40 - Sunday, June 24, 1990 - North Shore News BUSINESS BUSINESS BRIEFS SHAWN BRADDICK of the Quay Boutique has been elected the new president of the Downtown North Vancouver Business Association. Other newly elected officers in- clude Ron Kurucz of the Cana- dian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Hong Lem Chiam of Mogi’s as vice-presidents while Hiedi Cant of Bradbrooke, Crawford and Green was named secretary and Bonnie Olsen of Kozee Kitch- en was appointed treasurer. The association represents over 50 businesses in the area south of Third Street between St. Georges and Chesterfield Avenues. Retailers, property owners and professionals are organized to br- ing public attention to the benefits of shopping in the area. Commit- tees have been appointed to ad- dress the marketing of the area, parking for patrons and staff and future development of property and fiason with the North Van- couver Chamber of Commerce and the City of North Vancouver. aad TWO NORTH Vancouver men have been nominated for the 1990 Manning Awards. W. Cameron and A. Momot have been nominated, along with 14 other B.C. innovators and 111 other Canadians for the Manning Awards, which are made up of a $100,000 principal award, two $25,000 awards of distinction and two $5,000 innovation prizes. Cameron was nominated for his invention Of a robotic work sta- lion attendant for the — handi- cupped while Momot was nominated for tis invention of an aquatic recreational board, The Ernest C, Manning Awards Foundation is a national, privately funded, non-profit, organization. Established in) 1980, it) promotes the recognition and encourage: ment of Canadian innovators. 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You get com- petitive rates (sometimes lower) and emergency road service at NO EXTRA COSTI FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS 922-9321 Local plant puts cut 2,000 power conditioners monthly From page 39 ters), Konica Corp. and Katun Corp. Explains Alfreds, ‘‘The product is not a product that would sell well on its own. Nobody really understands the need to protect their product. It’s like health in- surance or protecting yourself from a disease. The manufacturer is able to sell it as a system with their product. The manufacturer can ensure that his product per- forms the way it’s designed to operate.”’ Savin increased its equipment warranty to three years, up from the 90 days issued prior to in- cluding ESP’s power conditioners with its own product. “What it did for Savin is give them a competitive edge in the marketplace,’’ Alfreds said. ESP’s North Vancouver plant puts out over 2,000 power condi- tioners per month. A U.S. plant set up fast summer in Raleigh, North Carolina produces about 10,000 units per month. ESP chose to set up in Raleigh to be close to where the action is, “It’s a very well-respected and technically innovative area,’’ he said. ‘‘There is a place down there called Triangle Research Park, where most of the Fortune $00 companies and high-tech com- pai.ies have research facilities.” In addition, the company has made on arrangement with a native band in Grand Coulee, Washington to manufacture a small wall-mounted combination power filter and surge protector for the U.S. consumer market. More microprocessors and miniaturization means electronic hardware is becoming increasingly susceptible to upset due to dirty power. “You can see when air is dirty. When the water is dirty it makes you sick. But when you Jook at that wall outlet, you can’t tell if it is dirty or not. But your electronic equipment is a highly sensitive system and it’s going to have the same problem a human will have operating with dirty water and dirty air,’’ Alfreds said. For example, computer prob- lems that may seem software or hardware-based may actually be caused by power disturbance. Future direction for the two- year-old local hign-tech company includes development of power supplies with power conditioners; battery-power backups with power conditioners; power conditioning circuit-bozrd components; com- bined telephone signal and power line filtering. For the past six months, ESP has had a distributor in Korea. The company is presently Negotiating with a group in England to manufacture and distribute its products in Europe. eo eesenees WIN UP TO $5,0009° DURING OUR DOUBLE YOUR MONEY CONTEST. 12 GRAND PRIZES NATIONWIDE! This spring, yeu could find banking a Prener ‘Trust doubly rewarding. Virst, you'll enjoy the rewards of Prenor ‘Trust's preferential treatment. 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