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Phenix City, AL – Vectorply Corporation, a world leader in the design and production of composite reinforcement fabrics is committed to providing the highest level of support to our valued customer base. Today, to expand upon that commitment, we announce the promotions of Seth Holman and Jordan Haar to new positions, and Mike Ditzler to Southeast Region Sales Manager.

Holman joined Vectorply in 2008 as Northeast Region Sales Manager. Today, he will begin his new role as National Sales Manager, where he will lead our territory sales managers and direct sales efforts in North America. His technical expertise and customer focus have helped Vectorply consistently grow our Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canadian customer base over the past 12 years.

“Seth has been crucial to our success over the last 12 years,” said Vectorply CEO & President Trevor Humphrey. “His attention to detail and knowledge have consistently delivered strong growth in his region, and those traits will carryover into his new position leading our sales team.”

Also taking on a new role is former Southeast Region Sales Manager Jordan Haar, who will now lead Vectorply’s market growth as Business Development Manager. Since joining Vectorply in 2011 Haar has aggressively grown our business in the Southeast region of the U.S. As Business Development Manager, he will work closely with Vectorply’s sales, engineering, and marketing teams to define, locate, develop, and close business opportunities nationally.

“Jordan’s forward-thinking approach to new business has helped cement our position as the market leader for innovative, value-added reinforcements,” Humphrey said. “We are excited to see Jordan expand his focus to the national level and continue to provide our customers with the best solutions that meet their goals.”

Assuming the position of Southeast Region Sales Manager is former Field Engineer Mike Ditzler. Ditzler, who has been with Vectorply in multiple roles since 2010, has a wealth of technical expertise and experience within the composites industry. Ditzler’s hands-on leadership has helped many customers improve their processes and products, and he has been very involved in composites education as a frequent presenter of technical demonstrations nationwide.

“Mike has a well-earned reputation as a technical expert within our industry,” said Humphrey. “His knowledge of our products and our customer base will ensure a smooth transition to Southeast Region Sales Manager and allow us to continue providing leading composite solutions for the Southeast market.”

Vice President of Sales Tamir Levy believes that these organizational changes will give Vectorply the ability to serve our customers at an even higher level.

“Seth, Jordan, and Mike have each been so important to our success as we continue to make it easy for our customers to do business with us,” Levy said. “These promotions will allow each of them to do what they do best, which will make our entire team stronger.”

Phenix City, AL – Vectorply Corporation is excited to announce the hiring of Todd Green as sales manager for the North American Central North Region. Green comes to Vectorply with more than eight years of experience in composite engineering and sales.

Green holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University and has worked in the composites industry since 2008. In his new role, he will be responsible for Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Eastern Montana, and Northern Kentucky in the United States as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Green joins a sales team comprised of four additional regional sales managers and an advanced composite business development manager. Vice President of Sales Tamir Levy believes that his addition adds even more strength to a group already known throughout the composites industry for technical expertise and customer focus.

“Todd’s composite engineering experience, as well as his past sales experience will further enhance our technical efforts in the Central North Region,” Levy said. “We are excited that Todd has joined our team and look forward to him delivering the same high level of customer support that the industry has come to expect from Vectorply.”

Spring Lake, MI – On Thursday, February 27, Shape Corp. held their 2020 Supplier of the Year Award ceremony with more than 60 key suppliers in attendance. Vectorply Corporation, who has partnered with Shape since 2014 on development and material selection for Shape’s innovative curved, composite pultrusion process, was recognized at the ceremony with a selection as a Shape Corp. Supplier of the Year.

“Receiving the Supplier of the Year Award from Shape Corp. is a true honor for our entire team at Vectorply.” Said Vectorply President and CEO Trevor Humphrey”. “There’s no doubt that Shape is and will continue to be a key strategic partner of ours. Our companies share many common goals, and throughout our history our teams have worked closely together to provide high quality products for the automotive market.”

In 2014, Shape Corp. called on Vectorply to begin developing specialized carbon fabrics and laminate schedules for the automotive industry’s first curved, multi-hollow pultruded carbon fiber bumper beam. Initially, Vectorply’s sales and engineering teams assisted Shape Plastic and Composites Engineering Manager Toby Jacobson with dialing in the ideal fabrics for their revolutionary new curved pultrusion process. The historic part produced from this process was included on an equally historic automobile – General Motors Co.’s first mid-engine Corvette – the 2020 Corvette C8 Stingray.

