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NOVEMBER 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
S ec t i on B
The Foresight Companies
Announces Rehiring
Stephanie Ramsey
Zontec System
installed in Boca Raton
Mausoleum
Baton Raton Mausoleum
TAMPA,FL—
The
Zontec
Solution was recently installed
in
Baton Raton Mausoleum
in Boca Raton, FL to elimi-
nate mausoleum odors and control phorid fly infestation as
well as other insects.
Fritz Miner,
manager for Baton Ra-
ton Mausoleum stated, “About 6 months ago, we had a ma-
jor problem with phorid flies. Clients would be attacked by
these flies as soon as the door opened. One particular client
that visited on a daily basis would wear a rain suit and hat,
just to keep the bugs off of her.
The Rotunda building is the gem of all of their properties.
It houses 500 crypts and family rooms. All handcrafted us-
ing white Italian Marble. Needless to say, it is a very expen-
sive property. To enter this building and have these flies attack
clients made it an impossible sale. After 11 Zontec units were
installed, the bug problem was almost eliminated. Within a
month, there were no bugs. The Rotunda building was again
alive with sales activity. Sales have picked up and there is a
fresh spring like odor in the building every morning.
“The Zontec process is the most environmentally friendly
way to eliminate odors and control all insects. The Zontec
system was designed for mausoleums. The system re-oxidizes
the air killing the flies and odors by sending out 03 molecules
that consist of millions of atoms that blanket the mausoleum
from top to bottom leaving the air smelling fresh and de-
stroying 95 percent to 99 percent of the gnats. It’s basic phys-
ics, it’s safe, and it works!” said
Rainy Day Miller,
project
manager, Zontec™ International, Inc.
Zontec™ International, Inc. presently serves mausoleums
and funeral homes throughout North America, Australia, Eu-
rope and is a supplier member of the
Catholic Cemetery Con-
ference, FCCFA, ICCFA, NFDA, FACA,
and
OACFP.
For over
30 years, Zontec™ has adhered to the highest quality standards
in the industry manufacturing superior products that are built
to last. For more information about the Zontec™ system, to
(L to R) Jim Woods and Jim Wiens
Doric Products celebrates
on Mackinaw Island
MARSHALL,IL—
Macki-
naw Island provided a pic-
turesque background to the
2014
Doric Products, Inc.
annual fall meeting.
Cheboy-
gan Cement Products Inc.
hosted Doric Dealers from
around the United States and
Canada at their plant in ad-
dition to providing insight to
their diverse operation. Guest
speakers educated dealers on a
variety of topics to help grow
their businesses.The weekend
concluded with the distribu-
tion of annual sales awards
and recognition to longstand-
ing members of Doric Prod-
ucts.
Receiving top honors again
this year were
Doug Evans
and
Jim Woods
of
Caroli-
na-Doric, Inc.,
based in the
Florence, SC area. Carolina-
Doric Inc. had a fantastic year
which culminated by being
recognized as the #1 Dealer
and for the overall Greatest
Number Sold.
Additional winners of the
overall awards include: “Top
Cremation Product Sales
Award,”
Cordeiro Vault Co,
Vallejo, CA; “Daisy Chri-
som Award,”
Rocky Moun-
tain Monument & Vault,
Sandy, UT; “Overall Great-
est Percentage of Increase,”
Division I:
Saline Vault Co,
Sweet Springs, KS; Division
II:
Southern Vault Services
Inc,
Blakely, GA; Division
III:
Doody Burial Vaults
Inc,
Winchendon, MA; and
Division IV:
Phenix Vault,
Phenix City, AL.
Bronze Category winners:
“Greatest Number Sold–
Bronze:” Division I:
Dor-
ic of Tennessee,
Nashville,
TN; Division II:
Watts Vault
& Monument Co,
Des
Moines, IA; and Division III:
Wicomico Vault Company
Inc,
Salisbury, MD. “Great-
est Percentage of Increase–
Bronze:” Division I:
Forsyth
Brothers Concrete Prod-
ucts,
Terre Haute, IN; Divi-
sion II:
Perfection Concrete,
Vandalia, IL; and Division
III:
Everlasting Vault Com-
pany,
Randallstown, MD.
