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February 2007
 
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Saxco-Demptos has new GM.
The bottle and packaging supplier named Rich Bouwer general manager of its West Coast operations, based in Fairfield, Calif. Previously, Bouwer was VP, winery operations for Foster's Wine Estates, Napa.

Changes at Vinovation.
Vinovation, Inc., Sebastopol, Calif. winery services supplier, moved Peter Burford from production supervisor to sales manager and named Bob Kreisher director of sales and marketing.

Krones adds board member.
Krones, Inc., Franklin Wisc., manufacturer of packaging and bottling systems, appointed Timothy Raymond, senior vice president, sales and marketing for North America, to its board
of directors.

TCP introduces urethane insulated shippers.
New shippers from TCP Reliable, Edison, N.J., supplier of temperature-controlled packaging, provide low heat conductivity, are rugged and lightweight, ideal for multiple shipments. For details, visit tcpreliable.com.

Signature Wines hires CEO.
Signature Wines, Hayward, Calif., private label specialist, named Sarah Hundley Garcia chief executive officer. Previously, Garcia was president of a home furnishings business with operations in Mexico, China and Southern California.

Shaddox named president of Vitro.
Vitro Packaging, Inc., Plano, Texas glass manufacturer, appointed John T. Shaddox president. Previously, he was VP of operations.

TricorBraun moved headquarters.
TricorBraun Design and Engineering, packaging supplier, doubled the size of its Chicago headquarters. Daniel B. Teague, a packaging consultant at TricorBraun, Indianapolis, was one of only 1,500 U.S. packaging consultants to achieve the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation from the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

Parker Hannifin adds fast loop sample filters.
Parker Hannifin Corp., Haverhill, Mass., introduced new fast loop Balston sample filters, for real-time sampling with high efficiency filtration. For details, visit parker.com.

Eastman introduces new PET resins.
Eastman Chemical Company, Chicago, world's largest producer of PET for packaging, introduced ParaStar resins for enhanced bottle clarity, product purity, production and supply chain efficiencies and environmental benefits. For details, visit eastman.com.

Global Discoveries expands factory.
Global Discoveries, Mission Viejo, Calif. wine accessories supplier, installed a third glass bottle manufacturing line in its Chinese facility, expanding monthly production capacity by 33%, 6 million more bottles per month. The company announced it would maintain current pricing through 2007.
 
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