Fresh Paint
reached agreement to sell this company to the former
Qioptiq Coatings management team. As a specialized coatings company serving the optical industry we are certain
that Artemis Optical will continue to satisfy their many
customers, including Qioptiq.”
Ian Moyes, the new chairman of Artemis Optical said,
“The management team is delighted to have this opportunity to guide Artemis Optical in realizing its full potential.
The business agility offered by independence will allow us
to succeed at new levels, while still satisfying our current
customer base.”
COLORCON OPENS NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Colorcon, a formulator of a wide range of film coating products and other excipients for the pharmaceutical industry,
has opened its new Western Region Technology Center in
Irvine, CA. This new facility will feature state-of-the-art
coating suites and laboratory scale production equipment.
A satellite Tablet Design Laboratory will also be on site for
customer interactive tablet design sessions. Colorcon coating and formulation training courses will also be held at
this site in the near future.
TEXCOTE’S COOLWALL CHOSEN
TO MODERNIZE USCIS BUILDING
TexCote has applied its Coolwall patented energy-saving
exterior coating to the new U.S. Citizenship & Immigration
Services immigration buildings in South Florida. The
application of the Coolwall system may save the federal
government up to 21.9% in cooling costs and is a part of
their $135 million modernization project.
“Our Coolwall system has a unique heat reflective technology that reflects the sun’s infrared energy and UV radiation. This technology results in lower surface temperatures on the walls compared to paint in the same color. The
Coolwall system’s Fade Block technology also minimizes
color fading, eliminating the need for frequent repainting,”
said Jay Haines, president and CEO, Textured Coatings of
America, Inc. “We are glad the USCIS has recognized the
benefits and energy savings this product can bring to buildings in Florida.”
In an effort to improve their image and facilitate the processing of immigrants into the country, the USCIS started
a massive modernization project involving 36 buildings
across the nation. The project began with five new buildings in South Florida that were specifically designed to
enhance the experience of new immigrants. The Coolwall
application on the USCIS facilities, ranging in size from
38,000 to 60,000 square feet, was started eight months ago
and will be completed in time for the new offices to open in
November 2008. CW
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