“We brought some really cool restaurant doors in here so when he walks through, it’s like you’re walking through a restaurant,” said Tony Siragusa. The ManCaves crew picked from Curtron’s Service-Pro’s line of aluminum, stainless steel, and wood cores doors with laminated finishes for light and heavy duty applications.
 
The light weight, double-acting aluminum doors were the perfect fit for Mike Barrita’s ManCave. The Service-Pro doors added a professional look and feel to the industrial kitchen, and were simple for the crew to install. 

“That’s professional,” said Mike Barrita of the Curtron restaurant-style swinging doors. Mike was completely satisfied with the way his Kitchen Cave turned out. (Full Story)

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Inacted as of January 1, 2009 the “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.” Section 312 states that all new walk-in coolers and freezers manufactured and installed in the United States with a floor area of less than 3,000 square feet must include flexible PVC strip doors or spring-hinged doors(1). This new Federal Law is aimed at improving energy efficiency, since typical food service operators spend up to 20% of their entire energy bill on refrigeration.

Curtron Products is nation’s leading manufacturer of Flexible PVC Strip Doors and Polar-Pro™ Swinging Doors. Our products are the simplest and most cost-effective energy saving solutions. Curtron’s Strip and Swinging Doors on walk-in coolers and freezer cut outside air infiltration, maintaining internal temperatures and cutting down compressor running time.

• USDA/FDA Approved
• NSF Approved Curtronizer™ Strip Doors
• Inexpensive and Easy to Install
• Yield immediate energy cost savings
• Pay for themselves in energy savings as quickly as three months!

The United States Government is working hard to improve efficiency in coolers and freezers. Research shows that strip doors and swinging doors, along with better insulation and more efficient motors and defrosters can cut energy consumption up to 55%! A recent study by the Consumer Energy Advisor found that strip curtains on a 240-ft2 walk-in refrigerator reduced energy consumption by 3,730 kWh per year—about 9 percent of total energy consumption(2). Curtron’s lines of strip doors and swinging doors guarantee increased cooler and freezer efficiency.

If you would like to discuss the opportunity to save money with our Save-T Strip and Swinging Doors or have recently purchased and installed a walk-in cooler or freezer and do not yet have the required energy saving door, call your Curtron Products Sales Professionals at 1-800-833-5005.

To learn more about energy savings on walk-in coolers and freezers, check out Foodservice Equipment Reports article Big Changes Come to Walk-Ins at http://www.fermag.com/sr/v13i02_sr_WalkIns.htm

1 - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. U.S. Department of Energy.  
     http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/incentives_laws_security.html
2 - Commercial Energy Advisor. http://www.esource.com/BEA/hosted/PNM/CEA_04.html

After 20 successful years, Jos Kleynjans, the founder of the TMI Group of Companies, has stepped aside as CEO effective September 26, 2008.
Jos will continue his role as a shareholder and member of the Board of Directors. He has been a respected leader in the flexible PVC, Door, and
Material Handling industries for the past three decades. Joe Peilert, active President of the TMI Group of Companies, will be serving as the new CEO.

Jos Kleynjans came to the United States and fulfilled the American dream. With his wife Annie, Jos moved to the United States from Holland. In 1988, they started TMI Inc, Trading and Manufacturing Industries, in Pittsburgh, PA. TMI began as a small, domestic manufacturer of PVC strip doors. Under Jos’ leadership and direction, TMI has grown into an internationally received market leader in the flexible PVC and energy control industry.

In 2006, Jos put the company in a position for rapid growth and development by bringing in Shoreview Industries, a private equity group that invests in companies with a strong track record of market leadership and expansion potential. Their backing has allowed for a number of acquisitions in the past two years.

TMI plans on accelerated expansion through both organic and acquisition growth. Joe Peilert, who started with the TMI Group of Companies in October 2007 as President, is taking over as the new CEO. Within his first three months, Joe led the acquisition and integration of two companies: Win Plastics, LLC, a key supplier, and FlexBarrier, a Georgia based competitor. More acquisitions are expected over the next twelve months as TMI continues with its strategy of accelerated growth.

The TMI Group of Companies will continue to operate from its headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

About TMI Group of Companies:
The TMI Group of Companies is a fully integrated, leading international producer and supplier of innovative products and solutions designed to manage customer environments by improving work safety, cleanliness, comfort, efficiency and energy savings. Products include strip doors, exclusive PVC based strip, film, panel and sheet products, PVC coated and laminated fabrics, air doors, insect screens, swinging impact doors, curtains, modular enclosures and dock accessories. Services include slitting, heat sealing, interleaving, sheeting and die-cutting. The business is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with operations in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and Norcross, GA. The main divisions consist of Save-T Solutions, servicing the overhead door and material handling industry, Vinyl Solutions, providing flexible PVC products to the OEM market, Curtron Products, focusing on the food service industry, and Win Plastics, LLC, a manufacturer of flexible and rigid PVC sheet and roll goods.

Curtron Products, the industry leader in food service equipment, has added yet another new product to their Save-T line: The Pest-Pro Silent Fly Trap. Unlike loud, annoying bug zappers, the Pest-Pro silently traps insects. High powered UV lights attract insects and trap them on an adhesive glue board. Pest-Pros are the perfect solution for restaurants, commercial kitchens, bakeries, grocery stores, offices, and other facilities with insect problems.

Three units are available for immediate shipment. The Pest-Pro Series 100 is a decorative model, available in gold or white, and is perfect for restaurants and dining areas. It covers 900 square feet. The Pest-Pro Series 200 is a low-profile unit for high traffic areas such as hallways or commercial kitchens and covers 1,500 square feet. The Pest-Pro Series 300 is ideal for food service applications that require a greater coverage area and the largest insect trapping area. The Pest-Pro Series 300 has 80 watts of UV light and 210 square inches of panel area. It covers 1,800 square feet. Each Pest-Pro comes with a five year warranty. Replacement glue boards and UV lights are available for each fly trap. (more information)

Pest-Pro Series 100
Available in White or Gold

Curtron Products, the industry leader in food service equipment, has introduced their new Save-T® Smoker, an attractive, decorative cigarette receptacle. The Save-T® Smoker is perfect for facilities that have banned smoking, such as restaurants and food service establishments, as well as buildings with designated outdoor smoking areas. Each Save-T® Smoker is made of high strength, high density polyethylene. Their classic design fits the décor of any outdoor area.

Save-T® Smokers eliminate odors as they restrict oxygen to quickly extinguish burning butts. There is a galvanized waste can on the bottom of each Save-T® Smoker which allows for easy butt disposal. Save-T® Smokers are available in 5 quart and 4 gallon sizes in six different colors. Hold down tabs secure the unit in windy conditions, and each Save-T® Smoker is rain resistant.  

Call Curtron Products at 800-833-5005 for more information on the Save-T® Smoker.