INDUSTRY NEWS which is focused upon increasing specification of Bostik products. Ben Aulick, who has been in archi- tectural sales since 2005, comes to Bostik from ACO, where for the past six years he was involved primarily in selling high-tech drainage sys- tems to architects and engineers. He will be based in Charlotte, N.C. LATICRETE has enlisted Lauren Albrecht as a Strategic Account Specialist for Retail. With five years of previous experience working with large retailers to build strong supplier rela- tionships and assist in the develop- ment of designs and materials to implement into new stores, Albrecht joins LATICRETE as the company aims to strengthen and expand its retail market. In addition, Ranen BeaverwaspromotedtoInternational Technical Services manager for the International busi- ness unit to provide technical training and sales support to the business unit’s sub- sidiaries, partners, licensees and distributors. He will work closely with the technical service departments at each global partner location while continuing to collaborate with the North America technical service team, helping to introduce new products and tech- nologies. He joined LATICRETE in 2012 as a Technical Service repre- sentative and recently served as the Senior Technical Service represen- tative for the company’s Specialty Products business unit. Keene Building Products – Blake McClain is the new Manufacturing/Process engineer, bringing a B.S. in chemical engi- neering from Cleveland State University’s Washkewicz College of Engineering. During his col- lege career, McClain interned at Middough, Inc., ABB Inc., and Cristal USA, all in Ohio. In addi- tion, Matthew Novak has joined Dependable, LLC, as one of the company’s new chemists. He brings experience with BASF Catalysts LLC Battery Division, and PPG, and a chemistry degree from Cleveland State University. INDUSTRY NEWS–––––––––––––– Lackmond introduces the Beast/B+BTec rail saws and manual tile cutters Lackmond Products, Inc. (lack- mond.com) a leading supplier of diamond tools, carbide tools and equipment recently entered into a joint venture with BB+Tec, a leading European manufacturer in the drilling and fastening market since 1969, to market and sell their rail saws, manual tile cutters, core drills, rigs and core bits in North America. The new equipment will be marketed under the under the Beast and B+BTec brands. 108 TileLetter | July 2017