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NEWS & T RE ND S Onspot Factory Expands Again! Onspot of North America is pleased to announce the expansion of its factory in North Vernon, Indiana. Onspot had been planning to add to its existing 30,000 square foot facility when the building and property next door became available. The company chose to purchase the 3 acre parcel with its 7400 square foot build- ing. This will become Onspot's storage warehouse. The additional space frees up the room required to add 2 more CNC machines that assist in the production of Onspot's automatic tire chain systems. Onspot of North America has been supplying automatic tire chain systems for the past 24 years to over 200 OEMS as a factory installed option and over 1400 dealers throughout North America. For more information, contact Onspot at 800-766-7768 or www.onspot.com TACO DEDICATES ITS NEW INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT CENTER One year and 2 months after Taco broke ground on a major building project designed to secure its future in the Ocean State and enhance its competitiveness. On August 1, the company dedicated its newly completed Innovation and Development Center. President & CEO John Hazen White, Jr. was joined by approximately 150 HVAC industry guests including major manufacturing representatives, trade press, and contractors for the morning event. The Taco Innovation and Development Center, consisting of a two-story 24,037 square foot addition to the current build- ing, is the centerpiece of the company's Master Infrastructure Plan. The Innovation and Development Center is a state-of-the- art learning and training environment, complete with new classroom spaces, conference rooms, a business center, and functional labs for testing and teaching. The center utilizes, displays and provides a hands-on learning environment for the 10 best equipment and systems that today's HVAC industry offers for comfort, efficiency and sustainability. The HVAC products and systems will be visible throughout the entire facility forming "Living Laboratories" that allow for close-up viewing, hands-on learn- ing and teaching. The LEED Gold Innovation Center project, along with office area renovations now under way within the existing build- ing, will provide the space the Company needs to grow and to remain competitive while remaining in RI, where the company has been operating since 1942. "The new Taco Innovat ion & Development Center is a wonderful show- case for our industry, where members of our professional community will learn about the latest technology and applications our industry has to offer. It's also an enriching environment where Taco employees will continue to increase their knowledge and enhance their personal and professional lives through training and education classes and programs," commented Company President and CEO John Hazen White, Jr., SEPTEMBER 2012 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com the third member of his family to operate the company since 1920. "With the building now operational we look forward to begin sharing this amazing facility." The total project, which extends through five phases of design and con- struction, has employed 36 subcontracting employers and provided almost 200 jobs for the local economy. It is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. NEW FIELD CONTROLS' DIRECTOR OF WHOLESALE SALES Edward J. Reynolds has been appointed director of wholesale sales at Field Controls (Kinston, N.C.). Reynolds man- ages the sales activities of the Wholesale Business Unit and is responsible for all channel partners including representative agencies, distributors, and contractors. He helps develop, implement, and execute the action plan for Field Controls and manu- facturer's representative firms. "With his demonstrated success at iden- tifying market and sales strategies, increasing productivity, developing self-directed teams,