7.10.08 | Holland, MI | Trendway presented the 2008 George and Lucille Heeringa Design Scholarships to Stephanie Gromer and William Oltman.  Ms. Gromer is an interior design major and an intern at ROI Design. She is planning on becoming LEED certified before she graduates. Her goal is to be a designer who is known for unique uses of material that benefit people and the environment. Mr. Oltman is an industrial design student with a minor in architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has three internships one at 2B Studio working on product design, development, and research; a second at Bonnette Designs where he primarily does graphic design; and a third with the Grand Rapids Police Department where he assists the public in answering questions and writing reports. The $1,000 award, which was created in honor of Trendway's founding proprietors George and Lucille Heeringa, is offered annually to design students at Kendall College in Grand Rapids, MI. The winners are selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude, leadership abilities, community involvement, and volunteerism. 

7.10.08 | Calgary, Canada | Gregg Belvin joined DIRTT Environmental Solutions as sales representative for New Jersey. Mr. Belvin will be working with the New Jersey DIRTT Distribution Partner Office Furniture Partnership. He previously worked at Steelcase, leaving in 2002 to join a dealership and then went on to develop an Architectural and Technology Products group.

7.9.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Inscape Corporation appointed Richard Hudon Vice President of Sales in Canada and Jeff Woodward Director of Government Sales. Mr. Hudon will be responsible for expanding Inscape's sales and distribution in Canada, as well as managing Inscape's Toronto sales group. He joins Inscape most recently from Herman Miller Workplace Resource of Toronto, where he held the position of Director of Sales. He has also had several senior sales and sales management positions with Knoll and Teknion in both the United States and Canada in addition to having owned a Knoll dealership in the Northeast U.S. Mr. Woodward will be responsible for growing Inscape's government sales in the United States. Prior to joining Inscape, he was at Maxon a division of HNI where he built and implemented their very successful government program. He has held several senior sales management positions with other organizations including CenterCore, developing highly effective GSA programs.  www.inscapesolutions.com

7.8.08 | Cleveland, OH | Vocon Inc., added Heather Schmucker, Erica Shiever and Robynn Schindler to its team. Ms. Schmucker, with 10 years of industry experience, joins Vocon as an architect. Erica Shiever, interior designer, will work with architects and other designers on space planning, design and finish specifications. Ms. Schindler, interior design will be responsible for tenant improvements and developing functional and aesthetic design solutions.  www.vocon.com

7.8.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Scott Group Custom Carpets hired Dan Bogo as National Sales Manager to drive the company's growth and expand its services to the architecture and esign community. Prior to joining Scott Group, Mr. Bogo was vice president of sales for Interface Fabrics. www.scott-group.com