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IN/BOX Tubelite's Force Front Doors Receive Florida Product Approval Tubelite, Walker, MI, announces its Force Front Storm monumental entry door systems have received Florida Product Approval (#14563), according to a company statement. Designed for compliance with High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) wind zones 2 and 3, Force Front Storm doors and frames also are tested to meet Miami-Dade large missile impact require- ments (ASTM E1886/E1996 - TAS 201) and passed pressure cycling at +100/-100 psf, the company stated. "Introduced last year, our Force Front products are being specified throughout our service area, especially in the south- eastern coastal and southern Texas regions," says Mary Olivier, marketing manager. Therm-Tru Celebrates 50 Years In 2012 Therma-Tru Corp., Maumee, OH, marks its 50th anniversary, as well as the 30th year of the introduction of the first fiberglass door on the market. Founded in 1962 as Lake Shore Industries, the company began when David Welles, a retired Owens Corning® executive, secure · protect · enhance Hi-Tensile Stainless Steel Security Screens and Doors purchased a bankrupt building supply company in Toledo, OH. The company sold paneling and other building products to local builders. In the late 1960s, a local homebuilder asked if the company could supply metal doors. Seeing growth potential, Welles added steel doors to his product line and saw profits increase. During the 1970s, Welles' company continued to grow as the U.S. energy crisis created increased demand for insulated steel doors. In response, the company began taking a systems approach to product development, focusing on the entire entryway system. This approach led to the development of the Fiber-Classic® door. Launched in 1982, the same year the company changed its name to Therma-Tru, the Fiber-Classic style of doors revolutionized the door industry. Today, Therma-Tru is a leading manufacturer of fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, and offers a complete portfolio of entry and patio door system solutions including decorative glass doorlites, sidelites and transoms, and door components. > 24/7 security screens and doors made from 304 grade, hi-tensile stainless steel > Screw clamped for unsurpassed safety > Commercial & residential applications > Keyless egress Windows PATENTED SYSTEM At impact the hooking feature of the patented screw-clampTM (which runs along every edge of the product) levers into the aluminium frame and spreads the load right around the perimeter of the product, rather than allowing the force to be concentrated at the point of impact. The mechanical fastening of the clamp to the mesh resists the tendency of the mesh to be pulled out of the frame. These features permit Crimsafe® to withstand enormous force. For Opportunities As a Licensed Manufacturer or Dealer: www.crimsafe.com 3020 Reynolds Road, Lakeland, FL 33803 | P 863-510-0188 | F 863-665-0485 | Toll Free 866-740-3888 8 STORM&SeCuRITy PROTeCTION / 2012 DIRECTORY & RESOURCE GUIDE > Hurricane protection both Miami Dade and Florida Building Code approved! > Patio and Lanai enclosures for permanent worry free protection from intruders and insects > Architecturally designed to suit any window, door or patio > Energy Saving — blocks out 52% of solar heat gain, lowering energy costs