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Flooring Tool Manufacturer to Expand Indiana Plant

July 30, 2010

Q.E.P. plans to add a second shift and more equipment at the facility.

Q.E.P. Co. Inc., a Boca Raton, Fla.-based manufacturer of flooring tools and accessories for the home improvement market, said it will expand its Montpelier, Ind., facility.

Q.E.P, which acquired the Montpelier site earlier this year, also expects to add more equipment and special tooling in the facility.

Q.E.P.s expansion plans include the creation of a second shift at the facility, where Q.E.P. manufactures engineered wood panels. The expansion will create 35 jobs, according to the company.

Q.E.P said it has begun interviewing potential employees and anticipates hiring several employees immediately.

Q.E.P. gained the facility earlier this year when it acquired hardwood flooring manufacturer ArborCraft LLC.

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Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

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