COMPANY NEWS
GENERAL NEWS
The corporate development project undertaken by WAJAX LIMITED, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, involves moving its subsidiary Niedner Ltd. to new and expanded facilities in Coatlcook, Quebec. The new Niedner plant is expected to open in early 1993The project’s cost is estimated to be around $3 million.
BRONTO SKYLIFT (USA) INC. and BRONTO SKYLIFT (CANADA) LTD/LTEE have consolidated their Atlanta, Georgia, and Coquitlam, BC, sales, technical, and productsupport operations. The new corporate offices, incorporating all these functions, are at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 401; Long Beach, CA 90802-4809; (310) 432-8800, fax: (310) 432-3600.
DATCON INSTRUMENT COMPANY has replaced tlte trichlorofluoromethanc (FREONII® in its line of mechanical temperature instruments with a newly formulated, environmentally acceptable proprietary fluid. The fluid is said to have vapor pressure-vs.-temperature characteristics similar to FREON-II and to be nonflammable and low in toxicity.
ALERT-ALL CORPORATION and the Hershey Candy Company have joined efforts in a fund-raising venture that has helped participating fire departments raise more than 550,000 within six months. Departments earn 50 percent profit.
BAKER CAC (automation computer software technologies for the oil production industry), HOUSTON ATLAS (hydrogen sulfide and sulfur instrumentation for applications in the hydrocarbon processing industry), and WESTRONICS (chart recorders for the power generation and hydrocarbon processing industries) have merged their technologies. The companies will operate in the new Baker CAC facility in Kingwood. Texas. They will continue to use existing product names and distribution networks.
KME FIRE APPARATUS has acquired Grumman Emergency Products., Inc.’s product line and will handle sales, manufacturing, and service—including warranty workfunctions for the former Grumman emergency product line.
APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS
LARRY KONSIN recently named marketing manager for INTERNATIONAL SAFETY INSTRUMENTS is responsible for corporate marketing and the overall management of the marketing department. His previous company affiliations include BBL Industries. Amtel, and Harris Ianier.
UTILIMASTER has announced that former Marketing Manager JEFF KENDELL has been appointed to the position of manager of special vehicles.
