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Mark Padgett
President/Sales Engineer
Ohio Southern and Central
Indiana Eastern
Kentucky Northeast
Pennsylvania Southwestern
West Virginia
(513) 673-1770
mpadgett@millconinc.com
Bringing more than 35 years of technical sales and marketing experience to the team, Mark is the sole owner of Millholland Conrad. In addition to his position as president of the company, Mark is also responsible for all equipment sales within his own territory.
With an extensive background in engineering resins at GE Plastics and many years of selling capital equipment, Mark has the expertise to work with customers in each area of plastics processing. Though injection molding companies are a large segment of his customer base, he also has been very successful in providing solutions for blow molding, extrusion, and recycling clients. Because of this, each day provides new and unique opportunities for Mark to solve customers’ problems and create positive returns on their investments.
For Mark, an increasingly enjoyable portion of his job involves re-shoring plastics manufacturing from overseas, thereby ensuring the quality of their products and the profitability of their operations. He believes this re-shoring puts America back to work and allows the companies to have better control of their destinies.
“I want customers to view us as a sales agency which is going to exceed their expectations on every project. They bring us an opportunity and we really scrutinize it,” he said. “We engineer it and optimize a solution for them with all of the resources and experience we bring to the table.”
Rick Sanders
Sales Engineer
Indiana West-Central and Southern
Kentucky
(812) 483-2453
rsanders@millconinc.com
With more than 20 years of technical plastic processing experience, Rick has worked for several injection molding facilities in the Louisville, KY area. Extensive understanding of plant operations and plastics converting allows Rick to engineer the best possible equipment solutions for his customers.
Rick enjoys meeting with customers ranging from CEOs to maintenance personnel, as it provides him with inside knowledge of all aspects of the plastic processing facility. Due to his plant floor experience, Rick has the ability to provide valued technical expertise and build loyal customer relationships.
“I enjoy providing technical solutions to my customers facing processing issues – it’s my favorite part of the job,” he said.
In his region, Rick works primarily with automotive, medical, and packaging clients. Though working with these various market segments within the plastics industry may be challenging, Rick provides his customers with unique equipment solutions by understanding each technical requirement and specific application demand.
Andy Zarlinski
Sales Engineer
Ohio Northeastern
Pennsylvania Northwestern
New York Western
(216) 978-9920
azarlinski@millconinc.com
With a family history in plastics, Andy’s expertise in budgeting, fixing a facility problem, or replacing and upgrading equipment is extensive. He previously served as the CEO/Founder of Nuco Plastics, Inc. and COO/President of Core Systems, LLC.
Because he, his father, and his grandfather all owned injection molding companies, Andy’s comprehensive background provides him with the necessary skills to supply customers with the finest primary and auxiliary equipment for their specific applications.
Andy enjoys the continued advances in technology and the changes in the use of plastics. He believes this progress allows Millholland Conrad to better assist companies select the optimal equipment for their technical requirements. This leads to the most cost efficient manufacturing processes.
His region includes a wide variety of industries ranging from consumer to horticultural products. This makes it crucial for Andy to understand different manufacturing facilities and their corresponding processes.
“For me personally, every time you see something different, you learn from that,” he said. “I spend a lot of time with customers in their facilities looking at their equipment and recommending things that will make their process better and listening to what they are looking for.”
Cindy Banner
Office Manager
Indiana
(317) 800-9901
cbanner@millconinc.com
As office manager, Cindy oversees all administrative duties for Millholland Conrad, Inc. She also provides support to the sales engineers. Cindy is a graduate of the University of Akron and has completed additional business and accounting coursework from Marian University, Indianapolis. She credits her success to 15 years of experience in business and payroll administration.
Cindy believes Millholland Conrad’s success is directly related to the sales team’s dedication and expertise. “Our sales engineers work hard to meet the needs of our customers in a timely and professional manner.”
About us
MILLHOLLAND CONRAD, INC. has been supplying plastics and rubber manufacturers with engineering solutions for more than 60 years. Carrying a comprehensive product line that features the finest primary and auxiliary equipment, the company strives to make manufacturers more efficient and productive, with equipment optimized for their specific manufacturing needs. President Mark Padgett leads a team of sales engineers that provide in-depth knowledge of the plastics and rubber industry. With this experience and understanding, the sales team sizes and specifies equipment to meet stringent manufacturing requirements and also provides services including plant layouts and designs. As a result, the company can assume complete project responsibility for manufacturing equipment and its installation.
Company sales engineers advise customers and provide equipment in the following plastics disciplines:
- Injection molding
- Blow molding
- Extrusion
- Recycling
An important aspect of the company’s purpose is to focus on the growing movement of re-shoring plastics manufacturing from overseas. Millholland Conrad, Inc. seeks to ensure the quality and effectiveness of its customers’ products, all while restoring the importance of local manufacturing. Superior equipment and technical sales aptitude are at the heart of Millholland Conrad. Since it was established in 1960 by William K. Millholland and Curtis E. Conrad as a full-service industrial sales agency, Millholland Conrad, Inc., has represented only first-line equipment manufacturers. Millholland Conrad’s longevity reflects its commitment to serving its customers with well-trained and professional sales engineers, who represent reliable manufacturers of high-quality primary and auxiliary plastics equipment.
Millholland Conrad sales engineers serve the manufacturing heartland of America, with a territory that stretches from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio through Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Serving both large and small plastics and rubber manufacturers, with clients in the automotive, appliance, medical, packaging, and construction industries, this team has your range of projects covered. Whether it’s just one step or the whole process, Millholland Conrad provides engineering solutions which optimize your return on investment.