McNICHOLS Appoints New Director of Quality Assurance


August 4, 2006, Tampa, FL - McNICHOLS Company announces today the recent appointment of Will Hoover as its new Director of Quality Assurance. Hoover will have overall responsibility for the company's ISO 9001:2000-based quality management system and the certification of McNICHOLS' 16 U.S. metals service centers. Hoover will report to Director of National Operations Jeff Croskey. Will has been named to the position at the company's corporate headquarters in Tampa, FL.

Formerly Business Center Manager for The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Statesville, North Carolina, Will was responsible for all facets of production, people and technology for the past two years. Prior to that he spent six years as the Customer Engineer and ISO Systems Manager for the Statesville location.

Will is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. His wife Cheryl and their two sons, Mitch and Reese, will be relocating from Statesville, North Carolina, and joining him in the Tampa area.

McNICHOLS Co., founded in 1952, is famous for its same-day shipping program, providing perforated and expanded metal, wire cloth and all types of grating and flooring to customers worldwide. Driven by a strong family legacy and catalog and Internet marketing, the company serves numerous industries from 24 locations throughout the United States and Mexico, including 17 service centers and 7 field offices.

Headquartered in the Tampa Bay Area since 1978, McNICHOLS Company actively maintains the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard for each of its domestic service centers. For more information on McNICHOLS Co., visit www.mcnichols.com.

For Further Information Contact:
Jeff Croskey
Director of National Operations
Phone: (813) 282-3828, ext. 2106
Email: jeff.croskey@mcnichols.com

Kristen Powers
Communications Specialist
Phone (813) 282-3828, ext. 2128
Email: kristen.powers@mcnichols.com

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