Florida office at 727-822-7788.
Darrell Brown – Owner of the Marine Marketing Group based in Myakka, FL. Darrell joined Morbern Marine as a independent rep in 1997. His background is in Engineering and Product Development and started his career in the Marine industry in 1983 working for several major manufactures before starting his own business. He has a strong background in upholstery design and construction as well as color placement and fabric selection. He is instrumental in assisting his Morbern customers with various levels of design and engineering applications.
Morbern is pleased to introduce Prodigy, the most recent addition to the Allante Collection.
July 13th, 2010
Following the introduction of Allante Solstice, the first all weather Allante pattern; Morbern introduces Prodigy. Prodigy features a classic pebble grain and boasts the superior performance of Morbern’s MelloSoft construction. Prodigy is UV stable, offers superior clean ability and touts a non-burnishing super soft hand.
Available now, please visit www.morbern.com to view the color line and request samples or contact your sales representative for more information.
Prodigy Maple
Dan Bogo, Principal at DB Sales, Inc. signs on as Morbern’s newest Sales Representative.
May 21st, 2010
Dan Bogo
Focusing on surfaces for the contract industry, Dan Bogo with DB Sales, Inc. will bring an extensive background in architectural surfaces sales to Morbern, Inc. DB Sales, Inc. reports sales success in multiple markets such as hospitality, healthcare, corporate and institutional for over 20 years. Dan lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife of 17 years and three children.
« Prodigy is now available for online sampling. Morbern is pleased to introduce Prodigy, the most recent addition to the Allante Collection. »