And we continue to recruit more product specialists to source new products and to provide technical support to our customers. Our marketing efforts are also ramping up, both online and social networks, via e-mail and by direct mail campaigns. We are also actively onboarding new suppliers to our site to provide even more product choices. We continue to improve the performance of our website to provide the best user experience in the industry. What are the next steps for Kahn Tools? Where do you go from here? The bottom line: Every dollar spent with Kahn Tools stays in this country. We also provide American manufacturers an online presence where they will never have to compete with foreign brands.
Kahn Tools has created a clear differentiation by offering end users a place to purchase American made industrial products exclusively. To survive, each distributor must provide a unique benefit to their customer. We received a deluge of heartfelt responses expressing their appreciation for products made in this country, and how they recognize their responsibility to protect American jobs.ĭo you feel like the timing of the launch has helped promote the site (manufacturing reshoring movement, fiscal cliff, high unemployment, etc.)?Īs everyone knows, the industrial distribution market is incredibly fragmented, with thousands of distributors competing with the same products for the same customers. We ran a contest on Facebook and LinkedIn asking people to submit their thoughts on the quality of American products, and supporting American manufacturers. However, based on the increasing number of hits on our website and social networking sites, and the number of American manufacturers who are lining up to open accounts for us, I’m very optimistic about our future success. Cost tool for the calculation of global production and supply costs of green hydrogen and hydrogen-based synthetic fuels. What kind of reception has the endeavor met, both in theory (promotion) and in practice (people ordering from the site)? Have people come out of the woodwork to support this and make it a reality, given the resurgent interest in American manufacturing?Īs a start-up company, we have very little history to gage our impact on the market. There are also several companies that have been sourcing more and more of their products from foreign manufacturers, so we can’t consider them.
Others don’t see the value of being promoted on a website that offers only U.S. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in Kentucky.Some of the very large, well-established brands are reluctant to add any new distributors at this time. MSF also authorized a State Education Tax abatement to be used in conjunction with the locally approved abatement. In addition to MSF support, the city of Novi approved a 50-percent property tax abatement in support of the project. “We’re pleased to work with our local partners and support this investment, and we look forward to working with the company as it continues to grow and add jobs in Michigan.” “Production Tool Supply’s decision to expand in Novi means good jobs for Michigan residents and underscores the strength of our business environment and talented workforce,” says Jeff Mason, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the state’s chief marketing and business attraction arm that administers programs and performs due diligence on behalf of the Michigan Strategic Fund, which provided a $1 million grant to the project. Production Tool Supply Co., the Warren-based supplier and distributor of industrial tools, is establishing a new $70-million headquarters and fulfillment center in Novi that is expected to create 85 jobs. Photo courtesy of Production Tool Supply Production Tool Supply’s current corporate headquarters in Warren.
0 kommentar(er)
