Month: July 2016

GemSeal Welcomes New Distributor Aldrich Tool Rental, Inc.

Chris Mariani / Jul 14 , 2016

CHARLOTTE, NC (Thursday, July 14, 2016) — GemSeal® Pavement Products, the market leader in high-quality pavement maintenance products for nearly 60 years, is pleased to introduce Aldrich Tool Rental, Inc. as a distributor in Florida.  Aldrich Tool Rental carries the GemSeal line of pavement preservation products including sealers, additives, striping paints, and related sealcoating supplies.  Aldrich also rents stripers and blowers and performs small engine and pump repairs.  They are conveniently located at 1601 Congress Avenue in West Palm Beach and easily accessible to I-95 and the Florida Turnpike.

“We are thrilled to partner with Aldrich Tool Rental out of West Palm Beach,” stated Rob Knarr, Marketing and Sales Manager for Florida, GemSeal Pavement Products. “Our long-time clients in the area have already expressed appreciation for their conveniently located showroom, product availability, and expert employee advice and service. Aldrich will complement our existing network of distributors in Florida and will expand our coverage, making it even more convenient for customers to buy GemSeal products.”

“In business since 1959, Aldrich Tool Rental has decades of experience sourcing and supplying the best tool brands and construction products in the business,” said Dorsey Tennant, Owner, Aldrich Tool Rental.  “We take pride in knowing that our wide selection consists of the most reliable tools and products to meet the demanding needs of our clients. We wouldn’t stock anything that doesn’t meet our approval, which is why we chose to partner with GemSeal Pavement Products over any other manufacturer in the paving and sealcoating industry.”

For more information about Aldrich Tool Rental, please contact Dorsey Tennant at 561-683-8511. To inquire about becoming a distributor for GemSeal, contact us.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Mariani General Manager, Southeast Region

Chris launched his career with GemSeal over 25 years ago and continues to demonstrate a passion for pavement preservation. He now directs and coordinates operations for the Tampa plant and…

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Black Diamond Sealer is Solution to San Antonio Decision to Ban Coal Tar

Lee F. Lowis / Jul 8 , 2016

Sometimes things don’t turn out like we had hoped or planned and we have to adapt to the new circumstances. The recent decision of the San Antonio city council to ban the use of coal tar sealers beginning January 1, 2017, means that seal coat contractors in the San Antonio area will soon need to offer something other than refined coal tar products. GemSeal, with nearly 60 years of manufacturing experience, a strong local distributor, and a proven alternative, is ready to help you!

First and foremost, we’re a manufacturer who has been in the sealcoat business for almost six decades. We know a lot about pavement materials and make very high-quality products.  We have done business in San Antonio for almost twenty years by working with Sealcoating Supplies, Inc., an experienced and knowledgeable pavement maintenance products distributor owned and operated by Nancy Navarette. Nancy was involved in the efforts to defend coal tar sealers, and she now stands ready to help her customers make the transition to using different products.  In anticipation of unfortunate bans like this one, we have developed alternative products that enable contractors to continue to stay in business and allow property owners to get a very good result.  One of our alternatives to refined tar sealers is GemSeal Black Diamond, which is comparable to refined tar sealers and superior to asphalt emulsion (AE) sealers.

Black Diamond is a petroleum-based, high-performance sealer that combines the benefits of AE sealer with many of the performance attributes of refined coal tar sealers. This product exceeds AE performance with better coverage, greater durability, fuel resistance, and superior color stability–it goes down black and stays black!

Black Diamond is safe for use in San Antonio, Austin, or anywhere else you need to offer clients an alternative to refined coal tar. It is produced in Dallas using our precision colloid mill and undergoes GemSeal’s unmatched quality control process.

If you’re in San Antonio, call Nancy Navarette of Sealcoating Supplies, our local distributor in San Antonio, at 210-650-0113.

For additional technical information, contact GemSeal’s Texas team: Rob Sanders at 813-442-2027, Bret Budris at 210-243-1629, or Ken McBride at 405-585-7706.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lee F. Lowis President

Lee has 40 years of experience working in various capacities from laborer, contractor, Certified Tennis Court Builder, and sales executive to senior management. Prior to joining GemSeal, Lee served as…

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