Exit Signs and Safety Markings for Army National Guard

Trenton, NC (November 03, 2011) – AfterGlow, LLC. will provide environmentally responsible, safe, green, photoluminescent (PL)  EXIT signsand Low Level Exit Path Markings (LLEPMs) toDefense Holdings, Inc.® (DHi®) for the new headquarters of the Army National Guard in Arlington, VA. DHi was awarded a subcontract from CFM Project Consulting Group, Inc. who is the prime contractor under National Guard Bureau Acquisitions Office Contract W9133L-11-P-0179. CFM Project Consulting Group Inc., is an 8a Woman-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business specializing in General Contracting, Design/Build, and Construction/Renovation Services. The CFM and DHi team have completed projects together installing photoluminescent EXIT signs and Low Level Exit Path Markings for the Pentagon. Under the new subcontract, DHi will provide project management and site supervision installing door trim, EXIT signs, corridor directional markings, step markings, handrail markings, and stair ID signs provided by AfterGlow, LLC. This installation is scheduled to begin on November 7, 2011.

AfterGlow, LLC Has Previously Provided Photoluminescent Safety Markings For Use Throughout the Pentagon

DHi has pioneered the photoluminescent safety product market and is currently one of the largest installers of PL safety products in the United States. AfterGlow® Brand PL safety products (including EXIT signs) areinstalled throughout the Pentagon and in many other locations around the country. The International Building Code and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards which serve as models for local codes were updated in 2009, and the General Services Administration has also recently updated its standards, and now mandates the use of PL EXIT signs and safety markings. AfterGlow, LLC has developed a unique safety-grade glow paint certified to meet the requirements of the 2009 International Building Code and International Fire Code for use in building applications.

AfterGlow, LLC’s Other Products Are Installed In Ships, Aircraft, Combat and Tactical Vehicles and School Buses

AfterGlow, LLC has shipped more than 25,000 PL emergency egress lighting kits for use in combat and tactical vehicles. AfterGlow, LLC has provided PL safety marking products are in use in Navy and Coast Guard ships. AfterGlow, LLC is presently working with OEMs and regulatory agencies to expand the use of its PL tapes, glow paints and related PL safety products to freight and passenger rail, commercial aviation, and passenger and school bus applications.

DHi – AfterGlow, LLC Team Approached By Army National Guard For Pentagon-Like Solution

Richard J. Martin, AfterGlow’s President and CEO, said, “In July, 2011, DHi was approached by Mr. Cornell Scott, Safety & Occupational Health Specialist for the Army Reserve/National Guard (Army National Guard) Headquarters Building 2, located at 111 South George Mason Drive in Arlington, VA. He informed DHi that Building 2 was nearing completion, and that many of its occupants were recently relocated from the Pentagon as part of the BRAC move. Because 3 of the levels of the new building are subterranean floors (no windows), he was looking for a Low Location Egress Pathway Marking System “very similar” to the Pentagon system. In fact, Mr. Scott told us that senior level management stated they would not occupy the building until this safety system was installed.  In October, 2011 and after numerous on site meetings, DHi was awarded the subcontract contract to install a “Pentagon-like egress marking system”.  The materials to be provided by AfterGlow, LLC will include PL safety markings and EXIT signs for all stairwells, corridors, and office suites located below grade level.