MALCO RECOGNIZED FOR 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR Malco Products, SBC, Annandale, MN 55302 • www.malcotools.com • 800-328-3530 CONSTRUCTION EDITION Providing the path for professional tools that Work. Perform. Outlast. Malco Products, was recently recog- nized by the Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) for its dedica- tion to workplace safety and health. Malco was recertified for the next three years for working with man- agement and employees to develop safety and health programs that go beyond basic compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for long-term prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses. Certification is granted after successful completion of a written safety program that is created by the company and Minnesota OSHA Workplace Safety Consultation (WSC). The written safety program that was developed by Malco and WSC included key elements surrounding management leadership and employee involvement, allocation of resources to address safety issues, systems that identify and control workplace hazards, and plan for employee safety training and education. Malco has been MNSHARP certified since 2004. “The safety of our employee-owners is our top priority as a company,” said Mardon Quandt, Malco President and CEO. “We’re dedicated to ensuring our hard-working staff come to facilities that are properly equipped to put safety first and are surrounded by people who are passionate about creating superior products in a safe environment.” “We are honored to receive the MNSHARP recertification which showcases our commit- ment to workplace safety and health for the 15th consecutive year,” said Malco Director of Operations and Minnesota Safety Council board member Deb Nistler. Malco Recognized by MNSHARP for Safety and Health Programs, Marking 15th Year on the list. “The safety of our employee-owners is our top priority as a company.” Mardon Quandt, Malco President and CEO MINNESOTA SAFETY & HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Mardon Quandt, President and CEO of Malco Products, SBC, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Hand Tools Institute (HTI). He will serve a three-year term that ends in December 2021. “The HTI provides excellent opportunities for education, market research, and insight into gov- ernmental regulations for our industry, and I look forward to helping further its mission amongst its members and hand tool users as a whole,” Quandt said. Mardon has served as Malco’s president since 2013 and became the company’s CEO in 2015. He has held various positions within the com- pany over his 24-year tenure, including Demand Planner, Sales Leader, Plant Manager, Director of Operations, and General Manager. The HTI, founded in 1935, is the trade association of North American manufacturers of non-powered hand tools and toolboxes. The institute aims to promote and further the interests of its members relative to manufacturing, safety standardization, international trade, and government relations. Malco has been a member of the HTI since 2006. MARDON QUANDT APPOINTED TO THE HAND TOOLS INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Providing the path for professional tools that Work. Perform. Outlast.
Malco Products, was recently recog-
nized by the Minnesota Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition
Program (MNSHARP) for its dedica-
tion to workplace safety and health.
Malco was recertified for the next
three years for working with man-
agement and employees to develop
safety and health programs that go
beyond basic compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) standards for long-term prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses. Certification
is granted after successful completion of a written safety program that is created by the
company and Minnesota OSHA Workplace Safety Consultation (WSC).
The written safety program that was developed by Malco and WSC included key elements
surrounding management leadership and employee involvement, allocation of resources to
address safety issues, systems that identify and control workplace hazards, and plan for
employee safety training and education. Malco has been MNSHARP certified since 2004.
“The safety of our employee-owners is our top priority as a company,” said Mardon Quandt,
Malco President and CEO. “We’re dedicated to ensuring our hard-working staff come to
facilities that are properly equipped to put safety first and are surrounded by people who
are passionate about creating superior products in a safe environment.”
“We are honored to receive the MNSHARP recertification which showcases our commit-
ment to workplace safety and health for the 15th consecutive year,” said Malco Director of
Operations and Minnesota Safety Council board member Deb Nistler.
Malco Recognized by MNSHARP for Safety and Health Programs, Marking 15th Year on the list.
“The safety of our employee-owners is our top priority as a company.”
Mardon Quandt, Malco President and CEO
M I N N E S O TA S A F E T Y & H E A LT H A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D
Mardon Quandt, President and CEO of Malco Products, SBC, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Hand Tools Institute (HTI). He will serve a three-year term that ends in December 2021.
“The HTI provides excellent opportunities for education, market research, and insight into gov-ernmental regulations for our industry, and I look forward to helping further its mission amongst its members and hand tool users as a whole,” Quandt said.
