Amerilux is excited to announce that it has hired Patrick Gauthier to serve as General Manager. Patrick, a senior sales and marketing professional, brings over eighteen years of sales and leadership experience to the “A-Team”. Patrick comes to AmeriLux with an extensive professional career in the metal finishing industry. Most recently, Patrick was the National Sales Manager for Pioneer Metal Finishing located in Green Bay, WI. As their National Sales Manager, Patrick was responsible for setting strategic direction, creating and executing business plans, and increasing sales.

In addition to overseeing the sales and customer service functions at AmeriLux, Patrick will be responsible for product procurement and inventory management. As a member of the AmeriLux Executive Team, Patrick will also be heavily involved in strategic planning and charting the company’s course for continued growth. Combining years of experience with an in-depth understanding of the sales process, Patrick is going to be a key asset to our continued efforts in transforming our vendor/customer relationships to that of valued business partners.

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Customer Spotlight: Wasco® Skylights

AmeriLux International views every customers’ needs as an opportunity to create qualitative, cost-effective solutions. Wasco Skylight Products, Inc., headquartered in Wells, Maine, is a leader in the skylight industry and has seen firsthand the value in this relationship-focused mentality.

Wasco has been leading the charge in Lumira™ aerogel polycarbonate daylighting and has created a product line that features insulated, multiwall polycarbonate panels. AmeriLux, with a state-of-the-art, proprietary aerogel filling machine, fabricates these insulated polycarbonate panels and provides them to Wasco for use in their skylights.

Through effective project management, extensive inventory levels and thorough quality control procedures, AmeriLux is able to supply Wasco with a superior product in a timely and efficient manner.

We are proud to call Wasco our “customer-partner” and encourage you to visit their website at www.wascosylights.com to learn more about the work they are doing in the commercial and residential skylight markets.

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Featured Project: Hannaford Brothers Grocery Store, Augusta, ME

The Hannaford Brother’s Store in Augusta, Maine is the first LEED® Platinum Supermarket in the U. S. The architects’ challenge was to supply sufficient diffused natural light to key sections of a 50,000 sq. ft. supermarket while significantly reducing energy costs.

Hannaford Brothers Grocery Store, Augusta, ME

The solution was Wasco Skylights’ Lumira™ aerogel Thermal Units. These units are the highest performing daylighting product available on the market today providing a high insulating value and an excellent Solar Heat Gain Coefficient. Lumira™ aerogel Thermal Units are double-panel polycarbonate glazed skylights insulated with a layer of translucent Lumira™ aerogel. AmeriLux International supplies the aerogel-filled structured polycarbonate sheets used in these Thermal Unit Skylights.

Architect, Rick Ames, of Boston-based Next Phase Studios chose Lumira™ aergoel skylights for both general and task lighting solutions throughout the store achieving optimal daylighting conditions in critical areas. Hannaford Brothers prides itself on the freshness of its products. The diffused quality of the light transmitted by the Lumira™ aerogel skylights protects their products from harsh sunlight that could speed their deterioration. Click here to read entire article.