| Sales Representatives February 8, 2008 |
Buffalo Abrasives, Inc. is looking for Independent Sales Representatives for selected geographical territories. Candidates should have experience in selling Industrial end-users through distribution. Grinding wheel application experience is a plus. Candidates should submit qualifications to sales@buffaloabrasives.com
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| Industry Growth Forecast February 1, 2008 |
Our marketing resources forecast an industry sales increase in grinding wheels of 2.0% in 2008 followed by an 1.5% increase in 2009 and a 4.5% increase in 2009. This compares with increases of 3.2% in 2006 and 1.8% in 2007.
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| World of Concrete January 28, 2008 |
Buffalo Abrasives Inc. attended the annual "World of Concrete" Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas during the week of 1/21/08. Our products such as high speed gas saw blades and walk-behind blades are commonly used in the construction trade. The show set a record for attendance.
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| Niagara River Ice Boom December 14, 2007 |
Officials from the International Niagara Board of Control said Monday that, weather permitting, work on installing the Niagara River Ice Boom will begin Thursday 12/13/07. According to the agreement allowing the boom, installation may begin when the water temperature reaches 39 degrees. Last season, it did not reach that point until Jan. 19. The 1.7-mile long boom is installed at the entrance of the Niagara River to strengthen the natural ice arch that forms almost every year. That minimizes the amount of ice flowing down the river, which minimizes property damage and aids in hydroelectric production.
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| New Ethanol Plant in Buffalo... August 1, 2007 |
A dormant cluster of grain elevators and milling facilities on the
Buffalo River will come back to life as an ethanol production plant in
Spring 2008. The plant will produce 110 million gallons of ethanol
annually and create 65 full-time jobs. The $80 million ethanol project
will use four mothballed grain elevators, along with two former flour
mills and a malting house (dating to the 1880's). Some 40 million
bushels of corn would be delivered to the plant each year. The bulk of
the corn would arrive by as many as 60 lake freighters, a throwback to
Buffalo's heyday as a milling capital. In addition to producing more
than 100 million gallons of pure ethanol annually, the plant will create
an estimated 400,000 tons of livestock feed grain as a byproduct of the
process. Sales of liquid carbon dioxide, another byproduct of the
distilling process, will provide additional revenue. The plant's heavy
use of water for corn processing will have a side benefit of discharging
clean, highly oxygenated water into the turbid, slow-moving Buffalo
River. The existing infrastructure in Buffalo will allow the company to build its
plant at a cost 30 percent below the "build from scratch" industry
norm. The future of Buffalo's inventory of idle grain and cement
elevators has been a growing cause for concern in the preservation
community. Reuse options have proved elusive, raising the likelihood
they'll face the wrecking ball, as did the H-O Oats silos in Buffalo's
Cobblestone District that were torn down to make way for the Seneca Buffalo
Creek Casino.
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| Fast Track 50 Award June 18, 2007 |
Buffalo Abrasives, Inc. has been presented with the 2007 Fast Track 50 award. The award recognizes the Buffalo-Niagara Region's top 50 fastest growing companies.
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| ISA Conference & Trade Fair June 8, 2007 |
Buffalo Abrasives, Inc. participated in the Industrial Supply Association (ISA) Trade Fair May 22-23, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tim Wagner, Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Jack Abbott, Southeast Regional Sales Manager and Fred Williams, Sales and Marketing Manager, were in attendance. Almost 2000 industry executives, representing 715 companies, participated.
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| October Snow Storm December 20, 2006 |
A freak snow storm hit a narrow area at the foot of Lake Erie on October 12, 2006. The storm's path included the Buffalo Abrasives plant in North Tonawanda. Snow fall totals were in a range of 15" to 30". Several hundred motorists were stranded in their vehicles for as long as 12 hours. In that leaves were still on the trees, there was a tremendous amount of damage. It was estimated that one of every three trees was heavily damaged or destroyed. Falling limbs brought down power lines and hundreds of thousands of people were without electricity for 1 to 10 days. Inactive sump pumps resulted in flooded basements. Roads were impassable. Generators, flashlights and bottled water sold out quickly. 1000 emergency crews from all over the country arrived to help restore power and assist with the clean-up. Some FEMA crews thought the devastation was worse than Katrina and they were still cleaning up in mid-December. The area's landscape has changed and it will likely take a generation to be restored.
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| Area's Economy Ranked 99th in World November 14, 2006 |
According to a report from Global Insight, the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area has an economic output of approximately $56 Billion per year. In a listing of Nations and Metropolitan areas, this ranks Western New York as 99. This position is about the same as the country of Kuwait, slightly ahead of Richmond, VA and slightly behind Milwaukee, WI. The report lists a population of 1.1 million, an area of 1,568 square miles and average annual snow fall of 97 inches.
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| Tonawanda September 8, 2006 |
Buffalo Abrasives is located in the town of North Tonawanda. The town was incorporated in 1836 and the name was derived from the Native American phrase "Ton-ne-won-ta", which means "swift water". This is due to the town's proximity to the west branch of the Niagara River.
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