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Bay Shore, NY • Santa Fe Springs, CA • Fairfield, OH Vol. 34 • Summer 2012

The Ultimate in Reality Shows The last two weeks went by so quickly and watching purchasing, production and shipping/receiving. In television has never been as entertaining. The ul- putting this into action we have found that it has timate in reality shows, The Olympics! For these generated more consistency and efficiency in the two weeks the world was able to put politics aside jobs that are done and created more of a team and glean some of the most exciting team compe- spirit to get the job done the right way with a lim- titions from athletes around the world. ited amount of waste all of the time.

Observing the skills, strength, focus and determina- Having the right team, which both Duro Dyne and tion of these young athletes is such a metaphor for the U.S. Olympic team have, has proven to be the how important our “teams” are in business. When right formula for success. Congratulations to all of you think you have seen the best, the next game, the medal winners around the world, especially to bout or routine is even more exceptional. It Team United States for winning the most medals. certainly goes to show that even when you think Hard work and determination are the keys for suc- you have seen the best, there is always room for im- cess. Thanks to everyone on Team Duro Dyne for provement. In business this is now commonly re- keeping us in the lead in the ferred to as Kai Zen. HVAC industry.

Here at Duro Dyne we are always working on im- provement. Two years ago we implemented ISO 9000-2008 which has fostered an improved means for conducting our business. In order to successfully maintain this new way of run- ning our business, we must document and track each and every process that takes place from order entry, humanresource, Our Good Times' GGOOOODD Summer Special

TT MMEESS My name is Marie Erazo and I started working for Duro Dyne in Published by: 1986 in our mail room. I now like DURO DYNE CORP: to call it the Product Library be- 81 Spence Street cause it is much more than just a Bay Shore, NY 11706 mail room. 631-249-9000 I send out masses of binders www.durodyne.com and literature, not to mention Milton Hinden, Founder (1922-2000) the promotional items when Randy Hinden, Publisher Duro Dyne has its grand give Susan De Simini, Editor-in-Chief aways. The remarkable Duro Dyne DURO DYNE WEST CORP: salesmen are all very special to 15005 Marquardt Ave. me. They keep me very busy, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 562-926-1774 along with my other jobs throughout the office. DURO DYNE MIDWEST CORP: 3825 Symmes Road  Fairfield, OH 45011 Our Literature Manager is one 513-870-6000 of a kind, but much more than that. We all rely on Marie to get DURO DYNE CANADA CORP: The "Library" 5030 Francois-Cusson what we need, to finish a project, Lachine, Quebec, Canada H8T 1B3 and to just allow things to run smoothly. 514-422-9760 Marie was born in Brooklyn and when she isn’t putting all her daytime effort into EXPO FRIO Y CALOR Duro Dyne, she works three to four nights June 7-9, 2012 a week at Marburn Cur- Duro Dyne was present at Expo Frio y Calor tains. She spends every this past June, in Santiago, Chile. The show takes weekend with her grand- place every two years and captivates visitors from daughters: Madison who is all over Latin America. eight years old and Armonii who is 13. There is no task too daunting for this hard-work- We exhibited together with our local distributor ing gal who is one of Duro Dyne’s most de- Termoingenieria, a long time partner and tradi- voted, dependable and dedicated. tional HVAC distributor in the country. We had the chance to show our GRD line together with Dyna- Marie is our Good Times' Summer Special and Tite, tools, connectors, our Duro Dyne Extraordinaire. Dynasticks/welding pins and air regula- tion products. Our Olympics by Dyna-Tite sales in the Numbers Chile have dou- The have grown dramatically bled and we now since 1908 when they were first held in London. have a regular Then just a little more than 2,000 athletes -- stock with our nearly all of them men -- competed for 110 gold distributor. medals. But this summer, more than five times that many athletes, 10,500 competed for 302 gold medals. All gold medals, however, are not alike. The Dyna-Tite The ones just awarded over a two week period line is being used contain just 6 grams of gold. They're mostly silver. in projects from A century ago, the gold medals were entirely gold. warehousing facili- As of 2012, here are some other interesting facts ties to wineries to and figures to consider: projects in copper 2 The number of times London has hosted the mines. It's also Summer Olympics previously. They were in 1908 being re-exported and 1948. London was scheduled to host the 1944 to neighboring Summer Olympics, but they were canceled due to countries. due to World War II. This Summer's Giveaway 37 The number of women who competed in the 1908 London Games. Makes a Difference This summer's giveaway is a product 4,862 The number of women competing in 2012, with a dual purpose. Our little according to official Olympic data culled by The "GroStakes" are ecological wood Guardian. stakes with Cosmos plant seeds at- 9 millionThe number of tickets sold for the 2012 tached. They can brighten your office Olympics. in an indoor pot or outdoors in the gar- 80,000 The number of seats in London's Olympic den. Simply insert 1" in Stadium. the soil, add water and sunlight and watch 'em $775 million Estimated cost of London's 2012 grow. Olympic Stadium (£500 million). It is built from only a 10th of the total steel used to build Beijing's But there's an even Bird's Nest stadium in 2008. brighter reason for $15 billion Estimated amount of money spent planting our colorful by Great Britain to stage the entire Olympics. little Cosmos. 2,300 The number of medals handed out during By purchasing these the London Olympics. tiny stakes from the "Groline Eco-Products" 1.34% The percentage of gold in an Olympic gold medal today. organization, Duro Dyne provides ap- proximately 500 meals for hungry 1912 The last year that Olympic gold medals were children either worldwide or here in 100% gold. the United States. Groline ensures 0 The number of gold medals awarded at the first that only the most trusted worldwide charities such as "Feeding America", modern Olympics in 1896. The winners actually re- "Global Aid Network" (GAIN) and ceived a silver medal instead. "Pennies From Heaven" are utilized 27,974 The number of Olympic medalists from for the purpose. 1896 to 2010. This includes the Winter Olympics. Every year, nearly 5 million children 43 The number of events at the first modern die of hunger. According to the Olympics in 1896. Fourteen countries participated United Nations, almost 193 million in the competition in , . children under the age of five are un- derdeveloped and roughly 129 million 302 The number of events at the 2012 London go to bed without enough to eat. These Olympics in 26 different sports. children who are malnourished are then far 4 The number of countries that have competed in more susceptible to illness and disease. every Summer Olympics since 1896 - those would So please accept our "GroStakes" and know we be Greece, Australia, Great Britain and Switzerland. are all doing a small part to help the children of 18 The number of medals won by the previous the world. most decorated Olympic athlete, Russian gymnast Larysa Latynina. She competed in the 1956, 1960 Duro Dyne’s Employee of the Summer and 1964 Summer Olympics. Nine of her medals Jorge Garcia El Monte, CA were gold, five were silver and four were bronze. Duro Dyne West Employee 22 The number of Olympic medals won by the most-decorated American athlete, swimmer Michael Phelps. Phelps has won 18 gold medals, eight of which came in the 2008 Games. Come Visit Duro Dyne: 3 The number of summer sports in which the HARDI United States has never won an Olympic medal. October 6 - 9, 2012 They are badminton, table tennis and handball. JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes Orlando, FL 13 The age of Marjorie Gestring when she won a SMACNA gold medal in diving in 1936. The American is the October 14 - 16, 2012 youngest gold-medal winner in Olympic history. Bellagio Las Vegas 62 The age of Sweden's Oscar Swahn when he Las Vegas, NV Booth #201 won a gold medal in shooting in 1912. He is the Keep up with all upcoming Duro Dyne Trade Shows, Promo- oldest gold-medal winner in Olympic history. tions and Give-Aways. Simply email your name to: [email protected]