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Happy Summer to all of our loyal Brushware readers! I am pleased to introduce the 2023 Annual Brushware Industry Buyers’ Guide and Supplier/Manufacturer Index. It’s pretty well-known that this is my favorite issue as I enjoy seeing the scale of brush industry products, services, materials and machine capabilities each year.

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Looking at the overall July/August edition article line-up, Phillip M. Perry’s "Winning the War for Workers" feature is a thought-provoking read as I do think we are in a fascinating period for labor overall. From where I sit as a media business covering the manufacturing industry, it's interesting to see how labor issues are now hitting the information sector — driven by changing perspectives related to the pandemic. Based on my experiences, the primary drag on productivity in the sector is related to a diminishing level of relevant skills and frankly a lack of interest in challenging work. That sounds vaguely similar to what I hear from the manufacturing sector as well. Ironically, the long-term answer points to automation and AI in both segments.

But for the present, Perry’s in-depth article should serve as a useful guide on how to get ahead in the labor market, which pretty much translates to getting ahead in business. No matter what, it certainly points to a major shift in how companies should approach recruiting and hiring.

From a more historical perspective, I enjoyed seeing our veteran correspondent Bob Lawrence in the answer seat for our 125th Anniversary Interview Series. I’ve learned a little something new from each one of these pieces and in this case, I really enjoyed the passion that Bob projects for Brushware in his responses. Working on something you truly believe in is a pretty good step toward a happy and full life.

That passion and the interview series overall have underscored for me that we are only caretakers for the magazine. It is an honor to work on each edition and the associated digital properties with the goal of being a vital resource to all individuals and companies in the brushware industry. So, thank you to the readers for your loyalty and feedback. Thank you to the advertisers for making Brushware possible, and thank you to our correspondents and our product and editorial staff for putting in the work.

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Gordon Brush Acquires Justman Brush Company

In May, Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. announced the acquisition of Justman Brush Company located in Omaha, Nebraska. The company’s manufacturing and operations will remain in its 45,000 sq. ft. building in Omaha while administrative procedures will be moved to Gordon Brush’s City of Industry, California, facility with 183,000 square feet of space.

Since 1929, Justman Brush has specialized in manufacturing a vast array of styles and types of stock and custom brushes for the scientific, food service and electronics industries. John Matthews, Justman Brush’s CEO, says, “It’s time for us to step aside so that the company can continue to grow. We felt that Gordon Brush was the best fit to take Justman Brush to the next level, to continue our family tradition of individualized customer service and to best manufacture our line of Americanmade line of brushes for the scientific, food service and electronics industries.”

Ken Rakusin, President and CEO of Gordon Brush says, “The acquisition of Justman Brush expands Gordon Brush’s reach and custom manufacturing capabilities. Justman Brush will add

Cottam Brush Expands Its Pencil Brush Offering

Following rigorous testing, research and investment in new technology, Cottam Brush is now pleased to offer alternative manufacturing methods for the production of pencil brushes for oil and gas pigging and other industries as part of their technical brush range.

Innovation is at the heart of Cottam, and with increasing energy and material costs in the UK, their engineering team wanted to explore alternative methods of manufacturing pencil brushes that would be more cost-effective while retaining high quality. Cottam drafted in experts and approached the SAM (Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing) project, based at the University of Sunderland, to implement product development technologies. With funding support and advice from expert specialists in areas including electronics, CNC machining and automation/robotics, Cottam invested in new machinery for their UK factory based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear.

Cottam has extensive experience manufacturing pencil brushes, traditionally using bonded or soldered methods. By adopting alternative manufacturing methods, Cottam is now able to make these clusters using synthetic fill, ferrous and non-ferrous wires, as well as specialized platings, including zinc and nickel

to our arsenal of amazing companies: Marx Brush, Milwaukee Dustless Brush, JEK, Redtree Industries, Brush Supply, StaticFaction, J. B. Ward, Kirschner Brush, Easy Reach Supply, Spectrum Paint Applicators and Parker Brush. The Justman Brush acquisition dramatically enhances our scale, product offerings and geographic reach — creating new synergies that better position us for future growth and investment in new and existing markets. It’s another perfect fit for Gordon Brush that ties into its mantra of being Proud To Be An American Manufacturer™. This acquisition enhances the global product offering of Gordon Brush’s line of industrial brushes and opens up new avenues for the manufacture of custom brush products. As the demand for American-made products increases, we are proud to be at the forefront of that movement.”

Learn more about Gordon Brush at www.gordonbrush.com.

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(L to R) – Alan Crook (MD at Cottam Brush), Richard Eynon (SAM) and Dave Leatherhead (Cottam Brush Production Engineer)]

Bürstenmacherfest Celebrates 200 Years of Brush Fabrication

Bürstenmacherfest, an annual festivity organized by the local brushware fabricators in the Saxony region of Germany, is set to take place September 9-10, 2023, to celebrate more than 200 years of brush fabrication in the region. The event will take place in the Ore Mountains, near the border to the Czech Republic. It will feature brushware fabricators opening their doors to the public with tours of production facilities and family-friendly activities.

Bürstenmacherfest showcases the impact of brush manufacturing on the local economy and culture. This year’s event will be even more special with the addition of a brushware market including providers from different parts of Europe. Organizers are offering vendors two overnight stays, including breakfast for two persons from September 8-10, no booth fee and access to German and English-speaking contacts for the weekend. In return, vendors are expected to run their sales booth on Saturday, September 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and demonstrate their craftsmanship during the market. The number of available sales booths is limited, and interested vendors are encouraged to contact tourist.info@gemeinde-schoenheide.de as soon as possible to secure their spot.

Nexstep Recognizes JV Carter Company as Sales Rep Agency of the Year

Nexstep Commercial Products (Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar) recently announced JV Carter Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as their 2022 Sales Rep Agency of the Year.

JV Carter has represented Nexstep Commercial Products since 2018.

Established in 1981 by Marty Cull, JV Carter Company offers advanced cleaning solutions to facilities by representing best-in-class manufacturers that improve cleaning results. For over 40 years, JV Carter has been the premier facility solutions sales and marketing agency in the Mid-Atlantic region, covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. In addition to President Marty Cull, JV Carter Company sales reps for Nexstep include Sales Consultants Matt Quay and Tom Keer, Business Developer JT Keer and Sales and Marketing Coordinator Julie Cull Beninat (all in the photo).

When asked how he feels about being named Nexstep’s 2022 Sales Rep Agency of the Year, Cull says, “Over the last five years we are very appreciative of the support Nexstep Commercial Products, led by Todd Leventhal and his team, has brought our group as they continue to provide innovative solutions for our customers.”

The Road Ahead: New Special Report Download

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson has published a Special Report — The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order. Anderson is president of LMA Consulting Group and works with manufacturers and distributors on strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation to maximize the customer experience and enable profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth.

“While the visible signs of supply chain chaos have dissipated, business volatility and disruptions remain high. With the world order in a state of flux, risk is high. Yet because everything is interconnected, companies have an opportunity to stay ahead of their ideal customers’ needs. They can do this by reconfiguring their supply chains, leveraging technology and attracting and continually developing talent to leapfrog their competitors to secure a leadership position in their marketplace,” says Anderson.

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is a special report that captures comments from trusted advisors and experts from various disciplines about what their most successful clients are doing and what companies should do to take advantage of opportunities in 2023 and beyond. “In talking with my colleagues, it became apparent that the same challenges, issues and opportunities resonate among business disciplines. Each discipline requires attention. Making required changes is not for the faint of heart. The opportunity in front of companies today is the greatest since the Great Depression,” she says.

The report includes insights from 27 trusted advisors and covers a wide variety of key topics impacting manufacturers, distributors, retail and healthcare. From cybersecurity, logistics, insurance and talent acquisition, to nearshoring, reshoring and friendshoring, the tasks are many, but the opportunity is significant.

“The only question will be whether your company is ready to take advantage of the opportunities to grow profitably or if you’ll struggle for survival. I hope our special report sheds light on these opportunities,” she says.

Download the special report at: www.lma-consultinggroup.com/the-road-ahead-business-supplychain-the-world-order/

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BRUSH DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS

DUPONT FILAMENTS CONTINUES T O L EAD THE WAY IN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

For more than 80 years, DuPont Filaments has been recognized as a leader in innovative synthetic filaments that enable brush manufacturers to address emerging trends and meet evolving consumer expectations.

HEALTH DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS -TOOTHBRUSH FILAMENTS

The most important component of a toothbrush lies in the bristle. With outstanding industry expertise accumulated over the years, coupled with our proven technologies, DuPont Filaments is dedicated to the oral care brush industry with our nylon solutions under the brand names of DuPont™ Tynex®(nylon 612) and DuPont™ Herox®(nylon 610) . Leading toothbrush brands and manufacturers are able to produce very high quality brushes with a balance of consistent quality, wear performance and unmatched productivities in tufting and end-rounding by using DuPont filaments. As consumer trends in toothbrush are increasingly focused on the six major areas of 1) Visual Attractiveness, 2) Interdental Cleaning, 3) Plaque Removal, 4) Gum Comfort, 5) Gingival Cleaning and 6) Anti-microbial within the filaments, DuPont Filaments has been working closely with the leading global brands in oral care as well as toothbrush manufacturers by fulfilling these needs with our broad range of innovative products in the portfolio

BEAUTY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS -FINE FILAMENTS

DuPont™ Natrafil® filaments, a pioneering filament from DuPont’s unique polyester based material, contain proprietary texturizing additives that create a structured surface that mimics animal hair. Natrafil® filaments offer a synthetic alternative to animal hair in premium cosmetic powder brushes with more consistency in the bristle while maintaining the touch-and-feel of premium animal hair. Studies have shown that brushes made with Natrafil® filaments have equal to superior pickup and release performance versus brushes made with animal hair.

EFFICIENCY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS –ABRASIVE FILAMENTS

Like most industries, steel manufacturers are always looking for

ways to increase productivity. The emphasis is on getting more square feet of metal through the mill, cleaned and coated faster than ever before. To accomplish this, steel mills are using more aggressive cleaning solutions. The problem is that the cleaning brushes typically used were quickly degrading because many plastics used in the brush filaments can’t handle the solutions of the extremes of the PH scale. The technical resources at DuPont Filaments were able to help solve the problem by adding stabilizers to one of our nylon polymer formulations, effectively extending the pH range that these filaments can be used in. Brushes made with these filaments deliver cleaning performance over an improved service life, helping steel manufactures to achieve higher productivity. Another need voiced by customers is higher aggressiveness in metal finishing applications. DuPont™ Tynex® A filaments, a family of ceramic grit-containing filaments, was developed to meet this need.

CREATIVITY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS –PAINTBRUSH FILAMENTS

When manufacturers began changing their paints to water-based formulations, more people began using paintbrushes made with synthetic bristles because the hog bristles traditionally used in paintbrushes lost stiffness in water-based paints. Synthetics such as DuPont™ Tynex®, DuPont™ Chinex® and DuPont™ Orel® brand filaments quickly became popular choices. As paint manufacturers continue to improve their water-based formulations by reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) content, increasing solid loadings and decreasing drying times, there is an ongoing need for increasingly higher performing brushes. To meet this need, DuPont Filaments continues to innovate and help customize solutions. For example, we developed filaments with stiffer cross-section that can push higher viscosity paints more efficiently. We also changed the shapes of the filaments so that they not only pick up more paint from the can for faster application, but are easier to clean.

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Zahn Unique Brushes Wins Two Awards at Creativeworld 2023

Zahn Unique Brushes recently won two product awards at the Creative Impulse Awards 2023 announced at Creativeworld 2023 held in Frankfurt, Germany. Creativeworld ran February 4-7 and is the world’s most prestigious trade fair for the international hobby, craft and artist supply sector, described as “an inspiring treasure chest for the creative community.”

CASIN Vegan Watercolor Paint Brush Series-Artist Product of the Year

Zahn received second prize for this series of brushes in the Creative Impulse Award. The master class CASIN vegan watercolor brush series is the result of decades of development experience. The aim was to surpass the properties of highquality natural hair brushes with vegan synthetic hair. The art lies in the individual coordination of different geometries, diameters, tapers and lengths of the synthetic hair as well as a specially developed manufacturing process. The master class CASIN vegan watercolor brushes are characterized by a high liquid absorption capacity and previously unattainable dimensional stability.

More information on this brush series is available at: www.zahn-pinsel.com/aktuelles/news/ casin-vegan-aquarellmalpinselserie

Triangular Liner: Tool of the Year Award Category

Zahn’s Triangular Liner brush series won third prize in the Tool of the Year category at the Creative Impulse Awards 2023. The triangular liner enables fast work with the highest precision. The special triangular shape is ideal for achieving clean painting results in hard-to-reach corners. Precise, straight lines, corners and details are achieved in no time at all. For thicker colors, Zahn recommends the two-stage bicolor fiber. This is very robust and adapts perfectly to all surfaces. A solution for more fluid colors is the soft Falbex fiber, which adapts well to all surfaces and leaves no grooves.

More information on this brush series at: www.zahn-pinsel.com/en/current/news/ newsletter-artist-brushes-02-2022

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The Inspired Home Show: Three-Day Event in 2024

The Inspired Home Show, set to be held next March in Chicago, will undergo several changes in 2024. Based on feedback from two industry-wide surveys and four special committees made up of both exhibitors and retailers, the IHA Board of Directors has decided to reduce the overall length and optimize the layout to create the most vibrant, productive and efficient trade show experience possible.

The Show will now open on Sunday, March 17, and close on Tuesday, March 19. According to Derek Miller, IHA president & CEO, the majority of exhibitors and retailers indicated on recent surveys and in discussions that three full days at the Show is sufficient with business being more concentrated over that timeframe.

“Making the move from four days to three full days will not only make the Show more productive and dynamic but will also reduce costs for both the exhibitor and retail audiences, something frequently cited throughout discussions,” Miller explained.

“I’m excited about the changes; it’s great for the industry,” Steve Greenspon, CEO, Honey-Can-Do International and IHA chairman told IHA’s HomePage News. “A three-day Show will help both retailers and exhibitors better control their expenses while getting a more fulfilling Show experience. Condensing the Show will make it much more efficient to see all the exhibits and displays.”

Changes to the Show layout include:

• The Wired + Well Expo will move from the Lakeside Center to the North Hall co-locating with the Clean + Contain Expo to create an active and dynamic destination at the Show.

• The North Hall will be divided into two halves with Wired + Well occupying the right-hand side and Clean + Contain continuing to occupy the left-hand side.

• The Discover Design Expo will be disbursed with current exhibitors being placed within their appropriate categories.

• The Travel Gear + Luggage category will move into the South Hall to give this new, exciting area room to grow and develop.

• The International Sourcing Expo will return to the Lower North Hall, a location previously occupied by that group of exhibitors in 2019. Exhibitors without branded products and U.S. distribution will be grouped in this area together to create product-sourcing opportunities for the industry.

• While the overall size of the Show will not decrease, with these re-location plans the Show will no longer occupy the Lakeside Center. Exhibits and displays located in the Lakeside Center Lobby, such as the Smart Home Pavilion and the Inventors Corner, will be relocated later in the year into the North and South Halls.

The Inspired Home Show 2024 will take place March 17-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Registration is currently open at https://app.theinspiredhomeshow.com/registration/.

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Global Shop Solutions: New Director of Product & Engineering

Success in the highly-competitive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software market requires continual development of new tools and technology advancements that simplify manufacturing. Global Shop Solutions, a leader in ERP software for manufacturers around the globe, is proud to announce the promotion of Trent Maynard to Director of Product & Engineering.

“Our primary focus at Global Shop Solutions has always been to simplify manufacturing for our customers,” says Dusty Alexander, President & CEO. “From Trent’s first day with us, he demonstrated a relentless attitude for finding new product advancements and technology to make our customers’ lives easier. That’s exactly the kind of person I want leading our product into the future.”

Maynard began his career in the manufacturing industry working for a company that was a customer of Global Shop Solutions ERP software. Shortly thereafter, he accepted a position at Global Shop Solutions providing software implementation and training for new and existing customers. He then transitioned to the position of operations and technical consultant and business analyst, where he designed and created tailored solutions for existing and potential customer challenges. Prior to this promotion, Maynard served as an R&D Manager and created some of Global Shop Solutions’ most impactful product advancements in terms of meeting customer needs and positioning the company for new growth.

“My focus has been three-fold,” says Maynard. “Number one: hired and retained a team with some of our smartest people to position our ERP product as a technical leader in the industry. Number two: organized our base code to make our product run tighter, faster and more efficiently, while also enabling customers to implement customizations without having to change the underlying code. Number three: simplified the process for customers to upgrade to new versions.”

Serving Internal and External Customers

As Director of Product & Engineering, Maynard wants to make sure Global Shop Solutions creates an ERP product their customers love to use because it helps them do their jobs more effectively and efficiently. He also wants to attract new customers by offering a better product than they’re currently using.

“Ultimately, it’s all about making sure our product ticks all the boxes for our customers,” says Maynard. “Often they don’t know what is possible, so we have to listen and understand what they’re trying to accomplish and then figure out how the software can solve their pain points. We also want to build a product that appeals to our employees, that our engineers can enjoy working on and be proud of and that attracts top talent to Global Shop Solutions.”

Full Speed Ahead to the Future

One popular strength of ERP software is the ability to integrate with outside software and technologies. Maynard’s responsibilities will include implementing artificial intelligence (AI) testing tools and best practices and modernizing Global Shop Solutions’ software interfaces and tech stack.

“How we build our tech stack has significant implications for what happens downstream with our customers, and I can’t think of a better person to lead the way than Trent,” says Alexander.

Mike Melzer, VP of Operations & Service at Global Shop Solutions, agrees. “It’s rare to find someone so talented in the technical field who also has extensive shop experience. The one thing we’ve been outstanding about doing as a company is listening when our customers give us ideas on where we can get better. Trent is open to listening and then guiding the ship where we need to go. I trust his knowledge and experience, and his background gives us a huge advantage in our marketplace as our company continues to move forward.”

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NAM Announces New VP of Energy and Resources Policy

The National Association of Manufacturers has announced Brandon Farris as its new vice president of energy and resources policy.

“Brandon joins the NAM at a pivotal time in our country and for our industry,” says NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “Manufacturers across the United States face regulatory challenges that affect their ability to do what they do best: transform and deploy modern technologies to protect the environment, while creating jobs and strengthening the economy. Commonsense regulatory and permitting reform, along with energy security, are needed now more than ever. Brandon’s experience and expertise will help manufacturers accomplish these critical goals.”

Before joining the NAM, Farris was the head of federal government relations for The Chemours Company, where he played an integral role in securing passage of the AIM Act, designed to phase out refrigerants that contribute to climate change. He worked closely with the NAM to help secure bipartisan ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol during the 117th Congress. Along with these and other major legislative accomplishments, he was honored as a 2022 top lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics.

Previously, Farris served as assistant general counsel for Arkema as well as senior counsel for government relations for the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. After serving in the Marine Corps Reserve, he began his career in Washington as a Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellow at the George Washington University School of Law while working on the US House Agriculture Committee.

For more information about the National Association of Manufacturers, visit www.nam.org.

FEIBP Gears Up for Belfast

The European Brushware Federation (FEIBP) has announced new updates for the 63rd FEIBP Congress featuring an array of engaging topics for its members. The highly anticipated 63rd FEIBP Congress is scheduled to take place from September 20-22, 2023, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This year’s congress will delve into two critical themes shaping the industry: leadership and packaging waste legislation. The Congress will feature two distinguished keynote speakers who will share their expertise and insights:

• Dorcas Crawford: “The isolated leader” – No man is an island.

• Emma Trevor, Valpak: EU Packaging regulations.

This congress promises to be an exceptional opportunity for attendees to gain valuable knowledge and network with industry leaders. Information about the congress, including registration details and the full program can be found on the official FEIBP website at www.eurobrush.com.

14th Innovation Award Competition Open for Applications

The Innovation Award competition has become a highlight of the FEIBP Congress, showcasing the creativity and ingenuity of its members in product and production innovations. The 14th consecutive competition is now open for applications. FEIBP members are encouraged to submit their groundbreaking ideas and projects for a chance to win this prestigious award. Interested participants can access the application form and review the competition’s conditions at www.eurobrush.com/feibp-congress/innovation-award.

Monarch Brands Joins Hospeco Brands Group

In April, Hospeco Brands Group, a US-based, full-line manufacturer of personal care, cleaning and protection products serving the janitorial, industrial supply, automotive, food service, healthcare and hospitality markets, announced a merger with Monarch Brands.

