WAYNE ANGSTROM -- A Team Player

The acquisition of Avanti/Case-Hoyt was one of the largest—if not the biggest—deals in the industry that year. Avanti/Case-Hoyt posted sales of $109 million in 2000. It also gave St Ives a strategic position in Rochester, NY, and in Miami to complement its existing U.S. holdings. Today, the U.S. division of St Ives boasts annual sales of $177.9 million.