Preferred Compounding news
Preferred Compounding mixes it up at Rubber Expo 2011
October, 2011
BARBERTON, OHIO – Free smoothies all show long, a private meeting area and a
contest where two people will each win an Apple iPad® 2.
Where is this happening? At Preferred Compounding's Booth 622 at
Rubber Expo 2011, October 11-13 at the IX Center in Cleveland
The theme is "What can you achieve," based on the company culture of
Preferred performs, you achieve, said Joe Hudson, vice president of
sales and business development. Customers and prospects with tight
schedules are invited to request a meeting time in advance by
contacting their representative or Joe
Hudson.
"Show attendees are cordially invited to stop by and join us for a
fruit or coffee smoothie," Hudson said. "As with our compounds, you can
achieve your custom mix by blending the available flavors."
Skilled blendistas from Maui Wowi in Hudson will be in the booth each
day preparing and serving a variety of blended drinks made from fruit,
yogurt and ice.
An iPad 2 will go the those submitting the two top smoothie names
that include a rubber industry term.
You can get poetic, humorous or clever (devising the most interesting or
disconcerting polymer to include in a smoothie name, for example). You
can also try flattering us.
"Our criteria for selecting winners," Hudson is, "we'll know them when
we see them."
Which means any entry, including yours, could win!
About Preferred Compounding
Preferred Compounding (www.preferredperforms.com) supplies proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds to customers including molders, extruders, mixers and others in the rubber goods market. Primary industries served are automotive, construction, power generation and roll goods. Plants are in Tallapoosa, Georgia, Huntingdon, Tennessee, Fruithurst, Alabama and Barberton, Ohio, which is also company headquarters.
Wingate Partners and management acquire Preferred
In a transaction between private equity firms, Wingate Partners and
Preferred’s management have acquired ownership of Preferred Compounding
Corp. from The Watermill Group of Lexington, Mass., effective December
6, 2010. Read more
Preferred rebrands
Four years of improvements have Preferred Compounding charging into 2010 with strong fundamentals and a well-provisioned tool set for meeting the needs of manufacturers that use custom compounded elastomers. The company is signaling this emergence by introducing a new name, logo and branding.
Full release.
The Preferred Compounding rebranding launch and a conversation with Ken Bloom is featured in the May 3rd Rubber & Plastics
News. You can find the article online at rubbernews.com.
Preferred acquires Associated Rubber
Preferred Rubber Compounding Corp. of Barberton, Ohio, today announced their acquisition of Associated Rubber Company of Tallapoosa, Georgia. Full release.
