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'85 Sales Of Imperial

Survival Suits Nears 100,000—Literature Offered

Sales of cold-water survival suits by Imperial Manufacturing Compa- ny of Bremerton, Wash., approach 100,000 this year, according to pro- duction manager Jim Skelly. A big boost in sales for the company, which has been producing survival suits for 15 years, came last summer when new U.S. Coast Guard re- quirements became effective. Inter- est of the marine community in improving protection against drowning and hypothermia—death from loss of body heat—continues to increase both in the U.S. and abroad.

In a four-month period last sum- mer, Imperial sold 8,500 survival suits, nearly its total sales volume in

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REFRIGERATION some years. According to Mr.

Skelly, Imperial supplies 75 percent of the U.S. market for survival suits, with the remaining production split among a handful of companies.

Imperial has worked with various governing bodies, including the

Coast Guard and Underwriters Lab- oratory, in testing and developing safe standards, and is said to be the only U.S. manufacturer of survival suits to pass the Norwegian Mari- time Directorate standards, the most stringent in the world. More than 300 individuals have reported incidents where their lives were saved through the use of Imperial survival suits.

For details and free literature on these suits,

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New Calendar Now

Available From Hempel

Hempel's Industrial Coatings Inc. has announced the release of the 1986 Hempel calendar commemo- rating the classic sailing ships of the 1500 to 1900 era. These paintings by

John Gardner have been in de- mand by collectors and are now available on request until the supply is exhausted.

The Hempel calendar has been issued each year for the past 40 years. For a copy,

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Products And Services

BP North America Petroleum,

Houston, Texas, is offering a free, full-color, 12-page brochure on its petroleum and petroleum-related products and services.

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New York, Houston and Los An- geles; fuel handling, storage and ter- minals at major seaboard locations; sales of marine bunker fuels at the large seaports; sales of aviation fuels at airports across the U.S.; and sales of marine lubricants to ship opera- tors and commercial fleets through- out the nation.

In addition, according to the bro- chure, BPNAP services shipowners' requirements competively, prompt- ly and efficiently. It also connects the U.S. into BP's unique worldwide bunkering network, providing rapid, competitive quotations to shipown- ers whose vessels trade in ports worldwide.

For a free copy of BP North

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