Arlington, VA (August, 2010) - Defense Holdings, Inc.®, (DHi®), The Idea Company®, has concluded a distributorship agreement with Hartzell Propeller Inc. of Piqua, OH for use of DHi’s AfterGlo® Brand Photoluminescent Aviation Safety Paint on Hartzell’s line of aircraft propellers. AfterGlo® paint is used to for safety markings to improve the visibility of aircraft propellers in low-light situations. Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings formulates the paint for DHi.
Under the agreement, Hartzell becomes the exclusive world-wide distributor for application of AfterGlo® Brand PL Safety Paint on constant-speed aircraft propellers installed on engines from 150 shp up to 1800 shp. Hartzell will offer DHi’s AfterGlo® Brand Photoluminescent (PL) Safety Paint as an option on new Hartzell propellers from its factory. In addition Hartzell will obtain certification for use of Hartzell Propeller Inc. part number A-6741-233-1 PL Paint Kit on existing Hartzell propellers through its network of propeller repair stations and military maintenance depots. The introductory list price of the Hartzell PL Paint kit is $1369 and will cover approximately 20 blade tips. Hartzell also becomes a non-exclusive world-wide distributor for DHi’s AfterGlo® Brand Photoluminescent (PL) Safety Paint under the agreement on a notto-interfere basis with DHi’s current markets.
