COMPANY NEWS
APROMOTIONS, ELECTIONS, APPOINTMENTS
C. DEAN PERRY has been appointed general manager of HALE PRODUCTS INC’s newly established facility in Singapore. In his new position. Perry will oversee all sales and marketing in the Asian sector.
JAMES A. KAYE has been appointed manager, international sales and marketing for HURST EMERGENCY PRODUCTS in this position, Kaye will work with international zone managers to develop sales and markets worldwide.
ROM McCURRY has been named president of PEERLESS PUMP CO. He brings with him a background in engineering, business management, and sales and marketing.
GENERAL NEWS
■ MODEC, INC. of Denver, Colorado, recently announced that it has been awarded a two-year, million-dollar contract to manufacture decontamination systems for the Department of the Army.
SIMPLEX TIME RECORDER CO. dedicated a new fire test building at a ceremony held this past June. The fire test laboratory will be used to conduct fire detection and product research for Simplex and will be available to college and university fire protection and research programs.
LUVERNE FIRE APPARATUS, CO., LTD. was awarded a S3.8 million order for 23 Custom fire engines from the City of Chicago (II.) Fire Department. The units will feature 1,500 gpm, Hale two-stage pumps, 500gallon water tanks, and Spartan chassis.
The KNOX CO. is moving its operations from Newport Beach to Irvine, California, this month. Its new address is 17672 Armstrong. Irvine, CA 92714.
TELEMOBILE, INC., a manufacturer of radio, telephone, and communications equipment, has been awarded a S1.5 million contract by the Phillipine government to expand rural telecommunications in Camarina Sur province.
AAI CORP. a subsidiary of 1 nited Industrial Corp. that develops and produces hightechnology systems for commercial and military use, has received a S5 million contract from Dallas/Fort Worth international Airport for its aircraft rescue and fire trainer system.
The LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. donated disk storage drives to supplement the computer-aided dispatch system in the City of Fort Wayne. Indiana
AWARDS
SPILL MANAGEMENT INC. of Traverse City, Michigan, received the Recognition Award for its Fnviro-Bond 403 at the 10th annual Michigan New Products Awards. The product is a polymer-based absorbent that turns the product into a solid mass upon contact with a liquid petroleum product