Winners in the Lydian Cat-
egory: “Greatest Number
Sold–Lydian:” Division I:
Carolina-Doric, Inc., Flor-
ence, SC; Division II: Watts
Vault & Monument Corp,
Montezuma, IA; and Di-
vision III: Wicomico Vault
Company Inc, Salisbury,
MD. “Greatest Percentage of
Increase–Lydian:” Division I:
Bruns-Norwalk Vault Co,
St. Louis, MO; Division II:
Esterly Concrete Company
Inc,
West Reading, PA; and
Division III:
Harris Precast
Inc,
La Porte, IN and
Hunt-
ingburg Vault Co,
Hunting-
burg, IN.
Winners in the Athenian
Category: “Greatest Number
Sold–Athenian:” Division I:
Carolina-Doric, Inc,
Flor-
ence, SC; Division II:
Doric
Vault of Eastern New York,
Hudson, NY; Division III:
Golden Eagle Vault Com-
pany,
Rocky Mountain, VA;
and Division IV:
J.P. Vin-
cent & Sons, Inc,
Galena,
IL. “Greatest Percentage of
Increase–Athenian:” Divi-
sion I: Forsyth Brothers Con-
crete Products,
Terre Haute,
IN; Division II:
Abel Vault
& Monument Company,
Pekin, IL; and Division III:
Golden Eagle Burial Vault,
Rocky Mountain, VA.
Patrician Category win-
ners were: “Greatest Num-
ber Sold–Patrician:” Division
I:
Hairfield Vault Compa-
nies, Inc,
Newton, NC; Di-
vision II: Abel Vault &Mon-
ument Company,
Pekin, IL;
and Division III:
Memphis
Vault Company,
Memphis,
TN. “Greatest Percentage of
Increase–Patrician:” Division
I:
Superior Vault Company,
Charlestown, IN; Division
II:
Mercer Vault Company,
Fredericksburg, VA; Divi-
sion III:
Cemex dba Calla-
way Precast,
Delray Beach,
FL; and Division IV: Phenix
Vault, Phenix City, AL.
Winners in the Phoenix
Category follow: “Great-
est Number Sold–Phoenix:”
Division I: Cordeiro Vault
Co, Vallejo, CA; Division II:
Doric Vault of Eastern New
York
,
Hudson, NY; Division
III: Everlasting Vault Com-
pany, Randallstown, MD;
and Division IV: J.P. Vin-
cent & Sons, Inc, Galena, IL.
“Greatest Percentage of In-
crease–Phoenix:” Division I:
Hairfield Vault Companies,
Inc, Newton, NC; Division
II: Mercer Vault Company,
Fredericksburg, VA; Divi-
sion III:
Dof K Inc,
Iola, KS;
and Division IV:
Gettysburg
BurialVault Inc,
Gettysburg,
PA.
PES makes Inc. Magazine’s List of the 5000 Fastest-
Growing Private Companies in America
Sheldon Goldner
soft, Zappos, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Zipcar, Clif Bar, Vizio, Or-
acle, and many other well-known names gained early expo-
sure as members of this prestigious list.
This is the third time that Precious Metal Refining Services
has been ranked among the Inc 5000, having posted an im-
pressive sales growth rate for three years running. Founded
in 1980 by
Sheldon Goldner,
Precious Metal Refining Ser-
vices has emerged as a leading refiner of precious metals, serv-
ing gold buyers, dental labs, film processors, crematories and
other generators of precious metal scrap in an environmen-
tally-responsible and EPA-compliant manner.
“We are thrilled and honored to again be named to the Inc.
5000 list and be among such distinguished company,” said
Goldner. “We have a remarkable team, a great facility, and an
earnest desire to support our clients at the extremes of cus-
BARRINGTON,IL—
Inc.