“Joining forces with Monarch Brands exponentially strengthens the position of Hospeco Brands Group in the microfiber and wiper segments — gaining us a near leadership share,” says Bill Hemann, executive vice president of Hospeco Brands Group. “Similarly, Monarch gains the ability to sell Hospeco Brands Group’s complementary products. We are perfect partner brands with aligned goals — providing meaningful product solutions and services through the commercial distribution community that help ensure clean, safe and productive environments and provide care and comfort to millions around the globe."

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Global Shop Solutions Controller Achieves 15-Year Milestone

When independent accounting contractor JoAnn Agee closed the year-end books for Global Shop Solutions in 2007, she had no intention of going to work full-time for the global provider of ERP software for manufacturers. A few months later the company’s Chief Financial Officer invited her to do just that. This year Agee celebrated her 15th year as the company’s controller, adding another member to Global Shop Solutions’ growing cadre of employees who have achieved this milestone. “A skilled financial professional, Agee has a unique combination of accounting and people skills,” says Dusty Alexander, President and CEO of Global Shop Solutions. “Since day one, JoAnn has worked tirelessly to improve internal accounting processes to benefit the company, our employees, and our customers. Fifteen years later, and she is still pushing us to simplify our accounting processes, improve our accounting acumen and encourage a team of accounting professionals to be their best.”

Before joining Global Shop Solutions, Agee worked in a wide array of accounting capacities from accounting clerk to vice president of finance. As the company’s controller, she initially performed all financial functions including payroll, accounts receivable and payable, maintaining the general ledger and producing the monthly financials and year-end audits. Over time, Global Shop Solutions’ rapid growth tripled the size of the finance department requiring Agee to relinquish most day-to-day tasks and assume a leadership role, which includes finding ways to make accounting processes quicker and more

efficient, hiring new accounting personnel, ensuring her department can accommodate unique customer needs and creating an environment where her team works together as a cohesive unit.

“Global Shop Solutions is such a special company and culture. It seems hard to believe I’ve been here 15 years,” says Agee. “I love my job, the people I work with and the family environment. We keep growing and growing and the company remains a very close-knit organization. I can’t imagine working anywhere else but here. Global Shop Solutions is home for me.”

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When did you start with Brushware and how did you get connected with the magazine?

I started writing for Brushware 38 years ago in 1985 after answering an ad in Editorial and Publishing Magazine seeking a writer placed by publisher Carl Wurzer, who along with his wife Andra, had taken the magazine from printing’s archaic age to the next level, meaning his quality throughout. Carl gave me carte blanche as far as deciding what to cover other than ABMA conventions and trade shows. Given a list of our subscribers, I traveled the nation to see and write about their companies whether they advertised or not. I particularly liked being at their facilities, meeting the personnel, taking photos and writing about the origin of the companies and their evolvement both in product and operation. In 1987, Brushware was one of the sponsors of my return to Vietnam when the communist nation allowed American journalists in for the first time after the war ended 12 years earlier. In Vietnam, I visited brush companies and wrote articles for Brushware. I did the same in Thailand, communist China and Hong Kong, ten years before the British returned the nation to China after 156 years of colonial rule.

How did you get into publishing/writing?

As part of our 125th-anniversary celebration, Brushware is offering an article related to the history of the magazine in each edition for 2023. For our fourth installment in the series, we have the following interview with long-time Brushware correspondent, Bob Lawrence.

After a broadcasting career, first as a DJ on radio followed by managing two radio stations in South Georgia, I was drafted into the Army. After which I anchored radio and TV newscasts in Seoul, Korea and Saigon, South Vietnam. Following a career in civilian TV news, I taught journalism, mass communications, public relations, etc. at the college and university level. Later, I freelanced for a local newspaper, a statewide newspaper and several business magazines.

In the aftermath of that, I established a public relations firm specializing in economic development in the tri-state region of South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. Throughout, I continued as a contributor for Brushware. When Carl and Andra retired, I was retained by the new owners, Norman Finegold and Karen Grinter, who took the magazine into the digital age in all publishing aspects. I was pleased they continued to maintain the high-quality printing and paper standards the Wurzers set. Now, under the ownership of Dylan Goodwin that quality continues as he takes Brushware to the next level and adds some new and interesting features.

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From a day-to-day perspective, what is your favorite part of working for Brushware?

Friendships I’ve developed with the magazine’s owners and the suppliers and manufacturers in the brush, broom and mop industry are my favorite part. What’s amazed me in my nearly 40 years of writing for Brushware is the camaraderie existing among competing companies when gathering at ABMA conventions and other meetings. While finding that astonishing, I was also blown away while visiting a Wisconsin company one day to find it had been helped out by a nearby competitor in manufacturing and supplying products to its customers while recovering from a factory fire. The same was the case when a competitor’s facility was flooded in Florida. I’m just guessing, but I’ll bet there are many examples of that kindness in this industry. I’ve never heard of anything like it in my coverage of other industries.

Do you still do projects outside of Brushware?

I am currently finishing my non-fiction epic Good Night Vietnam, Rebel With A Cause to be published this fall. Unlike 1987’s Good Morning Vietnam, mine isn’t a comedy, but Robin Williams’ character, Adrian Cronauer and I were both broadcasters at the American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN), in Saigon. While he was a DJ during the early part of the war, I was in radio/TV news and enduring near-death experiences on and off the battlefield at the height of the conflict. My other novels include: Daydreamer: The Amazing Adventures of Raymond Semple and Ominous, Conspiracy To Use Artificial Intelligence To Rule The World (A Raymond Semple Novel).

Do you have a top highlight or favorite story of working with Brushware?

Wow! There have been so many highlights, but my absolute favorite was interviewing and writing an article about Rudy Deligdish. In 1938 his family fled Austria, their homeland, where he had worked in his father’s business processing and supplying horse hair and bristles to the brush industry. On March 12, while the Nazis marched into Vienna, his hometown, the Deligdish family was escaping to Brussels with hopes of going to America. Rudy was 16 years old. They faced numerous obstacles, including the family being split up before arriving in America. After finally reuniting and resuming their animal hair business in New York, Rudy later established Deligh Industries supplying wire to the brush and other industries. Rudy’s son, Robert, presides over the company today. This is just a capsule of a most amazing story of an

immigrant family’s narrow escape from Nazi oppression and certain death, and then finding continued success in America. Another highlight for me was researching and writing an article on the history of ABMA in celebration of its 100th year in 2017. It took a lot of research but I tracked down the founding companies behind the organization, many of which were founded in the 1800s and continue to flourish to this day. Some of these companies still supplying the industry have backgrounds far afield from what they do today. For example, in the 1800s, Dupont was the largest gunpowder supplier to the U.S. Military.

What do think is the key strength of Brushware?

Thanks to the succession of ownership, it’s a first-class publication in all aspects. It continues to be the dominant publication covering this industry, providing articles and information vital to our readers. Additionally, the magazine has never become stagnant or comfortable with where it is at any given time, resulting in continued evolution.

Is there anything about writing for Brushware that might come as a surprise to the readers?

May not be a surprise to some, but the publishers of the magazine have seldom dictated what stories its writers pursue. When they have, they’ve always sought our input and opened a discussion. Also, they’ve always sought our suggestions for articles.

Do you have any favorite aspects of the current Brushware magazine and portfolio?

I enjoy reading the publisher column which is a good lead into the content. Also the features and departments, especially the “Economic Dashboard.” I also like the creative advertisements. Their quality gels well with the magazine’s creative layout and graphics quality.

How do you think Brushware can best serve the brush industry community going forward?

Continuing doing what we’ve always done, while always looking forward.

Do you have any final thoughts or comments on the 125th-year anniversary of Brushware?

I’m proud of having written for the magazine all these years and being part of its 125th-year anniversary. Now that’s longevity worthy of celebration! It’s amazing that the 200th anniversary is just 75 years away, and a gold watch for me.

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Predictable Revenue and Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success

Manufacturing is in a state of flux. After seven straight months of contraction in manufacturing, it is not surprising manufacturers are thinking about cutting back. On the other hand, in many industries manufacturers continue to have a robust backlog and are growing faster than their capacity. Simultaneously, there is significant transition and movement around the globe in the areas of dual-source suppliers, reshoring, nearshoring, consolidation and other changes. In this volatile environment, opportunities will abound for those manufacturers focused on creating predictable revenue and resilient operations.

How To Create Predictable Revenue?

Smart manufacturers are getting ahead of customer demand instead of waiting to respond to changing conditions. A few of the best practices in addition to reviewing historical trends and growth patterns include getting on top of sales quotes, getting in sync with key customers, bringing market and industry conditions into the mix, asking your customer-facing team members for input and proactively and aggressively managing inventory. These factors roll up into the demand planning and sales forecasting process within your SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), also known as S&OP process. Once you establish a sales forecast, you cannot rest. Depending on your situation, you must review exceptions and changes on a monthly if not weekly cadence.

For example, in working with an aerospace and defense manufacturer, the team was unsure if the demand was predictable enough to order materials and hire resources. Thus, we analyzed data, collaborated with sales and marketing, reviewed customer portals and evaluated historical trends with contracts. Although the team was uncomfortable, we didn’t enable analysis paralysis. Instead, we took the plunge and piloted forecasts with 70 percent confidence. The team’s success seemed in direct opposition to their discomfort as their forecast accuracy was one of the highest in almost 20 years of consulting. Most importantly, by creating predictable revenue, operations had time to prepare. Customer service rates (OTD, on-time-in-full) shot up and costs went down. Margins improved by five percent.

How To Create Resilient Operations?

Although having a directionally correct demand plan will provide an automatic boost in operational performance with solid leadership, it is no longer enough. To navigate volatility and prepare to take advantage of opportunities, manufacturers must be ready to scale on a dime or pull back without losing

momentum. Creating resilient operations is key to success. SIOP remains integral to evaluating alternative strategies to fulfill demand such as make vs buy, dual source suppliers, reallocating production among sites, etc. Adding flexibility to operations is also important and can be achieved through cross-training, utilizing temporary employees, evaluating contract resources, outsourcing support functions such as maintenance, evaluating shift configurations and overtime strategies and much more. Utilizing technology with automation, robotics, 3D printing/additive manufacturing and other strategies can provide quick scalability while maintaining profitability.

For example, a food and beverage manufacturer invested heavily in cross-training and advanced skills development so that critical resources could respond quickly, and they developed strong relationships with temporary resource partners to be prepared to fill in rapidly when needed or scale back without losing meaningful critical talent. They also focused attention on automation, technology and labor scheduling to ensure efficiency and scalability and they were able to take advantage of opportunities to substantially grow the business.

The Bottom Line

Smart manufacturers will prioritize key customers’ needs and monitor quotes, sales orders, changing market conditions and forecast closely. From an operations perspective, they will create flexibility, resilience and scalability. They will utilize technology to not only save money and create a superior customer experience but also to ensure rapid scalability and flexibility as well as leverage SIOP, best practice demand planning processes and uncommon common sense operational programs to ensure manufacturing success.

Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation that maximizes the customer experience and enables profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth. She recently released “SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning): Creating Predictable Revenue and EBITDA Growth”, an e-book on how to better navigate supply chain chaos and ensure profitable, scalable business growth. A complimentary download can be found at www.lma-consultinggroup.com/siop-book/.

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Winning the War for Workers

How to Recruit and Retain in a Candidate-driven Market

Businesses large and small are having a tough time finding and keeping enough employees. The traditional top-down dynamic between the hiring manager and candidate no longer seems to work. Effective recruitment and retention require a new, highly personalized approach using the communication vehicles favored by Gen Zers, today’s fastest-growing workforce demographic.

How do you find good workers? And how do you keep them once they’re hired? Those questions have become top of mind for employers everywhere. Job candidates are scarce on the ground. The few who entertain offers end up turning them down. And too many of the ones actually hired go AWOL on the first day of work. It’s all part and parcel of a tight labor market that shows no sign of loosening any time soon.

The root problem lies in today’s fastest-growing workplace demographic. People under the age of 25 — the so-called Gen Zers — differ substantially from previous generations. “The candidate pool has changed dramatically from the past,” says Mel Kleiman, director of Houston-based Humetrics, an employment consulting firm (www.humetrics.com). “They differ in their job expectations and in how they communicate with employers.”

Cast Your Net

Approach Gen Zers the right way, goes the reasoning, and you’ll boost the odds of good hires sticking around. The first thing to understand is the young generation’s high level of trust and devotion to the Internet. “Employers really have to spend their biggest recruiting dollars on social media,” says

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Don Phin, a management consultant in Coronado, California (www.donphin.com). “That’s where Gen Zers hang out.”

But which social media channel, exactly? Turns out it makes a difference. “Gen Zers generally are not on Facebook like some of their older peers,” says Toronto-based management consultant Randall Craig (www.randallcraig.com). “They tend to consume more of their content on TikTok and Instagram. So that’s where companies need to make their presence known.”

Posting on such media carries risks and complications of its own. The #1 problem is setting the right tone. Just duplicating the stuff sent to traditional media outlets won’t cut it. Instead, posts have to reach the younger crowd through a flavor of irreverence, something normally at odds with the corporate image.

Asking an employer’s current crop of Gen Z employees to help post is a good idea. So is establishing a presence on a number of platforms, respecting the milieu of each. “Posts on LinkedIn or your corporate website need to be more traditional, while posts on Instagram, Twitter or TikTok may be more playful,” says Craig.

Current workers can also perform a recruiting function on other vehicles. “Encourage employees to share open positions on messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and through texting,” says Craig. “Private shares of such information come with implicit third-party endorsements.”

Finally, employee referral programs can play a vital role in attracting quality people. “Employers need to make it easy for everyone to recruit and give them enough reward to incentivize them,” says Phin. Leaderboards can foster a spirit of competition, while bonuses can reward success.

Draw Them In

Social media posts must include the right bait to make prospects bite. That means including information they want to see. “The top three things employers can put in their postings to attract Gen Zers are salary, benefits and scheduling flexibility,” says Jason Dorsey, President of The Center for Generational Kinetics, Austin, Texas (www.jasondorsey.com).

The salary part might seem surprising, given the reputation the youngest working generation has for social concerns. “Gen Zers value salary not because they’re greedy, but because of their life experience,” says Dorsey. “They went through the Great Recession with their parents, then they entered the workforce and lost their jobs because of the pandemic. Now they’re trying to make up for lost time — an impetus all the more urgent with inflation going through the roof.”

Putting information in the right place is also important: The above three elements must appear at the top of each job posting because Gen Zers read only the first paragraph of posts on their mobile devices. “You need to put all the sizzle that’s normally at the bottom of your job postings all the way at the top,” says Dorsey.

One more factor to include in your job postings: stability. Again, this is not a characteristic many people would associate as important to young people. But it is — because of their experiences with job losses resulting from the Great Recession and the pandemic. “Stability is a hidden behavioral driver for Gen Zers that employers need to be talking about,” says Dorsey.

Looking Good

Once Gen Z candidates arrive at the workplace, they must be impressed by what they see. “The picture today is less about candidates selling themselves to employers and more about employers selling themselves to candidates,” says Craig. Given the mobility of the current workforce, people today want to make sure they move to a place they want to stay.

“Each business must have a unique employment proposition,” says Kleiman. “It’s the flip side of the old ‘unique selling proposition’ which told why customers should patronize a company. Today employers need workers more than customers. So they have to answer the question ‘Why should prospects come work for me?’”

The answer can be a detailed array of qualities, or it can be simple, noted Kleiman. “One company boiled it down to two key words: ‘The reason you come to work for us is because we care. We care about our employees, we care about our customers, we care about the community, we care about our environment.”

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Part of a unique employment proposition is a company culture that is attractive to Gen Zers. “Every organization must look inward and ask, ‘Are there things we need to change in how we work with our employees and in our culture?” says John Dyer, a consultant in team-based process improvement. “Do we need to reexamine the values we demonstrate day in and day out to develop an environment that attracts the best people?’”

Inclusion is a vital part of that environment for a generation deeply concerned about social issues. “Gen Zers are the most diverse generation we’ve ever had,” says Dorsey. “They celebrate diversity and expect it everywhere.”

Burnish The Image

Creating an attractive work environment is one thing; getting the word out to the public is another. “Every business needs to be concerned about its employment branding,’” says William J. Rothwell, Professor of Workforce Education and Development at Pennsylvania State University. “What do people in the community say about working at the company?”

The obvious place to start a public campaign is a company’s own website. The most important section is the page with job site listings. “It’s surprising how few employers have built great career sections on their websites,” says Craig. “And by that I mean not just position descriptions, but content that uniquely helps potential candidates understand an organization’s culture and opportunities.” And don’t make it difficult for people to find your career page. They shouldn’t have to use the site map.

One required element: video. “Gen Zers don’t read,” says Phin. “They watch.” He says that employers should post three videos. In the first, the CEO should say who the company is and where it’s going. In the second, a narrator should describe a ‘Day in the Life’ of a typical employee of the business. In the third, employees themselves should give testimonials on how attractive the company is as a place to work.

Businesses should also take steps to improve their images on www.glassdoor.com — the website prospects use to assess prospective employers. Any negative reviews can highlight needed systemic or cultural changes.

Make It Easy

Given all of the above, the employer who lands the interest of an attractive Gen Z candidate must strike while the iron is hot. Doing so requires a streamlined hiring process. “Reduce the hoops you require candidates to jump through by judging the necessity of every hiring step,” says Rebecca Mazin, a cofounder of the Tarrytown, New York-based human resources firm Recruit Right (www.recruitright.net). “If you find a candidate through social networking, for example, don’t demand a resume before you talk to them. They might not have one.”

Ghost Busters: How to Solve the No-Show Problem

You hire a bright prospect. They sound enthused. You schedule their first day on the company calendar.

And they don’t show up.

You’ve been ghosted. It’s a common phenomenon in this tight labor market, where people can apply for a job with the click of a button — and counteroffers can lure away the best of the best.

“When people accept a job today, we have been given permission to sell them on showing up for their first day of work,” says Jason Dorsey, President of The Center for Generational Kinetics, Austin, Texas (www.genhq.com). “So we need to take the right steps before their first scheduled day to keep them engaged and excited.”

Hiring managers can muffle the siren call of competing job offers by doing two things:

1) Placing a call to the candidate to establish a personal relationship, and to emphasize why the new hire is perfect for the company.

2) Following up with a series of texts providing details about the new position, useful information about perks and benefits and invitations to call or text back with questions.

Faced with a one-to-one approach such as this, the flattered candidate will feel they are not going to work for some anonymous company, but for an individual with whom they have established rapport.

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And don’t demand they fill out a job application, either. That’s making them jump through another hoop that a competing employer may not require. Mazin suggested having the candidate fill out the application as part of the onboarding process after the hire takes place.

Applications should be fully completable on mobile devices. “Gen Zers have a different natural relationship with technology than other generations,” says Dorsey. “When they apply for a job they expect to be able to complete the entire application on their phone. And it must be easy to do.”

Unfortunately, more than 50% of phone applications are never finished, added Dorsey. That’s why it’s important to collect an email address or cell phone number early, allowing the employer to send an email or text a day or two later inviting the candidate to finish the job. The app should save the previously entered information so the candidate is spared any unnecessary work.

The follow-up invitation should be heavily personalized with phrases such as “We think you might be a great fit” and “We would love for you to finish your application.” Those messages can make all the difference when it comes to completed applications, says Dorsey.

Quiz: How Good Are Your Hiring and Retention Practices?

Are you taking the right steps to hire and maintain Gen Zers? Find out by taking this quiz — score 10 points for each “yes” answer. Then total your score and check your rating at the bottom of the chart.

Have you instituted the following practices?

• Placed job listings on appropriate social media

• Asked employees to post openings on their own accounts

• Initiated an employee referral program

• Included salary, benefits and scheduling flexibilities in job postings

• Emphasized stability in the hiring message

• Positioned vital information at the top of postings

• Created a workplace attractive to Gen Zers

• Burnished and tracked the company’s public image

• Streamlined the application process

• Established training programs designed for Gen Zers

What’s your score? 80 or more: Congratulations. You have gone a long way toward recruiting and retaining Gen Z candidates. Between 60 and 80: It’s time to fine-tune your strategy. Below 60: Your business is at risk. Take action on the suggestions in the accompanying story.

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Keeping Them Aboard

The hiring manager’s job isn’t done when the Gen Z candidate becomes an employee. “What gets somebody to apply is different from what will get someone to stay,” says Dorsey. Employers must work on retention from day one.

A personalized introduction to the business can make a tremendous impression. So can an entrance interview designed to discover what makes a new hire tick. “Find out why the person came to your organization,’ suggested Phin. “Did they choose your company for the pay? The type of work? The location? Because their friends are there? Their answers will help you design a program that encourages them and their friends to stay aboard.”

New employees must also be trained properly. Many Gen Zers are older than previous generations when first entering the workforce and they are new to the business environment. They need to learn the right behavior and attitudes.

