COMPANY NEWS
ROBERT BARRACLOUGH. vice president of emergency products for SPAN INSTRUMENTS in Plano, Texas, has been elected president of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association (FAMA), in Potomac, Maryland. A volunteer firefighter for 25 years, Barraclough had served as a fire marshal on the USS Enterprise and taught firefighting at the Naval Damage Control Training Center in Philadelphia. An instructor/guest lecturer on foam, pumps, apparatus, maintenance, and safety, Barraclough has had numerous technical articles published in various magazines serving the fire service. He is on the Congressional Fire Service Institute board of directors and is vice chairman of the National Fire Protection Association Fire Department Equipment Committee. Previous business affiliations include National Foam, Hale Pumps, and Emergency One.
EMERGENCY ONE (E-One), INC., of Ocala, Florida, a wholly owned subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation of Oak Brook, Illinois, recently has acquired Superior Emergency Equipment, Ltd., of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, and Frontline Emergency Vehicles of Pinellas Park, Florida. Superior, which will continue to operate under present management, markets a complete line of fire apparatus bodies, including pumpers, tankers, rescues, aerials, and brush trucks.
Frontline will become a subsidiary of Emergency One and will bring to its product line an extensive variety of emergency vehicles, including ambulances, and mobile communication vehicles.
The Blazeguard non-impregnated fire-rated roof sheathing, manufactured by WEYERHAEUSER ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS GROUP. Tacoma, Washington, was awarded a “Best of What’s New” award by Popular Science Magazine. Among the product’s features are compliance with all major building codes and an inorganic fire shield laminate, which can be provided on two sides, bonded to structural wood panels. In addition, the sheathing contains crystals of molecularly bound water that are released at 425°F to create a barrier between the fire and the wood—acting like a “built-in sprinkler system”—to slow the spread of fire, explains Manufacturer Reserve Supply, Inc., of Irvington, New Jersey, exclusive regional distributors of the product. T he panels also are said to be environmentally safe; to emit minimal smoke; and to be capable of being cut, drilled, nailed, or stapled with normal carpentry tools.
EDWARD H. HAYES, president of NORTH ALABAMA PIPE CORPORATION Gunters ville, Alabama, recently was elected to the “SAM” (Supplier and Manufacturer) Council of the NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION, INC. (NFSA). Other council members are WILLIAM J. SISTO. chairman. GLOBE PIPE HANGER PRODUCTS, Cleveland, Ohio; MICHAEL BERKELHAMMER, UNITED BRASS WORKS. Randicman, North Carolina; JOHN DlAMANT, VlCTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA. Easton, Pennsylvania; DALE LEE, STOCKHAM VALVES & FITTINGS. Birmingham, Alabama; RAYMOND J. MALEK, STARFIRE, INC., St. Francis, Wisconsin; KEVIN MCGRATH, GRINNELL SUPPLY SALES. Harvey, Illinois; RICK PERELLA, VlKING SPRINKLER SUPPLY COMPANY Fairfield, New Jersey; and COLEEN RENIE, TOTAL SUPPLIES. Indianapolis, Indiana.
A representative selected by the Council serves on NFSA’s board of directors. Established in 1914, the NISA is comprised of installers, manufacturers, and providers of fire sprinklers and related equipment and services.
WERNER E. CHRISTEN and JOHN W. JOY recently were named vice presidents of MSA INTERNATIONAL christen, based in Berlin, will retain his position as general director, Auergesellschaft, and vice president-Europe. MSA International He joined MSA Europe in 1973-
Joy, based at MSA headquarters in O’Hara Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will retain his present responsibilities for sales and marketing of safety products. He also supervises the company’s distribution network and oversees advertising and market development. He has been with MSA since 1957.
SIMON ACCESS-NORTH AMERICA Mil waukee, Wisconsin, and TOMEN CORPORATION, of Japan, recently signed distribution and joint venture agreements under which access equipment manufactured in the United States and Europe by Simon will be imported, distributed, and serviced in Japan by Tomen. The new company, Simon-Tomen Engineering Company, will work with Tomen’s Construction Machinery Department, which has branch offices in all major cities in Japan. Milwaukee-based Simon Aerials Inc., manufacturer of self-propelled booms and scissorlifts, was the company’s first ties with Tomen.
Following arc corrections or additions to Fire Engineering’s 1992 Buyers Guide.
Manufacturers Holmatro, Inc. DIG Benfield Blvd. Millersvilie, MO 21108 Tel:410/987-6633 Fax:410/987-1638
Wolfco Group, Inc. 7553 Clover Ave. Mentor, OH 44060 Tel:800/227-9653, 216/953-1115
Manufacturers by Product Category Hazardous Materials: Absorbents and Containment and Leak Plugging Supplies and Equipment Wolfco Group, Inc.
Tanks: Plastic Tanks for Trucks United Plastic Fabricating
Dealers by Region (MidAtlantic) Fire & Safty Services Ltd. 451 Stelton Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 Tel:908/752-2400 Fax:908/752-9385
Union Fire Equipment Co. Tel:908/964-9604
Dealers, Sou tb west United Fire Equipment Corp. Tel:602/622-3639.
