AMES Taping Tools
Bob Kast currently serves as the National Accounts Manager-East at AMES Taping Tools, a position held since September 2023. Prior to this role, Bob was the Southeast Regional Sales Manager at Karcher North America from April 2013 to September 2023, where responsibilities included overseeing brands such as Landa, Karcher, Cuda, and WaterMaze. From August 2010 to March 2013, Bob was the Director of Sales & National Accounts at NanoScale Corporation, managing sales and marketing efforts for innovative technology in decontamination and air quality improvement. Earlier in Bob's career, between 1995 and 2009, Bob held roles as Southern Regional Manager and Eastern US Zone Manager at AMES Taping Tools, achieving significant distribution expansion in the Southern US, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. Bob earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Mercer University's Stetson School of Business & Economics.
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AMES Taping Tools
AMES Taping Tools is the leading provider of automatic taping and finishing (ATF) tools, supplies and training to the professional drywall finishing industry. AMES' principal business is the rental and service of ATF tools through its network of more than 114 Company stores and franchised locations throughout the United States and Canada. AMES supplies, supports and services residential and commercial interior finishing contractors with the industry’s largest retail operation. Contractor services include professional education and certification programs, which are available via in-store demonstrations, classroom training, and job site instruction. In 1939, AMES invented ATF tool technology and continued to refine the process with the introduction of the BAZOOKA in the 1950s. This finishing system dramatically improves the speed, quality and efficiency of the professional drywall contractor. Company stores offer a variety of merchandise including branded and private label hand-finishing drywall tools, supplies and accessories, making AMES a "one-stop shop" for interior finishing contractors. In addition to its finishing tool rental business, AMES also sells ATF tools under the TapeTech® brand, through over 300 independent distributors and dealers. AMES is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia.