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May/June 2012
MAINTENANCE
SALES NEWS Exclusively Serving Professional Distributors
May/June 2012
Vol. 29, No. 3
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RANKIN PUBLISHING CO. www.rankinpublishing.com Co-Publishers Don Rankin Linda Rankin Editor Harrell Kerkhoff Associate Editor Rick Mullen
MSN FEATURE STORIES
Advertising Don Rankin Linda Rankin
The Wettschurack Family Business Serves Columbus, IN
Graphics David Opdyke
Kinney Paper & Chemical Co. ..................................6 An Exclusive Maintenance Sales News Distributor Roundup
Distributors See Improving Business In 2012 .........18
MSN’s Guide To Green, Dispensers, Floorcare & More
Reception Sandy Pierce
_______________ ADVERTISING Arcola, IL Don Rankin Linda Rankin Rankin Publishing, Inc. 204 E. Main St., P.O. Box 130 Arcola, Illinois 61910-0130
SCA Tissue .............................25
Fullriver Battery....................34
Polti (VPR Impex)..................42
(217) 268-4959
U.S. Battery ...........................26
Wausau Paper.......................36
Chase Products Company ....43
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Expanded Technologies ........28
Trojan Battery .......................38
Janibell ..................................44
EDITORIAL AND CORPORATE OFFICES
von Drehle Corporation ..30, 46
Stefco Industries ..................40
Midlab, Inc. ..........................45
Rankin Publishing, Inc.
Soy Technologies ..................32
Sky Systems ..........................41
The Ozone Specialists...........47
Arcola, Illinois 61910-0130
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Industry News/Products 50 | Advertisers Index 54 | Classified Advertising 54 On The Cover: Kinney Paper & Chemical Co., Inc., of Columbus, IN, is a full-service, family-owned distributorship serving the area since 1979. Pictured are President/Owner Gilda Wettschurack and her son, Vice President of Operations Kevin Wettschurack. See story on page 6.
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October 16-19, 2012 — ISSA/INTERCLEAN® - North America, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. For information: 847-982-0800.
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March 2-5, 2013 — International Home & Housewares Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. For information: 847-292-4200.
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April 30-May 1, 2013 — Canadian Sanitation Supply Association’s Can Clean 2013, Mississauga, ON. For information: 866-684-8273.
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New Address: Print new address here: May 7-9, 2013 — National Hardware Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. For information: 203-840-5622.
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May 18-21, 2013 — National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant, HotelMotel Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. For information: 312-8532525.
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