Nawkaw Announces Territory Appointment

Words: Valor chimney Corp.Nawkaw Corp. announced that Operations Manager Mike Honeyman will assume responsibility for customer-service and project-management functions in the company’s Southwest territory of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Honeyman replaces Sales Manager Duane Walker, who has left the company to pursue other interests.

Honeyman has held a series of positions with Nawkaw since joining the company in 1996, including crew chief and, most recently, operations manager for staining, cleaning, restoration, and training. His work portfolio includes projects in the U.S., Canada, the Middle East, and recently in Shanghai, China, for consulting on a historical-restoration project. Noteworthy projects include the Margaret Mitchell House restoration in Atlanta, Ga.; the Hyatt Regency Atlanta restoration; and Osceola County Courthouse restoration in Central Florida.

Nawkaw is a service company involved in restoration, masonry and concrete repairs, color-stain applications, and cleaning, and manufactures a line of proprietary products. The company also is a distributor of RECKLI formliners in the U.S. and Canada.
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