Kwik Lok Corp. has promoted Gary Ellington (shown) to Western division sales manager. He replaces Bill Klancke, who retired from the company on March 31, after 23 years of service.

Prior to his promotion, Ellington served as Kwik Lok’s Midwest regional sales manager, a position he had held since March 1996. He now is based in the company’s Yakima, Wash., headquarters.

Klancke joined Kwik Lok in 1990 and served as Pacific Northwest/Western Canadian regional sales manager until 2005, when he was promoted to Western division sales manager.