Training for Gen Zers must be done in a specific way. “We often tend to think of training in terms of linear steps,” says Dorsey. “But the younger people are not like that. They are more outcome-driven, so they need to see the end scene first.” Show newcomers what success looks like, then walk them through it while they have the end game in mind. Provide specific examples of expected performance. Employers can ensure successful onboarding through frequent check-ins during probation periods.

Putting It All Together

Go where the prospects are. Give them the data they need. Then onboard new hires in a way that makes them stay. Employers can win the modern war for talent by combining those three elements into a powerful recruitment and retention package.

“If you want to get the most out of Gen Zers, you’ve got to support them on every dimension,” says Craig. “If you do that, they will perform and tell their friends to come work at your shop. And when they do leave they’ll post good things about your company on Glassdoor.”

Above all, employers must create a dynamic workplace that catches the eye of Gen Zers. “It’s easy for people in business to get caught up in what they do,” says Phin. “But it’s who they are that makes the difference. Employers who are attractive don’t have to worry about finding anybody.”

Phillip M. Perry is an award-winning freelance writer based in New York City. His byline has appeared over 3,000 times in the nation’s business press. He can be reached at www.linkedin.com/in/phillipmperry/.

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BUYERS’ GUIDE Supplier & Manufacturer Directory

2023 brushware

ArroWorthy

248 Wayandanch Ave. West Babylon, NY 11704

United States

Phone: 631-643-0436

Fax: 631-253-9428

Website: www.arroworthy.com

Email: RolandK@arroworthy.com

Contact: Roland Kolilias

Finished Products:

Adhesives and Tapes, Applicator Pads, Artists Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Ceiling Brushes, Chip Brushes, Foam - Paint Brushes, Foam - Paint Rollers, Foam - Paint Trimmers, Foam - Sanding Blocks, Nylon Brushes, Paint Brushes - Natural, Paint Brushes - Synthetic, Paint Edgers, Paint Pads and Kits, Paint Roller Trays - Metal, Paint Roller Trays - Plastic, Paint Rollers - Lambs Wool, Paint Rollers - Synthetic, Paint Tray Liner, Painter’s Mit, Painter’s Tools, Part Cleaning Brushes, Pastry Brushes, Polyester Brushes, Radiator Brushes, Stencil Brushes, Stippling Brushes, Swimming Pool Brushes, Textured Brushes, Textured Rollers, Varnish Brushes, Wall Brushes, Wax Applicators, Wire Brushes - Bent Handle, Wire Brushes - Long Handle Block, Wire Brushes - Shoe Handle

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation SRL via Buonarroti, 67

Paviola Di S. Giorgio In Bosco, (Padova), 35010

Italy

Phone: +39 049 9451067

Fax: +39 049 9451068

Website: www.bizzottoautomation.com

Email: info@bizzottoautomation.com

Contact: Marco Bizzotto

Machinery/Tools:

Automatic Guillotines, Machinery - Assembly, Machinery - Broom, Machinery - Extension Handle Mfg., Machinery - Metal Handle Mfg., Machinery - Metal Handle Painting, Machinery - Mop, Machinery - Mop Assembly, Machinery - Packaging, Machinery - Paintbrush, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery - Sanding, Machinery - Special Custom

Made, Machinery - Wood Handle Tapering/Chucking/Threading, Machinery - Woodworking

Bodam International Ltd.

903 Cirelli Court

Aberdeen, MD 21001

United States

Phone: 410-272-9797

Fax: 410-272-0799

Website: www.bodam.com

Email: cp@bodam.com

Contact: Carlos Petzold

Machinery/Tools:

Automatic Guillotines, Clipping Heads, Cutters & Knives, Drills & Bits, Drivers, Machinery - Assembly, Machinery - Broom, Machinery - Brush

- Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery - Brush - Personal, Machinery

- Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Cosmetic Brushes, MachineryCutters, Machinery - Extension Handle Mfg., Machinery - Flagging, Pointing, Machinery - Marking & Finishing, Machinery - Metal Handle Mfg., Machinery - Metal Handle Painting, Machinery - Metal Strip

Brushes, Machinery - Mop, Machinery - Mop Assembly, Machinery

- Nailing, Machinery - Rebuilding & Repairs, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Stapling, Machinery

- Tufting, Machinery - Twisted-in-Wire, Machinery - Used, Machinery

- Wood Handle Metal Tipping, Monofilament Extrusion Lines, PlasticInjection Molds, Trimmers, Winders - Broom, Brush, & Mop

Borghi S.p.A.

Via C. Colombo, 12 Loc. Cavazzona

Castelfranco Emilia, MO 41013

Italy

Phone: +39-059-953-3911

Fax: +39-059-953-3999

Website: www.borghi.com

Email: marketing@borghi.it

Contact: Paolo Roversi

Machinery/Tools:

Clipping Heads, Cutters & Knives, Drills & Bits, Drivers, Machinery

- Broom, Machinery - Brush - Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery

- Brush - Personal, Machinery - Cleaning & Trimming, MachineryCosmetic Brushes, Machinery - Cutters, Machinery - Flagging, Pointing, Machinery - Fusing, Machinery - Metal Strip Brushes, MachineryMop, Machinery - Mop Assembly, Machinery - Packaging, Machinery

- Rebuilding & Repairs, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Stapling, Machinery - Tufting, MachineryTwisted-in-Wire, Machinery - Used, Plastic - Injection Molds, Trimmers

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Boucherie USA Inc.

8748 Gleason Road Knoxville, TN 37923

United States

Phone: 865-247-6091

Fax: 865-247-6117

Website: www.boucherie.com

Email: john@boucherie.com

Contact: John Williams

Machinery/Tools:

Automatic Guillotines, Clipping Heads, Cutters & Knives, Drills & Bits, Drivers, Machinery - Broom, Machinery - Brush - Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery - Brush - Personal, Machinery - Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Cosmetic Brushes, Machinery - Cutters, Machinery - Flagging, Pointing, Machinery - Marking & Finishing, Machinery - Packaging, Machinery - Rebuilding & Repairs, Machinery

- Robotic, Machinery - Stapling, Machinery - Toothbrush, MachineryTufting, Machinery - Used, Plastic - Injection Molds, Trimmers

Braun Brush

43 Albertson Avenue

Albertson, NY 11507

United States

Phone: 516-741-6000

Fax: 516-741-6299

Website: www.brush.com

Email: sales@brush.com

Contact: Peter Lassen

Finished Products:

Baker Brushes, Cylinder Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Metal Free Brushes, Window Cleaning Brushes

Brush Fibers, Inc.

202 North Oak Street

Arcola, IL 61910

United States

Phone: 217-268-3012

Fax: 217-268-3245

Website: www.brushfibers.com

Email: chris@brushfibers.com

Contact: Chris Monahan

Raw Materials/Services:

Bristles - Natural, BroomCorn, Brush Backs & Blocks - Plastic, Brush Backs & Blocks - Foam, Fibers - Natural, Hair - Horse, Mixing Services - Bristle, Hair, Fibers, Wire & Synthetic, Wire - Stapling

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Via Federici, 120 Casalbellotto, CR 26041

Italy

Phone: +39-0375-59527

Fax: +39-0375-59650

Website: www.carnevalidino.com

Email: info@carnevalidino.com

Contact: Wilma Carnevali

Machinery/Tools:

Automatic Guillotines, Clipping Heads, Cutters & Knives, Machinery

- Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Cutters, Machinery - Roller Edge Trimming, Trimmers

Celanese Filaments

(Previously DuPont Filaments)

8480 DuPont Road Building 158

Washington Works, WV 26181

United States

Phone: 914-548-8602

Website: www.dupontfilaments.com

Raw Materials/Services:

Abrasive Filaments, Bristles - Synthetic, Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon, Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon Abrasive, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyester

Deco Products

506 Sanford Street

Decorah, Iowa 52101

United States

Phone: 800-327-9751

Fax: 563-382-9845

Website:

https://decoprod.com/deco-a-leading-zinc-die-cast-company/ Email: sales@decoprod.com

Contact: Dave Magner

Raw Materials/Services:

Broom Pole Metal Extension Tips, Fasteners - Threaded, Handles - Extension, Handles - Metal, All Kinds, Hardware - Applicators, Hardware - Broom, Hardware - Brush, Hardware - Mop

DKSH Switzerland Ltd.

Wiesenstrasse 8, P.O. Box 888 8034 Zürich

Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 386 7901

Website: www.dksh.ch/brush

Email: reinhold.hoerz@dksh.com

Contact: Reinhold Hoerz

Raw Materials/Services: Fibers-Natural, Manufactured Products

www.decoprod.com•sales@decoprod.com

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Deco’s quality tips, extensions and adaptions are die cast from certified zinc alloy, one of nature’s most impact resistant metals. Standard ACME or your own custom threading is available in wide range of tapers, shapes and styles. 1-800-327-9751 or 1-563-382-4264•FAX: 1-563-382-9845 We’ve Got Connections Deco Products Company•506 Sanford Street•Decorah, Iowa 52101

Filkemp S.A.

Rua Francisco Lyon de Castro 28

Mem Martins

Portugal

Phone: +351 21 922 94 10

Website: www.filkemp.com

Email: info@filkemp.com

Contact: Sofia Teles

Raw Materials/Services:

Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon Abrasive

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

70-02 72nd place

Glendale, NY 11385

United States

Phone: 718-821-5939

Fax: 718-821-2385

Website: www.fmbrush.com

Email: info@fmbrush.com

Finished Products:

Artists Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Camel Hair Brushes, Complexion

Brushes, Cosmetic Brushes, Dental Brushes, Eyebrow Brushes, Fitch

Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Lacquering Brushes, Lipstick Brushes, Mascara Brushes, Nail Brushes, Sash Brushes, Shaving Brushes, Sign

Writing Brushes, Stencil Brushes, Stippling Brushes, Varnish Brushes

Miscellaneous Services:

Private Labeling

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

3737 Capitol Avenue City of Industry, CA 90601

United States

Phone: 323-450-2748

Fax: 323-303-3179

Website: www.gordonbrush.com

Email: ASchechter@gordonbrush.com

Contact: Alan Schechter

Finished Products:

Abrasive Brushes, Acid Brushes, Adhesive Applicator Brushes, Artists Brushes, Baker Brushes, Bath Brushes, Bench Brushes, Bottle Brushes, Bowl Brushes, Brewery Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Brooms - Corn, Brooms - Fiber, Natural, Brooms - Fiber, Synthetic, Brush Strips, Camel Hair Brushes, Chip Brushes, Circular Brushes, Coil Cleaning Brushes, Complexion Brushes, Confectioners Brushes, Conveyor Cleaning Brushes, Copper Fitting Brushes, Cosmetic Brushes, Counter Brushes, Cylinder Brushes, Deburring Brushes, Deck Brushes, Dental Brushes, Draftsman Dusters, Feather Dusters, Fiber Brushes - Natural, Fiber BrushesSynthetic, Fire Arm Cleaning Brushes, Fireplace Equipment Brushes, Fitch Brushes, Flare Brushes, Flexible Brushes, Floor Brooms, Floor Machine Squeegees - Replacement Blades and Gaskets, Floor SweepsIndustrial, Floor Sweeps-Household, Flue Brushes - Boiler, Furnace and Chimney, Food Industry Brushes, Foot Brushes, Fountain Brushes, Glue Brushes, Grill Brushes, Barbecue, Hand Brushes, Hatters Brushes, Heat Fused Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Machine Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brooms, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Metal and Bristle Brushes, Metal Back Brushes, Miniature Brushes, Mops - Wet, Nylon Brushes, Part Cleaning Brushes, Pipeline Pig Brushes, Platers Brushes, Polyester Brushes, Pot Brushes, Pottery Brushes, Power Brushes, Power Sweeper Brushes, Printed Circuit Brushes, Push BroomsHousehold, Push Brooms - Industrial, Refillable Core Brushes, Restaurant Brushes, Rotary Brooms, Sash Brushes, Scraper Floor - Stainless Steel, Scratch Brushes, Scrub Brushes - Hand, Set-in Plastic Brushes, Sign Writing Brushes, Sponges - Natural, Sponges - Synthetic, SqueegeesFloor, Squeegees - Window, Steel Wire Brooms, Stencil Brushes, Stippling Brushes, Street Sweeper Brushes - Mechanical, Street Sweeping Brooms, Striping Brushes, Synthetic Brooms, Tank and Vat Brushes, Tire Brushes, Toilet Bowl Brushes, Tube Brushes, Twisted-in-Wire Brushes, Upright Brooms - Natural Fibers, Upright Brooms - Synthetic Fibers, Window Cleaning Brushes, Wire Brushes - Bent Handle, Wire Brushes - Block Heavy Duty, Wire Brushes - Chimney Cleaning, Wire Brushes - Long Handle Block, Wire Brushes - Shoe Handle, Wire Scratch Brushes

Gornell Brush

2241 North Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60639

United States

Phone: 773-489-2330

Fax: 773-489-1102

Website: www.gornellbrush.com

Email: brushware@gornellbrush.com

Finished Products: Baker Brushes, Bench Brushes, Brewery Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Circular Brushes, Counter Brushes, Deck Brushes, Draftsman Dusters, Fiber Brushes – Natural, Fiber Brushes – Synthetic, Hand Brushes, Jewelers Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Manufacturers Products, Metal and Bristle Brushes, Nail Brushes, Nylon Brushes, Part Cleaning Brushes, Pastry Brushes, Platers Brushes, Polishing Brushes – Dental, Optical, Jewelers, Refillable Core Brushes, Restaurant Brushes, Scratch Brushes, Scrub Brushes – Hand, Staple Set Brushes – Masonry, Tank and Vat Brushes, Tile and Grout Cleaning Brushes, Tile Finishing Brushes, Wire Brushes – Bent Handle, Wire Brushes – Block Heavy Duty, Wire Brushes – Chimney Cleaning, Wire Brushes – Long Handle Block, Wire Brushes – Shoe Handle

Miscellaneous Services: Private Labeling

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A B R A S I V E M O N O F I L A M E N T S W W W . F I L K E M P. C O M

LEISTNER DRILLS FOR THE BRUSH INDUSTRY. MADE OF TUNGSTEN OR HSS. FOR USE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CNC MACHINES

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

Auerbacher Str. 15

D-08328 Stuetzengruen/Germany

www.leistner-gmbh.de info@leistner-gmbh.de

Ph: +49-(0)37462-288 150

Fx: +49-(0)37462-288 159

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

Auerbacher Straße 15 Stützengrün/Erzg.

Germany

Phone: +49-(0)37462-288 150

Fax: +49-(0)37462-288 159

Website: www.leistner-werkzeugtechnik.de/

Email: info@leistner-gmbh.de

Contact: Joerg Pauls

Machinery/Tools:

Cutters - Broom Corn, Cutters & Knives, Drills & Bits, MachineryAssembly, Machinery - Cutters, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Woodworking

MFC Ltd

1904 Freight St.

Laredo, TX 78041

United States

Phone: 800 TAMPICO or 956 724 5191

Fax: 956 725 8080

Website: www.mfc-usa.com

Email: info@mfc-usa.com

Contact: David Kalisz

Raw Materials & Services to the Trade

Bristles - Natural, Bristles - Synthetic, Brush Heads, Brush HeadsCamel Hair, Brush Heads - Shaving, Dyeing Service, Fibers - Natural, Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyester, FibersSynthetic - Polyethylene, Fibers - Synthetic - Polypropylene, Fibers

- Synthetic - Polystyrene, Fillet - Paint Brush Flagging & Tipping, HairCattle, Hair - Fine, Hair - Horse, Handles - Extension, Handles - Metal, All Kinds, Mixing Services - Bristle, Hair, Fibers, Wire & Synthetic, Processing - Flagging, Dressing, Boiling & Sterilizing

Miscellaneous Services

Buying Agents, Consultants, Distributors, Exporters, Importers, Manufacturers Reps, Odd Lot Buyers, Warehousing

Proud Member of

MGG Srl

Via Martiri delle Foibe, 5/A

31015 Z.I. Prealpi Trevigiane

Conegliano (TV) Fraz. Scomigo

Italy

Phone: +39 0438 200 180

Website: www.mggmeccanica.com/

Email: info@mgg-srl.com

Gianfranco Marcon – President

Veronica Marcon – Sales manager

Machinery/Tools:

Combs, Cards & Hackles, Conveyors, Cutters & Knives, MachineryAssembly, Machinery - Cleaning & Triming, Machinery - Marking & Finishing, Machinery - Nailing, Machinery - Packaging, Machinery

- Paint Roller Core, Machinery - Paint Brush, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery - Roller Making, Machinery - Sanding, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Used, Ovens - Drying, Pumps - Dispensing Machines, Trimmers.

Raw Materials/Services:

Epoxy, Nails, Tacks & Staples, Packaging Materials, Plastic Plugboard

MGG North America Inc.

8050 Corporate center drive

Charlotte (NC) 28226

United States

Email: avo@mggnacorp.com

Website: www.mggmeccanica.com/

Alberto Voltolina – CEO

Carlo Pozzobon – After sales / service Manager

Machinery/Tools:

Combs, Cards & Hackles, Conveyors, Cutters & Knives, MachineryAssembly, Machinery - Cleaning & Triming, Machinery - Marking & Finishing, Machinery - Nailing, Machinery - Packaging, Machinery

- Paint Roller Core, Machinery - Paint Brush, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery - Roller Making, Machinery - Sanding, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Used, Ovens - Drying, Pumps - Dispensing Machines, Trimmers.

Raw Materials/Services:

Epoxy, Nails, Tacks & Staples, Packaging Materials, Plastic Plugboard

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The Mill-Rose Company

7995 Tyler Blvd.

Mentor, OH 44060

United States

Phone: 800-321-3533

Fax: 440-255-5039

Website: www.MillRose.com

Email: info@millrose.com

Contact: Greg Miller

Finished Products:

Abrasive Brushes, Acid Brushes, Artists Brushes, Baker Brushes, Battery Brushes, Bottle Brushes, Bowl Brushes, Brewery Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Brooms - Fiber, Natural, Brooms - Fiber, Synthetic, Brush Strips, Camel Hair Brushes, Canning Machine Brushes, Ceiling

Brushes, Chemical Equipment Brushes, Chip Brushes, Circular

Brushes, Cleaners and Dyers Brushes, Coil Cleaning Brushes, Copper Fitting Brushes, Counter Brushes, Cup Brushes, Cylinder

Brushes, Deburring Brushes, Deck Brushes, Dental Brushes, End

Brushes, Fiber Brushes - Natural, Fiber Brushes - Synthetic, Fire

Arm Cleaning Brushes, Fireplace Equipment Brushes, Flare Brushes, Flexible Brushes, Floor Brooms, Flue Brushes - Boiler, Furnace and Chimney, Food Industry Brushes, Gauge Glass Cleaning Brushes, Glue

Brushes, Grill Brushes, Barbecue, Hand Brushes, Household Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Machine Brushes, Made to Order and Custom

Made Brooms, Pastry Brushes, Percolator Brushes, Platers Brushes, Polyester Brushes, Pot Brushes, Power Brushes, Radiator Brushes, Restaurant Brushes, Sash Brushes, Scratch Brushes, Scrub Brushes - Hand, Spoke Cleaning Brushes, Staple Set Brushes - Kalsomine, Staple Set Brushes - Masonry, Striping Brushes, Tobacco Industry

Brushes, Toilet Bowl Brushes, Tube Brushes, Twisted-in-Wire Brushes, Vacuum Cleaner Brushes, Valve Guide Brushes, Varnish Brushes, Wall Brushes, Wheel Brushes, Whisk Brooms, Wire Brushes - Bent Handle, Wire Brushes - Block Heavy Duty, Wire Brushes - Chimney Cleaning, Wire Brushes - Long Handle Block, Wire Brushes - Shoe Handle, Wire Scratch Brushes, Wire Wheels Brushes

Monahan Filaments

215 Egyptian Trail Arcola, IL 61910

United States

Phone: 217-268-4957, Fax: 217-268-4965

Website: www.monahanfilaments.com

Email: info@monahanfilaments.com

Contact: Tom Vichich

Raw Materials/Services:

Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyester, Fibers

- Synthetic - Polyethylene, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyolefins, FibersSynthetic - Polypropylene, Fibers - Synthetic - Polystyrene

Paggin via Giacomo Matteotti 60 Mirano, Venice 30035

Italy

Phone: 0039 041 430 770

Website: www.paggin.it

Email: info@paggin.it

Contact: Stefano Paggin

Machinery/Tools:

Bundlers, Machinery – Assembly, Machinery – Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery – Mixing, Machinery – Nailing, Machinery – Packaging, Machinery – Paintbrush, Machinery – Processing, Machinery – Robotic, Pumps – Dispensing Machines, Trimmers

PelRay International Company

4712 Macro

San Antonio, TX 78218

United States

Phone: 210-757-4640

Fax: 210-650-8103

Website: www.PelRay.com

Email: Info@PelRay.com

Contact: Bart Pelton

Machinery/Tools:

Cutters - Broom Corn, Cutters & Knives, Machinery - Broom, Machinery - Used, Winders - Broom, Brush, & Mop

Finished Products:

Brooms - Corn, Brooms - Fiber, Natural, Brooms - Fiber, Synthetic, Mops - Wet, Push Brooms - Industrial, Toy Brooms, Whisk Brooms

Raw Materials/Services:

Bristles - Natural, Broom Pole Metal Extension Tips, Broom Wire, BroomCorn, Brush Backs & Blocks - Plastic, Fibers - Natural, Hair

- Horse, Handles - Broom, Mop, Wood, Handles - Extension, Handles

- Metal, All Kinds, Handles - Paint Brush, Foam, Hardware - Broom, Hardware - Brush, Hardware - Mop, Mop Yarns, Twine, Wet Mop Handles, Wire - Stapling

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

126 Glassmaster Road

Lexington, SC 29072

United States

Phone: 803-359-0706

Website: www.perlon.com

Email: terry.hogan@perlon.com / Info.lex@perlon.com

Contact: Terry Hogan (Sales Director North America)

Raw Materials/Services:

Bristles - Synthetic, Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon, Fibers - Synthetic

- Nylon Abrasive, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyester, Fibers - Synthetic

- Polyethylene, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyolefins, Fibers - SyntheticPolypropylene, Fibers - Synthetic - Polystyrene

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PMM: Proveedora Mexicana de Monofilamentos, S.A. de C.V.

