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ikeGPS names Reece Supply Company as First Reseller Partner for US Sign Industry

Saturday, June 13th, 2015


Broomfield, CO (PRWEB) June 02, 2015

ikeGPS (NZX:IKE) is pleased to introduce Reece Supply Company as its first U.S. sign industry reseller partner of Spike.

With Spike, sign makers can quickly capture accurate measurements of the width, height and area of signage locations from a Smartphone or Tablet picture. A ladder, bucket truck and tape measure are no longer required to create estimates, which saves sign companies time and cuts overhead costs on a traditionally lengthy process.

Sign makers can also save measurements on Spike and send dimensions via email to customers or designers to create proofs, assess installation and complete permit applications. If additional measurements are needed, sign makers can refer to their saved Spike photos at any time to make modifications. Theres no need to return to the site for further measurements or estimations.

As a Spike reseller, we can offer our customers a solution that will quickly improve how they conduct business today, says Sean Schultz, general manager of Reece Supply Company in Harahan, Louisiana. Our customers will find that they can streamline their estimating process with Spike, which inevitably saves on labor costs.

For more than 75 years, Reece Supply Company has offered sign shops many of the biggest brands in the industry, including 3M, Arlon, Epson America, GE, Gerber Scientific Products, Mimaki, SA International, Sloan LED and Ultraflex Systems. Reece Supply Company operates eight locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Georgia and North Carolina. Each location houses a large inventory of sign, screen and digital products, and local seminars are available to train and educate signage professionals on new products and techniques.

Were excited to partner with such a well-respected company in the signage industry, says Jeff Ross, chief marketing officer of ikeGPS. For decades, Reece Supply Company has provided sign makers with the industrys most innovative solutions. Reece is once again demonstrating its leadership by introducing Spike to its customers in an effort to help them reduce expenses and run more efficiently.

For live Spike demos, Reece Supply Company will showcase this measurement solution at the Texas Sign Association Annual Conference in Montgomery, Texas, June 9-13, and the Mid South Sign Association Meeting and Trade Show in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 23-25.

About ikeGPS

ikeGPS is changing the way the world is measured, utilizing its smart laser measurement solutions to capture, record and export measurement data. Electric utility, telecom, government, engineering, construction, real estate, signage, and other field data collection-based professionals use ikeGPS products to modernize the way measurements are taken and shared.

Spike, a laser accurate Smartphone measurement solution, and GE MapSight, an all-in-one customizable field data collection solution, uniquely combine intelligent software and hardware into comprehensive but simple-to-use tools. With an ike photograph, you can capture measurement, distance, location and other data in real time, significantly improving business process, user productivity and safety.

ikeGPS is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand and is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange under the stock symbol IKE. The companys sales and marketing organization is based in Broomfield, Colorado, which supports global efforts in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit http://www.ikegps.com.

GE is a trademark of General Electric Company and is under license by ikeGPS Ltd, 42 Adelaide Road, Wellington 6021, New Zealand.

About Reece Supply Company

Reece Supply Companys mission is to offer customers a Total Solutions Concept for all their sign material requirements. Reece Supply is committed to provide large local inventories, leading edge technology, and total customer support for our valued customers and product vendors. Every employee at Reece Supplys eight locations is totally dedicated to our customers satisfaction. In the future, Reece Supplys goal will be to continue building dynamic relationships with our customers and product vendors to help everyone grow to their highest potential.







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Alcoa and The Arc of the Virginia Peninsula Sign $6 Million X-ray Digitization Contract

Friday, May 3rd, 2013


Hampton, Va. (PRWEB) May 01, 2013

Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP), a business unit of Alcoa, has awarded The Arc of the Virginia Peninsula (The Arc) a $ 6 million contract to convert 12 million pieces of X-ray film (X-rays) into digital images.

This new venture creates 50 jobs for people with disabilities in Hampton Roads, VA and approximately 10 jobs in Rochester, NY at Rochester Rehabilitation.

The improvement in digitization hardware and software has enabled the production of high-quality electronic images that are required in our quality control processes. Now, instead of taking several days to locate physical X-rays filed in a warehouse, the work The Arc is doing allows us to electronically pull X-ray images in a matter of minutes and send them to clients around the world, said Bob Baker, APP technical director.

APP had been storing 12 million X-rays of parts manufactured for the aerospace and industry gas turbine industries in an Indiana warehouse.

Our customers, which include jet engine and industrial gas turbine manufacturers, require us to take X-rays of finished castings and then store the X-rays, many for perpetuity, for use in the future, said Baker. APP approached The Arc to deploy its team of skilled employees with disabilities to digitize the X-rays.

Thanks to a visionary team, we developed a proprietary, cutting-edge digitization service that is creating 50 ongoing jobs for people in Hampton Roads. An additional 60 employees with disabilities help periodically to prepare the X-rays for recycling, said Kasia Grzelkowski, The Arcs President/CEO.

The Arc is thrilled to partner with Alcoa Power and Propulsion to create an elegant business solution to meet their needs.

NanoArk Corporation, based in Rochester, NY, created software that enables The Arc to meet the project requirements. Rochester Rehabilitation, also in Rochester, helped develop the process to properly scan each X-ray and automate production, including the generation of a tracking number.

Converting X-ray film to digital images produces an electronic file that is virtually indestructible, creates a back-up copy, eliminates warehouse storage and allows for easy retrieval of digital files. In addition, Alcoa reclaims the silver in the X-rays after digitization and prior to recycling the film.

