ground increased distribution to nearly three hundred specialty retail stores and expanded its rep force. ground believes in supporting the authentic, local retailer and distributes its products through an elite group of outdoor channels. To support its growth, ground recently hired sales representative Ed Hiney.

Ed Hiney is an industry veteran. Currently Ed works
with Teva covering New England. He brings with him
years of experience representing footwear, apparel and
equipment. “Ed has fantastic relationships in this
territory and is a key addition to ground’s sales
force. I look forward to working with him growing the
North East and offering the highest level of service
to all of our accounts. We have a fantastic team of
sales professionals and Ed brings unique skills and
experiences that will help round out the organization
even more,” commented Ryan Clark, ground’s Vice
President of Sales and Marketing.