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{{Infobox company |
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|name = Empire West, Inc. |
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|former_name = Empire West Plastics, Inc. |
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|type = [[Private company|Private]] |
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|industry = [[Plastic]] [[Thermoforming]] |
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|products = Ceilume Ceiling Tiles<br />Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging<br />Custom Industrial Thermoforming Applications |
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|foundation = [[Petaluma, California|Petaluma]], [[California (state)|California]], U.S.<br />({{Start date|1968}}) |
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|location_city = [[Graton, California|Graton]], [[California (state)|California]] 95444 |
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|location_country = U.S. |
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|area_served = Worldwide |
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|homepage = {{URL|http://http://www.empirewest.com/|Empire West.com}} |
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}} |
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'''Empire West, Inc.''', a small, local business with a worldwide reach, has been specializing in [[thermoforming]] [[plastic]] products since [[1968]] and is a [[privately held company]] located in [[Graton]], [[California]]. The [[organization]] is also known as Empire West Plastics, Inc. and owns the [[brand names]] [http://www.ceilume.com/ Ceilume Ceiling Tiles] and [http://www.opticspackaging.com/ Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging]. |
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== Company history == |
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The original name, Empire West Plastics, Inc., was derived not from the [[Redwood Empire]], but from [[New York state]]'s moniker [[Empire State]].<ref>Oral history of Robert F. Yonash, 1996</ref> Originally founded in [[Petaluma]], [[California]] in 1968, the company moved from to its present site in [[Graton]], California in [[1980]]. The name was changed to Empire West, Inc. in [[1985]]. |
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[[File:Evangeline-ceiling-tiles.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Example of Evangeline ceiling tiles from Ceilume]] |
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===Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging=== |
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The company initially offered handling trays for the photofinishing industry, custom industrial thermoformed housings and enclosures, and packaging for high value [[laser]] [[optics]] handling and storage. In [[1992]] the optical products were spun off under the brand name '''Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging'''. |
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===Ceilume Ceiling Tiles=== |
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Created in [[2002]], the product line '''Ceilume Ceiling Tiles''' offers low cost, low maintenance, easy to install, decorative ceiling tiles which can be mounted directly to a ceiling surface or installed in a [[suspended ceiling]] grid system. The tiles are Class A Fire Rated, [[FDA]] compliant, and [http://www.greenguard.org/en/index.aspx GREENGUARD] Gold Certified. (Please see the [http://www.ceilume.com/ceiling-tile-technical-info.cfm Ceilume "Technical Info"] web site for citations.) Ceilume's '''Better than Tin''' ceiling tiles offer replicas of historic tin ceilings. |
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===Custom thermoforming=== |
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Custom thermoforming, one of the original products of Empire West Plastics, is still available on a case-by-case basis. |
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== Awards and recognition== |
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*In November 2007, Ceilume Ceiling Tiles were included in the list of ''2007's Most Requested Products'' by Walls and Ceilings Magazine <ref>[http://www.wconline.com/articles/2007-s-most-requested-products 2007's Most Requested Products], retrieved November 26, 2016</ref> |
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*In April 2010, Ceilume Ceiling Tiles received an honorable mention in the Innovative Materials category of the Bloom Awards, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).<ref>[http://www.asid.org/content/winners-selected-2010-bloom-awards Winners Selected for the 2010 Bloom Awards], retrieved November 26, 2016</ref> |
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*In July 2013, The Vinyl Institute featured Ceilume Ceiling Tiles in an article ''Versatile Vinyl Ceiling Tiles Top Off Rooms with Style''<ref>[http://vinylinfo.org.phtemp.com/featured/versatile-vinyl-ceiling-tiles-top-off-rooms-with-style/ Versatile Vinyl Ceiling Tiles Top Off Rooms with Style], retrieved November 26, 2016</ref> |
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*In July 2013, Empire West, Inc. was named one of 11 winners in the annual ''Top Manufacturers in the North Bay Awards'' presented by the ''North Bay Business Journal''.<ref name="award">[http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/75749/manufacturing-awards-2013-empire-west-forms-decorative-ceiling-tiles-into-profits/ Awards 2013: Empire West forms decorative ceiling tiles into profits], retrieved November 26, 2016</ref> |
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*In December 2013, Ceilume Ceiling Tiles were included in the list of ''2013's Most Requested Products'' by Walls and Ceilings Magazine <ref>[http://www.wconline.com/articles/88696-most-requested-products 2013 Most Requested Products] by Walls and Ceilings Magazine, retrieved November 26, 2016</ref> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.empirewest.com Empire West, Inc.] |
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*[http://www.ceilume.com/ Ceilume Ceiling Tiles] (company web site) |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/ceilume Ceilume Ceiling Tiles] (on facebook) |
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*[http://www.ceilingsmagnifique.com/company.htm Ceilings Magnifique] |
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*[http://www.opticspackaging.com/ Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging] |
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*[http://www.empirewest.com/thermoforming-tech-academy.html Empire West Thermoforming Tech Academy] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/ceilume Ask the Ceiling Tile Guy] (on Youtube) |
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