Rutherford Equipment Inc. has announced the hiring of Kevin Carnes as sales representative. Carnes will handle sales efforts for Rutherford Equipment to promote equipment to propane companies and gas contractors in the state of Florida. He will also coordinate training programs for customers.

Carnes comes to Rutherford Equipment with a background in industrial sales, most recently in the HVAC industry. Mike Rutherford, president of Rutherford Equipment, states “I am very excited to announce the addition of Kevin to our company. Kevin is a motivated, hard-working, family-oriented person and is a great fit for the culture of our company. He will be an asset to our company and customers.

About Rutherford Equipment

Since 1960, Rutherford Equipment has been supplying high quality gas equipment and consumer products to the propane and hearth/grill industries in the Southeast in a prompt and efficient manner with a focus on customer support. We have three full-service warehouses supplying next day delivery to most customers in the Southeastern U.S. The company is headquartered in Covington, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Rutherford's branch locations are in Apopka, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, and Goldsboro, North Carolina.