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JULY 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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Meco Corporation
acquires Stakmore
EUSTIS,FL—
For
Timothy Totten
,
founding partner of
Final Embrace
,
honoring the service of a military
veteran is a family tradition. Both of
his grandfathers served, with several
uncles, a brother and a niece follow-
ing in their footsteps.
“We’ve seen a lot of requests for a
patriotic cover to honor these ser-
vicemen and women,” says Tot-
ten. “Since offering our first Stars
and Stripes cover, we’ve been over-
whelmed with positive responses.”
This groundswell of interest in the
products prompted Totten and his
team to look at ways to honor more
than just U.S. military veterans. Fi-
nal Embrace has unveiled three new
designs: the Canadian Flag, the Texas
State Flag and the Star of David.
Each cover is made to fit standard
one- and two-man cots, as well as the
newer 24-MiniMaxx cot from
Fer-
no
. Constructed from a high-tech
nylon fabric, the covers are fluid-re-
sistant and designed to remain oper-
able in all weather conditions. The
FluidBlocker fabric used for the top
and lining of each cover was original-
ly designed for mountain climbing
gear, which makes it ideal for long-
term use in sunny, wet or cold condi-
tions.
“All of these flag-like covers are top
stitched, like a really expensive flag,”
shares Totten. “Even though they pay
homage to actual flags, we’ve been
careful to follow Flag Code to honor
rather than desecrate service or reli-
gious dedication.”
To learn more about the All-Weath-
er Collection or to view company’s
other products, please visit www.
all 800-896-
0598 for more information.
Final Embrace Expands All-Weather Flag Collection
of Removal Covers
Byhre named
Homesteaders Account
Executive for Minnesota
G R E E N E V I L L E , T N—
Meco Corporation
an-
nounced its acquisition of
Stakmore
, the highly re-
garded manufacturer of
wood folding furniture, in
a transaction that closed
on May 30, 2014. It is an-
ticipated that the acquisi-
tion will give Meco Corpo-
ration a stronger foothold
in the folding furniture in-
dustry and will provide its
customers with a broad-
er line of options to better
serve the consumer mar-
ket.
Headquartered in Owe-
go, NY, Stakmore has been
manufacturing its unique
line of wood folding prod-
ucts since 1922. The same
basic folding mechanisms
designed and patented
by the company’s found-
ers are still the basis for all
the folding chairs and ta-
bles produced today. Stak-
more folding chairs and ta-
bles have a wide variety of
designs for residential and
commercial applications,
including homes, country
clubs, churches, universi-
ties, community centers,
banquet facilities, funeral
homes and more. The table
and chair designs are func-
tional, elegant and avail-
able in a variety of premi-
um finishes.
Meco Corporation, head-
quartered in Greeneville,
TN, has been a domi-
nant supplier of steel fold-
ing furniture since 1959.
Along the same distribu-
tion lines of Stakmore, the
Meco line of furniture has
a variety of styles, colors
and selections for both the
commercial and residential
market.
“This acquisition is key
to our growth strategy,”
said
Mark Proffitt
, Meco
president. “From a growth
perspective, the purchase
is in line with our strategy
of complementing and ex-
panding our product line.
The purchase of Stakmore
allows us to achieve diver-
sity for our customer be-
cause it gives our custom-
er an option of steel and
wood folding furniture un-
der the same umbrella of
one vendor, allowing us to
better serve our retail cus-
tomer.”
All operations and dis-
tribution of Stakmore
products will be moved
to Greeneville, TN. Meco
Corporation will maintain
the same level of quality,
service and delivery.
Steve Byhre
DES MOINES,IA—
Homesteaders’
VP-Field Sales
Dan
Lodermeier
announced that
Steve Byhre
has joined Home-
steaders as an account executive. Byhre, who has an exten-
sive background in sales and in the funeral service profes-
sion, will serve funeral home customers in Minnesota.
“Steve has demonstrated his expertise in establishing and
building relationships with funeral professionals,” Lodermei-
er said. “He has been recognized as a top achiever through-
out his career, and will be a
strong asset to Homestead-
ers’ sales force.”
Prior to joining Home-
steaders, Byhre was a Minne-
sota/Wisconsin sales repre-
sentative for
Aurora Casket
Company
. In that position,
he managed sales and client
management functions, call-
ing on funeral home own-
ers and managers to provide
product resources, informa-
tion and support.
“I enjoy helping funeral
home customers find new
ways to grow their businesses and better serve their client
families,” Byhre said. “I’m looking forward to working
with Homesteaders’ customers to educate them about the
variety of pre-need funding solutions we offer and why so
many funeral homes choose Homesteaders to help them
achieve their goals.”
Byhre earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky
University. He also acquired a Minnesota Life & Health li-
cense in 2010.
Focused solely on funeral insurance funding and support,
Homesteaders Life Company is the most often used pre-
need funding provider among nationally recognized com-
petitors (based on a 2013 Homesteaders-commissioned
brand study). To learn more, vi