Oriente 217 No. 190

Mexico City, Mexico 08500

Mexico

Phone: + 52 55 5558 6502

Fax: + 52 55 5558 4483

Website: www.pmmbrightline.com

Email: pmm@pmm-mex.com

Contacts: Enrique Mejia, General Manager / Dennise Silva, Sales Manager

Raw Materials/Services:

Bristles - Synthetic, Fibers - Synthetic - Nylon, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyester, Fibers - Synthetic - Polyethylene, Fibers - SyntheticPolypropylene

Precision Brush

6700 Parkland Boulevard

Solon, OH 44139

United States

Phone: 800-252-4747

Fax: 800-252-0834

Website: www.precisionbrush.com

Contact: Jim Benjamin

Finished Products:

Automotive Snow Brush and Ice Scraper, Brush Strips, Circular Brushes, Coil Cleaning Brushes, Cup Brushes, Cylinder Brushes, Fiber BrushesNatural, Fiber Brushes - Synthetic, Flexible Brushes, Foundry Brushes, Hand Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Metal and Bristle Brushes, Metal Back Brushes, Nylon Brushes, Pipeline Pig Brushes, Platers Brushes, Polyester Brushes, Power Brushes, Push Brooms - Industrial

Roth Composite Machinery GmbH

Steffenberg (Headquarters), Bauhofstr. 2, D-35239 Steffenberg

Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6451/71918-0

Website: www.roth-composite-machinery.com

Email: info@roth-composite-machinery.com

Royal Paint Roller

248 Wyandanch Avenue

West Babylon, NY 11704

United States

Phone: 631-643-8012

Fax: 631-253-9428

Email: royalpaintroller@aol.com

Contact: Randy Boritz

Finished Products:

Adhesive Applicator Brushes, Adhesives and Tapes, Applicator Pads, Artists Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Bristle Packs - Throwaway, Chip Brushes, Foam

- Paint Brushes, Foam - Paint Rollers, Foam - Paint Trimmers, FoamSanding Blocks, Nylon Brushes, Paint Brushes - Natural, Paint Brushes

- Synthetic, Paint Edgers, Paint Roller Trays - Metal, Paint Roller Trays

- Plastic, Paint Rollers - Lambs Wool, Paint Rollers - Synthetic, Paint Tray Liner, Painter’s Mit, Painters Tools, Polyester Brushes, Radiator Brushes, Sash Brushes, Textured Rollers, Varnish Brushes, Wax Applicators, Wire Brushes - Bent Handle, Wire Brushes - Block Heavy Duty, Wire BrushesLong Handle Block, Wire Brushes - Shoe Handle, Wire End Brushes

Raw Materials/Services:

Paint Roller Frames, Paint Roller Grid, Paint Roller Shields, RollersTextured, Tray Liners, Trays - Roller

Schaefer Brush

1101 S Prairie Avenue

Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186

United States

Phone: 800-347-3501

Fax: 262-547-3927

Website: www.schaeferbrush.com

Email: brushware@schaeferbrush.com

Finished Products:

Baker Brushes, Bench Brushes, Bottle Brushes, Brush Strips, Chip Brushes, Coil Cleaning Brushes, Conveyor Cleaning Brushes, Copper Fitting Brushes, Counter Brushes, Dairy Brushes, Deburring Brushes, Deck Brushes, Fireplace Equipment Brushes, Flexible Brushes, Floor Scrubber Brushes, Food Industry Brushes, Foundry Brushes, Hand Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Machine Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Part Cleaning Brushes, Pastry Brushes, Power Brushes, Restaurant Brushes, Scratch Brushes, Tank and Vat Brushes, Tube Brushes, Twisted-in-Wire Brushes, Wall Brushes, Wire Brushes –Bent Handle, Wire Brushes – Chimney Cleaning

Miscellaneous Services: Private Labeling

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Stainless Steel Products

561 Acorn Street, Suite T

Deer Park, NY 11729

United States

Phone: 631-243-1500

Fax: 631-243-4064

Website: www.stainlesswires.com

Email: sales@stainlesswires.com

Contact: Ralph Rosenbaum

Raw Materials/Services:

Broom Wire, Brush Strips – Metal, Suppliers & Components, Tubing –Copper, Brass, Stainless, Wire – Brass, Wire – Filling, Crimped, Wire – Filling, Straight, Wire – Nickel Silver Tooth Brush Anchor Wire, Wire – Stainless Steel, Wire – Stapling

Miscellaneous Services:

Buying Agents, Consultants, Distributors, Exporters, Importers, Private Labeling, Unimac s.r.l.

Via Cristoforo Colombo, 9 Loc. Cavazzona

Castelfranco Emilia (Modena), 41013

Italy

Phone: +39-059-932664

Fax: +39-059-932633

Website: www.unimac.it

Email: davide.ori@unimac.it

Contact: Davide Ori

Machinery/Tools:

Cups - Brush Making - Artist/Cosmetic/Shaving Brushes, MachineryBrush - Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery - Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Knot, Tuft & Sponge, Machinery - Metal Strip Brushes, Machinery - Twisted-in-Wire, Trimmers

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Wöhler-Platz 2

Bad Wünnenberg

Germany

Phone: +49 29 53 / 73 300

Fax: +49 29 53 / 73 96 300

Website: www.woehlerbrushtech.com

Email: bt@woehler.com

Contact: Managing Director: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Peveling; Daniel Horenkamp MBA

Machinery/Tools:

Automatic Guillotines, Bundlers, Clipping Heads, Conveyors, Cups-Brush Making - Artist, Cosmetic, Shaving Brushes, Cutters & Knives, Grinders, Machinery - Artist Brush, Machinery - Assembly, Machinery - Brush - Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery - Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Cosmetic Brushes, Machinery - Cutters, MachineryFlagging, Pointing, Machinery - Fusing, Machinery - Knot, Tuft & Sponge, Machinery - Marking & Finishing, Machinery - Metal Strip Brushes, Machinery - Mixing, Machinery - Packaging, MachineryPaint Roller Core, Machinery - Paintbrush, Machinery - Processing, Machinery - Rebuilding & Repairs, Machinery - Robotic, Machinery

- Sanding, Machinery - Special Custom Made, Machinery - Structural Block Molding, Machinery - Tufting, Machinery - Twisted-in-Wire, Machinery - Used, Pumps - Dispensing Machines, Shearing Machines, Trimmers, Winders - Broom, Brush, & Mop, Robotics

WOMA Wood Machinery

Am langen Streif 8

36433 Bad Salzungen/Langenfeld

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 3695 858450-0

Mobile: +49 171 6588409

Website: www.woma-brush.com

Email: info@woma-brush.com

Contact: Maria Koehler

Machinery/Tools:

Clipping Heads, Cutters & Knives, Machinery - Toothbrush, Machinery - Used, Machinery - Woodworking, Raw Materials/Services

Sharpening Service

WOMAtec Maschinenbau GmbH

Am langen Streif 8

36433 Bad Salzungen/Langefeld

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 3695 858450-0

Mobile: +49 171 6588409

Website: www.WOMAtec.com

Email: info@WOMAtec.com

Contact: Maria Koehler

Machinery/Tools:

Machinery - Artist Brush, Machinery - Broom, Machinery - Brush - Industrial & Maintenance, Machinery - Cleaning & Trimming, Machinery - Metal Strip Brushes, Machinery - Paintbrush, Machinery - Tuft Dividing for the Blind, Machinery - Tufting, Machinery - Twistedin-Wire, Machinery - Woodworking, Trimmers

Wright-Bernet Brush Co.

1421 Boyle Road Building B

Hamilton, OH 45013

United States

Phone: 513-889-0500

Website: www.textan.net

Email: Jimnwestern1@aol.com

Contact: James Cox

Finished Products: Animal Grooming Brushes, Horse Grooming Brushes

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Young & Swartz, Inc.

39 Cherry St. Buffalo, NY 14204

United States

Phone: 716-852-2171 / 800-466-7682

Fax: 716-852-5652

Website: www.youngandswartz.com

Email: info@youngandswartz.com

Contact: Raphael E. Winzig

Finished Products:

Acid Brushes, Adhesive Applicator Brushes, Applicator Pads, Artists Brushes, Asphalt Applicator Brushes, Baker Brushes, Banister Brushes, Battery Brushes, Bench Brushes, Bottle Brushes, Bowl Brushes, Brewery Brushes, Bristle Brushes, Brooms - Corn, Brooms - Fiber, Natural, Brooms - Fiber, Synthetic, Brush Strips, Camel Hair Brushes, Car Wash Brushes, Carpet Brushes, Ceiling Brushes, Cement Finishing Brushes, Chemical Equipment Brushes, Chip Brushes, Circular Brushes, Cleaners and Dyers Brushes, Clothes Brushes, Coil Cleaning Brushes, Confectioners Brushes, Conveyor Cleaning Brushes, Copper Fitting Brushes, Counter Brushes, Cup Brushes, Cylinder Brushes, Dairy Brushes, Daubers - Attached to Caps, Deburring Brushes, Deck Brushes, Dental Brushes, Dish Brushes, Draftsman Dusters, Drag Brooms, Dust Brushes, End Brushes, Engravers Brushes, Etching Brushes, Feather Dusters, Fiber Brushes - Natural, Fiber Brushes - Synthetic, Fiber Polishing Wheels, File Cleaning Brushes, Finishing Brushes, Fire Arm Cleaning Brushes, Fireplace Equipment Brushes, Fitch Brushes, Flexible Brushes, Floor Brooms, Floor Machine Brushes, Floor Scrubber Brushes, Floor Sweeps - Industrial, Floor SweepsHousehold, Flue Brushes - Boiler, Furnace and Chimney, Food Industry Brushes, Foundry Brushes, Fountain Brushes, Gauge Glass Cleaning Brushes, Glue Brushes, Grids - Bucket and Tray, Grill Brushes, Barbecue, Hand Brushes, Hatters Brushes, Household Brushes, Jewelers Brushes, Laboratory Brushes, Lacquering Brushes, Lint Brushes, Machine Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brooms, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Mason Finishing Brushes, Metal and Bristle Brushes, Miniature Brushes, Mops - Dry, Mops - Wet, Music Instrument Brushes, Nail Brushes, Nail Lacquer Brushes, Nylon Brushes, Paint BrushesNatural, Paint Brushes - Synthetic, Paint Containers - Metal, Plastic, Paper, Paint Dusters, Paint Edgers, Paint Roller Trays - Metal, Paint Roller Trays - Plastic, Paint Rollers - Lambs Wool, Paint Rollers - Synthetic, Paint Tray Liner, Painter &s Mit, Painters Tools, Paper Hangers Brushes, Part Cleaning Brushes, Pastry Brushes, Percolator Brushes, Platers Brushes, Polyester Brushes, Pot Brushes, Pottery Brushes, Power Brushes, Power Sweeper Brushes, Printed Circuit Brushes, Push Brooms - Household, Push Brooms - Industrial, Radiator Brushes, Refillable Core Brushes, Restaurant Brushes, Roof Brushes, Rotary Brooms, Sash Brushes, Scraper Floor - Stainless Steel, Scratch Brushes, Scrub Brushes - Hand, Set-in Plastic Brushes, Sewer Cleaning Brushes, Shaving Brushes, Shoe Brushes

- Daubers, Shoe Brushes - Polishing, Sign Writing Brushes, Sink Brushes, Smoothing Brushes, Spark Plug Brushes, Spoke Cleaning Brushes, Sponges

- Natural, Sponges - Synthetic, Squeegees - Floor, Squeegees - Window, Staple Set Brushes - Kalsomine, Staple Set Brushes - Masonry, Steel Wire Brooms, Stencil Brushes, Stippling Brushes, Street Sweeping Brooms, Striping Brushes, Suede Brushes, Swimming Pool Brushes, Synthetic Brooms, Tank and Vat Brushes, Textured Brushes, Tile and Grout Cleaning Brushes, Tile Finishing Brushes, Tire Brushes, Tobacco Industry Brushes, Toilet Bowl Brushes, Toy Brooms, Tube Brushes, Twisted-in-Wire Brushes, Upholstery Brushes, Upright Brooms - Natural Fibers, Upright Brooms

- Synthetic Fibers, Vacuum Cleaner Brushes, Varnish Brushes, Vegetable Brushes, Venetian Blind Brushes, Wall Brushes, Watchmaker Brushes, Wax Applicators, Wheel Brushes, Whisk Brooms, Window Cleaning Brushes, Wire Brooms, Wire Brushes - Bent Handle, Wire Brushes - Block Heavy Duty, Wire Brushes - Chimney Cleaning, Wire Brushes - Long Handle

Block, Wire Brushes - Shoe Handle, Wire Cup Brushes, Wire End Brushes, Wire Scratch Brushes, Wire Wheels Brushes

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.

P.O. Box 506

835 Ninth Avenue

Antigo, WI 54409

United States

Phone: 800-240-0974

Fax: 715-627-2347

Website: www.zwpi.com

Email: brett@zwpi.com

Contact: Brett Zelazoski

Raw Materials/Services:

Brush Backs & Blocks - Wood, Handles - Paint Brush, Wood, HandlesPersonal, Wood

Zahn Pinsel GMBH

Steindecker Strasse 1

D-91572 Bechhofen

Germany

Phone: +49 9822 8230-0

Fax: +49 9822 8230-80

Website: www.zahn-pinsel.com

Email: brush@zahn-pinsel.com

Contact: Lisa Beck

Finished Products:

Fitch Brushes, Made to Order and Custom Made Brushes, Paint Brushes Natural, Paint Brushes Synthetic, Varnish Brushes

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Abrasive Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Acid Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Adhesive Applicator Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Adhesives and Tapes

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Applicator Pads

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Animal Grooming Brushes

Wright-Bernet Brush Co.

Artists Brushes

ArroWorthy

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Asphalt Applicator Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Automotive Snow Brush and Ice Scraper

Precision Brush

Baker Brushes

Braun Brush

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Banister Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Bath Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Battery Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Bench Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Bottle Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Finished Products Index

Bowl Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Brewery Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Bristle Brushes

ArroWorthy

Brush Fibers, Inc.

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Bristle Packs–Throwaway

Royal Paint Roller

Brooms–Corn

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

PelRay International Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Brooms–Fiber, Natural

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

PelRay International Company

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Brooms–Fiber, Synthetic

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

PelRay International Company

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Brush Strips

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Camel Hair Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Canning Machine Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Car Wash Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Carpet Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Ceiling Brushes

ArroWorthy

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Cement Finishing Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Chemical Equipment Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Chip Brushes

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Circular Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Cleaners and Dyers Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Clothes Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Coil Cleaning Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Complexion Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Confectioners Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Conveyor Cleaning Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Copper Fitting Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Cosmetic Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Counter Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Cup Brushes

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Cylinder Brushes

Braun Brush

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Dairy Brushes

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Daubers–Attached to Caps

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Deburring Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Deck Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Dental Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Dish Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Draftsman Dusters

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Drag Brooms

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Dust Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

End Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Engravers Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Etching Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Eyebrow Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Feather Dusters

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fiber Brushes–Natural

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

St. Nick Brush Company

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

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Fiber Brushes–Synthetic

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fiber Polishing Wheels

Young & Swartz, Inc.

File Cleaning Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Finishing Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fire Arm Cleaning Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fireplace Equipment Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fitch Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Zahn Unique Brushes

Flare Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Flexible Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Floor Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Floor Machine Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Floor Machine Squeegees–

Replacement Blades and Gaskets

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Floor Scrubber Brushes

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Floor Sweeps-Household

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Floor Sweeps–Industrial

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Flue Brushes–Boiler,

Furnace and Chimney

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Foam–Paint Brushes

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Foam–Paint Rollers

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Foam–Paint Trimmers

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Foam–Sanding Blocks

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Food Industry Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Foot Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Foundry Brushes

Precision Brush

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Fountain Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Gauge Glass Cleaning Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Glue Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Grids–Bucket and Tray

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Grill Brushes, Barbecue

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Hand Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Hatters Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Heat Fused Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Horse Grooming Brushes

Wright-Bernet Brush Co.

Household Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Jewelers Brushes

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

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Laboratory Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Lacquering Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Lint Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Lipstick Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Machine Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Made to Order and Custom

Made Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Made to Order and Custom

Made Brushes

Braun Brush

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Zahn Unique Brushes

Mascara Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Mason Finishing Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Metal and Bristle Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Metal Back Brushes

Braun Brush

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

Miniature Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Mops–Dry

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Mops–Wet

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

PelRay International Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Music Instrument Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Nail Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Nail Lacquer Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Nylon Brushes

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Brushes–Natural

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Zahn Unique Brushes

Paint Brushes–Synthetic

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Zahn Unique Brushes

Paint Containers–

Metal, Plastic, Paper

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Dusters

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Edgers

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Pads and Kits

ArroWorthy

Paint Roller Trays–Metal

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Roller Trays–Plastic

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Rollers–Lambs Wool

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Rollers–Synthetic

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paint Tray Liner

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Painter’s Mitt

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Painters Tools

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Paper Hangers Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Part Cleaning Brushes

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Pastry Brushes

ArroWorthy

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Percolator Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Pipeline Pig Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

Platers Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Polishing Brushes–

Dental, Optical, Jewelers

Gornell Brush

Polyester Brushes

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Pot Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Pottery Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Power Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Precision Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Power Sweeper Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Printed Circuit Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Push Brooms–Household

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Push Brooms–Industrial

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

PelRay International Company

Precision Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Radiator Brushes

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Refillable Core Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Restaurant Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Roof Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Rotary Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Sash Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Scraper Floor–Stainless Steel

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Scratch Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Scrub Brushes–Hand

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Set-in Plastic Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Sewer Cleaning Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Shaving Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Shoe Brushes–Daubers

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Shoe Brushes–Polishing

Young & Swartz, Inc.

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Sign Writing Brushes

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Sink Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Smoothing Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Spark Plug Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Spoke Cleaning Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Sponges–Natural

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Sponges–Synthetic

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Squeegees–Floor

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Squeegees–Window

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Staple Set Brushes–Kalsomine

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Staple Set Brushes–Masonry

Gornell Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Steel Wire Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Stencil Brushes

ArroWorthy

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Stippling Brushes

ArroWorthy

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Street Sweeper Brushes–

Mechanical

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Street Sweeping Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Striping Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Suede Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Swimming Pool Brushes

ArroWorthy

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Synthetic Brooms

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Tank and Vat Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Schaefer Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Textured Brushes

ArroWorthy

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Textured Rollers

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Tile and Grout

Cleaning Brushes

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Tile Finishing Brushes

Gornell Brush

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Tire Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Tobacco Industry Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Toilet Bowl Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Toy Brooms

PelRay International Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Tube Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Schaefer Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Twisted-in-Wire Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Schaefer Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Upholstery Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Upright Brooms–Natural Fibers

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Upright Brooms–

Synthetic Fibers

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Vacuum Cleaner Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

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Valve Guide Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Varnish Brushes

ArroWorthy

F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Zahn Unique Brushes

Vegetable Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Venetian Blind Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wall Brushes

ArroWorthy

Schaefer Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Watchmaker Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wax Applicators

ArroWorthy

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wheel Brushes

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Whisk Brooms

PelRay International Company

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Window Cleaning Brushes

Braun Brush

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brooms

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brushes–Bent Handle

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Royal Paint Roller Schaefer Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brushes–

Block Heavy Duty

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brushes–

Chimney Cleaning

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Schaefer Brush

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brushes–

Long Handle Block

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Brushes–Shoe Handle

ArroWorthy

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

Gornell Brush

Royal Paint Roller

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Cup Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire End Brushes

Royal Paint Roller

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Scratch Brushes

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

The Mill-Rose Company

Young & Swartz, Inc.

