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The Fuller Brush Company signs
Exclusive Agreement
with TMB Products
Leicester, NY… CPAC, Inc. announced today that its Fuller Brush division has entered into an agreement with TMB Products of St. Louis, MO, a manufacturer and distributor of injection molded brooms and brushes, to become the exclusive U.S. manufacturer of TMB's Yellowtop® Brushware products. In addition, Fuller will provide fulfillment and customer service support for all TMB product lines. Fuller also retains the option to market TMB products through its own distribution channels under the Fuller®
brand.
Yellowtop products are distributed through television shopping channels such as QVC, as well as catalogs, retail pet stores, and demonstrations. Paul Temme, President and founder of TMB Products, states, "By leveraging Fuller's superior operational infrastructure, TMB can focus solely on marketing efforts to increase consumer awareness of our innovative products and grow our distribution network. We currently sell more than 500,000 units per year, but we expect sales to double over the next two years as a result of this agreement."
Founded in England, TMB Products brought its Santoprene® Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) manufacturing technology to the United States in 1994. Santoprene possesses the look and feel of natural rubber, yet can be inexpensively manufactured with the ease and convenience of a plastic. TMB's unique one-piece molded brush designs are highly effective at cleaning pet and human hair from flooring, furniture, and clothing. Wide bristles help "squeegee" fine particles while smaller bristles reach down into grout lines, hardwood cracks, and carpet fiber. An electrostatic charge is created to attract and hold soil, crumbs, and hair, reducing air borne dust and increasing efficiency. On carpet, a soft brushing motion will open carpet fibers and lift pet hair and dirt. Yellowtop Brush heads are extremely durable, clean up quickly with soap and warm water, and are dishwasher safe.
According to Norbert Schneider, President of The Fuller Brush Company, "To accommodate this alliance, our operations team has become fully proficient in TPE molding, adding a new process to our capabilities. The Yellowtop product line helps satisfy available plant capacity and provides opportunity for differentiated products going forward, such as incorporating comfort grip handles on our current brush and broom lines."
About The Fuller Brush Company
The Fuller Brush Company manufactures and markets more than 2,500 different products, including household and commercial cleaning chemicals, brushes, brooms, mops, and personal care products at its 600,000 square foot facility in Great Bend, KS. Founded in 1906, Fuller Brush pioneered the door-to-door method of direct selling; today its Consumer division also utilizes catalogs and mail order, outlet stores, and e-commerce to market products. The Industrial division sells exclusively through distributors and national accounts, and manufactures products on a contract basis for roughly 400 OEM companies.
About CPAC, Inc.
CPAC, Inc. (cpac.com) is an international manufacturer and marketer of commercial and household cleaning products, personal care lines, and prepackaged chemicals and equipment for the imaging industry. Its Fuller Brands Segment includes The Fuller Brush Co. (fullerbrush.com), Stanley Home Products (stanleyhomeproducts.com), and Cleaning Technologies Group (cpac-ctg.com). CPAC’s Imaging Segment includes three domestic and four international chemical and equipment manufacturing operations. Nasdaq NMM:CPAK.
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