PLIOGRIP by Valvoline Finishing Cream Wins Top NACE Award
DUBLIN, OH – PLIOGRIP by Valvoline Finishing Cream skim coat was voted “Best New Product of the Year” at the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) held last week in Las Vegas. PLIOGRIP by Valvoline Finishing Cream took top honors among 33 new product entries. “We are extremely pleased to have been selected to receive
Valvoline Obtains Judgment Against Former Distributor
Ashland Inc., and its Valvoline division, have been awarded $5 million in damages from Windward Petroleum Inc. and its affiliate, Commercial Distributing Inc., in an Agreed Final Judgment issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Valvoline Buys Distribution Business
According to a report from the Lexington, KY, office of Knight-Ridder Newspapers, the Valvoline division of Ashland Inc. has acquired Buis Oil. Buis, based in Noblesville, IN, was founded in 1985. The company is one of many distributors of Valvoline products across the U.S.
2006 Arthur B. Modine Scholars Program Winners Announced
Modine Manufacturing Co. has announced the 2006 recipients of the Arthur B. Modine Scholars program, funded by the Modine Manufacturing Co. Charity Foundation. The scholarships are named after the engineer and inventor who founded Modine 90 years ago, Arthur B. Modine. These scholarships are available to children of full-time Modine employees at the corporate headquarters in Racine and at any of the 20 manufacturing facilities or Modine subsidiaries in the United States. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,500 per year for four years.
Ray Evernham Speaks at Valvapoolza
Ray Evernham, president and CEO of Evernham Motorsports, recently spoke at the Ashland/Valvoline New Product Development Laboratory in Lexington, KY, as part of Valvoline’s “ Valvapalooza 2006: FutureTech” event. The company has joined forces with Evernham to form Valvoline Evernham Racing. The press gathering showcased not only Valvoline’s relationship with Evernham, but the work and research that goes into its products such as motor oil, coolant and other lubricants.
Valvoline and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Sign Trademark Licensing and Development Agreement
The Valvoline division of Ashland Inc., and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a technology development and intellectual property licensing company, announced that they have entered into a trademark licensing and development agreement to design, test and market specialty fluids designed to optimize the performance of Fallbrook’s NuVinci Continuously Variable Planetary (CVP) transmission technology.
Gondak and Insko to Support Valvoline’s AroMetrics Business
Julie Gondak has joined Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., in a key brand management role, according to Robert Craycraft, senior vice president and general manager, retail business.
Valvoline Names New Retail Marketing Manager
Ronald “Chip” Huffman has joined Ashland Inc. as retail marketing manager for Valvoline’s new channels group, according to Bob Craycraft, senior vice president and general manager, retail business. In this new position, Huffman will help develop the new channels business, a key strategic initiative for Valvoline. The new channels market includes non-traditional retailers such as convenience stores, hardware and wholesale clubs. Huffman’s role involves marketing, promotional development and some sales for the group. Based in Lexington, KY, he will report to Greg David, vice president, retail and warehouse distributor sales.
Cooper Names New VP, Global Supply Chain
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Richard Williams to the newly created position of vice president, global supply chain.
Stravitz Joins Valvoline Marketing
Robert Stravitz has joined Ashland Inc. as vice president of marketing for Valvoline’s DIFM (Do-It-For-Me) and distributor sales group, according to John Q. Wesley, senior vice president and general manager, DIFM.