JJ Hooks Precast Concrete Barriers In Place For United States Presidential Inauguration.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release (TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com . WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2001 JJ Hooks(TM) Precast Concrete Barriers, a product of EASI-SET(TM) INDUSTRIES, lined the parade route for traffic and crowd control at the inauguration of the 43rd US President. Smith-Midland Corporation, the local producer of JJ Hooks in nearby Midland, Virginia, supplied 3480 linear feet of JJ Hooks for the inaugural event. Smith-Midland has furnished JJ Hooks barrier for the presidential inauguration for the last 20 years. "It is always an honor to have our product lining the way for our new President," says Ashley Smith, Vice President of Sales at Smith-Midland Corporation. The Product The JJ Hooks product leads the worldwide industry with an efficient, cost-effective precast concrete barrier system that meets a broad range of stringent US and international standards, including the following: --NCHRP-350 Level 3 Crash Tests for positive connection barriers --European Containment Level H2 for fixed barrier --European Containment Levels T1, T2, and T3 for temporary barrier JJ Hooks are approved for use in 38 US States and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , as well as many European and South American Countries. How It Works The self-aligning, identical ended "J" hook connectors enable the product to be easily and quickly installed. There is no loose hardware, allowing a single section to be easily removed without disturbing adjacent sections and eliminating the possibility of lost, stolen or damaged parts. This is important for allowing easy emergency access and protection against tampering or vandalism. JJ Hooks can be used as a temporary or permanent barrier system. More About The Company EASI-SET INDUSTRIES licenses the production of JJ Hooks Precast Concrete Barrier throughout North America. For the name of a local producer or more information regarding JJ Hooks, contact EASI-SET INDUSTRIES at 800.547.4045, easiset@mnsinc.com or visit the EASI-SET website at www.easiset.com. EASI-SET INDUSTRIES, located in Midland, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Smith-Midland Corporation, Midland, Virginia, a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: SMID SMID Smith-Midland Corporation (OTC stock symbol) SMID Strategic Management and Innovations Division (US Army) SMID Switch Measure Identifier , SMIWC; Boston Stock Exchange The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. The third-oldest stock exchange in the United States, it was founded in 1834. On October 2nd, 2007 Nasdaq agreed to acquire BSE for $61 million. : SMM (System Management Mode) An energy conservation mode built into Intel SL Enhanced 486 and Pentium CPUs. During inactive periods, SMM initiates a sleep mode that turns off peripherals or the entire system. , SMM/W). For more information about Smith-Midland Corporation, call 540-439-3266 or visit the Smith-Midland website at www.smithmid.com . Note: A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012001/bb1 |
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