PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON

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for the contest entry.

First Name: Janessa

Last Name: Weaver

Title: Sales & Marketing Administrator

Email:

Phone: 717-733-4823

COMPANY or institution INFORMATION

Provide contact information for your business (if you have formed a company. A company not having yet been formed will not be a detriment to your application.)

1. If your submission is a New Product or Service:

Company: Superior Walls by Weaver Precast

Website: www.weaverprecast.com

Phone (main): 717-733-4823

Number of employees: 50

Incorporation type: S-Corp

Year founded: 1985

Industry sector: Construction

OR

2. If your submission is an academic research project:

Research Institution:

Department:

ADDRESS

Address1: 824 East Main Street

Address2: PO Box 759

City: Ephrata

County: Lancaster

State: Pennsylvania

Zip: 17522

TEAM

Provide the names and titles or areas of focus of your leadership/management/research team.

Name: Mark Shumate

Title or Area of Focus: Director of Operations

Name: Scott Herman

Title or Area of Focus: Business Development Specialist-Industrial

Name: David Miller

Title or Area of Focus: Above Grade Product Manager

Name: Gary Weaver

Title or Area of Focus: C.E.O.

Name: Blake Tomforde

Title or Area of Focus: Director of Sales

Technology Development/Commercialization Plan

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Market Opportunity: Compressor Buildings for Natural gas industry

Description of your technology/product/service: The standard Weaver Precast (above grade) precast panels are typically 6” or 8” thick and vary in height from 4 ft to 40 ft. Typically used in commercial applications. The above grade wall panel is a composite wall panel made of 5000 psi concrete, rebar reinforcing, polystyrene insulation and pressure treated lumber or metal lath.

Customers: Natural gas industry.

Customer Problem: Noise reduction and speed to market.

Value Proposition: High performing 5000 psi concrete panels are pre engineered to meet the needs of the project. Panels provide excellent protection for equipment and install in just a few days.

Intellectual Property: Weaver Precast.

Competitive Advantage: Each building will be designed to your needs and constructed from insulated or solid precast concrete, to help minimize noise, environmental and public concerns, speed to market, green product. Concrete provides more security and is safer then metal buildings.

Team:

- Mark Shumate, Director of Operations, has 35 years of experience in the concrete products industry. He has 31 years of management experience in commercial masonry and structural concrete. He has applied his experience to the development, production and erection of innovative commercial and industrial structural precast concrete systems for the past 15 years.

-Gary Weaver, CEO of Weaver Precast, has 36 years of experience in the masonry and precast industries. He’s owned masonry for 30 years and precast for 25 years. Before he owned both companies, he worked as estimator and project manager in the masonry department. He has applied his experience into developing new and innovative products for the oil and gas industry.

MISCELLANEOUS INFormation

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Website of your local newspaper: www.lancasteronline.com

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