FRAMING briefs

Art Business News, August, 2000

Mouldingworld.com Launches New Auction Capability

DALLAS, Texas--Mouldingworld.com recently announced that it has added an auction capability to its Web site. This new capability, according to the company, will enable buyers to save money on moulding and other framing-related products which sellers have placed up for bid on the auction site. In addition, sellers will be able to quickly move overstocks and discontinued products.

To use the auction application, buyers simply log on to the Mouldingworld.com Web site and go to the auction section. There they will see all the items that are up for bid and can place bids. Bidders will be notified via e-mail if they have placed the winning bid. Multiple items, according to the company, have already been auctioned off at prices far below wholesale.

"The moulding industry is one where there can be large quantities of moulding and other materials which sellers need to move quickly. Often, they are willing to sell these products at below their cost to generate cash or free up warehouse space," said Amy Legg, senior vice president of Mouldingworld. She continued, "These situations can provide a very attractive option to buyers. Our auction capability will bring buyers and sellers together for this purpose."

T.I. Industries Announces Yale Picture Frame as Newest Distributor

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--Yale Picture Frame, a family-owned and operated company, located in Brooklyn, N.Y., has added the complete collection of quality wood mouldings produced by T.I. Industries. In doing so, Yale Picture Frame has become a full line distributor of T.I. Industries. "This is an important alliance for both T.I Industries and Yale Picture Frame," said Kevin Meath, national sales manager for T.I. Industries. "This gives T.I. Industries quality representation for our products on the East Coast and surrounding markets. As the East Coast market continues to change, this alliance has become very important to both of us. It provides Yale Picture Frame with a wide range of mouldings, all produced in the United States, suitable to almost any framing need, from one of the most respected names in the moulding business."

La Marche Moulding Moves to New Headquarters

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--La Marche Moulding Company has moved their headquarters from Irvine, Calif., to Lake Forest, Calif. According to the company, La Marche has installed state of the art computers and a new high technology phone system at the new location.

Crescent Cardboard Company Brings Interactive Fun to Young Patients

WHEELING, Ill.--To support the Art & Framing Council's commitment to the Starlight Children's Foundation, Crescent Cardboard Company, L.L.C., a producer of matboard and artboard, donated $5,000 to purchase a state-of-the-art, multimedia Fun Center to LaRabida Children's Hospital and Research Center in Chicago. The brightly colored, mobile Fun Center contains a color television monitor, VCR, and a Nintendo 64-game system with a variety of popular game cartridges. The contribution was part of National Custom Framing Month, held each October and sponsored by the AFC, which organized the promotion to benefit the Starlight Children's Foundation.

New Territory Managers Announced at International Paper

STATESVILLE, N.C.--International Paper's Uniwodd/Fome-Cor[R] Business Unit has named two new Territory Managers. Scott Speer will cover the upper Midwest region, while Stewart Epstein will cover the Northeast region. In their roles as territory managers, Speer and Epstein will support sales of International Paper's lines of Gatorfoam[R], Fome-Cor[R] and JetMount[R] graphic arts boards, which are manufactured and sold by the company's Statesville, N.C.-based Uniwood/Fome-Cor Business Unit.

Bendix Mouldings Appoints New Account Representative

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.--Bendix Mouldings, Inc. has announced the appointment of Mike Murphy as the account representative for the states of California, Oregon and Washington.