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| Formerly | Empire West Plastics, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Plastic Thermoforming |
| Founded | Petaluma, California, U.S. (1968) |
| Headquarters | Graton, California 95444 , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Ceilume Ceiling Tiles Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging Custom Industrial Thermoforming Applications |
| Website | Empire West.com |
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 Ceilume Ceiling Tiles and Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging.
Company history
The original name, Empire West Plastics, Inc., was derived not from the Redwood Empire, but from New York state's moniker Empire State.[1] 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.
Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging
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.
Ceilume Ceiling Tiles
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 GREENGUARD Gold Certified. (Please see the Ceilume "Technical Info" web site for citations.) Ceilume's Better than Tin ceiling tiles offer replicas of historic tin ceilings.
Custom thermoforming
Custom thermoforming, another one of the original products of Empire West Plastics, is still available on a case-by-case basis.
Awards and recognition
- In November 2007, Ceilume Ceiling Tiles were included in the list of 2007's Most Requested Products by Walls and Ceilings Magazine [2]
- 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).[3]
- In July 2013, The Vinyl Institute featured Ceilume Ceiling Tiles in an article Versatile Vinyl Ceiling Tiles Top Off Rooms with Style[4]
- 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.[5]
- In December 2013, Ceilume Ceiling Tiles were included in the list of 2013's Most Requested Products by Walls and Ceilings Magazine [6]
References
- ^ Oral history of former owner Robert F. Yonash, 1996
- ^ 2007's Most Requested Products, retrieved November 26, 2016
- ^ Winners Selected for the 2010 Bloom Awards, retrieved November 26, 2016
- ^ Versatile Vinyl Ceiling Tiles Top Off Rooms with Style, retrieved November 26, 2016
- ^ Awards 2013: Empire West forms decorative ceiling tiles into profits, retrieved November 26, 2016
- ^ 2013 Most Requested Products by Walls and Ceilings Magazine, retrieved November 26, 2016
External links
- Empire West, Inc.
- Ceilume Ceiling Tiles (company web site)
- Ceilume Ceiling Tiles (on facebook)
- Ceilings Magnifique
- Safe-Guard PET-G Optics Packaging
- Empire West Thermoforming Tech Academy
- Ask the Ceiling Tile Guy (on Youtube)