Magazine
has again ranked
Precious Metal Refining
Services, Inc.,
parent cor-
poration of post-cremation
metal recycler
Progressive
Environmental Services,
in its annual Inc. 5000, an
exclusive ranking of the na-
tion’s fastest-growing pri-
vate companies. The list
represents the most com-
prehensive look at the most
important segment of the
economy – America’s in-
dependent entrepreneurs.
Companies such as Micro-
tomer service. I honestly be-
lieve that it’s this combina-
tion that continues to attract
business to us and accounts
for our continued growth.”
The companies named in
the 33rd annual Inc. 5000
are ranked according to
percentage revenue growth
when comparing 2010 to
2013. Precious Metal Refin-
ing Services also made the
list in 2012 and 2013. To
qualify, companies must be
United States based, private-
ly held, for profit, and inde-
pendent—not subsidiaries
Precious Metal Refining Services, Inc. began operations in
1980 as an industrial refiner specializing in silver recovery
from film. It quickly evolved into a full-service precious met-
al refinery specializing in high-volume customers, fire assay
and fast settlements. In August, 2012, PMRS was awarded a
rank of #211 in the prestigious Inc. 500. That same year, al-
ready serving the cremation/funeral industry through third-
party recyclers, the company officially launched Progressive
Environmental Services as a direct and environmentally-re-
PHOENIX,AZ—
Daniel Isard,
MSFS, president of
The Fore-
sight Companies, LLC
announced that they have rehired a
long time employee,
Stephanie Ramsey,
to resume her work
in their client service area of their firm. “I spotted Stephanie’s
talent almost 25 years ago when she was a young financial plan-
ner and knew that she would blossom in our company doing
client service work. Stephanie was with us for more than 12
years, reaching the position of director of client service, where
she overview a staff of eight professionals,”
Dan Isard
remem-
bered. “Stephanie wanted to return to her family in Oklahoma
as she was raising her children and we accommodated that to
have her be a remote employee for more than 7 years, before
remote employment was common,” Dan added.
After leaving Foresight in 2002, Stephanie worked for sev-
eral Native American tribes helping oversee their financial re-
porting, gaming and businesses. “I was fortunate to have a
MBA and the hands on experience of working with hundreds
of Foresight clients for more than a decade, so helping tribal
governments run for profit businesses and casinos was a nat-
ural fit for me,” Stephanie explained. “I then worked with
casino vendors and management companies before looking
for a business that would allow me to use my unique style
and Foresight was my first choice,” she elaborated. Stephanie
has an undergraduate degree in International Management
from the
Oklahoma State University
as well as a MBA with a
specialty in International Management from the
Thunderbird
School of Global Management
in Glendale, AZ.
Stephanie will be working with Isard and the current direc-
tor of client service,
Kevin Kruger
and the rest of their staff.
“Over the past decade, I have heard the stories about how
Stephanie would handle one client matter or another. When
one of her tribes hired Foresight I got to work with her direct-
ly. It was rewarding to finally meet her in person,” said Kevin
who for the past 10 years has had the same position. “I am ex-
cited to have her join us again,” Kevin added.
“Stephanie will bring her keen insights to our clients and in
addition, I have challenged her to take our human resource de-
partment to the next level. For more than 25 years we have done
many tasks to help funeral homes and cemeteries manage their
employees. However, since Stephanie brought this dynamic to
our firm a quarter century ago, I am going to ask her to take
charge of this service area,” Dan stated. “I look forward to being
back with Foresight and using my experience from running fu-
neral homes, cemeteries and other businesses,” Stephanie stated.
Since 1984, Isard’s management and financial consulting
companies has been the premier provider of counsel on fu-
neral and cemetery business profit strategies. The Foresight
Companies, LLC provides financial and management con-
sulting including valuations, M&A, family succession, ac-
counting, customer surveys and human resource matters.
To congratulate or ask Stephanie question, call The Fore-
sight Companies at 800-426-0165.