The Riordan Materials Corporation File
Location: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Founded: 1953 Joined MANA: 1974 Personnel: Nine, five of whom are salespeople Branch Locations: Crofton, MD; Reading, PA; Allentown, PA Territory Covered: Central E. PA, Central S. NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC History: Riordan Materials Corporation was formed by John Riordan in 1953. Its sister company, Industrial Materials, had been founded six years earlier and was the active firm. In 1967, the company entered the growing wastewater purification process equipment field. Riordan made this move because different methods were necessary to market this equipment to a higher-caliber technology group consisting of consulting engineers, municipal operating personnel and industrial environmental engineers. The company presently employs nine people providing high-quality equipment, service and technical support for any water and wastewater project.
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Jack Foster
Jack Foster, president of Foster Communications, Fairfield, Connecticut, has been the editor of Agency Sales magazine for the past 23 years. Over the course of a more than 53-year career in journalism he has covered the communications’ spectrum from public relations to education, daily newspapers and trade publications. In addition to his work with MANA, he also has served as the editor of TED Magazine( NAED’ s monthly publication), Electrical Advocate magazine, provided editorial services to NEMRA and MRERF as well as contributing to numerous publications including Electrical Wholesaling magazine and Electrical Marketing newsletter.