NAUMD extends membership eligibility to Canada, Mexico & more!
10 Aug '07
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In an unprecedented action, the membership of the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors voted by an overwhelming majority of 87.5% to expand the Association's membership to now include uniform & accessories Dealers, Distributors and Manufacturers based in North-America as Members of the organization.
“As of this date, NAUMD formally welcomes Membership Applications, from all Uniform Dealers, Distributors, Manufacturers and qualifying Associate Members who provide products, raw materials and other services to those in the uniform industry!” said NAUMD President Richard J. Lerman. Prospective members are cordially invited to visit the Association's website and download a Membership Application.
As part of the Association's 2006-07 Strategic Business Plan, the NAUMD Board of Directors created a taskforce to study the issue of international membership expansion. The Taskforce, Chaired by Steve Robinson, Liberty Uniform Mfg Co Inc, who also serves as Member-at-Large on the Association's Executive Committee, met in New York in February of 2007 and discussed all aspects of international membership expansion and its possible impact on current NAUMD Membership.
The Taskforce was composed of industry leaders Ashley Bullock, Burlington Worldwide, John Couchell, Milliken & Company, Jim DiRosa, Quartermaster Uniforms, Brian Garry, CINTAS, Mark Isoe, QST Industries, Sol Jacobs, I. Spiewak & Sons Inc, Richard J. Lerman, NAUMD, Blaine Madden,Milliken & Company, Ilene Rosen, Hamburger Woolen Company, Jim Tewmey, VF Imagewear and Jerry Vereen, Riverside Manufacturing Company.