SIMONDS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FACILITY IN FLORENCE, SC

Today Simonds International announced the establishment of a new customer focused facility in Florence, South Carolina. The facility will consolidate some distribution and customer service activities for the Southeastern United States wood fiber markets. In addition, the facility will have a new industry training center and state-of-the-art filing room to assist customers with their education and hands-on training needs.
Ray Martino, President and CEO, of Simonds said, “The new facility will enable our company to transfer the deep knowledge of our technical employees to the industry and demonstrate the operation of our new filing room technology. The ultimate objective is to improve the productivity of our customer base.”

About Simonds International
Simonds International, founded in 1832, is a leading supplier and marketer of cutting tools and related products to the wood, pulp, paper and tree care industries. For more information, call (800) 426-6226 or visit www.simondsint.com