Lakewood, NJ – March 2, 2012 – Component Hardware Group, Lakewood, NJ, and JHL Enterprises, two leading manufacturers of plumbing and hardware products, today announced plans that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Under the terms of the merger agreement, JHL will be fully integrated into Component Hardware Group. Harry Franze will retain his position as President & CEO of the combined businesses. J. Howard Levine, CEO of JHL Enterprises, will stay on in a consultant role. “From the start of our discussions it became apparent that merging our companies would provide the platform for JHL to continue its growth trend while providing Component Hardware with access to new markets,” said Franze. The merger will take effect on March 2, 2012.

The combined company will be headquartered in Lakewood and retain a warehouse in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. In the near-term, the company’s main priorities will be to seamlessly unify its product lines and services. Component Hardware will continue to service all existing JHL customers and support its commitments.

“The merger with JHL further strengthens our leadership position in the foodservice hardware and plumbing markets”, said Ed Whartnaby, Executive VP – Sales & Marketing, of Component Hardware. “We will be able to provide our customers with a broader product line at a range of price points, while still offering the same high quality and customer service that they have come to expect.”

For more information about Component Hardware, please visit http://www.componenthardware.com/.

About Component Hardware Group®, Inc

Component Hardware Group is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium plumbing and hardware products. The company creates innovative solutions that serve the foodservice, institutional, healthcare and commercial markets in the following brand divisions: Flame Gard® Filters & UL-Fire Rated Access Doors, Keil® Refrigeration Hardware, Encore® Premium Plumbing, SANIGUARD® product protection, Regal Ride™ casters and TOP-LINE® economy plumbing. Component Hardware has provided excellence in the plumbing and hardware industry for more than 30 years and, today, remains steadfastly committed to quality, service and innovation. For more information, please visit http://www.componenthardware.com, www.chgeurope.com, http://www.flamegard.com, www.encoreplumbing.com, and www.keilhardware.com.

Lakewood, N.J. – February 15, 2012 – Component Hardware Group, the leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium plumbing and hardware products, is pleased to announce the the appointment of Lois Schneck as director of marketing and the promotion of Kevin Tumpey to business development and sales operations manager.

“We’re very excited to be able to expand the Component Hardware team in the New Year,” said Ed Whartnaby, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Component Hardware. “Not only are we adding a talented marketer to our current roster of dedicated team members, we’re also pleased to acknowledge a long-standing employee for his commitment, quality work and proven results over the past twenty years.”

In her new role as the Director of Marketing, Schneck will develop strategic and tactical marketing plans, identify new product and market opportunities, and build awareness of Component Hardware and its brand divisions. Schneck was previously director of marketing for Follett Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of ice storage and transport systems, ice makers, ice and beverage dispensers and medical grade refrigerators and freezers.

With over twenty years of experience in Sales and Marketing at Component Hardware, Tumpey will oversee the daily operations of the sales department and manage the distributor and dealer sales channels in his new role. He will also work with the sales department to enhance customer satisfaction and revenue generation, and build upon long-term account goals — all in line with the company vision and values. He is responsible for all corporate product training and coordination with other departments on new product development.

For more information about Component Hardware, please visit http://www.componenthardware.com/.

About Component Hardware Group®, Inc
Component Hardware Group is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium plumbing and hardware products. The company creates innovative solutions that serve the foodservice, institutional, healthcare and commercial markets in the following brand divisions: Flame Gard® Filters & UL-Fire Rated Access Doors, Keil® Refrigeration Hardware, Encore® Premium Plumbing, SANIGUARD® product protection, Regal Ride™ casters and TOP-LINE™ economy plumbing. Component Hardware has provided excellence in the plumbing and hardware industry for more than a quarter of a century and, today, remains steadfastly committed to quality, service and innovation. For more information, please visit http://www.componenthardware.com, www.chgeurope.com, http://www.flamegard.com, www.encoreplumbing.com, and www.keilhardware.com.
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On display at the Component Hardware Booth (5887), the L82 Series LED Hood Light is ideal for use in commercial cooking hood applications. Supplied with a prismatic tempered glass lens and two 22W LED lamps, it has the highest lumens per watt in the industry, and at only 4.5 inches high, the fixture is also well-suited for limited overhead clearance applications.

The light features a steel housing with white baked enamel finish and a satin stainless steel face frame to match the interior of the cooking hood. Currently, the light is offered in a 4-foot length; however, 2-foot and 3-foot models are in development.

“A revolutionary solution for high temperature, eco-friendly lighting in commercial cooking hoods, the new recessed L82 Series LED Hood Light is the first of its kind,” said Kevin Tumpey, Marketing Product Manager of Component Hardware. “Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, it offers an energy efficient alternative to traditional incandescent and fluorescent hood lights.”

Component Hardware and Flame Gard are dedicated to producing environmentally friendly products that conserve water, improve hygiene or reduce energy consumption while maintaining our high performance standards. The two 22W LED lamps in the L82 Series Hood Light will save up to 30 percent over standard T8 fluorescent lamps, while providing a total light output of 4,000 lumens. These fixtures are UL and NSF listed for use in commercial cooking hoods and meets all of the requirements for NFPA 96 and NEC 410.

For more information about Flame Gard products, please visit www.flamegard.com.

About Flame Gard^®

Flame Gard^®, a division of Component Hardware Group, Inc., has been a leading manufacturer of accessories for commercial kitchen exhaust systems since its inception in 1968. With a complete line of sturdy, well-constructed baffle-type grease filters, spark arrestor filters, UL fire-rated grease duct access doors and other accessories, Flame Gard’s innovative designs and high quality components are combined to provide the safest and most efficient cooking hoods and grease ducts on the market today. Users of Flame Gard products include McDonalds^®, Ruby Tuesday’s^®, Carl’s Jr.^®/Hardees^® and Outback Steakhouse^®.  For more information on Flame Gard^® by Component Hardware and on how to better protect a kitchen ventilation system, please visit: www.flamegard.com.

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