Honor Unifrax for Business Award

Senate Resolution No. 4911 BY: Senator JACOBS HONORING Unifrax LLC upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the General Excellence Award by Buffalo Business First on May 15, 2018 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize the achievements of those businesses which substantially contribute to the economic vitality of their communities and the entire Empire State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor Unifrax LLC upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the General Excellence Award by Buffalo Business First to be celebrated at its 2018 Manufacturing Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Salvatore's Italian Gardens in Depew, New York; and WHEREAS, Unifrax LLC is a global specialty fibers company focused on providing innovative thermal management solutions for a variety of end markets and applications; it is a company with a proven history of strategic growth through product innovation, market innovation and geographic expansion, and has successfully added a number of acquisitions to its portfolio; and WHEREAS, Today, Unifrax LLC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide with Corporate Headquarters located in Buffalo, New York; Unifrax LLC has manufacturing facilities in 12 countries and a sales presence in all of the world's major industrial regions including North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa and South America; and WHEREAS, The success of Unifrax LLC is in direct correlation to the efforts of its staff, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the institution and the community it serves; and WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body acknowledges this exceptional business and its contributions to the local and State economies, fully confident it will continue to enjoy the sparkling successes it has experienced thus far; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Unifrax LLC upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the General Excellence Award by Buffalo Business First on May 15, 2018; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Unifrax LLC.