Arizon Structures Becomes Practice Facility For Big Game!

Arizon Structures was the official practice facility for the Big Game this year in Indianapolis. The football structure was well received by the winning team and may have even helped them pull out the victory!

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Arizon on cover of SportsField Management

SportsField Management, a leading trade publication serving municipal, university, and professional sports teams and their fields, featured Arizon on the cover of its June 2011 issue.    The cover photo is of Arizon’s Eastern Michigan University sports complex, a highly successful multisports dome project completed in partnership with Turner Construction.   We have a case study of this project if you are interested in learning more.

The feature article highlights many of Arizon’s proprietary features and advantages for teams and organizations who choose one of our frame or air supported fabric structures.

Read the article online in the digital edition of SportsField Management.

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Arizon Companies Acquires Vital Air Technologies

With its Award Winning DryMAX™ Product, the world’s first and only mini-split TRUE Dehumidification Unit.

St. Louis MO—Arizon Companies, parent company of Johnson Air Rotation® Systems, MARCRAFT® Custom HVAC Systems, and Arizon Structures, is proud to announce its most recent acquisition, Vital Air Technologies, a leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial grade dehumidification products.  “Adding the DryMAX™ and Aqua-TEC™ dehumidification products to the Arizon Companies product mix offers several key benefits for our clients,” says Doug Howery, Vice President of Arizon Companies, who handled the acquisition.  Howery also states, “As with other Arizon Company products, we are revitalizing and expanding the Vital Air Technology products to lead their respective niche markets with innovation and project solutions.”

Vital Air Technologies was previously a division of Thayer Corporation, a contractor and manufacturer of a complete range of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and refrigeration solutions for both commercial and residential applications.  “We are glad to see Vital Air Technologies and its products continue on with a passionate company who will grow them into what we know they can become,” says Dan Thayer, founder of Thayer Corporation.

Vital Air Technologies’ DryMAX system, the world’s first and only split system or “mini-split” to incorporate a true dehumidification cycle with a dual coil, is now available exclusively from Arizon Companies.  DryMAX Systems are used in new and retrofit applications for humidity control in demanding situations. The 2.5 ton system can remove up to 14 lbs. of water per hour, ideal for indoor swim spas, smaller hydrotherapy pools and hot tubs.  Units may also be used to provide control in larger residential and hotel/motel pools where installation of a traditional unit would not be possible or cost effective.  DryMAX recently was awarded the AHR Expo Innovation Award, an Honorable Mention for IAQ products, as well as the Silver Award in the Indoor Air Quality category by the NEWS Dealer Design Awards.

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Edinboro University Inaugurates Commencement Structure

Edinboro University dedicated its new Commencement, Sports and Recreation Center last week.  The Center was made possible by a $1.5 Million donation from Mike S. Zafirovski, President and CEO of Nortel Enterprises, one of the World’s largest technology companies.  Zafirovskio, a graduate of Edinboro University is 55 years old.

The Center, one the largest air structures in North America, was manufactured and installed by the Arizon Companies of St. Louis, Missouri.  Tim Scharf, Vice President of Arizon, explained that the Edinboro dome, named for Zafirovskio, contains over 32,300 pounds of fabric covering a surface larger and wider than a football stadium, and more that 7 stories tall.  Edinboro is located in the Northwestern corner Pennsylvania, near Lake Erie and is in one the heaviest snowfall areas of the United States.   Endinboro University selected Arizon, among other reasons, due to Arizon’s record of safety, including the Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL®) listing of its inflation and mechanical equipment and Arizon’s structural engineering and installation capabilities.

Arizon Companies, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactures its own products as opposed to being merely being a broker, importer or intermediary, which is the case of many of its competitors.  Tim Scharf, Vice President of Arizon stated that Arizon’s competitors are largely foreign companies who act as brokers or importers of air handling equipment, fabric, air structures or other building components manufactured by others.  Arizon manufactures its own Air Rotation, Air Handling, Mechanical and pre-engineered, pre-fabricated fabric structures in its manufacturing facilities in Missouri and Illinois, USA.  Arizon is the only company in the world who manufactures air, frame and tension structures in its state-of-the-art Arizon Dome located in Madison, Illinois.

