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Sanderson MacLeod Receives 2013 Business of the Year Honor

Company dedicates honor to their talented and devoted employees.

Sanderson MacLeod announced recently that the company received the prestigious 2013 Business of the Year Award from the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce. Presented on April 27, 2013 at the Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, MA, Senator Stephen Brewer, State Representative Todd Smola and Chamber President Lenny Weake were in attendance.

Each year, the award recognizes a business in the Quaboag region that demonstrates a commitment to community involvement, business innovation and dedication to maintaining ongoing operations within the valley.

“Receiving Business of the Year just reinforces Sanderson MacLeod’s commitment to the local community,” said Mark N. Borsari, President. “Even though we face one of the most challenging political, social and economic periods in our nation’s history, we remain dedicated to our domestic manufacturing model. We know that through extraordinary teamwork, break through innovations, structured process development and hard work we can compete with any other country in the world.”

During the presentation, Borsari dedicated the award to Sanderson MacLeod’s employees. “Those individuals working overtime right now, those who make it into work during snowstorms to make sure we deliver on time, those who help us get better every day,” he said, “are really the people who make an honor such as this possible.”

Sanderson MacLeod participated in nearly 40 community charities in 2012 and was also the recipient of the 2012 Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce’s “Employer of Choice” Award and Business West Magazine’s 2012 “Super Sixty” Award for growth in Western Massachusetts.

Sanderson MacLeod is a contract manufacturer specializing in twisted in wire products, including twisted in wire medical brushes, cosmetic brushes and general purpose cleaning brushes. Established in 1958, the company employs approximately a 100 people and operates a modern 137,000 square foot facility in Palmer, MA.

Sanderson MacLeod Honors Employees

Thirteen Receive Length of Service Recognition

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Palmer, Massachusetts- May 10, 2013– On May 2nd at Theresa’s Restaurant in Ware, Massachusetts, Sanderson MacLeod held their annual Employee Service Award Dinner. Nearly sixty past and present employees gathered to honor employees celebrating varied employment milestones with the Palmer, Massachusetts based company.

Following a cocktail reception and dinner, Sanderson MacLeod HR Manager Becky Gibson led the ceremony. On hand to present the awards were Sanderson MacLeod’s CEO Eric Sanderson and President Mark N. Borsari.

“This is one of my favorite nights of the year,” said Gibson. “It’s always amazing to see the length of service and devotion of so many employees that have made Sanderson MacLeod a success. I think that’s what makes our company so special.”

Award recipients included:

Rosie Noble – 50 Years of Service; retired in Jan. 2013

Marge Plantier – 45 Years of Service

Irene Blatchley – 40 Years of Service

Steve Desmarais – 25 Years of Service

Marilyn Obrzut – 25 Years of Service

Pam Ellithorpe – 15 Years of Service

Carolyn Guillette – 15 Years of Service

Sheryl Lincoln – 10 Years of Service

Patty Ptaszkiewicz – 10 Years of Service

Norma Bissonnette – 5 Years of Service

Mark Borsari – 5 Years of Service

Tina Plasse – 5 Years of Service

Lydia Weldon – 5 Years of Service

Sanderson MacLeod is a contract manufacturer specializing in twisted in wire products, including twisted in wire medical brushes, cosmetic brushes and general purpose cleaning brushes. The company employs approximately a 100 people and operates a modern 137,000 square foot facility in Palmer, MA.

Contact:

Rebecca Gibson
HR Manager
Sanderson MacLeod
1199 South Main Street
Palmer, MA 01069
413- 283-3481
413-289-1919 (FAX)
bgibson@sandersonmacleod.com

Sanderson MacLeod Attends the ABMA Convention

This week the American Brush Manufacturers Association is holding its 96th annual convention in Miami Beach, FL and Sanderson MacLeod will be attending.

Among topics discussed will be using cutting edge practices, and new strategies and technologies to support businesses. Two New York Times Best Selling Authors as well as a winner of the Pulitzer Prize will be speaking at this event. Over 250 manufacturers and suppliers attend this Annual Convention, making it a great site for networking. The ABMA is host of the William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award, given to recognize outstanding innovation in any manufactured product.  Sanderson MacLeod won the award in 2011 for the innovative twisted wire brush tip, the Z-Tip.