Wire Wheels Brushes

Young & Swartz, Inc.

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Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Bundlers

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Clipping Heads

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMA Wood Machinery

Combs, Cards & Hackles

MGG North America Inc.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Conveyors

MGG North America Inc.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Cups–Brush Making–Artist, Cosmetic, Shaving Brushes

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Cutters–Broom Corn

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

PelRay International Company

Machinery/Tools Index

Cutters & Knives

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

PelRay International Company

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMA Wood Machinery

Drills & Bits

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

Drivers

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Grinders

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Artist Brush

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Assembly

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Broom

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

PelRay International Company

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Brush–Industrial & Maintenance

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Brush–Personal

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Machinery–Cleaning & Trimming

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Cosmetic Brushes

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Cutters

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Extension Handle Mfg.

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Machinery–Flagging, Pointing

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Fusing

Borghi S.p.A.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Knot, Tuft & Sponge

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Marking & Finishing

Bodam International Ltd.

Boucherie USA Inc.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Metal Handle Mfg.

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Machinery–Metal Handle Painting

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Machinery–Metal Strip Brushes

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Mixing

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Mop

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

WOMA Wood Machinery

Machinery–Mop Assembly

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Machinery–Nailing

Bodam International Ltd.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Machinery–Packaging

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Paint Roller Core

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Paintbrush

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Processing

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–

Rebuilding & Repairs

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Robotic

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

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Machinery–

Roller Edge Trimming

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

Machinery-Roller Making

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Machinery–Sanding

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Special Custom Made

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Stapling

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Machinery–Structural Block Molding

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Machinery–Toothbrush

Boucherie USA Inc.

WOMA Wood Machinery

Machinery–

Tuft Dividing for the Blind

WOMA Wood Machinery

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Tufting

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Twisted-in-Wire

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Machinery–Used

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

PelRay International Company

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMA Wood Machinery

Machinery–Wood Handle Metal Tipping

Bodam International Ltd.

Machinery–Wood Handle

Tapering/Chucking/Threading

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Machinery–Woodworking

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation

Leistner Werkzeug GmbH

WOMA Wood Machinery

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Monofilament Extrusion Lines

Bodam International Ltd.

Ovens-Drying

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Plastic–Injection Molds

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Pumps–Dispensing Machines

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Shearing Machines

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

Trimmers

Bodam International Ltd.

Borghi S.p.A.

Boucherie USA Inc.

Carnevali Dino s.a.s.

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Paggin

Unimac s.r.l.

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

WOMAtec Maschinenbau

GmbH

Winders–Broom, Brush, & Mop

Bodam International Ltd.

PelRay International Company

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH

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Celanese Filaments (Previously DuPont Filaments)

Bristles–Natural

Brush Fibers, Inc.

MFC LTD

PelRay International Company

Bristles–Synthetic

Celanese Filaments

(Previously DuPont Filaments)

MFC LTD

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

PMM

Broom Corn

Brush Fibers, Inc.

PelRay International Company

Broom Pole Metal Extension

Tips

Deco Products

PelRay International Company

Broom Wire

PelRay International Company

Stainless Steel Products

Raw Materials/Services Index

Brush Backs & Blocks–Foam

Brush Fibers, Inc.

Brush Backs & Blocks–Plastic

Brush Fibers, Inc.

PelRay International Company

Brush Backs & Blocks–Wood

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.

Brush Heads

MFC LTD

Brush Heads–Camel Hair

MFC LTD

Brush Heads–Shaving

MFC LTD

Brush Strips–Metal

Stainless Steel Products

Dyeing Service

MFC LTD

Epoxy

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Fasteners-Threaded

Deco Products

Fibers–Natural

Brush Fibers, Inc.

DKSH Switzerland Ltd.

MFC LTD

PelRay International Company

Fibers–Synthetic–Nylon

Celanese Filaments

(Previously DuPont Filaments)

MFC LTD

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

PMM

Fibers–Synthetic–

Nylon Abrasive

Celanese Filaments

(Previously DuPont Filaments)

Filkemp S.A.

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

Fibers–Synthetic–Polyester

Celanese Filaments

(Previously DuPont Filaments)

MFC LTD

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

PMM

Fibers–Synthetic–Polyethylene

MFC LTD

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

PMM

Fibers–Synthetic–Polyolefins

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

Fibers–Synthetic–Polypropylene

MFC LTD

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

PMM

Fibers–Synthetic–Polystyrene

MFC LTD

Monahan Filaments

Perlon / Hahl Inc.

Fillet–Paint Brush Flagging & Tipping

MFC LTD

Hair–Cattle

MFC LTD

Hair–Fine

MFC LTD

Hair–Horse

Brush Fibers, Inc.

MFC LTD

PelRay International Company

Handles–Broom, Mop, Wood

PelRay International Company

Handles–Extension

Deco Products

MFC LTD

PelRay International Company

Handles–Metal, All Kinds

Deco Products

MFC LTD

PelRay International Company

Handles–Paint Brush, Foam

PelRay International Company

Handles–Paint Brush, Wood

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.

Handles–Personal, Wood

Zelazoski Wood Products, Inc.

Hardware-Applicators

Deco Products

Hardware–Broom

Deco Products

PelRay International Company

Hardware–Brush

Deco Products

PelRay International Company

Hardware–Mop

Deco Products

PelRay International Company

Mixing Services–

Bristle, Hair, Fibers, Wire & Synthetic

Brush Fibers, Inc.

MFC LTD

Mop Yarns

PelRay International Company

Nails, Tacks & Staples

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Packaging Materials

MGG Srl

Paint Roller Frames

Royal Paint Roller

Paint Roller Grid

Royal Paint Roller

Paint Roller Shields

Royal Paint Roller

Plastic Plugboard

MGG North America Inc.

MGG Srl

Processing–Flagging, Dressing, Boiling & Sterilizing

MFC LTD

Rollers–Textured

Royal Paint Roller

Sharpening Service

WOMA Wood Machinery

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Royal Paint Roller

Trays–Roller

Royal Paint Roller

Tubing–Copper, Brass, Stainless

Stainless Steel Products

Twine

PelRay International Company

Wet Mop Handles

PelRay International Company

Wire–Brass

Stainless Steel Products

Wire–Filling, Crimped

Stainless Steel Products

Wire–Filling, Straight

Stainless Steel Products

Wire–Nickel Silver Tooth Brush

Anchor Wire

Stainless Steel Products

Wire–Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel Products

Wire–Stapling

Brush Fibers, Inc.

PelRay International Company

Stainless Steel Products

Buying Agents

MFC LTD

Stainless Steel Products

Consultants

MFC LTD

Stainless Steel Products

Distributors

MFC LTD

Stainless Steel Products

Exporters

MFC LTD

Stainless Steel Products

Importers

MFC LTD

Stainless Steel Products

Manufacturers Reps

MFC LTD

Odd Lot Buyers

MFC LTD

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F.M. Brush Company, Inc.

