MFG Chemical Hires Two Paints & Coatings BDM's, Water Additives Sales Representative, Health & Safety Manager
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFG Chemical, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals with six plants dedicated to meeting customers' needs with the highest product quality and safety standards for a wide range of markets served, has hired four (4) industry experts, as follows:
Paints & Coatings Business Development Manager
Grover Gore has 30 years of business development experience in specialty chemicals and related industries. Grover has a strong record of opening many new accounts and increasing business with existing accounts, working with customers to scale up from lab batch to either pilot plant batch or large-scale production. Grover has a consistent record of exceeding his goals by wide margins. He is a resident of Winston-Salem, NC and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina State University.
Jeremy Pitts, Paints & Coatings Business Development Manager
Jeremy Pitts has over 10 years of successful experience as a technical sales representative within the specialty chemicals industry, with a focus on paints & coatings most recently at Azelis CASE. Jeremy has been recognized on numerous occasions as one of the top technical sales representatives. He is also a current Board Member of the Florida Paints and Coatings Association, as well as the Southern Society of Coatings Technology.
Jarrett Tornetta, Water Additives Sales Representative
Jarrett Tornetta has developed great experience in the water treatment industry over the past 10 years with Brenntag. Jarrett graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Marketing. He was named BSG Sales Rep of the Year 2019, has attended AWT and NEWEA shows, and has conducted jar testing and other field tests with water specialists at municipalities and labs.
Forrest Reed, Health & Safety Manager
Forrest Reed has over 25 years of experience in health and safety management within the chemical, construction and steel industries. His work on program development, risk management, and workplace training has reduced work-related injuries, identified/eliminated hazards, minimized financial loss, improved employee effectiveness, and fostered overall workplace safety improvement.
Forrest completed his Master of Science degree in Safety Educations & Services at the University of Tennessee and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Berea College.
MFG Chemical CEO Paul Turgeon stated, 'With the hiring of such experienced experts as Grover Gore, Jeremy Pitts, Jarrett Tornetta and Forrest Reed, MFG Chemical continues to grow its already strong capabilities to help our paints & coatings, industrial water and specialty chemicals customers, as well as MFG's excellent health & safety profile.'
About MFG Chemical
MFG Chemical LLC is a leading specialty and custom chemical manufacturer for a variety of markets. The Company is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, and operates six manufacturing facilities, with pilot testing and product development capabilities in Chattanooga and Northwest Georgia. Key chemistries include water treatment chemicals, amides, esters, imidazolines, rheology modifiers and surfactants. Additionally, MFG has extensively upgraded and expanded its plants' capacities, received Awards for plant safety and process efficiency, and was recertified for ISO 9001: 2015. MFG has also attained a silver ranking at Eco Vadis for sustainability.
MFG's Water Additives Division is comprised of Radical Polymers and Masters Company. Radical Polymers is a team of chemists with nearly 40 years of specific expertise in the design and application of water treatment additives. Radical Polymers' popular INITIA® product line of polymer additives provides customers with highly customized tools to meet the most challenging applications. Radical Polymers has also been awarded 'Supplier of the Year' by the Association of Water Technologies (AWT).
For over 60 years Masters Company, Inc. has been producing private labeled products and services, with regulatory and technical support for industrial, commercial, food safety, fuel oil, education, and scientific water treatment markets. This includes blending, ultra concentrates, test kits and services such as PDQ and RediTab phosphonate tests, enhanced polymer testing, calcium scale removal, iron/rust removal agents and peracetic acid testing for sanitation/water treatment applications. Masters Company, Inc. is a member of the Association of Water Technologies (AWT), has been named 'Supplier of the Year' and in 2022 its Head, Garret Garcia received the distinguished Ray Baum Memorial Award for 'Water Technologist of the Year'. Masters Company, Inc. is also a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
MFG's Paints & Coatings Division features HP Craft Polymers, whose resins are used in such diversified markets as high-performance coatings (including food and medical), marine and protective, performance coating resins and ink and varnishes. Coating chemistries include Alkyds, Polyesters, Varnishes & Rosin and Polyamide Imides.
MFG's Specialty Chemicals Division produces Anionic Surfactants for multiple applications; Antiscalants for industrial water; Corrosion inhibitors for metal working; Lubricants for industrial applications; and Flocculants for industrial applications. We are also producing Water Soluble Polymers, Non-Aqueous Polymers, Condensation Reactions (ie Amides, Esters, Imidazolines). ENE Reactions, Mannich Reactions, Emulsion Polymerizations, Bromation, World-class Analytical Capabilities, PARR Reactors 1Liter 316 SS PTEFE Gasket (350 degree and 1900 PSI), Pilot facility (378 Liters/100 Gallons) 316SS, up to 288 Degrees C (550 Degrees F), Outsource R&D Capabilities Contract Research. MFG is a longtime member of SOCMA.
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