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UNEX Manufacturing Realigns Sales Territories to Better Serve Customers

Decades of Material Handling Expertise Drives Excellence for Clients' Supply Chains

UNEX Manufacturing Realigns Sales Territories to Better Serve Customers

Lakewood, NJ - June 3, 2016 - UNEX Manufacturing, Inc., the trusted industry leader in providing innovative order picking solutions, announces the company will realign some of its sales territories to better serve the needs of customers in those areas with a greater level of service and more extensive product support. As UNEX continues to grow its client base with new customers in target industries and adds new products to its offerings, this change of sales territories has become necessary to maintain exceptional customer support and service.

"Our UNEX professionals partner with clients to maximize space utilization, increase pick rates and improve productivity with our innovative order picking and carton flow solutions," said Dave Scelfo, Marketing Manager at UNEX Manufacturing. "As a leader in innovative order picking and carton flow solutions, we are also known for our outstanding customer service. With growing sales across North America, Mexico, Canada and International, this new alignment will continue to add value to our clients' operations."


The territory realignment will be:

• Ryan McKinney, Central East Sales Manager, will be taking over all UNEX business in Ohio. He has close to 20 years of experience in sales in the material handling, electronics and chemicals industries. He helps clients drive excellence within their supply chains with state-of-the-art material handling equipment.

• Jay Cox, Catalog/Canadian Sales Manager, will no longer be servicing Canada, but taking over all UNEX business in the Northeast (ME, NH, MA, CT, VT, RI, PA, NY, WV, MD, DE, NJ). Jay has been with UNEX for 3 years, maximizing the UNEX product value with customers to increase efficiencies and improve operations.

• Tom Wagner, Central West Sales Manager, will take over all UNEX business in Canada. He has been in the material handling industry for 20 years in key management positions, helping clients increase productivity and smooth order picking operations.

If there is any confusion about which sales executive to contact, please reach out to UNEX at https://www.unex.com/contact/ or call 1.800.695.7726.

About UNEX Manufacturing, Inc.

Founded in 1964, UNEX is the trusted industry leader in order picking solutions that maximize space usage, increase pick rates and improve ergonomics. UNEX offers a full range of order picking solutions, including their patented carton flow solution Span-Track, a full line of gravity conveyor products tailored to the order picking process and UNEX Flow Cells for durable, modular and portable storage for the manufacturing floor. Using an extensive distribution channel, the company ensures local support is available for every customer, no matter the location, exceeding customer expectations through continuous improvement, customer service and empowered employees. UNEX is an ISO-certified company committed to quality and bringing value to customers in the wine & spirits distribution, food & beverage, retail and manufacturing industries. For more information, visit: www.unex.com.

More Info: https://www.unex.com

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