Gornell Brush

Schaefer Brush

Stainless Steel Products

Warehousing

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46 | www.brushwaremag.com 0502100000 Pigs, Hogs, Boars Bristles & Hair & Waste Thereof (kg) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 213,687 29,408 1,510,658 53,400 -85.85 -44.93 World Total 213,687 29,408 1,510,658 53,400 -85.85 -44.93 0502900000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 82,491 416 Germany 2,148 1 Italy 4,597 73 World Total 89,236 490 4417002000 Broom/mop Handles Gt 1.9CM Dmr Gt 97cm Long, Wood (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth % Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Belgium 46,310 37,800 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 395,092 670,023 1,133,845 1,319,768 -65.15 -49.23 Cambodia 50,840 81,358 -100.00 -100.00 China 399,458 639,253 485,685 868,411 -17.75 -26.39 Colombia 3,362 7,200 Dominican Rep. 2,268 3,240 El Salvador 3,924 1,635 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 1,038,510 1,762,640 1,204,645 2,430,435 -13.79 -27.48 India 36,954 65,875 2,646 668 1296.60 9761.53 Indonesia 303,128 394,068 78,780 84,113 284.78 368.50 Japan 3,572 288 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 288,719 420,880 34,049 43,992 747.95 856.72 Sri Lanka 8,260 21,550 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 16,958 39,901 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 2,467,491 3,963,179 3,069,514 4,929,919 -19.61 -19.61 4417004000 Paint Brush And Paint Roller Handles, Of Wood (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 149,978 44,238 370,995 107,328 -59.57 -58.78 Czech Republic 15,853 909 Germany 14,942 1,001 42,785 3,863 -65.08 -74.09 Indonesia 121,206 35,346 244,476 79,455 -50.42 -55.51 Italy 2,241,815 142,640 3,289,712 189,471 -31.85 -24.72 Poland 572,232 65,300 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 22,420 15,440 Thailand 61,038 7,291 World Total 2,627,252 246,865 4,520,200 445,417 -41.88 -44.58 4417006000 Brush Backs, Of Wood (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Brazil 12,625 12,600 Canada 223,498 597,764 209,144 438,135 6.86 36.43 China 5,290 1,608 86,616 314,967 -93.89 -99.49 India 4,752 6,207 Indonesia 208,948 339,193 157,024 349,673 33.07 -3.00 Sri Lanka 262,530 464,085 203,611 360,595 28.94 28.70 World Total 717,643 1,421,457 656,395 1,463,370 9.33 -2.86 4417008010 Tools Handles Of Wood (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Brazil 118,898 44,581 76,816 36,395 54.78 22.49 Canada 58,961 1,324,606 85,770 1,707,384 -31.26 -22.42 China 281,848 1,567,423 476,077 134,203 -40.80 1067.95 El Salvador 7,554 1,550 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 11,568 695 6,775 309 70.75 124.92 Honduras 40,320 19,500 -100.00 -100.00 India 56,910 12,761 17,426 1,828 226.58 598.09 Italy 3,279 370 19,251 451,173 -82.97 -99.92 Mexico 745,854 172,655 592,134 156,712 25.96 10.17 Spain 71,205 26,251 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 5,746 1,177 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 17,299 423,877 13,879 572,411 24.64 -25.95 Taiwan 4,900 468 108,940 9,489 -95.50 -95.07 Thailand 9,900 926 Vietnam 81,368 15,077 World Total 1,390,785 3,563,439 1,521,893 3,118,382 -8.61 14.27 4417008090 Tools Tool/brush/broom Bodies Shoe Last/tree, Wood (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Austria 12,663 293 5,806 267 118.10 9.74 Canada 288,056 48,368 410,003 64,883 -29.74 -25.45 Chile 1,300,655 487,935 1,088,887 435,714 19.45 11.99 China 1,401,838 170,218 2,403,781 381,101 -41.68 -55.34 Croatia 2,912 8 Czech Republic 8,632 201 4,997 138 72.74 45.65 Estonia 92,373 810 -100.00 -100.00 France 5,876 150 18,352 335 -67.98 -55.22 Germany 8,395 203 36,918 287 -77.26 -29.27 Honduras 13,824 15,933 India 525,733 9,774 629,038 10,623 -16.42 -7.99 Indonesia 35,310 16,238 79,772 31,653 -55.74 -48.70 Italy 20,847 102 7,821 400 166.55 -74.50 Japan 335,323 3,553 642,808 9,006 -47.83 -60.55 Mexico 114,627 21,653 98,499 21,075 16.37 2.74 Nepal 159,559 1,878 454,152 7,078 -64.87 -73.47 Philippines 21,382 3,360 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 69,243 1,612 35,052 1,373 97.54 17.41 Sri Lanka 76,926 36,907 126,339 68,247 -39.11 -45.92 Taiwan 9,242 705 64,080 5,821 -85.58 -87.89 Ukraine 4,109 319 136,604 4,780 -96.99 -93.33 United Kingdom 8,179 71 6,734 74 21.46 -4.05 World Total 4,401,949 816,121 6,363,398 1,047,025 -30.82 -22.05 9603100500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,lt 61,655 Dz Cal Yr (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Mexico 4,555 5,760 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 4,555 5,760 -100.00 -100.00 9603101500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=61,655 Dz,cal Yr (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 47,416 189,664 -100.00 -100.00 Colombia 15,636 22,200 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 13,385 53,540 4,688 6,250 185.52 756.64 Netherlands 4,374 4 Vietnam 2,616 4,800 World Total 20,375 58,344 67,740 218,114 -69.92 -73.25
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www.brushwaremag.com | 47 9603103500 Wiskbrooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Armenia 5,100 2,000 Canada 2,880 288 China 6,844 1,002 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 85,545 93,347 74,071 80,083 15.49 16.56 Sweden 2,993 300 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 3,000 1,000 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 93,525 95,635 86,908 82,385 7.61 16.08 9603105000 Brooms,of Brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=121,478 Dz,cal Yr (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 10,230 47,000 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 2,002 2,904 2,400 2,400 -16.58 21.00 Thailand 9,782 14,600 World Total 11,784 17,504 12,630 49,400 -6.70 -64.57 9603106000 Other Brooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 6,961 3,960 Mexico 2,504,465 970,474 2,407,965 972,982 4.01 -0.26 World Total 2,511,426 974,434 2,407,965 972,982 4.30 0.15 9603109000 Brooms & Brushes,of Twigs Or Veg Material,nesoi (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bangladesh 2,522 50 -100.00 -100.00 Cambodia 2,569 360 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 3,248 15 8,100 2,700 -59.90 -99.44 China 47,600 14,358 162,140 192,187 -70.64 -92.53 Colombia 26,934 35,889 Estonia 3,936 1,200 Germany 9,271 1,264 4,702 3,070 97.17 -58.83 India 18,682 21,350 Israel 17,160 130 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 3,696 80 3,881 2,451 -4.77 -96.74 Japan 2,661 500 2,938 74 -9.43 575.68 Korea, South 4,008 1,500 5,450 2,808 -26.46 -46.58 Mexico 210,356 80,058 68,955 94,473 205.06 -15.26 Netherlands 20,999 26 Philippines 40,884 18,510 25,703 32,744 59.06 -43.47 Slovenia 7,447 3,000 Spain 27,465 53,853 Sri Lanka 179,796 73,160 303,171 267,058 -40.69 -72.61 Sweden 3,072 300 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 7,754 360 3,936 600 97.00 -40.00 Thailand 17,590 13,400 13,130 9,625 33.97 39.22 Ukraine 2,580 3,000 United Kingdom 2,927 330 11,368 2,016 -74.25 -83.63 Vietnam 78,988 52,870 102,184 64,575 -22.70 -18.13 World Total 716,822 374,723 740,981 675,221 -3.26 -44.50 9603294010 Hairbrushes, Valued Not Over .40 Each (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 2,097,775 9,623,051 2,795,089 15,437,816 -24.95 -37.67 France 9,324 57,500 Korea, South 7,609 24,624 5,174 23,520 47.06 4.69 Malaysia 46,574 66,160 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 716,836 5,199,774 584,624 4,504,044 22.61 15.45 World Total 2,831,544 14,904,949 3,431,461 20,031,540 -17.48 -25.59
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9603294090 Shaving Brushes,nail Brush Etc,lt=.40 Ea (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Canada 2,520 25,200 China 1,290,359 17,848,201 1,990,136 25,478,646 -35.16 -29.95 France 30,596 187,000 Germany 169,272 470,934 198,443 1,785,309 -14.70 -73.62 Hong Kong 2,632 51,200 -100.00 -100.00 India 2,512 99,000 Italy 28,614 41,398 5,145 245,000 456.15 -83.10 Japan 18,100 47,520 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 12,886 43,936 26,123 102,750 -50.67 -57.24 Malaysia 12,746 1,996 6,720 583 89.67 242.37 Mexico 49,029 2,178,000 17,087 70,614 186.94 2984.37 Pakistan 13,200 43,200 Taiwan 4,299 49,988 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 1,611,734 20,938,865 2,268,685 27,831,610 -28.96 -24.77 9603298090 Shaving Brushes, Nail Brush,etc,valued Over .40 Ea (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Austria 10,242 231 Canada 212,801 47,869 81,445 31,956 161.28 49.80 China 6,456,777 6,862,320 8,704,950 9,016,966 -25.83 -23.90 Colombia 6,875 2,100 -100.00 -100.00 Denmark 2,178 92 -100.00 -100.00 France 9,046 2,300 5,168 980 75.04 134.69 Germany 1,136,980 234,711 523,723 106,061 117.10 121.30 Guinea 3,078 133 -100.00 -100.00 Hong Kong 3,000 1,500 19,760 7,950 -84.82 -81.13 India 5,613 149 3,234 1,080 73.56 -86.20 Italy 166,897 20,891 57,666 11,712 189.42 78.37 Japan 71,703 14,394 20,949 4,330 242.27 232.42 Korea, South 532,971 307,850 132,773 134,269 301.42 129.28 Malaysia 7,862 1,077 Mexico 6,979 353 43,213 36,854 -83.85 -99.04 Netherlands 73,685 5,800 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 4,435 3,960 Philippines 9,024 400 Russia 41,844 51,702 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 2,162 2,256 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 15,238 9,180 36,520 9,588 -58.27 -4.26 Sweden 17,239 1,555 -100.00 -100.00 Switzerland 7,730 2,256 11,943 4,464 -35.28 -49.46 Taiwan 31,130 23,400 77,512 39,952 -59.84 -41.43 Turkey 5,158 400 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 118,419 15,444 334,503 54,445 -64.60 -71.63 Vietnam 11,638 18,132 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 8,806,847 7,548,285 10,217,216 9,542,777 -13.80 -20.90 9603302000 Artists Brushes,writing Brush,cosmet Br,lt=.05 Ea (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 712,720 25,348,471 778,080 33,545,159 -8.40 -24.43 France 141,504 3,425,000 12,849 409,962 1001.28 735.44 Germany 71,381 2,267,423 115,579 4,080,330 -38.24 -44.43 India 10,650 500,000 19,902 1,473,065 -46.49 -66.06 Italy 281,366 19,722,200 517,234 37,964,000 -45.60 -48.05 Japan 13,500 600,000 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 20,023 770,116 14,136 744,000 41.65 3.51 Mexico 127,817 4,820,575 165,995 5,444,265 -23.00 -11.46 Taiwan 3,010 70,000 13,518 1,015,000 -77.73 -93.10 United Kingdom 3,174 122,077 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 1,368,471 56,923,785 1,653,967 85,397,858 -17.26 -33.34 9603304000 Artists Brushes,writ Br,cosmet Br,gt .05,lt=.10 Ea (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bangladesh 269,065 3,894,568 -100.00 -100.00 China 2,119,078 30,122,784 3,514,545 48,097,440 -39.71 -37.37 France 12,267 195,000 34,082 540,000 -64.01 -63.89 Germany 501,552 9,267,934 528,604 9,981,000 -5.12 -7.14 Malaysia 4,702 62,278 Mexico 12,336 129,600 107,914 1,309,038 -88.57 -90.10 Taiwan 3,030 30,300 12,900 150,000 -76.51 -79.80 World Total 2,652,965 39,807,896 4,467,110 63,972,046 -40.61 -37.77 9603306000 Artists Brushes,writing Br,cosmetic Br,gt.10 Ea (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 14,119 1,022 Bangladesh 259,852 1,978,499 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 19,191 5,040 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 7,905 1,465 Cambodia 16,256 8,712 Canada 10,810 270 7,835 436 37.97 -38.07 China 68,409,858 102,395,933 62,598,724 109,108,180 9.28 -6.15 Cyprus 4,583 195 9,774 186 -53.11 4.84 Czech Republic 4,445 1,527 Denmark 6,692 107 264,159 26,349 -97.47 -99.59 Dominican Rep. 164,084 161,811 231,681 293,710 -29.18 -44.91 France 699,813 55,438 465,217 282,344 50.43 -80.37 Germany 984,844 1,339,888 1,250,167 833,712 -21.22 60.71 Hong Kong 197,017 37,686 87,005 64,633 126.44 -41.69 India 584,560 798,903 990,401 1,679,194 -40.98 -52.42 Indonesia 2,486 129 2,616 12,960 -4.97 -99.00 Israel 11,143 3,848 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 379,969 69,286 421,878 106,620 -9.93 -35.02 Japan 828,664 150,866 1,546,221 434,764 -46.41 -65.30 Korea, South 131,524 95,990 316,658 393,845 -58.46 -75.63 Malaysia 81,026 73,273 -100.00 -100.00 Mauritius 293,863 36,576 352,947 47,145 -16.74 -22.42 Mexico 5,899,191 39,669,430 8,358,498 45,292,611 -29.42 -12.42 Netherlands 5,974 850 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 6,936 654 33,314 4,164 -79.18 -84.29 Russia 2,243 252 Spain 145,157 23,076 79,382 13,565 82.86 70.11 Sri Lanka 335,762 353,284 350,949 695,303 -4.33 -49.19 Taiwan 186,255 423,703 438,001 419,929 -57.48 0.90 Thailand 493,405 1,011,824 563,885 1,360,215 -12.50 -25.61 United Kingdom 586,240 152,969 506,027 172,932 15.85 -11.54 Vietnam 69,703 56,802 314,239 1,125,268 -77.82 -94.95 World Total 80,466,384 146,847,798 79,566,764 164,429,575 1.13 -10.69 9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 4,065 683 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 28,964 33,540 Cambodia 1,302,072 2,373,516 1,131,172 3,143,486 15.11 -24.49 Canada 74,012 29,642 120,465 66,840 -38.56 -55.65 China 4,238,942 12,232,031 6,544,419 16,873,195 -35.23 -27.51 Czech Republic 15,713 45,000 36,428 205,000 -56.87 -78.05 Germany 21,571 3,329 23,886 4,640 -9.69 -28.25 India 27,251 10,344 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 448,124 2,635,728 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 110,191 64,242 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 493,779 548,275 655,583 768,108 -24.68 -28.62 Spain 4,818 1 Taiwan 33,372 58,282 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 2,831 801 Turkey 5,282 27,800 2,700 15,000 95.63 85.33 United Kingdom 49,586 20,404 182,537 376,670 -72.84 -94.58 Vietnam 3,504 1,200 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 6,237,570 15,314,339 9,323,697 24,223,418 -33.10 -36.78 9603404020 Paint Pads (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Canada 4,672 252 China 1,151,231 2,709,384 1,816,250 4,474,695 -36.61 -39.45 Netherlands 7,571 2,989 Pakistan 7,035 80,400 15,788 174,200 -55.44 -53.85 Taiwan 34,756 48,149 66,592 109,969 -47.81 -56.22 United Kingdom 75,095 93,650 60,984 50,400 23.14 85.81 World Total 1,280,360 2,934,824 1,959,614 4,809,264 -34.66 -38.98 9603404040 Natural Bristle Brushes, Exc Subhdg 9603.30 (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Canada 2,242 2,592 -100.00 -100.00 China 2,324,659 12,381,681 3,127,201 13,955,167 -25.66 -11.28 France 6,418 530 Germany 19,302 1,409 8,113 535 137.91 163.36 Indonesia 1,129,469 5,399,640 1,770,801 9,365,478 -36.22 -42.35 Japan 13,390 2,781 Netherlands 27,718 2,085 32,520 2,710 -14.77 -23.06 Poland 2,656 114 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 2,662 1 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 9,550 18,000 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 370,575 104,048 199,674 69,256 85.59 50.24 United Kingdom 2,753 309 Vietnam 2,700 500 World Total 3,896,984 17,892,983 5,155,419 23,413,853 -24.41 -23.58
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March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bangladesh 36,347 181,992 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 4,126 1,000 Brazil 28,936 41,088 Canada 102,855 33,914 18,686 5,294 450.44 540.61 China 16,911,476 55,196,079 22,964,785 76,579,746 -26.36 -27.92 Colombia 4,088 2,004 Egypt 9,911 3,616 France 4,294 595 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 119,306 23,125 142,309 459,438 -16.16 -94.97 Guatemala 54,930 53,748 49,557 40,280 10.84 33.44 India 4,296 586 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 848,366 4,831,291 773,009 3,538,984 9.75 36.52 Ireland 5,058 6,120 Italy 61,741 406,942 18,089 1,884 241.32 21499.89 Japan 7,231 4,896 49,967 67,076 -85.53 -92.70 Korea, South 3,150 60 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 7,331 519 14,206 16,775 -48.40 -96.91 Netherlands 4,984 640 22,296 3,175 -77.65 -79.84 Poland 17,961 2,304 Spain 2,763 270 Sri Lanka 78,598 26,280 239,316 96,584 -67.16 -72.79 Sweden 11,383 40,871 2,912 240 290.90 16929.58 Taiwan 19,686 10,367 65,297 158,538 -69.85 -93.46 Turkey 95,540 30,100 95,240 34,800 0.31 -13.51 United Kingdom 35,406 59,294 15,986 2,006 121.48 2855.83 Vietnam 142,417 64,779 289,154 491,109 -50.75 -86.81 World Total 18,574,093 60,839,247 24,808,896 81,679,162 -25.13 -25.51 9603500000 Othr Brushes,as Parts Of Machines,appliance,vehicl (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 102,814 978 155,126 416 -33.72 135.10 Austria 64,420 1,856 83,347 201,347 -22.71 -99.08 Belgium 38,999 1,653 19,328 5,625 101.77 -70.61 Brazil 21,582 121 3,646 24 491.94 404.17 Bulgaria 32,521 1,500 10,662 903 205.02 66.11 Canada 3,100,448 146,319 2,788,502 60,023 11.19 143.77 Chile 2,083 90 -100.00 -100.00 China 7,655,735 20,434,922 10,596,909 19,508,105 -27.76 4.75 Czech Republic 20,074 145 107,638 316 -81.35 -54.11 Denmark 50,534 2,746 81,263 13,646 -37.81 -79.88 Estonia 48,241 6,180 128,367 12,593 -62.42 -50.93 Finland 155,821 9,020 40,280 2,488 286.84 262.54 France 394,513 9,273 91,029 6,008 333.39 54.34 Germany 4,171,221 612,266 5,472,544 741,193 -23.78 -17.39 Hong Kong 55,981 81,490 Hungary 18,227 328 5,986 24 204.49 1266.67 India 26,782 4,900 2,691 300 895.24 1533.33 Indonesia 63,834 17,993 122,006 36,067 -47.68 -50.11 Ireland 2,423 90 6,535 240 -62.92 -62.50 Israel 2,573 2 Italy 2,342,774 75,681 3,499,536 188,226 -33.05 -59.79 Japan 1,958,297 52,589 2,360,098 66,542 -17.02 -20.97 Korea, South 213,911 115,057 286,736 51,484 -25.40 123.48 Lithuania 566,372 5,285 22,162 17 2455.60 30988.24 Luxembourg 30,308 13 15,256 8 98.66 62.50 Malaysia 76,420 15,359 372,999 27,776 -79.51 -44.70 Mexico 1,738,698 778,366 1,309,231 822,116 32.80 -5.32 Netherlands 463,152 17,991 506,109 8,312 -8.49 116.45 Norway 5,427 22 2,275 100 138.55 -78.00 Poland 7,907 2,672 73,391 5,463 -89.23 -51.09 Portugal 265,300 56,734 82,751 690,838 220.60 -91.79 Romania 5,207 106 3,066 86 69.83 23.26 Russia 10,167 3 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 7,228 90 Slovenia 20,475 43 8,676 6,554 136.00 -99.34 South Africa 3,422 1 Spain 1,458,930 297,843 979,656 233,008 48.92 27.83 St Kitts/Nevis 63,780 1,531,080 78,959 1,863,001 -19.22 -17.82 Sweden 345,284 13,197 383,178 16,439 -9.89 -19.72 Switzerland 269,026 59,334 595,622 73,608 -54.83 -19.39 Taiwan 553,116 475,615 676,587 291,846 -18.25 62.97 Thailand 33,761 2,969 14,232 644 137.22 361.02 United Kingdom 423,912 25,416 409,131 69,079 3.61 -63.21 Vietnam 752,024 181,162 192,437 385,180 290.79 -52.97 World Total 27,631,474 25,038,407 31,600,197 25,389,738 -12.56 -1.38
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50 | www.brushwaremag.com 9603904000 Feather Dusters (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Canada 260,132 64,006 292,042 79,718 -10.93 -19.71 China 1,959,854 901,716 1,855,360 898,562 5.63 0.35 Germany 4,431 21 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 69,165 7,720 18,047 6,720 283.25 14.88 Lebanon 70,864 21,236 7,991 1,673 786.80 1169.34 Mexico 5,934 3,288 South Africa 287,677 100,066 299,317 81,879 -3.89 22.21 World Total 2,653,626 1,098,032 2,477,188 1,068,573 7.12 2.76 9603908010 Wiskbrooms (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bangladesh 66,782 419,976 34,233 254,160 95.08 65.24 Cambodia 7,560 7,560 China 107,320 92,224 132,193 232,998 -18.82 -60.42 Colombia 18,776 19,342 21,421 18,456 -12.35 4.80 India 9,313 5,268 4,164 3,358 123.66 56.88 Mexico 3,537 1,728 Taiwan 26,266 21,000 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 3,599 4 Vietnam 2,900 50 World Total 219,787 546,152 218,277 529,972 0.69 3.05 9603908020 Upright Brooms (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Brazil 160,451 98,678 346,066 223,594 -53.64 -55.87 Cambodia 9,342 1,000 47,925 12,288 -80.51 -91.86 China 3,716,410 3,452,622 5,714,399 4,522,121 -34.96 -23.65 Colombia 29,191 31,938 28,740 40,056 1.57 -20.27 El Salvador 52,994 3,214 21,603 14,628 145.31 -78.03 Guatemala 67,593 51,660 84,443 65,520 -19.95 -21.15 Honduras 102,168 125,085 148,842 296,554 -31.36 -57.82 Hong Kong 20,701 15,588 24,382 18,360 -15.10 -15.10 India 3,200 100 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 208,757 100,110 73,579 44,652 183.72 124.20 Mexico 459,077 196,800 420,119 150,645 9.27 30.64 Poland 8,368 1,450 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 109,001 54,188 284,695 146,750 -61.71 -63.07 Vietnam 4,887 1,668 World Total 4,940,572 4,132,551 7,206,361 5,536,718 -31.44 -25.36 9603908030 Push Brooms, 41 Cm Or Less In Width (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Belgium 2,035 750 Cambodia 22,231 19,668 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 9,513 990 3,017 352 215.31 181.25 China 274,149 559,059 449,590 623,457 -39.02 -10.33 Germany 16,374 5,440 Italy 21,517 8,490 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 4,614 4,614 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 454,789 180,506 614,618 199,701 -26.00 -9.61 World Total 756,860 746,745 1,115,587 856,282 -32.16 -12.79 9603908040 Other Brooms,nesoi (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 29,867 120 45,334 9,000 -34.12 -98.67 Brazil 123,706 52,914 220,242 99,744 -43.83 -46.95 Canada 7,680 24 159,262 17,960 -95.18 -99.87 China 998,441 782,947 1,590,541 998,858 -37.23 -21.62 Colombia 31,894 27,648 67,791 52,988 -52.95 -47.82 Czech Republic 31,215 94,080 -100.00 -100.00 Dominican Rep. 14,179 5,988 6,284 3,240 125.64 84.81 El Salvador 66,786 62,432 70,601 73,946 -5.40 -15.57 France 2,394 42 Georgia 22,423 2,567 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 16,043 10,496 5,448 1,723 194.48 509.17 Honduras 107,742 145,440 67,933 105,600 58.60 37.73 India 32,057 34,005 7,267 19,700 341.13 72.61 Italy 10,161 390 38,529 8,563 -73.63 -95.45 Japan 6,068 468 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 97,632 17,280 56,036 9,852 74.23 75.40 Latvia 3,467 1,675 Lithuania 2,276 24 Mexico 7,527,862 2,539,289 11,931,017 3,681,802 -36.91 -31.03 Spain 8,010 310 Sri Lanka 823,158 290,128 530,574 240,402 55.14 20.68 Taiwan 30,788 2,104 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 14,252 4,623 42,214 17,025 -66.24 -72.85 Turkey 2,276 1,470 2,825 7,848 -19.43 -81.27 United Kingdom 10,143 1,157 6,380 871 58.98 32.84 Venezuela 12,981 1,677 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 139,559 101,260 125,508 84,756 11.20 19.47 World Total 10,069,585 4,079,662 15,077,261 5,534,774 -33.21 -26.29 9603908050 Brooms,brushes,squeegees,etc,nesoi (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Argentina 7,285 2,138 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 343,555 5,190 231,396 550 48.47 843.64 Austria 5,667 352 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 171,905 235,899 277,492 130,444 -38.05 80.84 Belgium 467,649 210,138 449,678 164,363 4.00 27.85 Brazil 214,479 213,417 219,022 250,090 -2.07 -14.66 Bulgaria 5,346 550 Cambodia 386,692 317,964 1,092,371 705,452 -64.60 -54.93 Cameroon 2,700 6,000 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 1,163,305 85,026 1,063,704 77,521 9.36 9.68 China 97,059,863 65,513,349 146,703,082 97,523,636 -33.84 -32.82 Colombia 242,681 175,049 162,919 99,299 48.96 76.28 Czech Republic 581,521 201,266 47,873 6,292 1114.72 3098.76 Denmark 1,045,872 164,051 758,890 137,460 37.82 19.34 Dominican Rep. 21,575,144 3,902,198 12,129,589 2,168,654 77.87 79.94 Egypt 17,629 765 21,902 35,532 -19.51 -97.85 El Salvador 8,174 13,920 58,066 56,079 -85.92 -75.18 Finland 77,260 1,944 60,698 7,613 27.29 -74.46 France 171,265 7,132 80,425 7,371 112.95 -3.24 Georgia 3,904 230 Germany 1,448,779 275,102 1,595,299 369,694 -9.18 -25.59 Honduras 5,449,789 2,645,135 7,049,823 3,537,749 -22.70 -25.23 Hong Kong 185,295 98,572 121,166 31,896 52.93 209.04 India 362,861 209,086 494,524 445,160 -26.62 -53.03 Indonesia 172,649 90,099 149,218 44,889 15.70 100.72 Ireland 13,682 156 -100.00 -100.00 Israel 3,080 1,248 67,212 28,377 -95.42 -95.60 Italy 1,352,272 739,747 686,529 211,282 96.97 250.12 Japan 1,230,131 58,221 918,353 92,306 33.95 -36.93 Korea, South 577,243 75,126 274,497 19,910 110.29 277.33 Latvia 11,449 40,362 Lebanon 6,656 720 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 487,446 5,617 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 89,755 109,680 411,622 499,924 -78.19 -78.06 Mexico 9,531,209 4,985,265 10,283,713 6,112,544 -7.32 -18.44 Netherlands 59,822 14,345 324,213 42,678 -81.55 -66.39 New Zealand 409,124 167,000 352,390 3,860 16.10 4226.42 Pakistan 1,327,673 1,052,500 1,872,941 1,324,696 -29.11 -20.55 Poland 223,030 27,745 79,210 99,378 181.57 -72.08 Portugal 50,793 12,199 9,242 98 449.59 12347.96 San Marino 3,885 135 -100.00 -100.00 Serbia 7,340 1 Slovakia 4,183 1,000 2,091 500 100.05 100.00 Spain 313,312 234,532 245,745 199,493 27.49 17.56 Sri Lanka 719,198 451,370 599,228 329,124 20.02 37.14 Sweden 29,813 4,114 34,910 15,953 -14.60 -74.21 Switzerland 124,886 17,691 123,371 29,349 1.23 -39.72 Taiwan 2,057,210 1,076,118 4,493,800 1,985,565 -54.22 -45.80 Thailand 618,797 319,337 584,394 348,207 5.89 -8.29 Turkey 317,313 232,707 397,783 238,405 -20.23 -2.39 UAE 57,125 2,600 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 118,380 12,249 229,992 49,658 -48.53 -75.33 Vietnam 4,355,299 896,551 3,817,320 997,223 14.09 -10.10 World Total 154,686,929 84,895,190 199,160,139 118,445,992 -22.33 -28.33 US IMPORTS

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March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bahamas 41,158 4,604 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 20,576 2,322 -100.00 -100.00 China 16,137 1,805 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad & Tobago 97,680 19,460 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 175,551 28,191 -100.00 -100.00 050290000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty China 44,850 2,561 Dominican Rep. 2,793 250 Mexico 3,038 177 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 24,360 2,511 World Total 72,003 5,322 3,038 177 2270.08 2906.78 4417000000 Tools/tool & Broom Bodies Etc Shoe Last/trees Wood (x) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Aruba 9,885 526 Australia 39,894 1,069 36,049 1,014 10.67 5.42 Austria 2,876 1 Bahamas 5,072 536 6,128 220 -17.23 143.64 Bahrain 8,144 1,000 Belgium 2,550 38 -100.00 -100.00 Bermuda 3,166 179 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 160,342 7,860 148,008 8,644 8.33 -9.07 British Virgin Isl. 22,541 5,020 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 1,173,565 53,995 1,370,939 63,293 -14.40 -14.69 Cayman Islands 8,226 89 4,147 893 98.36 -90.03 Chile 6,560 221 -100.00 -100.00 China 20,270 95 72,853 809 -72.18 -88.26 Colombia 5,080 2 -100.00 -100.00 Costa Rica 199,937 19,890 82,304 10,396 142.93 91.32 Denmark 5,555 11 Dominican Rep. 24,013 1,751 Equatorial Guinea 8,694 262 Finland 12,108 487 France 16,662 151 2,704 18 516.20 738.89 Germany 51,664 675 104,306 1,819 -50.47 -62.89 Greece 6,646 19 Guatemala 24,378 2,109 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 26,031 718 -100.00 -100.00 Iraq 114,000 3,000 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 5,200 693 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 14,925 234 -100.00 -100.00 Jamaica 3,384 320 Japan 57,193 774 27,384 1,928 108.86 -59.85 Korea, South 33,741 783 95,090 343 -64.52 128.28 Lithuania 12,809 79 Malaysia 5,000 232 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 3,534,687 424,959 3,848,468 1,047,621 -8.15 -59.44 Morocco 36,088 145 Netherlands 103,716 1,583 13,678 398 658.27 297.74 New Zealand 13,654 70 46,536 1,310 -70.66 -94.66 Norway 11,737 68 26,513 155 -55.73 -56.13 Panama 3,448 302 -100.00 -100.00 Philippines 3,830 263 Poland 2,511 14 Portugal 3,050 21 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 30,517 174 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 5,508 539 24,304 2,574 -77.34 -79.06 Singapore 32,394 288 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 10,865 106 35,388 1,416 -69.30 -92.51 St Kitts/Nevis 14,400 667 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 5,557 1,250 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 7,926 44 -100.00 -100.00 Switzerland 5,654 262 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 6,215 228 4,169 16 49.08 1325.00 Thailand 3,242 10 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad & Tobago 10,114 1,350 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 7,730 254 40,977 1,557 -81.14 -83.69 United Kingdom 28,271 351 85,588 5,642 -66.97 -93.78 World Total 5,625,492 518,953 6,421,266 1,166,880 -12.39 -55.53 9603100000 Brooms & Brushes, Of Twigs/oth Veg Mat Bound (doz) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 8,611 136 Bahamas 36,993 81 38,950 683 -5.02 -88.14 Bahrain 6,191 127 Belgium 4,492 24 Bermuda 7,923 70 Canada 398,049 11,392 627,890 16,045 -36.61 -29.00 China 7,357 223 Costa Rica 2,830 1 Dominican Rep. 23,021 905 9,795 297 135.03 204.71 Egypt 4,703 3 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 15,622 1,066 France 3,200 17 Honduras 5,502 6 -100.00 -100.00 Iceland 2,792 5 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 45,220 806 -100.00 -100.00 Israel 5,000 152 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 24,624 747 Mexico 41,414 886 16,285 494 154.31 79.35 Netherlands 69,170 754 -100.00 -100.00 Norway 6,264 9 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 8,466 114 6,567 354 28.92 -67.80 Qatar 5,434 9 Saudi Arabia 6,550 117 59,584 1,807 -89.01 -93.53 Spain 3,132 50 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 3,764 120 St Lucia 3,532 110 St Vin./Grenadines 3,424 30 -100.00 -100.00 Switzerland 88,071 1,768 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 2,542 20 3,765 46 -32.48 -56.52 Trinidad & Tobago 15,037 486 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 3,990 200 Turks & Caicos 7,335 222 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 31,500 955 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 12,874 14 68,565 1,287 -81.22 -98.91 Venezuela 6,600 600 World Total 634,079 16,979 1,118,551 26,259 -43.31 -35.34

