Taylor, Spray- Lock to market each other
W.F. Taylor LLC, a Dalton, Ga.-based leader in adhesives and coatings markets, has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with the Chattanooga-based Spray-Lock Inc. (Spray-Lock), a leading manufacturer of spray-based adhesives, to sell environmentally friendly adhesives for light construction and floor covering installations.
Under the terms of the agreement, Taylor and Spray-Lock will create an alliance through which each company will market the other’s adhesives as a complement to their conventional product lines. As a result, both companies will have the ability to present information on a broader, more diverse selection of trowel and spray-applied adhesives to their customers.
“Taylor has always been at the forefront of technology and innovation when it comes to adhesives, and this strategic alliance with Spray-Lock is no different,” said Dan Pelton, CEO of Taylor.
Fred Land, president and CEO of Spray-Lock, said the alliance “is a win-win for both companies and our customers. While our Spray-Lock Technology offers the fastest, most efficient flooring adhesive solution for today’s fast-track building process, we also understand there are installations where a Taylor adhesive is a better fit for certain needs of our customers.”
Toyota, Ford expand Takata air bag recalls
Toyota Motor Corp. said it is recalling another 543,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Ford is adding more than 816,000 vehicles in North America to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall.
Takata is at the center of a massive recall of inflators that can explode in a crash, spewing metal shrapnel inside the vehicles.
Toyota said Friday the recall includes various models of sedans and SUVs made between 2006-2012. Among those recalled are the 2008-2009 Scion xB; 2009 and 2012 Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2007-2009 and 2012 Toyota Yaris, 2012 4Runner and Sienna and various versions of Lexus made between 2006-2012.
Ford said the latest callback covers the 2005-2009 and 2012 Mustang and the 2006-2009 and 2012 Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr and Lincoln MKZ. Also included are the 2007-2009 Ford Ranger and Edge, the 2007-2009 Lincoln MKX, the 2006-2009 Mercury Milan and the 2005 and 2006 Ford GT.
All have front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata that can explode with too much force and spew metal shrapnel. At least 16 people have died worldwide from the problem and more than 180 have been hurt.
The recall is among the latest round of Takata recalls covering 5.7 million vehicles involving 17 automakers in the U.S. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide.
staff and wire reports