Changes 2003
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- Accessible Products Company name change to Zippertubing (mechanical insulation)
- Accumetric puchased Hychem USA firestopping
- Advanced Performance Materials, name change or purchased by Laird Technology, PLC. (British)
- Advanced Stone Technologies, Florida - toll free number on website and published numbers have been disconnected. Stone manufacturer.
- AEM is the consolidation of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association and Equipment Manufacturers Institute, effective January 1, 2002.
- AFCO Products (flashing systems) folded, York Manufacturing and Advanced Building Products took over their products, according to their website
- Alco Controls, division of Emerson, changed name to Flow Controls
- Alimak Elevator name change to Intervect USA
- Allied Tube & Conduit purchased Century Tube Corporation, leaving only the automotive division under the old name.
- Allmet Building Products name change to Metals USA Building Products
- Ambassador Lighting is part of Incon Lighting
- American Hardboard Association has become part of the Composite Panel Association
- American Premier Seating name change to Track Seating
- Amtech Elevators purchased by OTIS from ABM Industries
- Andco Industries is out of business - signs. Allen Industries has same address and 800#.
- Angus Fire is now part of Kidde Fire Fighting
- AP Chem Inc. apparently aquired by Grace Construction Products as the website redirects
- Architectural Facades (Pennsylvania) - website not working and phone disconnected.
- Architectural Lighting & Metal Work - lighting - website down, domain name not working, phone not working
- Architectural Products Group is now Arizona Tile and The Santa Fe Collection
- Architectural Products purchased assets of Custom Doors
- Arizona Mist - phone and website not working
- AS&C - Architectural Shapes & Colors being closed.
- ASE Americas has been renamed to RWE Schott Solar
- ASI Sign Systems name change to ASI-Modulex
- AsiaRain Jungle Hardwoods and Jefferson Recycled Woodworks have merged and are TerraMai
- Astec Microflow Systems USA name change to Air Science Technologies
- Ausimont is now Solvay Solexis
- Automatic Gate Supply is now part of Chamberlain Professional Products
- AWI Steel - owners retiring
- Barclay Leaf Imports - business being closed.
- Basalite purchased Westblock Pacific in Portland, OR
- Best Power and Powerware merge - part of Invensys
- Bethlehem Steel Corp.- assets were apparently purchased by International Steel Group Inc.
- Bonar Floors no longer available in US.
- Boral Material Technologies sold chemical admixture and fiber product line to Euclid.
- BPB Westroc name change to BPB Canada
- BPI and Panel Concepts is now Maxon Furniture
- BRS Products now Independent Steel Products
- Buchtal Ceramics merged with European Design to form DSA - Deutsche Steinseug America
- Canada Brick is now part of Hanson Brick and the information is on the Hanson Brick website.
- Capital Controls is now Severn Trent Services
- Capitol Windows and Doors is now MI Home Products
- Cascade Waste Systems - phone dead and website not responding
- Cast Stone Products of Florida folded and assets purchased by AAA Cast Stone
- Cay Architectural Products - while website is working, the phone number is disconnected and another number on the website is now a residence - pulled.
- Cempo Forms (Las Vegas area ICF manufacturer) - website up, but phone and mail not working
- Centaurus Systems purchased by Johnson Controls in 2002
- CJ Rush Industries was acquired by Stanley Access Technologies in December 2002.
- CMB Industries was purchased by SPX Corporation
- CMF Colonial Moulding - website down, phone disconnected
- Coffres-Forts Gardex Inc. is now Gardex Inc.
- Comtec Industries acquires Capitol Partitions
- Cook Screen Technologies is now part of Johnson Screens
- Corelite now part of Cooper Lighting website
- Custom Panel Industries purchased by Metal Sales Mfg. Corp.
- Darnell Steel Products - phone disconnected and website down
- Dektek Industries Inc. - apparent name change to Advanced Aluminum Railings Inc
- Delcoa Industries purchased by Unaclad - Copper Sales
- Delta Play purchased by Koala - now Koala Play Systems
- Detection Systems, Philips Communication & Security and Radionics are now part of Bosch Security Systems
- DGH Systems, LLC now part of Carel USA
- Dixie Wood Works - phone and website disconnected
- Dowcraft / VMI is now INSCAPE Architectural Interiors
- Duke Solar Energy is now Solargenix Energy
- Dumont Refrigeration Corporation - website and phone dead, humidity control equipment
- DuPont Textile & Interiors becomes INVISTA, which in turn was purchased by Koch Industries
- Dynamic Aqua Sciences is now EEC (USA) Inc.