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9603210000 Tooth Brushes, Incl Dental-plate Brushes (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Argentina 425,684 1,311,876 413,492 393,328 2.95 233.53 Aruba 6,785 168 4,032 780 68.28 -78.46 Australia 32,921 8,809 54,201 18,027 -39.26 -51.13 Bahamas 20,759 465 17,323 535 19.83 -13.08 Barbados 7,769 343 22,956 10,146 -66.16 -96.62 Belize 4,500 5,200 Brazil 304,651 311,636 240,627 476,436 26.61 -34.59 British Virgin Isl. 6,542 145 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 15,200,711 10,647,598 13,419,654 9,455,412 13.27 12.61 Cayman Islands 3,700 2,000 2,677 16 38.21 12400.00 Chile 34,485 6,144 3,489 432 888.39 1322.22 China 515,105 588,481 653,449 753,859 -21.17 -21.94 Colombia 69,837 153,826 67,695 217,884 3.16 -29.40 Costa Rica 43,088 5,783 32,057 6,063 34.41 -4.62 Curacao 76,226 4,983 49,070 3,779 55.34 31.86 Dominican Rep. 111,456 6,558 170,377 15,760 -34.58 -58.39 Ecuador 29,622 71,136 El Salvador 67,263 120,489 54,267 2,050 23.95 5777.51 Finland 7,015 1,296 16,750 25,000 -58.12 -94.82 France 38,985 143,752 7,525 2,290 418.07 6177.38 Germany 593,541 1,336,820 778,302 3,339,644 -23.74 -59.97 Guatemala 3,033 735 63,921 3,636 -95.26 -79.79 Guyana 105,191 79,983 48,231 48,163 118.10 66.07 Haiti 7,684 483 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 21,844 9,642 17,756 9,792 23.02 -1.53 Hong Kong 81,607 4,401 301,246 496,434 -72.91 -99.11 India 162,477 9,603 429,189 848,198 -62.14 -98.87 Indonesia 24,607 55,584 82,424 61,368 -70.15 -9.43 Italy 7,616 150 -100.00 -100.00 Jamaica 60,875 3,931 72,099 62,987 -15.57 -93.76 Japan 174,200 560,248 213,838 168,713 -18.54 232.07 Korea, South 61,192 12,515 377,470 32,883 -83.79 -61.94 Kuwait 3,599 49 -100.00 -100.00 Latvia 8,813 915 Lithuania 7,681 2,760 13,897 6,840 -44.73 -59.65 Malaysia 2,875 23 -100.00 -100.00 Maldives 7,066 901 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 2,770,761 2,639,969 2,806,769 2,918,634 -1.28 -9.55 Netherlands 192,622 24,707 88,437 46,768 117.81 -47.17 New Zealand 8,218 99 40,015 11,272 -79.46 -99.12 Nicaragua 5,588 780 11,240 6,186 -50.28 -87.39 Panama 165,067 78,248 171,922 42,158 -3.99 85.61 Paraguay 28,952 28,368 12,706 41,712 127.86 -31.99 Peru 4,137 366 3,585 8,256 15.40 -95.57 Philippines 219,412 28,175 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 2,099,159 4,875,657 1,606,466 4,862,847 30.67 0.26 Qatar 11,192 4,942 Russia 4,756 2,153 -100.00 -100.00 Sierra Leone 6,300 200 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 12,863 2,160 3,729 25,416 244.95 -91.50 Sint Maarten 11,083 220 7,138 9,900 55.27 -97.78 Slovenia 2,661 14 South Africa 8,847 9,488 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 3,092 450 Suriname 21,887 33,380 6,049 420 261.83 7847.62 Switzerland 2,743 4,800 23,569 9,020 -88.36 -46.78 Taiwan 12,424 3,039 52,869 37,639 -76.50 -91.93 Thailand 48,326 143,040 5,551 400 770.58 35660.00 Trinidad & Tobago 124,880 28,698 87,942 5,802 42.00 394.62 Turks & Caicos 3,087 95 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 40,027 6,053 6,237 1,056 541.77 473.20 United Kingdom 25,780 27,705 49,626 15,603 -48.05 77.56 Uruguay 97,485 323,256 78,538 8,990 24.12 3495.73 Venezuela 8,640 960 17,000 1,300 -49.18 -26.15 World Total 24,003,210 23,694,591 22,985,186 24,555,696 4.43 -3.51 9603290000 Shaving Brushes, Hairbrushes, Etc For Person (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Argentina 13,242 32,640 4,813 2,058 175.13 1486.01 Australia 113,408 50,556 105,909 31,252 7.08 61.77 Bahamas 4,621 505 Belgium 28,147 5,848 20,520 3,504 37.17 66.89 Brazil 110,572 318,400 234,400 659,427 -52.83 -51.72 Canada 3,979,808 2,158,793 3,092,423 1,669,601 28.70 29.30 Cayman Islands 6,196 1,992 Chile 42,938 19,680 -100.00 -100.00 China 195,248 80,019 70,437 9,522 177.20 740.36 Colombia 87,021 108,155 78,673 180,655 10.61 -40.13 Costa Rica 40,858 9,680 82,279 27,320 -50.34 -64.57 Czech Republic 4,774 29,600 Denmark 3,280 1,600 -100.00 -100.00 Dominican Rep. 79,389 34,862 52,901 50,300 50.07 -30.69 Ecuador 19,989 10,592 18,828 10,300 6.17 2.83 El Salvador 18,720 400 98,253 136,912 -80.95 -99.71 Estonia 3,150 144 Fiji 4,810 2,722 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 3,034 672 -100.00 -100.00 France 40,350 59,241 Germany 244,638 122,165 216,608 56,638 12.94 115.69 Guatemala 26,989 2,470 81,185 7,700 -66.76 -67.92 Hong Kong 22,483 2,135 115,764 15,532 -80.58 -86.25 India 10,348 1,132 17,015 1,799 -39.18 -37.08 Israel 55,367 4,371 7,636 37 625.08 11713.51 Italy 4,500 492 6,744 1,824 -33.27 -73.03 Japan 69,528 19,280 225,148 47,320 -69.12 -59.26 Korea, South 52,895 6,298 137,491 39,249 -61.53 -83.95 Kuwait 129,871 19,975 103,206 54,013 25.84 -63.02 Lithuania 11,025 5,588 19,548 8,970 -43.60 -37.70 Luxembourg 5,382 600 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 17,794 2,724 15,068 1,536 18.09 77.34 Mexico 702,694 1,937,270 1,504,428 2,226,905 -53.29 -13.01 Netherlands 90,980 18,977 56,015 11,496 62.42 65.07 Norway 3,914 1,734 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 54,195 20,402 47,642 10,630 13.75 91.93 Peru 32,003 17,400 11,964 7,920 167.49 119.70 Philippines 26,575 13,680 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 35,064 2,891 42,245 4,619 -17.00 -37.41 Portugal 50,812 14,640 Romania 4,772 2,312 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 14,518 451 217,300 152,103 -93.32 -99.70 Serbia 8,624 4,572 Singapore 14,920 26,080 18,942 6,352 -21.23 310.58 South Africa 88,137 54,804 135,760 52,046 -35.08 5.30 Spain 11,880 860 16,318 1,477 -27.20 -41.77 Suriname 3,458 1,044 Sweden 7,947 1,191 Switzerland 4,889 780 172,247 27,096 -97.16 -97.12 Taiwan 243,864 23,400 152,496 16,200 59.92 44.44 Thailand 22,468 1,204 38,795 6,680 -42.09 -81.98 Trinidad & Tobago 41,172 9,204 86,895 25,047 -52.62 -63.25 Turkey 10,270 8,040 9,415 7,632 9.08 5.35 UAE 40,339 13,441 130,706 27,273 -69.14 -50.72 United Kingdom 457,922 235,596 243,245 92,012 88.26 156.05 Uruguay 6,724 3,624 6,213 3,480 8.22 4.14 Venezuela 176,323 9,185 140,770 3,389 25.26 171.02 Vietnam 2,600 20 7,800 60 -66.67 -66.67 West Bank (Israel) 5,581 1,548 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 7,512,734 5,493,133 7,944,331 5,742,434 -5.43 -4.34 9603300000 Artists Brushes, & Similar Brushes For Cosmetics (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Argentina 47,371 21,617 14,913 716 217.65 2919.13 Australia 698,047 85,475 756,610 106,422 -7.74 -19.68 Belgium 781,729 35,608 658,137 494,299 18.78 -92.80 Bermuda 4,212 1,440 -100.00 -100.00 Bolivia 3,345 720 Brazil 698,559 295,469 381,780 109,655 82.97 169.45 Canada 6,016,997 1,720,159 6,800,550 1,614,796 -11.52 6.52 Chile 30,151 3,831 26,528 4,653 13.66 -17.67 China 87,812 12,400 584,810 89,067 -84.98 -86.08 Colombia 26,556 15,344 15,831 920 67.75 1567.83 Costa Rica 46,971 13,246 33,241 7,747 41.30 70.98 Czech Republic 87,127 33,227 120,474 32,004 -27.68 3.82 Denmark 12,997 1,500 3,580 1,296 263.04 15.74 Dominican Rep. 22,976 18,016 11,689 401 96.56 4392.77 Ecuador 13,879 2,763 31,171 10,640 -55.47 -74.03 Egypt 14,126 2,180 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 35,125 19,258 Estonia 24,724 3,875 4,571 450 440.89 761.11 France 626,800 79,361 609,071 171,932 2.91 -53.84 Germany 492,146 64,048 299,371 69,341 64.39 -7.63 Guatemala 3,979 2,224 3,158 365 26.00 509.32 Honduras 11,025 2,071 27,071 1,050 -59.27 97.24 Hong Kong 89,709 4,602 41,197 8,428 117.76 -45.40 India 651,694 569,873 501,985 305,576 29.82 86.49 Indonesia 24,217 9,668 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 7,447 2,454 9,492 2,814 -21.54 -12.79 Israel 39,373 2,773 2,962 897 1229.27 209.14 Italy 51,071 3,899 2,595 120 1868.05 3149.17 Japan 245,261 33,681 84,900 15,953 188.88 111.13 Kazakhstan 20,396 6,938 5,090 3,360 300.71 106.49 Korea, South 212,928 22,329 67,182 5,295 216.94 321.70 Kuwait 3,638 13 3,720 574 -2.20 -97.74 Kyrgyzstan 15,842 16 45,592 135 -65.25 -88.15 Malaysia 16,638 1,762 17,622 4,272 -5.58 -58.75 Malta 13,323 1,284

1951 - 2016

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1951-PRESENT OVER 65 YEARS SERVICING THE BRUSH INDUSTRY

www.brushwaremag.com | 53 Mexico 1,274,495 374,722 2,020,539 272,141 -36.92 37.69 Netherlands 109,483 29,585 224,714 19,677 -51.28 50.35 New Zealand 54,338 32,289 4,493 316 1109.39 10118.04 Pakistan 3,490 1,824 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 50,072 7,931 36,364 11,046 37.70 -28.20 Peru 27,638 11,926 12,876 3,045 114.65 291.66 Philippines 8,639 1,051 2,724 192 217.14 447.40 Poland 194,867 39,092 75,832 12,743 156.97 206.77 Romania 4,125 37 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 25,768 21,272 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 16,214 1,517 -100.00 -100.00 Serbia 8,490 5,256 Singapore 96,330 14,854 122,809 26,098 -21.56 -43.08 Slovenia 3,619 600 17,650 1,878 -79.50 -68.05 South Africa 106,380 49,032 60,213 21,516 76.67 127.89 Spain 226,392 59,492 10,166 2,983 2126.95 1894.37 Sweden 89,840 16,000 175,407 17,981 -48.78 -11.02 Switzerland 7,872 25 12,026 622 -34.54 -95.98 Taiwan 20,735 5,704 19,188 1,381 8.06 313.03 Thailand 222,658 18,152 133,205 10,525 67.15 72.47 Turkey 3,443 1,100 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 16,464 11,320 3,505 1,980 369.73 471.72 UAE 244,750 43,046 132,490 16,583 84.73 159.58 United Kingdom 933,474 220,901 932,415 115,759 0.11 90.83 Uruguay 11,590 448 3,240 1,932 257.72 -76.81 Vietnam 3,980 1,000 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 14,843,762 4,021,262 15,264,324 3,641,614 -2.76 10.43 9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Aruba 2,515 2,040 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 9,402 856 19,137 10,048 -50.87 -91.48 Barbados 5,574 422 4,589 348 21.46 21.26 Belarus 32,317 15,792 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 3,115 2,304 104,161 11,302 -97.01 -79.61 Bermuda 5,777 1,190 9,186 3,025 -37.11 -60.66 Brazil 26,444 5,300 -100.00 -100.00 British Virgin Isl. 2,821 1,548 Canada 412,351 165,924 474,820 156,800 -13.16 5.82 Cayman Islands 2,639 1,602 2,798 1,230 -5.68 30.24 China 4,250 100 3,171 240 34.03 -58.33 Colombia 4,338 329 -100.00 -100.00 Costa Rica 22,306 211 -100.00 -100.00 Denmark 20,292 1,537 Dominican Rep. 165,000 4,382 137,930 3,570 19.63 22.75 El Salvador 53,619 4,258 32,508 3,809 64.94 11.79 Fiji 9,117 4,622 -100.00 -100.00 France 12,731 542 13,388 323 -4.91 67.80 Germany 58,217 9,041 21,795 4,408 167.11 105.10 Greece 11,649 4,008 -100.00 -100.00 Grenada 3,930 1,474 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 2,628 6 -100.00 -100.00 Guyana 3,840 400 Honduras 7,150 2,288 5,415 2,736 32.04 -16.37 Hungary 2,986 635 India 144,534 47,364 90,394 31,709 59.89 49.37 Ireland 135,631 20,174 14,725 4,824 821.09 318.20 Israel 2,774 210 Jamaica 18,350 2,190 7,201 1,640 154.83 33.54 Korea, South 24,798 1,640 51,079 28,308 -51.45 -94.21 Lithuania 5,131 972 12,958 2,572 -60.40 -62.21 Malaysia 11,550 2,310 15,039 3,010 -23.20 -23.26 Maldives 4,133 516 Mexico 692,413 299,329 655,329 280,296 5.66 6.79 Netherlands 3,050 100 3,777 140 -19.25 -28.57 New Zealand 36,123 11,484 51,330 13,604 -29.63 -15.58 Panama 10,538 3,092 Philippines 19,974 6,974 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 10,527 2,108 Portugal 3,346 728 Saudi Arabia 7,200 4,000 38,767 48,366 -81.43 -91.73 South Africa 3,473 36 92,422 118,266 -96.24 -99.97 Thailand 2,772 22 2,898 23 -4.35 -4.35 United Kingdom 84,792 25,037 81,754 27,850 3.72 -10.10 Vietnam 5,721 15 World Total 1,976,620 618,356 2,081,789 799,203 -5.05 -22.63
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9603404020 Paint Pads (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Bahamas 6,167 1,560 -100.00 -100.00 Cayman Islands 11,440 70 Finland 13,330 9,520 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 9,812 642 -100.00 -100.00 Japan 2,836 430 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 5,639 660 3,174 432 77.66 52.78 Netherlands 9,812 1,944 Panama 5,892 1,669 Singapore 16,681 1,584 United Kingdom 8,374 2,372 Venezuela 3,024 10 -100.00 -100.00 World Total 57,838 8,299 38,343 12,594 50.84 -34.10 9603404050 Paint,distempr,varnish Or Similr Brushes,ex 960330 (no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Australia 4,388 464 Bahamas 32,777 9,869 24,658 10,346 32.93 -4.61 Barbados 17,982 2,151 25,084 1,087 -28.31 97.88 Belarus 19,319 5,802 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 269,112 74,533 100,077 4,332 168.90 1620.52 Belize 21,413 2,301 4,052 1,870 428.46 23.05 Bermuda 3,026 131 5,747 2,396 -47.35 -94.53 Brazil 42,659 4,497 14,000 606 204.71 642.08 Bulgaria 2,530 110 Canada 1,995,714 421,515 2,091,753 413,355 -4.59 1.97 Cayman Islands 11,460 1,884 15,069 1,440 -23.95 30.83 Chile 17,921 652 6,896 299 159.88 118.06 China 376,898 16,887 266,493 12,316 41.43 37.11 Colombia 4,370 189 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 82,260 9,129 8,806 922 834.14 890.13 El Salvador 27,422 3,551 33,652 2,435 -18.51 45.83 Fiji 8,259 358 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 6,422 82 13,098 1,636 -50.97 -94.99 France 84,432 18,037 26,460 866 219.09 1982.79 Germany 87,769 7,523 39,328 6,172 123.17 21.89 Greece 20,174 512 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 3,200 360 Guyana 16,018 4,924 India 2,568 2 Ireland 26,169 1,261 4,671 1,866 460.24 -32.42 Italy 106,087 7,487 27,012 4,066 292.74 84.14 Jamaica 48,158 5,574 3,743 1,764 1186.62 215.99 Japan 34,961 2,486 9,277 1,940 276.86 28.14 Korea, South 313,446 13,705 456,879 19,076 -31.39 -28.16 Kuwait 5,049 6 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 31,520 1,365 -100.00 -100.00 Luxembourg 33,373 1,444 Malaysia 4,240 504 4,309 546 -1.60 -7.69 Mexico 201,917 24,002 168,356 34,526 19.93 -30.48 Netherlands 6,806 2,600 12,809 2,787 -46.87 -6.71 New Zealand 25,717 5,686 -100.00 -100.00 Nicaragua 5,390 49 Norway 2,715 118 Panama 66,991 37,675 7,700 1,103 770.01 3315.68 Peru 8,260 358 Philippines 8,462 366 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 166,834 55,229 15,647 2,577 966.24 2043.15 Russia 2,881 1,788 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 3,045 87 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 15,021 679 6,378 654 135.51 3.82 Sint Maarten 4,186 966 -100.00 -100.00 Slovakia 22,902 1,781 28,892 4,600 -20.73 -61.28 Slovenia 9,075 1,500 8,565 1,500 5.95 0.00 Spain 38,104 9,843 St Kitts/Nevis 4,971 215 St Lucia 7,130 150 St Vin./Grenadines 6,534 3,264 2,889 486 126.17 571.60 Sweden 10,287 2,051 Switzerland 8,200 1,000 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 12,915 2,940 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 2,648 286 2,741 320 -3.39 -10.63 Trinidad & Tobago 29,562 13,874 27,467 11,118 7.63 24.79 Turkey 18,285 792 UAE 3,497 9 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 665,375 120,099 956,803 184,597 -30.46 -34.94 World Total 4,961,212 885,628 4,576,905 754,678 8.40 17.35
(no) March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Angola 22,248 1,123 Argentina 52,168 3,240 38,961 774 33.90 318.60 Aruba 2,724 2 Australia 554,700 29,134 218,699 8,091 153.64 260.08 Austria 8,767 2 2,625 250 233.98 -99.20 Azerbaijan 14,212 400 -100.00 -100.00 Bahrain 12,702 801 Belgium 251,787 6,855 408,757 8,251 -38.40 -16.92 Belize 2,645 2 Bermuda 12,350 640 Bolivia 16,950 7,000 Brazil 128,474 16,998 159,383 24,227 -19.39 -29.84 Bulgaria 10,561 224 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 9,470,781 490,461 10,077,404 521,871 -6.02 -6.02 Cayman Islands 4,574 2 Chile 62,673 10,836 103,897 20,402 -39.68 -46.89 China 522,925 50,364 1,024,519 166,840 -48.96 -69.81 Colombia 258,411 191,250 172,006 13,812 50.23 1284.67 Costa Rica 33,429 3,091 32,932 2,814 1.51 9.84 Curacao 4,278 4 Czech Republic 109,065 3,002 19,964 762 446.31 293.96 Denmark 38,795 653 Dominican Rep. 62,026 10,384 4,003 2,880 1449.49 260.56 Ecuador 97,801 512 58,383 2,758 67.52 -81.44 Egypt 11,058 50 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 8,675 401 Estonia 8,762 1 5,098 380 71.87 -99.74 Finland 30,697 1,148 111,562 1,714 -72.48 -33.02 France 330,288 109,101 295,892 230,761 11.62 -52.72 Germany 2,376,840 1,142,265 2,457,726 862,080 -3.29 32.50 Greece 23,780 30 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 40,802 273 7,648 21 433.50 1200.00 Hong Kong 31,181 45,451 187,832 190,003 -83.40 -76.08 Hungary 10,027 2 9,260 300 8.28 -99.33 India 84,316 26,454 184,275 14,959 -54.24 76.84 Indonesia 43,661 13,803 62,076 11,877 -29.67 16.22 Iraq 12,800 10 15,482 70 -17.32 -85.71 Ireland 168,203 3,282 84,434 2,862 99.21 14.68 Israel 562,284 4,710 211,292 2,821 166.12 66.96 Italy 145,297 24,506 92,366 12,248 57.31 100.08 Jamaica 2,597 110 Japan 532,736 105,116 1,249,865 201,356 -57.38 -47.80 Jordan 2,690 1 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 3,234,483 222,108 2,628,479 172,081 23.06 29.07 Kuwait 12,571 1,080 -100.00 -100.00 Libya 21,254 120 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 3,270 1 9,811 600 -66.67 -99.83 Luxembourg 4,116 2 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 252,678 20,604 180,464 35,119 40.02 -41.33 Maldives 3,188 100 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 5,041,391 2,085,416 4,748,345 1,667,507 6.17 25.06 Netherlands 231,981 14,179 239,227 5,306 -3.03 167.23 New Zealand 34,538 90 31,306 1,017 10.32 -91.15 Nicaragua 11,281 1,030 2,539 100 344.31 930.00 Norway 34,143 208 16,035 88 112.93 136.36 Oman 13,188 1,412 14,234 1,589 -7.35 -11.14 Pakistan 15,905 824 11,979 125 32.77 559.20 Panama 53,314 8,246 2,542 2,024 1997.32 307.41 Paraguay 13,703 434 Peru 92,073 5,826 15,571 486 491.31 1098.77 Philippines 6,835 80 Poland 97,120 52,222 68,999 59,330 40.76 -11.98 Qatar 51,696 2,896 57,772 4,354 -10.52 -33.49 Romania 3,000 1 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 3,750 100 7,464 357 -49.76 -71.99 Saudi Arabia 89,719 5,639 93,538 5,107 -4.08 10.42 Singapore 1,141,375 44,952 1,114,276 50,402 2.43 -10.81 Slovenia 52,807 7,309 83,949 94,691 -37.10 -92.28 South Africa 79,966 3,913 37,173 2,333 115.12 67.72 Spain 51,516 6,130 69,722 3,994 -26.11 53.48 Sweden 99,525 2,670 16,330 1,585 509.46 68.45 Switzerland 15,175 2,284 29,037 2,406 -47.74 -5.07 Taiwan 1,634,140 21,973 1,650,440 33,499 -0.99 -34.41 Thailand 54,531 78,617 128,544 62,659 -57.58 25.47 Trinidad & Tobago 16,707 3,455 6,981 605 139.32 471.07 Turkey 21,025 873 41,258 1,927 -49.04 -54.70 Uganda 8,815 71 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 181,550 13,816 153,563 13,996 18.23 -1.29 United Kingdom 293,104 23,955 374,958 23,780 -21.83 0.74 Uruguay 37,774 30 Venezuela 15,919 17 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 11,197 423 World Total 29,090,899 4,934,704 29,262,041 4,554,347 -0.58 8.35
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March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Argentina 40,991 2,927 8,244 1,296 397.22 125.85 Armenia 5,635 492 Aruba 3,400 66 36,670 1,361 -90.73 -95.15 Australia 740,693 143,143 1,236,296 146,928 -40.09 -2.58 Austria 13,197 711 5,220 468 152.82 51.92 Bahamas 37,581 6,262 41,248 9,137 -8.89 -31.47 Bangladesh 3,976 1,400 7,250 23 -45.16 5986.96 Barbados 8,744 842 -100.00 -100.00 Belarus 6,200 775 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 638,915 380,327 552,834 339,827 15.57 11.92 Belize 2,883 224 5,428 126 -46.89 77.78 Bermuda 3,082 120 12,048 1 -74.42 11900.00 Bolivia 9,875 724 Brazil 166,479 3,548 119,885 23,541 38.87 -84.93 Cambodia 3,808 762 Canada 21,157,867 4,297,466 20,563,092 3,950,874 2.89 8.77 Cayman Islands 12,718 761 9,393 796 35.40 -4.40 Chile 145,286 8,981 266,351 401,838 -45.45 -97.77 China 624,965 103,461 464,984 87,054 34.41 18.85 Colombia 115,191 3,862 1,088,890 71,929 -89.42 -94.63 Costa Rica 431,577 34,272 167,245 37,665 158.05 -9.01 Curacao 2,588 600 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 51,679 4,335 21,512 2,695 140.23 60.85 Denmark 94,926 3,051 92,005 14,905 3.17 -79.53 Djibouti 2,600 2 -100.00 -100.00 Dominican Rep. 46,263 8,055 164,041 25,696 -71.80 -68.65 Ecuador 83,253 4,495 66,924 24,674 24.40 -81.78 El Salvador 75,426 862 47,407 12,652 59.10 -93.19 Estonia 27,704 3,882 10,294 1,137 169.13 241.42 Fiji 4,192 4,046 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 23,157 3,990 34,438 5,616 -32.76 -28.95 France 230,398 18,619 411,297 20,851 -43.98 -10.70 Germany 640,152 87,432 374,186 79,976 71.08 9.32 Greece 18,053 1,408 4,310 750 318.86 87.73 Greenland 6,990 1 Grenada 15,335 241 2,561 100 498.79 141.00 Guadeloupe 4,037 13 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 125,419 2,501 49,399 3,815 153.89 -34.44 Guyana 12,662 121 Haiti 35,320 3,716 3,156 1,057 1019.14 251.56 Honduras 21,901 603 15,444 1,069 41.81 -43.59 Hong Kong 142,474 3,680 120,345 41,764 18.39 -91.19 Hungary 3,629 1 India 76,793 6,856 72,792 5,870 5.50 16.80 Indonesia 19,257 5,678 26,015 8,108 -25.98 -29.97 Iraq 25,886 422 Ireland 471,194 12,501 488,427 6,879 -3.53 81.73 Israel 55,730 2,325 53,319 5,739 4.52 -59.49 Italy 128,970 34,353 164,398 71,764 -21.55 -52.13 Jamaica 92,570 3,827 12,130 2,896 663.15 32.15 Japan 760,165 65,918 875,535 101,672 -13.18 -35.17 Jordan 2,848 1 30,218 4,435 -90.58 -99.98 Kazakhstan 8,347 2,285 Kenya 13,758 150 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 314,394 29,312 543,104 604,530 -42.11 -95.15 Kuwait 3,960 625 -100.00 -100.00 Kyrgyzstan 8,566 612 Latvia 5,876 558 Malaysia 56,222 10,314 24,079 3,965 133.49 160.13 Malta 43,800 2,920 Mexico 4,035,365 1,080,466 3,451,048 1,138,635 16.93 -5.11 Micronesia 6,896 466 Mongolia 6,213 355 Mozambique 22,630 340 Netherlands 95,253 9,021 264,195 74,078 -63.95 -87.82 New Caledonia 5,896 745 -100.00 -100.00 New Zealand 130,886 27,104 48,420 9,393 170.31 188.56 Nicaragua 2,544 1,200 15,507 1,221 -83.59 -1.72 Niger 4,578 522 Nigeria 3,435 6 Norway 94,680 2,375 173,297 22,091 -45.37 -89.25 Oman 2,690 1,000 Panama 40,094 3,874 51,484 16,305 -22.12 -76.24 Paraguay 17,280 1,440 13,659 305 26.51 372.13 Peru 60,140 19,963 58,764 10,914 2.34 82.91 Philippines 180,642 22,053 121,085 38,413 49.19 -42.59 Poland 27,677 5,214 68,230 10,846 -59.44 -51.93 Portugal 2,540 452 Qatar 33,058 455 9,691 1,300 241.12 -65.00 Romania 4,254 380 Russia 85,623 5,736 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 352,189 19,850 322,309 22,487 9.27 -11.73 Singapore 71,367 11,860 239,247 247,024 -70.17 -95.20 Sint Maarten 3,157 76 Slovakia 3,934 813 -100.00 -100.00 Somalia 3,695 1 South Africa 7,418 484 49,117 5,510 -84.90 -91.22 Spain 41,313 24,217 20,575 4,300 100.79 463.19 St Kitts/Nevis 2,661 262 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 6,105 1,104 St Vin./Grenadines 3,707 75 Sweden 97,345 14,002 52,443 6,521 85.62 114.72 Switzerland 16,871 893 39,319 2,340 -57.09 -61.84 Taiwan 63,980 12,048 36,519 9,498 75.20 26.85 Thailand 49,118 6,079 29,514 3,696 66.42 64.48 Trinidad & Tobago 81,026 2,142 41,620 3,518 94.68 -39.11 Turkey 19,480 4,002 20,477 4,010 -4.87 -0.20 Ukraine 9,520 2,148 6,573 1,752 44.83 22.60 UAE 185,807 41,330 167,344 34,229 11.03 20.75 United Kingdom 677,930 120,835 447,488 91,312 51.50 32.33 Uruguay 9,292 1,452 Venezuela 94,347 2,020 5,628 12 1576.39 16733.33 Vietnam 10,858 4,488 19,281 4,484 -43.69 0.09 Zambia 9,444 150 World Total 34,468,302 6,760,326 34,209,441 7,904,282 0.76 -14.47
9603900000 Hand-operated Mechanical Floor Sweeper Etc, Nesoi (no)