“Through Shape’s innovative production process and willingness to push the boundaries of what is possible with composite materials, we have been fortunate enough to contribute to the automotive world’s first curved, pultruded carbon part for the 2020 mid-engine Corvette,” Humphrey said.

An equally important member of the collaborative team is Composites One, a leading North American distributor of composite materials and technical expertise. The success at Shape has resulted, in large part, because of Composites One’s technical support and consistent delivery according to Humphrey.

“I would also like to thank another great Vectorply partner, Composites One, for introducing us to Shape six years ago and for their continued support since that time,” he said. “Composites One’s dedication to supply excellence has been crucial to our combined success as a team.”

As a world-leader in the development of advanced composite reinforcements for high-end products, Vectorply relies on creative partners such as Shape to continue to innovate and push the limits of composite materials.

“As an engineering-driven company we cannot continue to improve as a supplier without customers who are willing to take risks to develop new processes and products that test our capabilities. For that, we are extremely thankful for our relationship with Shape Corp., and humbled to receive this wonderful award,” said Humphrey.

Phenix City, AL – Finding the perfect composite reinforcement fabric for your laminate has never been easier! On Friday Vectorply released an updated version of the product search database section of www.vectorply.com. The new search feature offers a seamless transition to a more user-friendly platform that allows visitors to locate their ideal product’s technical data sheet quicker and more efficiently.

Pictured is an example of the new search database mobile interface.

The most noticeable change to the search database page is the addition of a keyword search field. Users can now search for a specific product, such as ‘C-BX 1200’, or a specific keyword such as ‘carbon’ or ‘triaxial’. General industry terms such as the trademarked name ‘Kevlar’ and ‘uni’ (for warp unidirectional fabrics) can also be entered in this field.

Other options for searching products include drop-down selection boxes for fiber type, fabric architecture, and series type. Multiple drop-downs can be selected to search simultaneously, or just a single drop-down option can be chosen. A convenient ‘show all’ button also gives users the ability to see all standard Vectorply products and compare properties in the results table.

With a search completed, locating the right product among the results has also become much easier. A rebuilt search table now allows users to sort individual columns by value, meaning searchers can arrange products from lightest to heaviest, thinnest to thickest, etc. Users can also hover over a value and see what the value represents if the header row is not visible. This added functionality means that the important data is always in plain sight regardless of the number of results in the chart.

Finally, Vectorply’s new product search database page was created in a mobile-friendly format. Customers and visitors can quickly access the search database on their Android or Apple device to find important technical information whether they are in a boat shop, in the field, or in the office.

Products listed in the search database are all standard, but custom engineered reinforcements are also available. To find out more, call 334-291-7704 or 1-800-577-4521 today!

Vectorply Corporation is a growing company where employees are introduced with opportunities to learn and grow within their roles. It’s an exciting and challenging environment where no two days are alike. In production, we are establishing new training programs to hone our operators’ skills and promote advancement. Sales and Engineering are collaboratively creating new products that increase customers’ efficiencies and capabilities. Customer Service is processing more orders than ever, fielding more calls and doing everything possible to support the sales staff. Everyone is pursuing the same goal of “making it easy for the customer to do business with us” and to maintain focus on that important mission, we are making some important and positive changes in this department.

First, a new position titled Sales Support Specialist has been added to the Customer Service Team. Vectorply welcomed Danielle Anderson to our team on June 18, 2019 to begin training in this role. She comes to Vectorply with extensive experience in a variety of administrative duties, data management and communications. Danielle will support the sales team which encompasses customer service by managing data and fulfilling vital operations. The administrative duties absorbed by this new position have previously been dispersed throughout the Customer Service Team managed by very capable individuals “wearing multiple hats”. Passing some of these proverbial hats on will allow our Customer Service Representatives to focus more fully on customer needs.

This brings us to the next big change, which is the title “Customer Service Representative”. Yes, these individuals are the initial point of contact for our customers, but they also have a remarkable understanding of our production capabilities and knowledge of our industry so they can best help those wanting to purchase our materials. They work hard to capture the specifics of a customer’s needs to ensure the products, documentation and delivery requested and desired is fulfilled. With that said, our new title for CSR is Customer Account Specialist. These individuals back up our Sales Managers across the country and ensure that our valued customers know that our goal is to fulfill the specific needs and requirements of their account with us. It’s more than just a title change, it’s a realignment of our focus on the customer.

These great changes are vital to our growth and exciting for our future. Today and every day, we at Vectorply want to make it easy for our customers to imagine, innovate and build with the most advanced composite materials engineered today.