Blachford Acoustics Group NA Announces New President, Sales Director

Blachford Acoustics Group, North America, is excited to announce its new President & C.O.O, Matthew Taub and its new Sales Director, Mike Pellegrini.  Both Taub and Pellegrini have a strong history with Blachford in the Sales department and have rejoined the company in executive roles.  These changes at the executive level are part of a new strategic initiative headed by owner & Chief Executive Officer, John Blachford.  Taub will report direct to John Blachford with Pellegrini reporting to Taub.

As President, Taub will oversee operations for Blachford Acoustics’ business units in West Chicago, Illinois (Blachford Inc.) and Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Blachford RP Corp.) in the US as well as the Cambridge (Blachford AM Ltd.) and Mississauga, Ontario (H.L. Blachford Ltd.) in Canada.  H.L. Blachford Ltd., the parent company of Blachford, will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2021.  Taub intends to focus the company’s strategic plans around The Blachford Acoustics Laboratory to provide custom tailored solutions and stronger support for customers throughout the entire cab and engine compartment.  Mr. Taub holds a MBA from the University of Wisconsin Madison and has most recently held executive positions in the metal fabrication, packaging and parking industries prior to rejoining Blachford.

In a letter to employees regarding the change at President, John Blachford had the following to say: “I am very confident that Matt will do an excellent job for us, which will result in a big increase in sales and profits. He will do this while greatly improving morale, and maintaining high standards of health and safety, and protection of the environment.”

Pellegrini will head all sales and customer service activity for the Blachford Acoustics Group business units in the United States and Canada.  Mr. Pellegrini holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University and rejoins the company after working with various Blachford suppliers in the Industrial, Non-Automotive industry in recent years.

Regarding the hire of Mr. Pellegrini, Taub said: “Mike’s experience both at Blachford and with our suppliers should prove valuable for the entire organization. He has a history of selling large profitable projects and has a great deal of knowledge about not only our products but the raw materials they are made from. I am confident that through his mentorship our sales team will return to leveraging all the strengths Blachford Acoustics Group possesses, especially the Blachford Acoustics Lab.”

Customers Who Trust Blachford Acoustics Group

“Blachford eliminated SKUs. Across product families, the reduction of one SKU is a $10k savings. Blachford eliminated 14 SKUs.”

– Noise Control Research Engineer – Construction Equipment Manufacturer

“The first project with Blachford, it was a definite quality improvement, and it was over a million dollar yearly cost savings for just the purchase parts themselves. We went from 28 (SKU) parts to 14.”

– Design Engineer – Heavy Equipment Manufacturer

“Noise is important to brand image. It is one of the top factors along with driveability and reliability. Acoustics – it’s a 4 out of 5, it might even be a 5 in importance projecting the image, the brand, and the quality that we want projected to the market.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“Our ten-fold growth prior to our acquisition was expedited by our working relationship with Blachford.”

– Design Engineer

“For our shareholders, we have to produce a product at the lowest cost, at the right level of quality and sell it at the highest price we can. We look for suppliers who can help us do that. Blachford helps us do that.”

– Global Procurement Manager – Construction Equipment Manufacturer

“When a company does a spec, boundary conditions like humidity that day, temperature, that all matters. ASPM national or international spec. We try to verify where we can, but we don’t even have the equipment they have. We trust their specifications. Blachford brings innovative ideas, processes, materials, and offerings we value.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“Then, bringing them in at the beginning with our new product design, it probably saved 6-12 months of development. We didn’t just wa nt the spec sheet value. We wanted customers to get in the machine and experience the difference.”

– Design Engineer – Heavy Equipment Manufacturer

“If we have an acoustics issue, we will reach out to Blachford since they are the experts. It saves us money because we do not have to keep an acoustic expert on site with an annual salary, with benefits, of $125K.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“As a mechanical engineer, we make stuff that is practical and affordable and Blachford’s materials routinely help me reach these goals.”

– Design Engineer

“We [purchasing department] reported savings of $100k annually from moving to the die-cut solution using Blachford.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

Customers Who Trust Blachford Acoustics Group

“Blachford eliminated SKUs. Across product families, the reduction of one SKU is a $10k savings. Blachford eliminated 14 SKUs.”

– Noise Control Research Engineer – Construction Equipment Manufacturer

“The first project with Blachford, it was a definite quality improvement, and it was over a million dollar yearly cost savings for just the purchase parts themselves. We went from 28 (SKU) parts to 14.”

– Design Engineer – Heavy Equipment Manufacturer

“Noise is important to brand image. It is one of the top factors along with driveability and reliability. Acoustics – it’s a 4 out of 5, it might even be a 5 in importance projecting the image, the brand, and the quality that we want projected to the market.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“Our ten-fold growth prior to our acquisition was expedited by our working relationship with Blachford.”

– Design Engineer

“For our shareholders, we have to produce a product at the lowest cost, at the right level of quality and sell it at the highest price we can. We look for suppliers who can help us do that. Blachford helps us do that.”

– Global Procurement Manager – Construction Equipment Manufacturer

“When a company does a spec, boundary conditions like humidity that day, temperature, that all matters. ASPM national or international spec. We try to verify where we can, but we don’t even have the equipment they have. We trust their specifications. Blachford brings innovative ideas, processes, materials, and offerings we value.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“Then, bringing them in at the beginning with our new product design, it probably saved 6-12 months of development. We didn’t just wa nt the spec sheet value. We wanted customers to get in the machine and experience the difference.”

– Design Engineer – Heavy Equipment Manufacturer

“If we have an acoustics issue, we will reach out to Blachford since they are the experts. It saves us money because we do not have to keep an acoustic expert on site with an annual salary, with benefits, of $125K.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

“As a mechanical engineer, we make stuff that is practical and affordable and Blachford’s materials routinely help me reach these goals.”

– Design Engineer

“We [purchasing department] reported savings of $100k annually from moving to the die-cut solution using Blachford.”

– Design Engineer – Truck Manufacturer

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