The Arc supports more than 1,100 individuals with disabilities each year and their families and caregivers. Employment programs are the cornerstone of the organization; The Arc employs 490 people with disabilities through government contracts and on-site employment. An additional 120 people with disabilities have jobs with community employers.

Unfortunately, despite our effort and those of many other organizations, 70% of people with disabilities are unemployed, says Grzelkowski.

This new line of business is providing ongoing jobs for people with disabilities in an emerging field that has the potential to grow both nationally and internationally.

Alcoa views this not only as a business solution, but as a way to support The Arcs mission of creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities, said Baker. Individuals with disabilities want and deserve to be active members of our workforce, and Alcoa is proud to be able to put their skills and talents to work within many facets of our organization. Diversity and inclusion are core values of our company

This contract is expected to last more than two years.

Alcoa and The Arc are in discussions to expand the program to Alcoas European locations.

About the Project Partners

Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world’s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 125 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa(r) wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 30 countries across the world. For more information, visit http://www.alcoa.com, follow @Alcoa on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Alcoa and follow Alcoa on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Alcoa.

The Arc of the Virginia Peninsula

Founded in 1953, The Arc has a proud history of service to people with developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc currently serves more than 1,100 individuals annually in employment, community living, day support, and early childhood programs. Services range from coordinating developmental therapies for children to helping elderly caregivers plan for the future of their loved ones with disabilities. Adults with disabilities participating in The Arcs employment programs earn an average of $ 5.5 million in wages and benefits each year. The Arc serves the entire Hampton Roads region, as well as the ten counties on the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. Through the AbilityOne program, The Arc is prime contractor for two national contracts and directly employs people with disabilities at Pearl Harbor, HI. For more information, visit http://www.arcvap.org.

NanoArk Corporation

NanoArk Corporation was incorporated in July 2007 with its worldwide headquarters located in Rochester, New York. Its mission is to provide customers with costeffective, robust, and readily-accessible information archival and storage for textual records and drawings. NanoArk Corporation capitalizes on its patentpending capability to enable longterm preservation of records as images on silicon wafers or other reliable substrates using advanced imaging and semiconductor fabrication techniques. Some of the potential markets of this technology include legal records, building and zoning records, real estate, building management, utilities, education, banking, medical, archival documents, and historic manuscripts. For more information, visit http://www.nanoarkcorp.com.

Rochester Rehabilitation

Founded in 1919, Rochester Rehabilitation operates six innovative services in the rehabilitative areas of adaptive sports and inclusive recreation, employment and job support, driver evaluation and training, and mental health. Throughout its history, three values work, wellness, and independence have remained at the core of Rochester Rehabilitation. Working with a $ 10 million annual operating budget, the agency serves more than 3,500 people in the Greater Rochester area living with disabilities. For more information, visit http://www.rochesterrehab.org.







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Boston Properties Washington D.C. region becomes the 300th company to sign up for The News Funnel

Saturday, March 16th, 2013


New York City (PRWEB) March 12, 2013

The News Funnel, a new, free website that enables real estate professionals to create a customized news funnel based on their unique preferences, has announced that more than 300 companies are now using the site’s Company News Channel service to upload their content directly to the site’s several thousand subscribers.

Since launching in the real estate industry this past spring, The News Funnel has grown to now offer its free site throughout the east coast. The News Funnel scans thousands of publications and blogs to deliver a customized news stream for its subscribers. Whats also unique about the site is that it allows companies to upload their own news to the site via their own News Channels and therefore reach industry professionals instantaneously without any editing. The 300 plus companies that have created News Channels represent a broad cross section of the industry including developers, REITS, brokers, engineers, architects, marketing firms, mortgage brokers, banks and many more. The site also curates news for every aspect of the real estate industry such as office, industrial, retail and residential.

“We are very proud to now have over 300 companies using our site to distribute their original content directly to the industry,” stated Michael Beckerman, founder and CEO of The News Funnel. “One of the primary goals of our site is to create the largest database of industry news, both from the media as well content from companies themselves. As we continue to expand nationally, we anticipate the growth of our corporate users will be increasing at an aggressive pace. Companies recognize that with The News Funnel they can reach their target audiences incredibly efficiently, without any third party editing of that content, and as often as they like without any cost. The feedback we have received from our corporate clients has been incredibly positive as a result,” Beckerman added.

A few of the most recent Company News Channels established on The News Funnel include:

Boston Properties Washington, D.C.

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/boston-properties-1

CoreNet Global Mid-Atlantic Chapter

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/corenet-global-mid-atlantic-chapter

The Rockefeller Group

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/rockefeller-group

American Real Estate Partners

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/american-real-estate-partners

CompStak

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/compstak

RetailMLS, LLC

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/retailmls-llc

About The News Funnel

The News Funnel is a free, web-based news aggregator for real estate professionals that sources industry-specific news from trade publications and major media sources. Subscribers create customized news feeds for their geographic market, industry segment and areas of interest that are accessed on their personalized home page or via a daily email.

The News Funnel features Company News Channels (CNCs) web pages that are available at no charge to companies to upload press releases, event notifications, blogs and market research reports that are then distributed into the funnels of subscribers. The website also features simple and advanced search capabilities. Aggregated content is stored for six months and users can search this content by keyword, market, industry segment or area of interest.

Headquartered in New York City, The News Funnel was founded by Michael Beckerman, a 25-year veteran of the public relations and media industries. The News Funnel launched in mid-2012 and is now curating news in a total of six markets, including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington, D.C. For more information visit http://www.thenewsfunnel.com.