05 FEBRUARY 2016glassmagazine.com
Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. selected as Atlanta Metro Export Challenge semi-finalist
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. received a $5,000 grant and is a semi-finalist in the inaugural Atlanta Metro Export Challenge, a grant competition powered by Chase which boosts support for small and medium-sized businesses looking to begin exporting or to increase their export programs.
Thirty-five companies from metro Atlanta were selected as semi-finalists and will each receive a reimbursement grant of up to $5,000 to apply toward expenses related to building export capacity and activities.
SAF won the grant based on several criteria. Chiefly, SAF is one of five continuous coil anodizers in North America. Additionally, SAF scored points because of its pro-active international efforts to expand its distribution of anodized aluminum sheet, aluminum extrusions, and fabricated painted and anodized aluminum cladding for the commercial construction industry.
“We don’t know of any other company in the world who can custom anodize extrusions in 24 hours to meet the time constraints of the commercial glass industry. With projects in Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and currently Dubai this grant and the prospect of future awards will help us expand our international efforts,” says Penn McClatchey, SAF Co-CEO.
SAF will have a chance to win additional prize money later this summer. The semi-finalists must share their export success during the first half of 2016 and future plans for export development for a chance to win additional prize money.
Thirty-five companies from metro Atlanta were selected as semi-finalists and will each receive a reimbursement grant of up to $5,000 to apply toward expenses related to building export capacity and activities.
SAF won the grant based on several criteria. Chiefly, SAF is one of five continuous coil anodizers in North America. Additionally, SAF scored points because of its pro-active international efforts to expand its distribution of anodized aluminum sheet, aluminum extrusions, and fabricated painted and anodized aluminum cladding for the commercial construction industry.
“We don’t know of any other company in the world who can custom anodize extrusions in 24 hours to meet the time constraints of the commercial glass industry. With projects in Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and currently Dubai this grant and the prospect of future awards will help us expand our international efforts,” says Penn McClatchey, SAF Co-CEO.
SAF will have a chance to win additional prize money later this summer. The semi-finalists must share their export success during the first half of 2016 and future plans for export development for a chance to win additional prize money.
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