Gage Products Earns Honors from City of Ferndale

FERNDALE, Mich., July 26 -- Gage Products Company, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2006, recently was honored by the City of Ferndale during an automotive industry press conference at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan.

Ferndale's City Council also passed a special resolution recognizing the firm for its positive impact on the community since its founding in 1936. Mayor Bob Porter presented Donald Dixon, president of Gage Products, with a letter of commendation in recognition of the company's civic and economic contributions to the city.

"Gage Products has had a positive impact on the City of Ferndale and the surrounding community throughout the past 70 years," said Mayor Porter. "We are very fortunate to have a company that involves itself in both the community and the economic aspects of our city."

"We have always prided ourselves on being actively involved in the community surrounding our headquarters," said Dixon. "The past 70 years have been built on a solid working relationship with the City of Ferndale and we look forward to helping Ferndale remain a strong, vibrant and vital community."

A global supplier of paint solvents and paint-system recycling technology, Gage is headquartered in Ferndale and is the only Michigan company supplying custom-blended gasoline and diesel test-fuels and calibration fluids to the automotive industry.

Gage's global customer base includes General Motors, Ford, Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, Land Rover, Volvo, Jaguar, Audi, Fiat, Renault, Volkswagen, BMW, Peugeot, Mitsubishi, Scania and Nissan.

The company has received numerous quality awards from Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Nissan. In support of its business with automotive manufacturers, major paint suppliers and pharmaceutical companies, Gage has earned both ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 quality and environmental certifications as well.

The company is dedicated to effective and responsible resource management that leads to long-term environmental benefits. Additional information about Gage is available on the Internet at www.gageproducts.com .