Bullard Hires Thermal Imaging Product Manager

July 6, 2000

Cynthiana, Ky., July 7, 2000: John Hays, a manager with six years of business-to-business marketing experience and an MBA from Indiana University, joined Bullard on June 26 as Thermal Imaging Product Manager. Hays will manage Bullard’s market-leading line of thermal imaging equipment on a domestic and international level.

Most recently, Hays served as Director of Sales & Marketing for Robus Leather Corporation in Madison, Indiana. Prior to that, he worked as a Product Manager at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston. Hays earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Southern Indiana University in 1992 and an MBA from Indiana University in 1994, with a major in Marketing and a minor in International Business.

Thermal imagers, made by companies like Bullard, are revolutionizing the fire industry, quickly becoming standard equipment sought after by every department in the country. These sophisticated devices, sold for $15,000 to $25,000 per camera, enable firefighters to see heat rather than light, helping them find unconscious victims in smoke-filled rooms, pinpoint the sources of fires, and detect structural dangers before they cause injuries and deaths.

Bullard is an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of personal protective equipment based in Cynthiana, Ky. Product lines include thermal imaging devices, SCBAs, hard hats, firefighter and rescue helmets, police helmets, airline respirators and air quality equipment. For more information, contact Bullard Inside Sales at 1-800-827-0423 or visit Bullard’s web site at www.bullard.com.

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