BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$75.0M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
The official gateway to the world of K'NEX, the world's most creative construction toy. Features product information, building tips, games and activities for children, parts replacement and retail locater search.
Chairman & CEO
Joel GlickmanNumber of Employees 174
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 423920
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Assembly required: manufacturers are breaking down barriers as they build up the construction toy category.
- 2003-10-01
The road sign, if there were one, might read, "Manufacturers at work, continuously." Companies in the construction toy category are turning out new offerings by the truckload. In fact, increased competition within this category, notes Mic The road sign, if there were one, might...
Toy story: engineers at Ritvik, K'NEX, and Lego use sophisticated technologies to build construction toys for kids. Here's a look at how they do it. (Real-World Engineering).(K'nex Industries Inc.)(Lego Group)(Ritvik Holdings Inc.)
- 2001-11-01
Process engineer Daniel Bourgeois got plenty of on-the-job training designing injection molding tools for IBM's chip operations. But when he switched from electronic components to toy manufacturing, his career challenges suddenly got steeper. Process engineer Daniel Bourgeois got plenty of on-the-job training...
Facing a rebuilding year. (1997 construction toy sales)
- 1998-05-01
Construction toy manufacturers and retailers attempt to boost sales through product add-ons and special promotions. By all accounts, 1997 was a successful year for the toy industry, with a robust growth rate of 7.8 percent. But construction toys, Construction toy manufacturers and...
On solid ground. (demand for construction toys)(Spotlight on Construction Toys)
- 1997-07-01
A variety of building sets every skill level, extensive retail promotion help boost growth If there's one category toy merchants can feel good about, it's construction toys. This toy category utilizes imagination, creativity, and grows in complex A variety of building sets...
Construction toys build on educational base.
- 1994-07-01
Consumer interest in early child development helps fuel growth Known as a traditionally "quiet" section of toy stores, away from the heavily promoted, license-driven items, building sets are quickly providing a blueprint for success. Consumer interest in early child...
Construction toys: fresh new products, mass marketing promos pump new life into taditional construction toy category. (includes related article)
- 1993-07-01
Far from remaining static, the construction toy business is moving in several exciting directions. Mass market distribution, creative promotions, and products designed for girls head the list of emerging growth areas in this very traditional toy ca Far from remaining static, the construction toy...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Araten | President & Coo |
| Bob Haines | Senior Vice President, Finance, Cfo |
| Diane Adams | Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing |
| Joseph Smith | Senior Vice President, Product Design |
| Barbara Rentschler | Vice President, Global Marketing |
| Stewart McMeeking | Vice President, K'Nex Education |
| Barb Rentschler | Director of Marketing |
| Lisa Christman | Director of Human Resources |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joel Glickman | Chairman & CEO |
| Bob Glickman | Vice Chairman, Chief Counsel |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| K'Nex | Owner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | President & Coo | Current |
| Drexel Metals Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Rodon Group, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Vice Chairman, Chief Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Senior Vice President, Finance, Cfo | Current |
| K'Nex | Finance Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing | Current |
| K'Nex | Sales Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Senior Vice President, Product Design | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Vice President, Global Marketing | Current |
| K'Nex | Marketing Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Vice President, K'Nex Education | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Director of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K'Nex | Director of Human Resources | Current |
| K'Nex | Human Resources Executive | Current |
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