For the Week of March 8th

TPG Architecture (New York architectural and interior design firm) has promoted Barry Ludlow to the newly created post of principal for planning and design.

Barco Media (Logan, Utah, supplier of large-area display systems) has made the following appointments: Al Jensen, senior director of marketing; Chris Merrill, director of product management; Richard Pearson, senior director of project management; John Youngson, national sales manager in Canada; and Marc Van Eekeren, senior director of sales.

Cooley Group Holdings Inc. (Pawtucket, R.I., signage company) has promoted Jeffrey Flath to president.

Birchwood Lighting Inc. (Santa Ana, Calif., lighting manufacturer) has named Steve Koch national sales manager.

Probst-Mason Inc. Architects (Baltimore architecture firm) has hired Daniel Maciejczyk as an architectural designer.

WTP Corp. (Englewood Cliffs, N.J., supplier of veneers) has named Tom Tometz sales manager for the Midwest and central region of the U.S.

Spaeth Design (New York event design company) to 629 W. 54th St., 6th floor, New York, N.Y. 10019 The company's phone and fax numbers are unchanged.

David Apfel Lighting Design (New York lighting design firm) to 132 W. 36th St., 10th floor, New York, N.Y. 10018. Phone: 212-645-5537; fax: 212-871-9481.

Shea Inc. (Minneapolis marketing design firm) has been hired to work on the design of LoTo, a new 9000-square-foot restaurant by David Fhima, owner of three other Minneapolis-area restaurants. LoTo is scheduled to open this summer in St. Paul, Minn.

3M Commercial Graphics (St. Paul, Minn., graphics firm) has received ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality-management systems.

MACtac (Stow, Ohio, manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesives) is expanding its plant in Columbus, Ind., by 130,000 square feet. An estimated 75 new jobs will be created when the facility opens later this year.

VeriVide Ltd. (Leiscester, U.K., manufacturer of visual and color-assessment equipment) is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

The Schafer Group (Elmhurst, Ill., retail consulting firm) is the new name for Schafer Associates Inc. The company consists of two subsidiaries: Retail Brand Solutions and Retail Brand Services.

Daktronics (Brookings, S.D., digital signage company) is installing two large-screen video displays in the infield at Churchill Downs in Lexington, Ky.

Point-Of-Purchase Advertising Intl. (POPAI, Washington, D.C., trade organization) has launched an advertising campaign underscoring the importance of protecting intellectual property. The ads will run in trade magazines serving retailers, brand marketers and p-o-p producers.