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Arizon Companies Finance $3 Million Air Structure Project

Arizon announces a joint venture with Stern Brothers & Co., a leading Investment Banker and source of financing for Arizon structures.

Stern Brothers & Co. stands as a financial leader in the field of public finance investment banking since 1917, with a headquarters in St. Louis and offices in Kansas City, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts and Tampa, Florida.  The business tenets and entrepreneurial spirit that served Morris and Sigmund Stern so well in 1917 remain very much alive at Stern Brothers & Co. today.

Arizon recently completed a second Tax Exempt Bond financing in the amount of $3 Million to finance on of its air structures.

Arizon Companies financing unit was awarded a “AAA” financial rating by Standard & Poor’s one of the Worlds leading credit-rating services.

Arizon Companies, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactures its own products as opposed to being merely being a broker, importer or intermediary, which is the case of many of its competitors.  Tim Scharf, Vice President of Arizon stated that Arizon’s competitors are largely Canadian or other foreign companies who act as brokers or importers of air handling equipment, fabric, air structures or other building components manufactured by others.  Arizon manufactures its own Air Rotation, Air Handling, Mechanical and pre-engineered, pre-fabricated fabric structures in its manufacturing facilities in Missouri and Illinois, USA.  Arizon is the only company in the world who manufactures air, frame and tension structures in its state-of-the-art Arizon Dome located in Madison, Illinois.

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Arizon Companies Awarded UL and ETL Ranking

Arizon announces that mechanical components of its Air Structures were recently qualified for certification by Underwriters Laboratories® (“UL”) and ETL® Testing Laboratories. The certifications apply throughout North America – Canada and United States.

UL and ETL are worldwide testing laboratories held in the highest regard for certifications with regard to safety, quality, and maintenance of high manufacturing standards.

Arizon Companies, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactures its own products as opposed to being merely being a broker, importer or intermediary, which is the case of many of its competitors. Tim Scharf, Vice President of Arizon stated that Arizon’s competitors are largely Canadian or other foreign companies who act as brokers or importers of air handling equipment, fabric, air structures or other building components manufactured by others. Arizon manufactures its own Air Rotation, Air Handling, Mechanical and pre-engineered, pre-fabricated fabric structures in its manufacturing facilities in Missouri and Illinois, USA. Arizon is the only company in the world who manufactures air, frame and tension structures in its state of the art Arizon Dome located in Madison, Illinois.

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China’s Largest Environmental Containment Structure Opens

Beijing, China – Arizon, designer and manufacturer of air, frame and tension structures, announced the opening of one of China’s largest environmental containment structures. At the grand opening, Y. Ling, provincial administrator, stated that Arizon’s technical capabilities in designing air handling systems for environmental enclosures was a big factor in the decision to contract with a United States supplier.

Arizon’s engineers have developed a new, proprietary top coating for its fabric buildings which results in greater translucency, lower energy consumption and lower utility costs. In addition to being environmentally friendly, Arizon’s proprietary top coatings provide increased UV and environmental pollutant resistivity, resulting in longer life to Arizon buildings. Arizon’s environmental containment structures are warranted for periods exceeding 20 years, and are financially guaranteed by Arizon’s “AAA” rated financial standing.

Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s leading credit-rating agencies, utilized extensively by the Chinese government, has awarded Arizon’s credit-enhanced financing with its highest credit rating.

Tim Welker, Arizon Project Manager for Arizon’s projects in China, was hosted at a reception to celebrate the opening and inflation of Arizon’s latest environmental containment facility in Beijing. At the reception, attended by Arizon personnel, provincial administrators and other governmental officials, Arizon announced that its environmental containment structures and the mechanical equipment that drives them are now listed by United States, European-CE, UL®, ETL® and other International Testing Agencies. Arizon is the only company whose products meet these requirements.

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