Tag: Core Products
Core Products buys Swede-O
March 2, 2017HME News Staff
OSCEOLA, Wis. - Core Products International, a manufacturer of braces, supports, orthopedic soft goods and hot and cold therapy, has acquired Swede-O. North Branch, Minn.-based Swede-O manufactures products that help to prevent and rehabilitate ankle-related injuries. While Core Products is well known in the alternative healthcare and home healthcare markets, Swede-O is best known in the athletic, rehab and podiatry markets. “We are looking forward to leveraging our innovative capabilities,...
Award winners strut their stuff
December 1, 2014John Andrews
ATLANTA - With an eye on increasing provider awareness and interest, representatives from five companies showed off their winning entries from the 2014 HME Innovative Retail Product Awards at a Medtrade panel discussion.The goal is to get more creatively produced, retail-friendly products into the HME environment, said session moderator Jim Greatorex, president of Black Bear Medical.“The five judges selected products they felt displayed innovation, marketing potential and a high chance of winning...
New Rotech CEO talks strategy
April 18, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ORLANDO, Fla. - Rotech Healthcare is speeding up turnaround plans, with a new CEO and some “aggressive goals.”“We determined we weren't working fast enough to make necessary changes to position ourselves to the new realities of our industry—now and in the future,” said Tim Pigg, CEO. “The Rotech management team has established some aggressive and difficult financial goals.”Pigg, who took over the reins from Steve Alsene in January, is a 30-year veteran at...