Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132FACES IN THE NEWS Lackmond Products has appoint- ed Brian Newman as Northeast territory manager, overseeing the company’s sales strategies and business development in the Northeast. Prior to join- ing Lackmond Products, Inc., Newman worked as a property/construction manager for a commercial real estate com- pany in Massachusetts. Newman also spent over eight years working with AH Harris & Sons, in inside sales, outside sales and as a branch manager. He has two bachelor’s degrees, one in psychology from the University of Connecticut and the other in construction manage- ment from New England Institute of Technology. Newman enjoys golf and spending time with his wife Erin, and their three sons. Compotite Corporation (www. compotite.com), a pioneer in the shower waterproofing industry since 1938, has added two region- al sales repre- sentatives. Andy Larson and Brad Reed Nelson will now be handling Compotite sales in their respective territories, work- ing with the firm’s line of water- proofing and crack isolation mem- branes and selling the firm’s new line of Frank Lloyd Wright Linear Shower Drains. Larson, who is based just outside of Indianapolis, is stepping up into the position of Compotite’s east coast region sales manager. Nelson, an accom- plished furniture designer based in Carbondale, Colorado, will be covering Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. President and CEO Alan Hutchins added, “We have strong growth plans. And we know that with the addition of professional people such as Andy and Brad, our plans to achieve this growth are looking very attainable. Compotite is in the process of recruiting more sales reps to assist with our current growth goals in many areas of the country.” INDUSTRY NEWS –––––––––––– Fuse Alliance endorses UofCTS online courses Fuse Alliance has endorsed The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS)’s core curricu- lum. Fuse Alliance is a member- owned organization of profession- al commercial flooring contractors. Fuse members will be able to pur- chase the UofCTS Online courses through the Fuse member website at a special membership discount. Fuse Alliance has more than 84 companies in 150 locations across Andy Larson, Compotite 108 TileLetter | August 2016