Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based JDS Industries, a supplier of components to the awards, gifts and promotion and sublimation markets, announces the addition of two new staff members, Wendy Knecht and Bill Ambroz. Ambroz joins the company as warehouse operations manager, while Knecht assumes the role of human resources manager.

Knecht comes to the company with more than 15 years of human resources experience in various industries including manufacturing, retail, finance, and service. Ambroz joins JDS with extensive experience in warehousing, distribution and logistics. In his new role, Ambroz is helping oversee 14 warehouses for the company nationwide.

In addition to staff growth, JDS announces expansion of nationwide warehouse space. The company cites an expansion of 57,000 square feet in warehouse space and an additional 10,000 square feet of office space at company headquarters in Sioux Falls. These additions bring the nationwide total warehouse space for JDS to more than 1 million square feet. The company says the expansions provide ample space for current product storage and product line expansion.