Mardon has served as Malco’s president since 2013 and became the company’s CEO in 2015. He has held various positions within the com-pany over his 24-year tenure, including Demand Planner, Sales Leader, Plant Manager, Director of Operations, and General Manager.
The HTI, founded in 1935, is the trade association of North American manufacturers of non-powered hand tools and toolboxes. The institute aims to promote and further the interests of its members relative to manufacturing, safety standardization, international trade, and government relations. Malco has been a member of the HTI since 2006.
MARDON QUANDT APPOINTED TO THE HAND TOOLS INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Malco has employed a sales force of Independent Manufacturers’ Reps since the company’s founding in 1950. We pride ourselves in having outstanding agency representation in all of the markets we serve. The Malco Rep of the Year Award honors exceptional achievement over the past year by singling out an Agency that has demonstrated excellence in the categories of Sales Performance, Promotion, Merchandising, New Product Placement and Agency Management. It’s with heartfelt thanks that at this time we announce Gunder Associates the 2018 Rep of the Year Award for the HVAC market. Headquartered in Carrollton, TX, their sales territory includes Texas and Oklahoma. Gunder Associates has been selling Malco tools to distributors since 1986.
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to R. A. Benedict Sales Company, who became a new HVAC rep for Malco Products in early March. R. A. Benedict Sales is comprised of Andy Benedict and Dan Timmerman providing professional representation of manufacturers to the HVAC wholesale distribution market in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Andy and Dan offer manufacturers and distributors over 50 combined years of industry experience in managing territories, calling on, and training HVAC distributors and dealers. They are proud to be a small agency providing personal attention to each of their customers and manufacturers. At R. A. Benedict Sales, you always deal directly with one of the owners. DISTRIBUTORS, please welcome R. A. Benedict Sales as your new sales rep agency for Malco Products. Customer service remains our highest priority at Malco, and we assure you that there will be no interruption in your current service this transition period. If they haven’t done so already, the sales reps will soon be introducing themselves to discuss your Malco needs and answer questions. See below for Andy and Dan’s contact information and the specific areas that they serve.
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Sales Engineers, Inc., who became a new HVAC rep for Malco Products in early March. Their sales territory encompasses Minnesota, North Dakota, Central/Eastern South Dakota, and Western Wisconsin. Sales Engineers, Inc. is a professional manufacturer’s rep firm that specializes in the heating, plumbing, and specialty refrigeration markets. Their emphasis is on distributor-oriented businesses with a contractor/dealer focus. They are also a current member of the national Manufacturers & Agents Association (MANA). DISTRIBUTORS, please welcome Sales Engineers, Inc. as your new sales rep agency for Malco Products. Customer service remains our highest priority at Malco, and we assure you that there will be no interruption in your current service during this transition period. If they haven’t done so already, the Sales Engineers team will soon be introducing themselves to discuss your Malco needs and answer questions. See below for their contact information.
Andy Benedict Phone: 724-836-0278 • Cell: 412-759-1715Email: [email protected] Serving: Western and Southern Ohio and Kentucky
Dan TimmermanPhone: 513-677-3140 • Cell: 513-884-5200Email: [email protected]: Northeastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
Pictured from left to right: Matt Jones, Marty Rusnak,Robert Gunder, Marshall Gunder, Tim Peterson (Malco),
Mark Gunder, Willie Mayes, Freddy Martinez, Matt Hoover
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March 4 – May 3, 2019
Call Malco Customer Service at 800-328-3530 for additional information.It’s Showtime!
ATTENTION MALCO DISTRIBUTORS:
2.) Participation is EASY and everyone wins. Submit a before and after picture of your current Malco tools display and get FREE Bushnell® Compact Binoculars for just entering.
3.) SHOW US YOUR BEST WORK! 10 HVAC distributors and 10 Roofing, Siding & Gutter Distributors will WIN FREE Malco tools to maximize their Malco Display Visibility and Sales Impact.
1.) ASK YOUR REP! Your Malco representative can recommend tools, display materials, and layout to develop a strategy that offers immediate high visibility, tool availability, and easy point-of-purchase customer fulfillment.
Follow these 3 easy steps for a successful display contest entry!
It’s Showtime for a New Malco Display!Qualified orders earn FREE Freight, 90 days
dating, and 3 FREE Malco Golf Shirts!
WIN FREEMalco Tools!
