Hardware Speciality Co. Inc., Long Island City, N.Y., distributor of fasteners and electronic hardware, recently appointed William (Bill) Berit ships division manager.
Mr. Berit, who has been with the company since 1978, "will bring broad experience in purchasing, sales and sales management to bear on the continuing growth of this vital division," said Edward Kaufman, president and chief executive officer of Hardware Speciality.
"Bill has spent seven years honing his skills with the Ships Division, where he has contributed greatly to its development and recognition.
His knowledge of and familiarity with the specific requirements of the shipbuilding maintenance, repair and retrofit industries is unequaled," he continued.
Assisting Mr. Berit will be John Pappas in a senior technical sales capacity. A former quality control manager, Mr. Pappas has more than 16 years of technical experience in the field, and is familiar with applicable specifications such as Level 1, subsafe, MIL-B-857, and MIL-S-1222.
Established in 1932, Hardware Specialty has facilities in eight locations throughout the U.S. and has sales worldwide to the aerospace, defense, commercial, computer, telecommunications and medical instrumentation industries.
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EYE ON THE NAVY NATO GAINS EXPERIENCE WITH UNMANNED SYSTEMS All photos courtesy NATO By Edward Lundquist allies and partners have taken Messenger is in its second year. Both are conducted at the Navy advantage of recent demon- Operational Experimentation Centre in Tróia, one of two Por- NATO strations
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until the leadership baton was earned Kevin Hardy by his daughter. Dawn is passionate about her company, technology and people, and it is Celia Konowe Edward Lundquist the latter that I found most interesting in our recent interview. Through our channels, we David Strachan talk relentlessly about the innovations
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, in March 2023. Christopher R. Lape / U.S. Marine Corps A ’ S S MERICA S EA ERVICES UILDING ARGE LEET OF MALL HIPS AND RAFT S L B S F C By Edward Lundquist ot every vessel in the U.S. Navy is built for barges. “The larger of the two is the Auxiliary Personnel major combat operations on the
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U.S. ? eet of service craft, which plays a vital role for the Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and other U.S. Marine Corps 26 government agencies, is growing. By Edward Lundquist 32 Keeping the Mississippi Open Dredging was the Herculean act that allowed much of the U.S. economy to keep chugging along as usual as
writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com. al matters affecting the United States maritime industry and on government contracts across all industries. 4 Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer who writes on maritime and 8 Del Williams security issues. He is a regular contributor to New is a technical
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has study abroad experience Bartolomej Tomic is managing editor of Lundquist in France and Ecuador, including the Offshore Engineer and OEDigital.com.. Edward Lundquist is a retired naval of? cer Universidad de San Francisco Quito’s who writes on naval, maritime, defense and www.marinetechnologynews.com