Emseal's Innovations Award for Expansion Joints

Expansion joint manufacturer, Emseal Joint Systems has won the 2010 New England Innovations Award for its line of UL-certified, fire-rated expansion joints.

Judges cited Emseal's success at addressing market need and benefiting customers by developing innovative expansion joint products including the Emshield DFR, Emshield WFR and Emshield Securityseal, focused on life-safety, sealing performance and streamlined installations.

Emseal received the award, presented annually by the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), during a Gala Awards Dinner attended by more than 450 people at The Westin Waltham Boston on 13 May.

The SBANE's criteria for winning demanded a compelling idea/technology demonstrating a significant benefit to users and addressing market need or creating a new market.

The judges also looked at marketplace success measured by profit, volume, growth rate, customer commitments, user reviews, ROI and market impact.

Emseal's UL-certified, fire-rated expansion joints have been designed for exterior or interior expansion gaps in walls or in floors/decks for office buildings, high rises, stadiums and other large structures.

The products offer a two hour or three hour fire rating in a watertight, single installation product where previously multiple products and installations were needed.

In addition, Emseal's new technology offers elevated STC and OITC sound suppression ratings as well as ASTM-tested wind and thermal ratings.

The Emshield Securityseal products for walls and floors offer a pick and tamper-resistant surface for use in correctional facilities, hospitals and schools where security or vandalism is a concern.

The product line joins a long list of Emseal products built using an impregnated, open-cell foam technology which has proven to be the premium solution in new construction and retrofit applications for designers, architects, builders, contractors and building maintenance personnel.

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