The Journal Register reports on the Palmer Rotary Club presenting Sanderson MacLeod Owner, Eric Sanderson, with the Paul Harris Fellow Award. Click here to read the full article.
Brushes with Fame.
Posted June 7, 2011
Brushes with Fame. Business West features Sanderson MacLeod and the Z-Tip in the June 7 edition. Read the full article here.
Brushwork Magazine
Posted May 1, 2011
Brushwork Magazine reports on the Z-Tip award presentation at the American Brush Manufacturers Association Annual Conference in the March/April edition.
Brushexpert.com Reports on Award Winning Z-Tip
Posted on April 25, 2011
Brushexpert.com Reports on Award Winning Z-Tip. Read the article here. http://www.brushexpert.com/news/article.asp?MagArticleID=990
EndoNurse Reports on Z-Tip
Posted on April 24, 2011
EndoNurse Reports on the Z-Tip. EndoNurse, the authority for the Continuing Advancement of Endoscopic Nursing, reported on Sanderson MacLeod’s revolutionary new Z-Tip in the Innovation Section of the publication’s April/May 2011 edition. More information about EndoNurse can be found at www.endonurse.com.
Brushware Magazine
Posted April 15, 2011
Brushware Magazine reports on Sanderson MacLeod’s award-winning Z-Tip in the May/June edition.
Sanderson MacLeod’s Z-Tip Wins Innovation Excellence Award
Posted April 6, 2011
Palmer, MA, USA – Sanderson MacLeod’s patent pending Z-Tip has won the American Brush Manufacturers Association’s William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award for 2011. The award is given to recognize outstanding innovation in any manufactured product, component or service in the brush industry.
The patent-pending Z-Tip is a revolutionary new way of putting a protective tip on a twisted wire brush. Recognizing that traditional medical brush tips have flaws that lead to scratching, scarring and poor performance, Sanderson MacLeod created a new manufacturing process using high energy fusion welding technologies to melt a pre-constructed core wire section of a twisted wire brush into a consistent, smooth and inseparable brush tip, called the Z-Tip.
According to David C. Parr, Executive Director of the ABMA, “We are delighted to present the 2011 ABMA William Cordes Innovation Excellence Award to Sanderson MacLeod. The “Willie” recognizes outstanding industry innovation and has become quite sought after and prestigious. The award is named after William Cordes, who served as the Association’s first President from 1917 to 1928. This award serves as a constant reminder that all new and exciting endeavors have beginnings that connect with real people.”
The company is currently marketing the Z-Tip to the medical industry for endoscopic cleaning brushes and cytology brushes which must have smooth protective tips in order to protect sensitive and expensive equipment and to ensure proper cell collection and patient safety.
Carlos R. Petzold, Chair of the ABMA’s Public Relations Committee and the Selection Committee for the Award, said, “The ABMA Innovation Award competition is a great opportunity for companies to showcase their innovative products, components and services to the industry and to the larger audience served by customers, users and consumers. It gives the greater industry a wonderful opportunity to see just how innovative, creative and vibrant we are as brushmakers.”
Mark F. Godfrey, ABMA Past President and also a former recipient of the Innovation Excellence Award, added, “In this competitive world economy, innovation is one of the critical keys to success. Being a recipient of this award lifts a company into rarified air and bestows a mantle of accomplishment to drive the company forward.”
“We are honored to win this award,” said Mark N. Borsari, President of Sanderson MacLeod. “We searched beyond the brush industry to solve the problems with traditional medical brush tips and found our answer in material joining science. We knew we had something pretty special, and we are extremely pleased to be recognized by the ABMA for our efforts.”
Sanderson MacLeod is the only brush manufacturer that specializes solely in twisted wire brushes, and for more than 50 years, has been the source of twisted wire brushes for some of the largest companies in the world. The company has a long history of innovation, including the distinction of inventing the first twisted wire mascara brush. Sanderson MacLeod employs more than 100 people in a state-of-the-art facility in Palmer, Massachusetts and utilizes a modern, FDA compliant Quality Control Laboratory to ensure product quality.
Brush Scene Magazine
Posted on April 1, 2011
Brush Scene Magazine reports on Mark N. Borsari being named President of Sanderson MacLeod in the April edition.
Broom, Brush & Mop Magazine
Posted April 1, 2011
Broom, Brush & Mop Magazine reports on Sanderson MacLeod’s Z-Tip winning the 2011 ABMA William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award in the March/April edition. Read the full article here.
Sanderson MacLeod Announces Leadership Transition
Posted on March 9, 2011
Eric Sanderson, Owner and CEO of Palmer, Massachusetts based Sanderson MacLeod, has announced the appointment of Mark N. Borsari to President and the retirement of his predecessor Jim Pascale.
Borsari joined Sanderson MacLeod in 2007 as Vice President of Strategy & Development. A veteran in the manufacturing sector, Borsari has extensive prior senior level leadership experience. His education includes an MBA from Western New England College and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Villanova University.
During his four years as Vice President at Sanderson MacLeod, Borsari maintained the company’s market leadership in manufacturing mascara brushes for the cosmetic industry while significantly expanding the medical, industrial, general cleaning and firearm markets. In addition, he has led an enterprise-wide LEAN manufacturing initiative, achieved record setting sales levels and was the inventor and product development leader of a newly launched patent-pending product, the Z-Tip, a revolutionary new way of putting a protective tip on a twisted wire brush. “Mark has clearly demonstrated that he possesses the vision, skills and energy to take this company to the next level of success.” said Sanderson. “Every one of our employees has reason to be very excited about our future.”
Pascale is retiring after a 46 year career in manufacturing including 20 years as President of Sanderson MacLeod. During the years that Pascale was President, Sanderson MacLeod experienced significant growth and developed into an international leader in the production of twisted wire brushes. “Jim had an enormously positive impact on our company,” said Eric Sanderson. “His engineering aptitude and passion for quality set the standard by which we operate. Because of his contributions, we are positioned extremely well for the future.”
Sanderson MacLeod has proudly produced domestically made twisted wire brushes for more than 50 years. A leader in the market, the company employs more than 100 people in a state-of-the-art facility in Palmer, Massachusetts and utilizes a modern FDA compliant Quality Control Laboratory to ensure product quality.
