Planning for the design and construction of a new station can be a daunting task. It makes writing specs for a new fire apparatus seem like childs play. Here this month is Ken Newell of Stewart Cooper Newell Architects with his three tips for designing and constructing a new firehouse.

First, Newell emphasizes establishing a preliminary, yet comprehensive, budget. Next on the list is to design the station so it is flexible and can serve multiple purposes. Plan for how the building will be used for years to come. And third, control costs by adding "add alternat bids" on bid day.

For explanations on all three tips, watch the video above.

To optimize the production and inventory of its high-performance technical fabrics, and assist sales efforts, Safety Components named Ana-Maria Petrea merchandise planning manager. John Pierce, WeatherMax product manager, made the announcement.

Petrea will manage planning for Safety Components' rapidly growing product lines, such as WeatherMAX performance outdoor fabric, and Armor AP, Glide Ice and PBI Max structural firefighting materials. She has extensive experience as a demand forecast analyst and is skilled in inventory level control, production planning, customer service and inside direct sales.

Prior to her new position, Petrea worked as a forecast analyst at Toronto-based Grand & Toy and was a production planner at the Nuremberg, Germany, company, LEONI Wiring Systems. She has a Bachelor of Science in textile engineering.

"We're delighted to have Ana-Maria join the Safety Components team," said Pierce. "Her unique combination of skills and experience is precisely what we need to enhance our production and inventory, and provide our customers and partners a higher level of response and on-time delivery."

Contact WeatherMAX by Safety Components, 40 Emery St., Greenville, SC 29605. 864-240-2712; Fax: 864-240-5947. www.weatherMAX.com.

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Exton, PA, Feb. 23, 2017 -- USSC Group announced today the appointment of Kent Tyler as vice president for the organization.

“We’re excited to welcome Kent to the USSC Group team.   Kent is a talented, customer-centric leader with a strong record of delivering results,” said Joe Mirabile, president of USSC Group. “Kent has a history of success building brands, increasing sales, and developing key relationships with distributors and end-users. Kent’s extensive experience running manufacturing and sales organizations  will certainly benefit our dealers and customers.”

In his new role, Tyler will help lead sales and marketing, oversee business development, and direct the execution of the company's strategic growth plan throughout North America. Tyler will focus his initial efforts on Fogmaker, the industry leading fire suppression system and will report directly to Joe Mirabile, president of USSC Group, and serve on the executive leadership team for the company.

"I’ve always been impressed with USSC Group and am honored to be working with the team,” said Kent Tyler. “As a leading manufacturing company, it's critical USSC be synonymous with outstanding customer service and a comprehensive parts and distribution network throughout the industry.  I look forward to working with our employees, dealers, and customers to strengthen sales and service throughout North America.”

Tyler has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry having served in executive leadership roles within REV Group, Inc. (formerly Allied Specialty Vehicles and Collins Industries), a global manufacturer of specialty vehicles.  Most recently, Tyler served as president of the bus & mobility group where he led a manufacturing organization with five facilities nationwide and an industry leading North American sales and distribution network focused on school, mobility and commerical bus markets. Prior to this, Tyler served as president of E-One where he directed all aspects of the second largest full line fire apparatus manufacturer in North America. Before joining E-ONE, Tyler spent more than 15 years with Collins Industries, the last five as president of Collins Bus Corporation.  Under his leadership, Collins became the largest manufacturer of Type-A school buses in North America.  Throughout his career,  Tyler has held numerous board and leadership roles with industry, community and business organizations.  Tyler holds a BS from Oklahoma State University and a MS from Missouri State University.

About USSC Group

USSC Group is a world-class design and engineering company focused on providing safety and survivability solutions to the commerical and military transporation markets.   As a leader in the industry, they continue to develop the most durable and ergonomically designed seats to reduce day-to-day driver fatigue and stress.  The Group consists of different companies broken into 3 segments – seating, fire suppression, and services. USSC Group is a privately held holding company with manufacturing locations in United States, Sweden, Poland and China, headquartered in Exton, PA. 

 

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