Tutco Hires Eric Beauchamp to National Sales Manager, Duct Heater Division

COOKEVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - Aug 29, 2012) - Tutco Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of heating components for the appliance and comfort conditioning industries, announces the appointment of Eric Beauchamp to national sales manager for its Duct Heater Division. In this position, Beauchamp will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies to ensure the growth and success of the division. Beauchamp reports to Erik Henderson, director of sales.

"I value Eric's extensive knowledge in HVAC and his ability to rally various groups together to accomplish an objective," states Henderson. "I am looking forward to working with him to broaden the focus of our customer base."

Beauchamp comes to Tutco with more than 15 years experience in the HVAC industry. Prior to joining Tutco he served as territory manager for Trane, manufacturer of air conditioning systems, services and solutions. Beauchamp achieved the Trane Top 10 award for scoring in the top 10% of all territory managers across the U.S., based on annual sales goals.

"My mission is to grow the Duct Heater Division, by building brand awareness with the end-user, the contractors," states Beauchamp. "I believe we can accomplish this by utilizing the mechanical representative channel. And taking a team-concept approach, working with customer service, sales departments and managers throughout the Tutco organization to ensure that our communication and service are exceptionally consistent."

ABOUT TUTCO
Founded in 1938, Tutco, Inc. is a division of the London-based Smiths Group under the Flex-Tek Group. Tutco is the world's largest manufacturer of innovative heating components for the global appliance and HVAC markets; including the conduction heater, convection heater, complete thermal solutions, hot runner components, and temperature sensor product lines. The company holds 80% of the U.S. Patents in open coil heating technology. Tutco currently maintains a work force of 700 employees and is located in Cookeville, Tennessee.