Management Changes:
spg3 (Philadelphia architecture, interior design, planning and landscape firm) has hired the following: Jorge Christian Gutierrez; Joe Mulá; Kevin Ardinger; Gerrick Kersey; and Ashima Thakur.
Hubbell Lighting Inc. (Spartanburg, S.C., lighting fixture manufacturer) has hired Mark Lien as director, lighting solutions center.
TVS Interiors (Atlanta interior design firm) has promoted the following: Roxanne Otto-Harrell to associate principal; Betsy Distler, Ingrid Christensen and Lynda Brookshire to senior associate; and Matthew Hayner, Byung Chae and Danielle Trost to associate.
The National Council of Chain Restaurants (Washington, D.C.) has elected the following to its board: Craig Pusher, vp and associate general counsel, Burger King Corp., and Stephen Horn, chief legal officer and general counsel, Dunkin Brands.
Service Industry Research Systems Inc. (Atlanta retail marketing research provider) has hired William McDonald as director of innovative services.
Business Briefs:
DuPont Imaging Technologies (Wilmington, Del., provider of digital textile printing) has opened its Singapore Artistri™ Technology Center to facilitate customer demonstrations, technology training and customer service in support of the DuPont Artistri™ digital printing for textiles system in the Asia Pacific region.
Chief Mfg. (Minneapolis manufacturer of mounting solutions) has launched a new web site, www.designcenter.chiefmfg.com, that provides information, news and project solutions for architects, consultants and interior designers.
Hickory Hardware (Nashville, Tenn., designer, marketer and manufacturer of decorative, functional and industrial hardware) participated in Habitat for Humanity’s 10-home build in the Nashville, Tenn., area. The company donated door hardware products and provided volunteers, including president John Westendorf, for the five-day project.
Awards:
Transformit (Gorham, Maine, designer of tension-fabric structures) received two Awards of Excellence in the 2006 International Achievement Awards sponsored by the Industrial Fabrics Association Intl. (IFAI).
Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif., developer and manufacturer of high-performance ink jet printheads and components) was presented with the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Emerging Technology Award in the biotechnology category for its Dimatix Materials Printer.
Freudenberg Building Systems Inc. (Lawrence, Mass., manufacturer of commercial rubber flooring) received two Greenguard Environmental Institute Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) certifications for its nora® rubber flooring product line.