PROMO UPDATE
NEWS FROM THE FACTORY FLOOR
FASTENER PACKAGING EFFICIENCIESNew fastener packaging set-up logistics, improved work station ergonomics and automation enhance the production floor’s ability to quickly turn around any size run, large or small, of Malco’s popular fastener tubs. These packag-ing efficiencies range from fully automated large runs of top selling fastener types and sizes down to one-off special orders and custom packaging options, including co-branding! Greater efficiencies is one more reason why Malco does not hesitate to promote fast turn-around of custom packaged orders to our distributor partners. Co-branded tubs of high profile Malco Zip-in and Bit-Tip screws, for example, are a great promotional strategy for the distributor to get name recognition at the job site, capture new fastener customers and keep your existing fastener trade coming back for more. Ask your Malco Field Sales Representative or contact the Malco Customer Service Department to learn more about custom fastener tub options and ordering details.
The tub packaging operation for medium volume fastener items is now located adjacent to warehouse racking of bulk fasteners for semi-automated dispensing and weighing on one side of the aisle shown here. Tub packages are loaded onto gravity fed, finished inventory racking on opposite side of aisle.
Co-branded tubs promote distributor by getting name recognition at the job site.
FREEBUSHNELL® COMPACT BINOCULARS FOR ALL ENTRIES!
10Display Contest
WINNERS!
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Our Trade-Pro of the Year contest highlights
the best representative of Malco’s core val-
ues. This contest recognizes skilled techni-
cians who best serve customers, family, and
community. Contest winners know the value
of working both smarter and safer in a suc-
cessful career that makes a difference for all.
Malco takes pride in providing tools that
promote on-the-job safety and health for
hands-on professionals. Our Trade-Pro of
the Year contest hopes to find and recognize
the skilled technicians who serve customers,
family, and community best.
Do you know a hands-on, skilled technician, whose work career has a made a difference? Malco is now accepting nominations for the 2019 HVAC Trade-Pro of the Year in your market now through June 30, 2019.
MALCO NATIONAL CONTEST TO AWARD FIVE HVAC PROS $1000 EACH IN TOOLS
TRADE-PRO OF THE YEAR
NATIONAL CONTEST
HVAC2019 TRADE SCHOOL PROGRAM
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY!Criteria include work experience with Malco tools, examples of safety and efficiency on the job, and community involvement.
Visit www.malcotools.com to learn more and fill out an electronic nomination form. See “Head of the Class” details and form at
www.malcotools.com
HVAC Awards
Building Construction Awards
10% DISCOUNT ON SCHOOL ORDERSThis advertised pass-along discount is available on all Malco items that
you sell for use by students. You will be invoiced at Malco printed price less 10%. (Verification Required.)
Incentivized Custom Tool Kits50% off a TBP33 Tool Backpack or TB1 Tool Bag with a Custom Kit minimum of only 6-tools. (When part of a school order, these kits also qualify for the 10% pass-along school discount).
2019 “HEAD OF THE CLASS” STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Malco takes great pride in recognizing the future of HVAC and Building Construction industries. The “Head of the Class” program is a 100% FREE student recognition and awards program initiated in 2005, that has reached over 45,000 students representing over 550 technical schools and Union JATCs.
• For 2019 HVAC, “Head of the Class” student, named by instructor, has the award choice of either an HVAC Service Mini-Kit or Roomy HVAC Backpack.
• HVAC Kit: TurboShear®, Impact Grade Quick-Change Extension Bits in 3” and 12”, C-RHEX® Reversible Magnetic Hex Drivers in 2” and 2-5/8”, CONNEXT3® Ratcheting Handle, and writeable measuring tape.
• HVAC TBP33 Ballistic Nylon Backpack: Features an easy-access, wide-opening shell and 33 duo-colored pockets to organize, protect, and transport an HVAC tool assortment, plus room for a laptop or tablet, mobile phone, water bottle, and more.
• There is no further Malco evaluation to qualify. Your top grad will receive the prize you select!
• All members of your class will receive a Malco catalog and Malco “camo” cap!
• For 2019 Building Construction Graduations, the “Head of the Class” honor student chosen by the instructor receives an amazing TurboShear power assisted attachment of choice from the following models: a Corrugated Metal Roofing TSCM; Asphalt Shingles
TSS1; Vinyl Siding TSV1; Fiber Cement Siding TSF1; or Natrual Roofing Slate TSNS1. All of these power-assisted attachments, insert directly into the chuck of a corded or cordless drill or quick-release impact driver.