- Eagle Traffic Control Systems name was changed to Siemens ITS or Siemens Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Eastern Fixture Co. is now New England Lighting
- Eclipse Blind Systems - management team purchased and new name of Astroproducts Ltd.
- Elux Lighting, website and phone not working
- Energy Efficient Wall Systems (ICF producer in Michigan) - website dead and phone disconnected.
- Equicon Group (Canada) - maintenance equipment - company is being closed
- ErgoGenesis Announces Acquisition Of Assets Of BodyBilt
- Eurocraft folded, now manufacturered by Nextech Corporation
- Flexicore Systems - company shut down. Remaining Flexicore producers are Concrete Industries in Lincoln, Neb.; Mid-States Concrete Products in South Beloit, Ill.; Molin Concrete Products, Twin Lake, Minn
- FRP Doors is closed. Was part of Safeguard Security Services.
- Galva-Foam Marine Industries purchased by Shoremaster last year and is now under the Shoremaster website
- Garcy | SLP - website not working and phone disconnected
- GE Betz is now GE Water Technologies
- General Eastern Instruments now part of GE Industrial
- Grammer Design Seating name change to Airport Seating Alliance
- Greist/Leigh - lighting - phone not working website down
- Group 4 Securitas Technology is now AMAG Technology
- Hansa America merged with KWC Faucets
- Hardware Technologies Ltd. changed name to HOPPE North America
- Harrison Manufacturing Co. (cold metal framing) phone is dead and website is not properly responding.
- Hercubond is no longer in business
- Hess-Armaclad filed bankruptcy and was sold to new owners and emerged as Armaclad Inc.
- Howard Manufacturing no longer makes prison furniture and no longer has website.
- HSI Computer Systems now DakotaTec
- HUNT Manufacturing Ltd. acquired by ERICO
- Hycor Corp. is now Parkson Corporation
- ICT Parking (Vancouver, BC) sold parking division to Jentex
- IMSA Building Products Inc. aka BHP Steel Building Products is now ASC Profiles
- Industrial Insulation Group - IIG represents a corporate merger between the Calsilite Group and Johns Manville
- innobase - no longer in business
- Inteque Resources Corp. name change to The Tatsuno Company
- International Architect Metal Works (Southern California) phone disconnected and mail returned.
- International Erosion Control Systems is now part of Royal Enterprises America
- International Marble & Granite purchased by Daltile, now marketed under Ahnzu
- ITEC Steel - website redirects to NuconSteel
- Jacob's Soapstone - website and phone disconnected
- James Hardie Gypsum is now BPB Group
- Koch ExoSystems and Koch Waterproofing Solutions are now Tremco Barrier Systems
- L&S Stone now part of Eldorado Stone
- Lasco Composites is now part of Kemlite
- Madera Tile, manufacturer of Lignasil, phone is disconnected and one website is dead. In Ontario, Canada
- Magne-Flo Inc. purchased by Brass Craft, a Masco company
- Maple Chase is now part of Invensys Climate Controls Americas
- Marley Mouldings is now Royal Mouldings Limited
- Materials International changed name to CMI Limited Co.
- Mayfield Manufacturing Co. changed name to Mayco Industries
- MCF Valves is part of Tyco Valves & Controls
- Metalico Industries - website is dead and phone disconnected (shielding)
- Miller Multiplex is now The Miller Group
- Modular Engineering, phone not being answered, website not responding
- Mohon International name change to Campbell Rhea
- Morton International Industrial Coating Div. purchase by Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings (Rohn and Haas purchased by BASF in 2005)
- MRT Cement Products purchased by CEMEX
- Myers/Holcor is part of U.S. Traffic and their website points there, but there is no info on their lighting products just the traffic controls
- Mytech Corporation is now part of Hubbell Building Automation based on website redirection
- National Association of Aluminum Distributors (NAAD) merged into Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Apparently Steel Service Center Institute was also part of the combination.
- National Cabinet Lock is now apparently CompX International
- National Steel Corporation - On May 20, 2003, United States Steel Corporation completed the acquisition of substantially all of the integrated steelmaking assets of Nat Steel.
- New Millennium Building Systems purchased by Steel Dynamics
- NHRAW and ARWI combined to become a single new association; the Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), January 1, 2003.
