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value-added, best-in-class solutions to the ice arena owners and operators," said Scott Branovan, President and CEO. "The Roustan United Arena Solutions/Sprung Instant Structures Integrated Arena System provides a quality turn-key, rapid solution to communities that have underserved ice time needs and budget challenges due to the rising cost of new construction for typical buildings and structures". For more information, log on to roustanunited.com or sprung.com. Everything Ice, Inc. Launches New Product A new patent-pending product has been released by the Burley family company of Everything Ice, Inc. from Johnstown, PA, entitled Low-E-Ice. The product is designed to lower operat- ing expenses for both indoor and out- door ice rink applications. In outdoor applications where heat loads are exces- sive from direct sunlight, operators could realize savings of 50% or more with Low-E-Ice. Indoor complexes could save from 10% to 30% with reduction in refrigeration and dehumidification loads. Current technology involves using a bright white pigment to reflect sunlight and enhance the appearance of the ice surface. Low-E Ice is a process of using a special metalized Low-E-Flake as an ice paint to be sandwiched in the ice layer. The Low-E-Ice material will reduce radi- ant heat load absorption into an ice rink floor, thereby saving substantial energy for the complex. It will also permit rinks to operate in much higher temperatures without the need of large refrigeration units and the electric bills associated with the larger units. The Low-E-Ice product line also provides a very similar appearance which is virtually undistin- guishable from conventional white ice paint after it is applied and used. More information about Low-E-Ice or any of the other Everything Ice products can be obtained from info@everything-ice.com or by calling toll free at 888-543-0921. Zamboni-Themed Apparel & Headwear O ld Time Hockey recently intro- duced its new Zamboni-themed line of apparel and headwear. Ranging from jacquard knit caps and embroidered baseball hats to adult and youth tees and incredibly detailed embroidered and hooded sweatshirts, the line has something for everyone. Zamboni also recently unveiled its new Zamboni machine watch, which is "rink- shaped" and has a Zamboni machine on the second hand, so it's constantly "resurfacing" around the watch face on its own mini hockey rink. Last, but not least, Zamboni is offering limited quan- tities of five of their mini die-cast Zamboni machines from NHL teams. Limited quantities of the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs mini die-cast Zamboni machines are available in 1:50 scale. All of these items can be found at zamboni.com/proshop.html. Sport Resource Group "Nets" New Deals S port Resource Group (SRG) is proud to be a supplier of protective spectator netting to NHL teams and arenas. Sport Resource Group recently shipped netting to Northlands Arena (Edmonton Oilers), Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Red Wings), Scotiabank Place (Ottawa Senators) and Verizon Center (Washington Capitals). Tim Swords of Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators, said, "I switched to Sport Resource Group for our spectator netting due to their commitment to FOMA, their presence at our meetings and the personal touch they bring for- ward." Sport Resource Group offers sev- eral types of protective spectator netting, but the most popular is by far the NHL- approved 1.2mm Kevlar-coated netting. SRG also announced recently that the Connecticut Hockey Conference (CHC), 10 R INK MAGAZ INE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 Industry news ■ DO YOU HAVE NEWS? Send us your industry news and we will consider it for publication in the next issue. Please include a high-resolution company logo or photo. Email to info@rinkmagazine.com. STARrinks.com Sport Resource Group supplied their NHL- approved Kevlar-coated spectator netting to the Verizon Center, home of the Washington Capitals, for the second consecutive year. SRG

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