PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. (Aug. 18, 4:30 p.m. EDT) — PlasticLink.com has formed an advisory board of plastics industry leaders to consult with executives on its direction.
The site, launched in April by consulting and staffing firm Business Answers International Inc. of Palm Beach Gardens, targets processors of semifinished shapes, including extruders and thermoformers. The site offers materials, equipment and products.
The advisory board includes executives with Curbell Inc., Plaskolite Inc., EM Plastic & Electric Products Ltd., Regal Plastic Supply Co., Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, Total Plastics, Piedmont Plastics Corp., Poly Hi Solidur Inc., A.L. Hyde Co. and Atlas Fibre Co.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Piedmont Plastics, a distributor of unfinished plastic shapes, also has joined the site as an industry member.
"Piedmont has found a tremendous advantage in using outlets like Internet Web sites for growing our business in a variety of ways," Piedmont marketing manager Ted Isbell said in a news release.