Equipment Report

Andrews Software Inc. (ASI), Cleveland, has announced the appointment of Scott Bidwell to the post of president and chief operating officer.

Bidwell will oversee strategic initiative and operational functions as ASI builds upon its suite of software solutions for the records and information management industry.

"Appointing Scott as president/COO is the next logical step to launch us into our next phase of growth," ASI CEO Lee Miller says. "Scott has been with Andrews Software since it began and continues to be a driving force to ensure our business goals are achieved."

Bidwell, who formerly served as vice president of sales and marketing, has more than 18 years of industry experience and has been a integral part of ASI’s success, according to the a press release from the company.

"It has been exciting to be part of ASI’s growth from a small company into a company that provides software solutions to businesses around the globe," Bidwell says. "I look forward to working with Lee and the entire ASI team to build upon our legacy of exceptional service united with proven technology solutions."

More information about ASI is available at www.AndrewsSoftware.com.

Colorado Document Security (CDS), Palisade, Colo., has announced that it has lowered its carbon footprint by 33 percent by replacing its three-year-old full-size on-site document destruction truck with a new Axo Peashooter document destruction truck.

Axo, Kitchener, Ontario, introduced the smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient document destruction truck in 2006 to address the small market/entry market segment of the secure destruction industry. At the time of the truck’s introduction, the company said the vehicle was "designed to allow inner-city operators or startup companies to enter the market with a modern, full-featured truck."

The Peashooter is capable of shredding 2,500 pounds of paper per hour and features a total vehicle weight of 19,500, according to Axo. The truck can haul more than 6,000 pounds of shredded paper, and drivers do not require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to operate the Peashooter.

According to CDS, the Peashooter reduces its carbon footprint by at least 33 percent in its manufacture, maintenance and fuel economy. The Peashooter has realized a 52 percent increase in fuel economy for CDS compared to the shred truck it replaced.

Colorado Document Security Vice President of Operation Scott Fasken says he has been looking at ways to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and saw the Axo Peashooter as an ideal solution.

An additional benefit of the Peashooter is that it is not subject to IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement), an agreement that provides for the consolidated reporting of motor vehicle fuels taxes for vehicles and their loads weighing 26,000 pounds or more when traveling in more than one state or province of Canada. Fasken says the Peashooter has saved his wife and business partner Jill Fasken four days per year in accounting work, freeing her up to do more productive work.

Colorado Document Security was founded in 2003 and provides secure on-site document destruction to the Western Slope of Colorado and Northern New Mexico. CDS has been a member of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) since its founding and says it was the first Western Slope document destruction firm to received NAID AAA Certification.

Vecoplan LLC, High Point, N.C., has appointed Vinnie Carpentieri to the position of national sales manager, mobile division.

In his new position Carpentieri oversees all mobile shredding system sales throughout North America. He also acts as a liaison between the marketplace and Vecoplan, communicating changing and specialized customer needs to Vecoplan’s engineering R&D team and working with the marketing department to introduce innovations in mobile technologies to the marketplace.

Prior to joining Vecoplan, Carpentieri spent 23 years as sales manager at a major capital equipment manufacturer specializing in granulators for the plastics market. "We worked with Vinnie for many years at his former company," Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan, says. "Over the years, Vinnie impressed us with his knowledge and understanding of size-reduction technology in general and his ability to grasp the needs of individual customers and then make sure those needs were met. We’re pleased that Vinnie brings this expertise to Vecoplan."

Vecoplan is a leader in size-reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment and complete scrap reduction systems for a wide variety of industrial markets. Vecoplan shredding and recycling equipment is used in the secure information destruction, e-scrap destruction, woodworking, plastics processing and recycling, printing and converting and general waste processing and recovery industries.

More information is available at www.VecoplanLLC.com.