Anthony Signs Licensing Agreement With Glacier
By Anthony, PRNEThursday, October 28, 2010
SYLMAR, California and JOHANNESBURG, October 29, 2010 - Anthony, a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora
Capital Group, announced this month that it has completed its licensing
agreement with Glacier, a business unit of Universal Industries.
Anthony is a leader in the U.S. commercial refrigeration industry and the
world's largest manufacturer of specialty glass, commercial glass
refrigerator and freezer doors, case lighting, and display and merchandising
systems. Glacier, a subsidiary of Universal Industries, is South Africa's
leader in normal temp, beverage doors, and package doors for the commercial
refrigeration industry. Glacier and Anthony will strengthen Universal's
efforts to penetrate South African, African, and Indian refrigeration
markets.
Jeffrey Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anthony, stated,
"This strategic licensing agreement accelerates our global commitment to
continue as the world's leader in refrigeration specialty glass for the South
African, African, and Indian markets. We have maintained an excellent
relationship with Universal's management for more than 25 years, and this
licensing agreement will only propel our relationship further. With our North
American retailers' globalization, this makes available Anthony's high
quality products worldwide."
This licensing agreement provides for Glacier to manufacture Anthony's
state-of-the-art, energy-efficient door line, LED lighting systems, anti-fog
doors and specialty glass for these international markets. This arrangement
allows Glacier to have a complete offering in the commercial refrigeration
specialty glass market.
About Anthony
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Sylmar, CA, Anthony is the world's
largest manufacturer of specialty glass, commercial glass refrigerator and
freezer doors, case lighting, and display and merchandising systems. Anthony
provides customers with state-of-the-art merchandising systems, offering
low-energy products to cut operating costs and help preserve natural
resources. Anthony offers up to 70% energy savings by enclosing open dairy
and freezer cases with Anthony retrofit doors and Anthony "OptiMax2" LED
lighting systems. Anthony serves the commercial refrigeration markets in
North America, South America, Asia, and Western Europe. For more information,
please visit: www.anthonyintl.com.
Contact: For Anthony: For Aurora Capital Group: Larry Rauzon Sharon Stern /Dara Silverstein Director, International Sales Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher +1-818-399-6890 +1-212-355-4449
For Anthony: Larry Rauzon, Director, International Sales, +1-818-399-6890; For Aurora Capital Group: Sharon Stern or Dara Silverstein, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449
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