• There is no further Malco evaluation to qualify. Your top grad will receive the prize you select!
• All members of your class will receive a Malco catalog and Malco “camo” cap!
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Malco’s 4IN1 Multi-Socket Nut Driver is now available for single quantity purchase.This versatile, compact, multi-socket nut driver is a handy tool for your pocket or pouch. It’s designed for the trade professional and offers superior performance, ease of use, and long service life. Telescoping driver shafts provide two hex sockets at each end of the handle for a total of four hex sizes, 1/4”, 5/16”, 3/8”, and 7/16”. The driver shafts can be extended or retracted to produce three different end to end combinations: 1/4” and 5/16”; 3/8” and 5/16”; and 1/4” and 7/16”.
To order, contact Malco Customer Service today!
DISTRIBUTOR UPDATE
SINGLE PACKSNOW AVAILABLE
Positive Lock
3 Position Combinations
Quick fastener engagement
4IN1 NUT DRIVER
Meet Jon OlsonTEAM SPOTLIGHTIf you happen to pull up next to Jon Olson at a stop-light somewhere around town, don’t throw him a look that says you can beat him off the line when the light turns green. You can’t. It’s not your fault; you just don’t have as much experience around rac-ing and cars as Jon does. You see, Jon, a Market Analyst/Mechanical-Manufacturing Engineer at Malco, has racing in his blood, it’s part of who he is. Jon tagged along with his dad, his grandfather, and an uncle even as a young boy, working at race tracks in Minnesota and Florida. During his teenage years, Jon worked at Olson Racing, where he built and maintained as many as five racing vehicles for his father, customers, and himself, while competing in as many as three local racing events a week.
Jon also found time in high school to excel at hock-ey, helping the Wayzata Jr. Gold team win a state championship his senior year. That trophy shares space on a shelf with several Super Late Model Track Championships he and his father won over the years at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN. Jon graduated from Minnesota State University Mankato in 2009 with cum laude honors, majoring in automotive engineering technology with a minor in manufacturing engineering technology. Racing remained a big part of Jon’s life in college, as he
was a Formula SAE team member for three of his four years in school, and served as the lead in sus-pension development for two years and the chassis team leader during his senior year.
With all of that background, one would suspect that Jon would have ended up working in motorsports. Even Jon’s family members figured he’d be moving down to the Carolinas at some point, with that be-ing home plate for much of the racing world in the United States. Not so, as Jon married his wife Katie at the age of 22 in the fall of 2008, and they both realized they wanted to stay close to family.
“I wanted to raise my kids close to my family. My wife and I are lucky enough that we live within 10 minutes of both my parents and hers,” said Olson.
Jon worked for a motorsports manufacturing com-pany right out of college, wearing many hats, includ-ing developing racing products, presenting at trade shows, and providing customer focus spanning from automotive shops to NASCAR and ALMS teams. It was during this time that Jon realized how much he enjoyed working with people on challenging proj-ects, especially new product development. Jon then worked for Polaris Industries for five years, with a focus on ATVs and snowmobiles.
If all of this seems like a perfect lead up to Jon’s current position at Malco, well, it is.
“Since I was a kid, tagging along with my dad and others, often meant learning something new every day,” said Olson. “I vividly remember being on job sites at a young age, with a box of galvanized nails and a hammer, nail hangers on a deck, hammering away and wondering how I could nail the hangers faster and with fewer issues. That curiosity for a better method or a better tool helps me daily here at Malco, as I speak with our customers and the Co-operative Research team to learn what people would like to see in new products.”
Fun Facts About Jon:
• Jon and his wife Katie have two girls (Bergen, 7 and Nora, 5) and one boy (Bjorn, 3).
• During the winter, Jon can be found playing hockey and broomball or out on a ski hill with his family.
• Summers find Jon and his family spending time at the lake or camping (and as the kids get older, taking in their share of racing events!).
• Jon first replaced the cylinder head on a 4-cylinder engine at age 12 and learned to weld by sound at age 13!
Jon OlsonMarket Analyst / Mechanical- Manufacturing Engineer