Seventh Straight Month In Contraction Territory for US Manufacturing

Global manufacturing also remains weak with the exception of strong performance in India

The ISM® U.S. Manufacturing PMI® was reported at 46.9 percent for May, down slightly from the 47.1 percent reading in April. The figure represented a seventh consecutive month in contraction territory for U.S. manufacturers and continued an overall downward trend that dates back to November of 2021.

“Price instability remains and future demand is uncertain as companies continue to work down overdue deliveries and backlogs,” says Timothy R. Fiore, Chair of the ISM® Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “Seventy-six percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) is contracting, up from 73 percent in April. A larger number of industries contracted strongly, as the proportion of manufacturing GDP registering a composite PMI® calculation at or below 45 percent — a good barometer of overall manufacturing weakness — increased to 31 percent in May, compared to 12 percent in April. May performance was clearly weaker compared to April.”

The May PMI reading indicates U.S. manufacturing firms are continuing to manage outputs to better match demand in the first half of 2023 and prepare for growth in the late summer/ early fall period. However, the report says there is clearly more

business uncertainty in May. Demand eased again, as new orders contracted at a faster rate, the new export orders index slightly improved to 50 percent, customers’ inventories remained at the low end of “too high” territory (a negative for future production) and the backlog of orders Index dropped to a level not seen since the Great Recession.

US SECTOR REPORT

ISM® GROWTH SECTORS (4): Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Furniture and Related Products; Transportation Equipment; and Fabricated Metal Products.

ISM® CONTRACTION SECTORS (12): Wood Products; Primary Metals; Apparel, Leather and Allied Products; Textile Mills; Paper Products; Printing and Related Support Activities; Petroleum and Coal Products; Chemical Products; Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products; Computer and Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components; Plastics and Rubber Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Machinery.

ISM® MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE (US)

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2023 Series Series PCT Rate of Trend* Index Index MAY Index APR PT Change Direction Change (Months) Manufacturing PMI® 46.9 47.1 -0.2 Contracting Faster 7 New Orders 42.6 45.7 -3.1 Contracting Faster 9 Production 51.1 48.9 +2.2 Growing From Contracting 1 Employment 51.4 50.2 +1.2 Growing Faster 2 Supplier Deliveries 43.5 44.6 -1.1 Faster Faster 8 Inventories 45.8 46.3 -0.5 Contracting Faster 3 Customers’ Inventories 51.4 51.3 +0.1 Too High Faster 2 Prices 44.2 53.2 -9.0 Decreasing From Increasing 1 Backlog of Orders 37.5 43.1 -5.6 Contracting Faster 8 New Export Orders 50.0 49.8 +0.2 Unchanged From Contracting 1 Imports 47.3 49.9 -2.6 Contracting Faster 7 OVERALL ECONOMY Contracting Faster 6 Manufacturing Sector Contracting Faster 7 *Number of months moving in current direction. Source: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®
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GLOBAL MANUFACTURING

EUROPE: The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI was reported at 44.8 percent for May to continue a four-month downwart trend and reach the lowest reading since May 2020. Output dropped and new orders and exports also experienced rapid deceleration. Backlogs decreased and employment was at a 28-month low. Input costs decreased and output charges also moved down, while business confidence also fell but consumer confidence was nearly flat.

CHINA: The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI saw an unexpected increase to 50.9 percent for May after registering 49.5 percent in April. Output and new orders jumped as exports continued to increase. Buying activity was positive but employment had a sharp dropoff. Delivery times improved and input prices fell thanks to lower prices of metals, food, and fuel. Output prices moved down as market competition heated up. Consumer confidence was up slightly, but business confidence fell. "Current economic growth lacks internal drive; and market entities lack sufficient confidence, highlighting the importance of restoring demand," says Dr. Wang Zhe, an economist at Caixin Insight Group.

GERMANY: The HCOB Manufacturing PMI for Germany fell to 43.2 percent for May and was the lowest reported figure since May 2020. Customers de-stocked and that led to weaker demand and lower output for German manufacturers. New orders were at a six-month low and exports were also weak. Lead times continued to improve and input prices fell. Employment improved, but business confidence fell for the first time in 2023.

INDIA: Indian manufacturing continued to set a strong pace as the S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI was reported at 58.7 percent for May, up from a 57.2 percent reading in April. The figure represented the strongest improvement in factory output since 2020 as demand remains strong. Output, new orders, exports and employment all saw strong improvement for the country's manufacturers. Input purchasing continued to grow which pushed up inventories. Lead times improved, while input costs rose slightly. Output prices hit a new one-year high based on strong demand. Business confidence reached a new five-month high.

ITALY: Italian manufacturing saw the steepest contraction since 2020 as the HBOC Italy Manufacturing PMI was reported at 45.9 percent for May, down from 46.8 percent the previous month. New work dropped, but employment activity saw modest improvement. Input prices fell and output prices also decreased for a third straight month. Accordingly, business and consumer confidence also saw decreases.

UNITED KINGDOM: The S&P Global / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI was reported at 47.1 percent for May, reaching a fourth-month low. This was slightly above projections but the weak performance was driven by a struggling domestic market, lower export orders and client inventory reductions. Those factors all negated the benefits from improved supply chain logistics. On a positive note, UK manufacturers saw input prices fall for the first time in more than three years.

Credits: Institute for Supply Management®, PMI® (Purchasing Managers' Index), Report On Business®. For more information, visit the ISM® website at www.ismworld.org.

ISM® REPORT COMMENTS (US Manufacturers)

“Demand continues to gain momentum due to new business pipelines finally yielding billable production. Personal care and home care are drivers.” Chemical Products

“We continue to have a strong backlog for our customer orders; however, new orders are slowing. Our supplier on-time delivery continues to be a challenge for us, and we still face price increases on a weekly basis. Labor shortages are getting better within our organization and throughout our supply chain.” Transportation Equipment

“Pricing seems to be becoming the primary focus of supply and sourcing teams, as customers and consumers are beginning to push back. While inflation is easing on some discretionary goods, high food costs persist across most categories.”

Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products

“Business is returning to pre-pandemic levels. There is increased demand in commercial/government markets and reduced demand in residential/consumer markets.” Machinery

“Less volatility in customer demand from one month to six months out; seeing signs of slowing in the second half of 2023 and potentially into early 2024. Logistics, particularly from East Asia, continue to return to historical-level transit times; Europe and India remain elevated. Supply shortages are limited to select items only. Suppliers are still seeking price increases but are too late to be asking now.”

Fabricated Metal Products

“Moderate increase in customer orders/ demand, supplier deliveries improving and raw material prices stable to soft.”

Plastics and Rubber Products

“Business conditions are good, demand remains strong, and we are continuing to ramp up production to keep up.”

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

“Industrial and high-tech demands are pushing out, as a slowdown is clear. This is stunting growth and currently making 2023 demand look flat to only slightly up, compared to original projections of 10-percent growth.” Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components

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US MANUFACTURING PMI

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

EURO AREA MANUFACTURING PMI

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

Source data: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®

CHINA MANUFACTURING PMI

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

Source data: S&P Global

Source data: Caixin Manufacturing PMI

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U.S. COTTON #2 FUTURES

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35 55 75 95 115 135 155 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 US COTTON #2 FUTURES 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 COPPER FUTURES 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 LUMBER FUTURES 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 GOLD 15 35 55 75 95 115 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

September 9-10, 2023

Bürstenmacherfest | Saxony, Germany

Bürstenmacherfest, an annual festivity organized by the local brushware fabricators, is set to take place September 9-10, 2023, to celebrate more than 200 years of brush fabrication in the region.

September 13-15, 2023

CIBRUSH | Shenzhen World, China

China International Brush Making Industry Exhibition (CIBRUSH) is a national exhibition for the brush industry and is held in Shanghai and Shenzhen every two years. www.cibrush.com

September 20-23, 2023

63rd FEIBP Annual Congress | Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Annual Congress of the European Brushware Federation is a great opportunity to meet fellow manufacturers, contact suppliers and receive up-to-date information on the brush industry in Europe. www.eurobrush.com

October 1-5, 2023

West Coast Brush Manufacturing Association Annual Meeting

Sedona, Arizona

Event will be hosted at the esteemed Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock, promising an enriching and engaging experience. The convention aims to bring together suppliers and brush manufacturers from across the western region of the United States, facilitating networking opportunities, knowledge sharing and collaboration within the industry.

October 17-19, 2023

ISSA Show North America | Las Vegas, Nevada

Staying up to date on the latest trends and solutions for cleaning, disinfection and infection prevention and pursuing accreditation, training and certification helps us further evolve the industry and change the way the world views cleaning. www.issashow.com

October 18-20, 2023

Interclean China | Chongqing,

China

Interclean China is the international trade show in China for cleaning and hygiene. The exhibition serves as the meeting place for market leaders within the Asian cleaning sector. The show focuses on products and services within the cleaning technology supply chain. www.intercleanshow.com/china

November 21-22, 2023

National Painting and Decorating Show | Coventry, UK

The National Painting and Decorating Show is the industry’s biggest annual U.K. event held at Ricoh Arena. If you use, sell or stock P&D products, you can’t miss this one. www.paintshow.co.uk

March 3-6, 2024

EISENWARENMESSE

2024 | Cologne, Germany

The International Hardware Fair boasts approximately 1,400 exhibitors from 50 countries. The spectrum of products ranges from tools and accessories to fasteners and fixings all the way through to fittings and building and DIY supplies. www.eisenwarenmesse.com

March 16-19, 2024

The Inspired Home Show | Chicago, Illinois

Over 52,000 home and housewares professionals from more than 130 countries converge in Chicago for the Show. www.theinspiredhomeshow.com

March 19-22, 2024

ABMA Annual Convention | Amelia Island, Florida

The American Brush Manufacturer Association’s 107th Annual Convention will be held at the Omni Resort, Amelia Island, near Jacksonville, Florida. www.abma.org/convention/

March 21-25, 2024

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna | Bologna, Italy

As the most influential global event dedicated to all facets of the beauty industry, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has been a landmark event for more than 50 years. www.cosmoprof.com

March 25-27, 2024

Creativation by Namta | New Orleans, Lousiana

Creativation by Namta is an Industry Trade Show for Artist and Craft Materials. www.namta.org/creativation-by-namta

March 26-28, 2024

National Hardware Show | Las Vegas, Nevada

The National Hardware Show is the most comprehensive event, education and networking platform serving the hardware and home improvement industries. www.nationalhardwareshow.com

May 14-17, 2024

Interclean Amsterdam | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

From May 14-17, 2024, RAI Amsterdam will turn into the capital of cleaning and hygiene. Join us for a four-day journey of forward-thinking, doing business with leading manufacturers and meeting industry professionals from all over the world. www.intercleanshow.com/amsterdam

May 22-24, 2024

World Brush Expo | Bologna, Italy

New expo set to launch in 2024 to serve the brush, broom, mop and paint applicator industry. The event is being held as a joint effort of the American Brush Manufacturers Association and the European Brush Federation. www.worldbrushexpo.com

October 22-24, 2024

ISSA Show North America | Las Vegas, Nevada

Staying up to date on the latest trends and solutions for cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention and pursuing accreditation, training, and certification helps us further evolve the industry and change the way the world views cleaning. www.issashow.com

January 27-30, 2024

Creativeworld | Frankfurt, Germany

Creativeworld is the world’s most important trade fair for the international hobby, craft and artists’ supplies sector and an inspiring treasure chest for the creative community. www.creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com

March 3-5, 2024

IBS New York | New York, New York

See and test the quality of beauty products before making a purchasing decision at the International Beauty Show in New York. www.ibsnewyork.com

2025

March 25-28, 2025

ABMA Annual Convention | Austin, Texas

The American Brush Manufacturer Association’s 108th Annual Convention will be held in Austin, Texas. www.abma.org/convention/

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PHONE: 514-747-9856

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15 Gauge Wire for Street Brooms

Wright-Bernet Brush Company is offering a brand new drum of 15 gauge wire for street brooms. The asking price is $500 plus shipping and Wright-Bernet is based in Hamilton, Ohio.

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PHONE: 514-747-9856

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