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Marty Similuk has Joined Marshfield DoorSystems as Director of Sales North, Commercial Door Division.

Marty has a terrific background, including general management in the commercial openings industry. Most recently, Marty was General Manager of the Gaithersburg, MD branch of Arc One—one of our country’s largest commercial openings distributors. For ten years prior to joining Arc One, Marty was President/Owner of a Michigan-based hollow metal door and hardware distribution company.

Marty’s well-rounded executive experience also includes:

Director of Commercial Operations and Fleet Sales—AM General Corp.
Assistant Director of Purchasing—AM General Corp.
Chief of Systems Procurement—General Dynamics

Marty holds a B.A. in Material and Ops Management from Michigan State and an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Products

Columbia Thresholds’ New Lifetime Warranty Offers More Selling Power

Columbia’s 900 Plus Series thresholds provide unsurpassed protection and weather resistance. The company’s injection molded and extruded substrate design guards against rotting, warping and water penetration with remarkable effectiveness.

The 900 Series thresholds offer maximum design pressure rating ±55, outstanding staple retention, interlocking wood-grain riser for improved seal and high dam profile for increased protection.

For complete information on the company’s products and the new lifetime warranty for the 900 Plus Series thresholds, contact your Columbia Aluminum Products representative or call their marketing services department at (800) 443-6677 or visit: www.columbiaaluminumproductsllc.com.

Alarm Lock Systems, Inc. Introduces PDL5300

Alarm Lock Systems, Inc. will be introducing the PDL5300. It is the newest addition to the Trilogy family and features a double-sided keypad with PIN-code and HID reader access on both sides of the door. PDL5300’s ingenuity grants direction-specific access for up to 2000 users. Easily programmed and time-date stamped, Alarm Lock’s PDL5300 provides 40,000 event audit trail also indicating the direction of door usage. Moreover, the data port for programming and querying audit trail is on the primary side of the door, along with a functioning mechanical key override. Similar to PDL3000 but with PIN keypad and prox reader on both sides of the door, PDL 5300 is an easy independent way of controlling directional access through the door via code and/or card. Each user can be programmed for access to go into or out of specified or all areas one or both ways.

For more information on Alarm Lock’s featured products, call 1-800-ALA-LOCK or visit www.alarmlock.com.

In Other News...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel profiles Eggers Industries, a manufacturer of doors, tabletops and architectural panels. Full Story

Onity has announced that Advance, its latest innovation in security design and technology, is now in full distribution worldwide. Advance is an entirely new electronic locking solution that offers a wide range of flexibility in both aesthetic design and operational features. The newly developed electronic lock features a unique, modular, two-piece design that minimizes hardware on the guestroom door, reported InfoLink. Full Story

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