New Hire - Andrea Halloran, National Account Manager

ROSELLE, IL, ISSUED AUGUST 20, 2025…Cherry's Industrial Equipment (https://cherrysind.com), an engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to solving workflow and safety issues in the workplace, today announced the appointment of Andrea Halloran of Chicago to the position of Corporate Account Manager.

 

In this role, she will focus her efforts on working with Cherry’s existing retail distribution clients and developing new business in the retail distribution industry sector.

 

Halloran comes to Cherry’s with a resume that spans industries including telecommunications, software, and manufacturing.

 

As a former global enterprise account manager with Chicago-based VelocityEHS, she specialized in tailored strategies for environmental, health and safety (EHS) software. Halloran is also a former senior account executive for Northwest Analytics, providing real-time analytics for the process manufacturing sectors including chemical and pharmaceutical and allowing them to see developing issues before they occurred. Her career also includes time in the web and videoconferencing software solutions. She additionally has experience in cloud-based business software systems from her work as a global account executive with New York City based MIBAR.

The Chicago area native is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies and studied in Rome for part of her education. In her career, she has additionally completed many training programs related to sales.

 

She worked in the New York City area for 14 years but returned to Chicago during the time of the pandemic to care for a family member. In her time away from the office, she volunteers for an organization that helps Ukrainian citizens in need of work by training them in software engineering. She additionally volunteers with many community projects in the Rogers Park area of Chicago, where she lives. Her activities include planning local festivals and helping with the community gardens. “It’s a very diverse neighborhood, with lots of artists and great beaches,” she adds. She also enjoys time with her family, reading, and walking her dog on the beach.

 

John Costello, Chief Executive Officer at Cherry’s, said, “We are delighted to welcome Andrea to the Cherry’s family. She brings a breadth of experience across a number of industries, including manufacturing, which will be of tremendous benefit to the companies we serve as well as to our fellow Cherry’s team members.”

 

About Cherry’s Industrial Equipment

Cherry's Industrial Equipment Corp  is an engineering company that solves workflow problems and safety issues, and creates ergonomic solutions across a wide range of industries. Founded in 1982, the company initially focused on marketing the pallet inverter, a new piece of material-handling equipment developed to turn entire pallet loads over to safely recover and replace broken bags of fertilizer, sugar, and other dry products. Soon thereafter, this "niche" product became a must-have for all material handlers. As a result, the Cherry's-brand inverters now touch hundreds of products daily, from Campbell's soup to lottery tickets, from ATMs to cosmetics. The company’s product lineup, all #madeinamerica , has expanded to include Pallet inverters, Plastic pallets, 90° tippers, Roller skids, Pallet dispensers, Lifting tables, and Pallet washers.  Industries served include automotive, food, agriculture, defense, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, printing, distribution, beverage, and more. Headquartered in Roselle, IL, Cherry’s Industrial Equipment serves the need of businesses throughout the United States and beyond. The company has been named to the “Best Places to Work” list published in the (Chicago) Daily Herald. John Costello serves as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. For additional information about Cherry’s Industrial Equipment, please visit www.cherrysind.com or call 1-847-582-4366.