Chemguard FIRE FOAM

  Chemguard is known for manufacturing foam eqipment, pumps and chemicals    Chemguard has hired Mahmoud Omar as the new Senior Manager - Middle East/Africa. In addition to enhancing Chemguard's growing visibility in the Middle East and Africa, Omar will support the company's broad international distribution network.     Omar resides in Cairo, Egypt, which will allow Chemguard to provide better services to customers in the Middle East. "Mahmoud offers a wealth of technical expertise in foam and foam systems," said Chemguard Vice President of Sales and Marketing John Vieweger. "His role on the Chemguard team will be invaluable as we expand our operations in the Middle East and Africa." Omar joins Chemguard with 11 years of fire protection industry experience with International Security & Safety Systems in Cairo, where he served as mechanical design engineer, project manager, and most recently head of the Technical Department. Omar holds a mechanical engineering degree from Arab Academy for Science and Technology and is working on a masters in fire protection engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Omar will join Max Oyola, Senior Manager, Latin American and Mexico, and Sam Chan, Senior Manager, Asia Pacific Region, on Chemguard's International Sales team.

Chemguard will exhibit at the Worlds Coating Show 2010   Chemguard's C6 fluorosurfactants are found in paints, stains, cleaners, waxes, polishes, and sealers. Chemguard, a leading manufacturer of fluorosurfactant specialty chemicals, will be highlighting the expansion of its short-chain (C6) fluorosurfactant products at the 2010 American Coatings Show. Developed for broad applications, Chemguard's C6 fluorosurfactants are found in paints, stains, cleaners, waxes, polishes, and sealers. "The surface activity of each of our new fluorosurfactants rivals competitive longer-chain perfluoro products now on the market," notes Specialty Chemicals Division Senior Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Gilbert. "Because of the high surface activity of these products, there is no need to increase concentrations to obtain similar results."To be held between April 13-15 at the Charlotte Convention Center, the 2010 American Coatings Show will have nearly 300 exhibitors, covering coating raw materials, laboratory, production equipment, packaging equipment, testing and measuring equipment, environmental protection, safety at work and services.

Chemguard will exhibit fire suppression foams equipment, and custom engineered systems in Booth 1033 at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) World Safety Conference & Exposition, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 2-4, 2008. IS0 9001:2000 certified, Chemguard provides foam concentrates, fire-fighting hardware, and engineered fire-fighting foam systems for industrial, military, municipal, offshore, petrochemical/energy, transportation/freight, and airport hangar applications worldwide. “Chemguard produces the most extensive line of efficient, environmentally friendly, UL Listed and FM Approved fire-fighting foam concentrates in the world,” states Sales and Marketing Vice President John Vieweger. “In addition, we engineer and manufacturer a broad line of high-quality, durable, and proven fire-fighting hardware, including fixed-system proportioning equipment, discharge devices, portable equipment, a mobile unit, and custom-engineered systems. We look forward to meeting with current customers and prospective customers at NFPA to discuss our new fire suppression products for new applications.” Chemguard’s comprehensive operation includes chemical manufacturing, dry chemical blending and packaging, foam concentrate blending and packaging, hardware manufacturing, product testing and quality assurance, and bulk chemical storage. Founded in 1984, the company performs ongoing product development and technical support to meet customer requirements and market demands in a state-of-the-art research and development laboratory. Foam blending capability throughout the world enables Chemguard to provide prompt delivery, including On Call 24/7 emergency foam shipments. Customer support includes foam sample testing, live fire testing, and training. The annual NFPA conference and exposition attracts professional in the fire and life safety, fire service, building design and management, electrical, loss control and risk management, and security fields from around the world. The 2008 conference and exposition includes more than 300 exhibits, 150 education sessions, and 24 pre-conference seminars. More than 5,000 attendees are expected.