| 1970 |
Harold Rickles starts business |
| 1983 |
Purchase of Electromark from Rickles by Brewster and Eggenbergers.
Starts with 6 employees. |
| 1985 |
Electromark’s first addition: 4,000 square feet of manufacturing
space. |
| 1986 |
Revamp line: from marking for construction
of nuclear plants to permanent plant labeling. Introduce
LabelBase® software and related BBS for online proofing |
| 1988 |
Invention of J-Sign, which becomes
standard at US nuclear and weapons plants. |
| 1990 |
Randy Wilson joins company as West
Coast Sales Manager. Gain foothold in most large western
utilities |
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Completion of 13,000 square feet of expansion. Development
of SmartRTK®. |
| 1992 |
Development of PhotoFrit®, enabling Electromark
to make high contrast bar-codes that have higher heat
resistance than any other bar-code available in the US. |
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Gary Sellers joins team as East Coast
Sales Manager and Ed Beck as Plant Manager. |
| 1993 |
General utility safety and pole markers pass 50% of Electromark's
sales. |
| 1994 |
Release of White Paper on sign design
and research. Springboard for change in ANSI standards. |
| 1995 |
Complete assembly of national network of independent sales
representatives for electrical utilities. |
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7,500 square foot addition to block building. Automatic inventory
system. |
| 1996 |
Charlotte Galek appointed Northeast Sales Manager. |
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Begin manufacture of embossed metal
pole marking digits. Develop automated ways to print,
emboss and package the highest quality digits on the market. |
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Development of Clearview type font. |
| 1997 |
Addition of 4,300 square feet for metal fabrication of signs
and pole marking digits. |
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Introduction of SmartSign® software. Branded for Kroy, LabelMaster,
Lab Safety and J.J. Keller. |
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Release of www.electromark.com web site. |
| 1999 |
Electromark Building #7 of 30,000
square feet, see below. Mike Pilot joints the company
as CFO. |
| 2000 |
Creation of XpressMyself.com. |
| 2001 |
Brewster becomes 100% shareholder. |
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Marsha Graffin joins company as Marketing
Director. Release Telecom marking catalog. |
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Electromark becomes contract manufacturer of bins for No Butts
Bin in the US. |
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Launch of Lab Safety and JJ Keller sites. On-line tracking
of orders. |
| 2002 |
Launch of www.EZBadges.com and KidsID programs. |
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Release of Electromark T&D Handbook, 4th Edition. |
| 2003 |
Granted patent for “Strong Hold”,
the company’s seventh patent. Release of new ButtHutTM
Smoking Shelter designs. |
| 2004 |
Completion of Building #8 (28,000 square foot). Dedication
of the Rickles Building by Senator Hillary Clinton. Property
granted “Empire Zone” status. |
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Security Product Line introduced. |