- North American Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Wholesalers Association name change to Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International
- Northwest Window Works, Lynnwood WA - phone not answered, website dead and mail returned
- Octagon Air Systems - business closed
- Osmonics is now GE Water Technologies
- Pacific Rolling Doors purchased by AlumaTek
- Pacific Wood Systems name change to WoodCeilings
- Perfection Metal and Supply Co. - phone number and website disconnected, mail returned. Domain owned by someone else.
- Pittway Corporation is now FBII part of Honeywell
- Plasite Company has been merged with the Carboline Company
- Plastic Rotomolders, LLC is now Tempo Products Company Inc.
- Plenty Products Inc. - piping specialties - purchased by SPX in 2002
- Polychem Water Treatment Products purchased by Brentwood Industries
- Post Tension Product Mfg. changed name to Precision Post Tension, LP
- Premier Seating Company - website dead and phone disconnected.
- Premise Systems name change to Lantronix Inc.
- Psychrometric Systems (cooling towers) phone and website not responding
- PULNiX Sensors Inc., has become TAKEX America Inc.
- Qualimetrics name change to All Weather Inc. - weather stations
- R.S. Roof is out of business
- Re-Source Building Products is now Plastival
- Roof Accessories Company (drains) purchased by Olympic Manufacturing
- Roots has been aquired by Novozymes Biologicals Inc.
- Rosco Entertainment Technology is now just Entertainment Technology
- Sachs Lawlor name change to Artcraft/Sachs Lawlor
- SCA Walls is now part of Herman Miller Wall Alliance
- Sci-Tech Building Systems - website and phone disconnected. Illinois supplier of metal roofing and siding
- SCS Interactive Incorporated is now part of Koala Play Group
- Seamco Laboratories - domain expired, phone disconnected
- Sentrol is now part of GE Interlogix
- Sigma Technologies Inc. name change to Advanced Delineation Systems Inc.
- Simpson Timber Company's Panel Products Division assets purchased by Olympic Panel Products
- Solid State Securities is now LiftMaster® release devices, part of Chamberlain
- Sound Guard Windows is out of business
- Southern Construction Products - phone and website disconnected
- Steelspan - phone disconnected and website dead.
- Stento USA name change to Zenitel USA as part of merger
- StoneCraft Industries now part of Eldorado Stone
- StranDEK by Louisiana Pacific is now WeatherBest
- Summit Manufacturing assets purchased by PennSummit Tubular - tubular steel poles
- Sun Trapper Solar - website down and phone not working
- Superior Radiant Insulation name change to Polar-Ply Corp.
- Systems Builders Association name change to Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association
- TCMiraDri was purchased by Carlisle on or about October 1, 2002.
- Techno Valves part of PCC Valves & Controls
- Tejas Design website not responding, phone changed
- The Denver Brick Company was purchased by Acme Brick
- The Folding Bleacher Co. name change to Irwin Telescopic Seating Company
- The Prie Dieu Kneeler Company - website and phone disconnected
- TimberGrass LLC Changes Name to Teragren LLC
- Timberline Lock is now apparently CompX International
- Trego Industries - phone and website disconnected
- Tub-Master LC closed operations 6/1/03
- Tuff-Kote Company is now TK Coatings
- Tyco Fire Products - includes Central Groved Products, Central Sprinkler, Gem Sprinkler and Star Sprinkler.
- Unenco Electronics is now part of Hubbell Building Automation based on website redirection
- Unicon Concrete - phone numbers dead and website not working, apparently out of business
- Universal Boiler Works - filed bankruptcy. Precision Boilers, Inc is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain assets of Universal Boiler Works.
- Uponor ETI name change to Extrusion Technologies
- US Brick was apparently puchased by Hanson Brick and website redirects to Hanson Brick
- Venetian Specialty Finishes - apparent name change to European Classic Designs
- Vinylplex pipe products are now available only through Diamond Plastics
- Visual Structures purchased by Da-Lite Screen Co.
- W/C Technology Corp. is now part of Chicago Faucets, which is part of Geberit Manufacturing. These products are related to pressure-assisted toilet flush technology.
- Webster Pumps website redirects to Hayward Industrial Products
- Woodcraft Mouldings aquired by Olon Industries
- Woodwork Institute of California name change to Woodwork Institute.
- Worcester Controls and McCANNA Valves part of Flowserve
- Worthington Industries and their Dietrich Industries division completed the acquisition of Unimast Incorporated.
- Yale Security Group renamed YSG Door Security Consultants
- York Bronze / OMC Industries purchased by Show and Tell Products
