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1.History-Hurricane Fabric
Hurricane Fabric is an American Company. It was created in 2006 by Scott Purcell and other veterans of the hurricane protection industry. Its home office was established in the storm prone area around Boynton Beach in Florida, USA, and remains there today. Before starting Astro Guard, Scott Purcell had extensive experience in the hurricane protection industry, working with one of the founding companies in the industry. Hurricane Fabric’s first product, Astroflex was the introduced in 2006.

2005 and 2006
Numerous Hurricanes hit the State of Florida and Louisiana. The consequences of these hits were devastating.

2007
After these catastrophes which took both a human and financial toll, the founders of Hurricane Fabric came together with the aim to create a better solution, one that would actually stand up to the destructive power of that these natural disasters can generate. Hurricane Fabric was created and established in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.

The first product, «Astroflex Wind Abatement System», was consequently invented in response to the failures witnessed during the 2005 Hurricane Season.

«AstroFlex Wind Abatement System» gained Florida Building Code Approval. Websites Link label and companies were launched. In the meantime, the company starte, looking for strategic partners across Florida at first, then internationally in areas at risk to hurricanes and typhoons. After gaining its first approvals towards the end of 2007, HurricaneFabric started to produce its product and to ship the products to its dealers.

2008
In response to the discovery of a new weak point in the system (the fabric itself) Hurricane Fabric expanded its product base and began development of the first product produced from the ground up, to protect against hurricanes:

AstroGuard, this next generation in hurricane protection, began development with the goal of being able to withstand the forces of a category 5 storm.

2009
The new product AstroGuard was implemented and gained Florida Building Code Approval. Because of the limitations of the testing facilities in Florida to simulate all of the conditions that exist in a hurricane at the same time, a sample was sent to Clemson University, one of the foremost textile specialist Universities in the United States, in order to independently verify scientifically the validity of the strength claims of the fabric.

Astroguard was permitted to be installed in High Velocity Hurricane Zones.

2010

 * AstroGuard gained Miami Dade County approval.


 * The Clemson University tests determined AstroGuard to be stronger than their most powerful machine which as a burst strength of 1500 psi, marking the first time a hurricane protection system achieved distinction of being stronger than the force produced by a category 5 storm.


 * Production of AstroGuard in beige color.


 * First Hurricane Protection system to offer 10 year warranty.

2011

 * AstroGuard fulfilled the requirements for International Builder Code.


 * Passed and was recognized as "Level E" (Essential) protection which is required to protect Hospitals, Government Instillations, and facilities with essential national security functions in the US.


 * Became a supplier for the US Air Force


 * Written into the specifications for the US Navy

2012
The company has on average 500 people working under its brand at any given moment in production, as dealers, installers and strategic partners. This varies with the time of the year The company is currently has a presence in the following countries:

•	North America: Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, and the US. •	Asia: Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, India, Thailand, •	Oceania: Australia

2. AstroGuard and AstroFlex Product
HurricaneFabric has 2 product lines. The flagship product, AstroGuard, and the product on which the company was founded, AstroFlex. Both of them have the same purpose, to protect building openings from the damages of a hurricane.

Technical characteristics

 * A resin-coated hybrid fabric
 * Anti ballistic: the most resistant product
 * Flexible anchor points: absorbs the shock power without breaking the screen (trampoline effect)
 * 100% UV resistant
 * Protection from flying projectiles: Unbreakable to 1500 PSI
 * Wind and water Waterproof
 * Translucent: Allows light to enter the house or building
 * 10 year Warranty

Certifications

 * Florida Building Code
 * Category 5 Wind Load Test by Clemson University (Resistance superior to an 1500 PSI)
 * Ultraviolet sources and meters certification (UV Resistance)
 * Miami Dade Country approval

Easy use

 * Compact for easy storage
 * Light Weight: ounces per square yard
 * Simple installation
 * Free of maintenance

B.AstroFlex

 * Flexible clips
 * Polypropylene material
 * Protection from flying projectiles: up to 825 PSI. This corresponds to an impact rating of a hurricane category 3-4 (The categories 3 and 4 respectively have a 720 and 840 psi impact)
 * Transparent
 * Eeasy storage
 * Light Weight
 * Simple installation
 * Approved by the Fenestration Testing Laboratory, Inc.

1.Autralia
Expansion to Australia: Link label

2.Japan
In 2009, Hurricane Fabric reached the Japanese market.

3.Mexico
In 2008, Hurricane Fabric expanded to the tropical part of Mexico, in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana-Roo, which has a high hurricane risk rate and the Mexican website Link label was launched.

In the same year as the opening of HF Mexico in Playa Del Carmen, Grand Mayan Hotel through an extensive competitive engineering concourse contracted AstroFlex to product their 1465 rooms. At the time it was contracted, this was the largest hurricane protection enterprise ever undertaken in the history of the industry.

In 2011 AstroGuard was introduced into the Mexican market, establishing AstroGuard Mexico, and bringing consequently, the most technologically advanced hurricane protection system on the planet to the developing world.

AstroGuard in Playa Del Carmen takes care about houses, businesses and hotels.

Anecdotes and Green Steps:

 * In 2012, the US Air Force chose Astro Guard in order to protect Charleston’s military base, in South Carolina. For the first time of the history, a fabric based product has been chosen as the protective system by the US. Military.


 * HurricaneFabric was selected to protect the National Refuge of the Grand Caiman Islands.


 * In 2009, HurricaneFabric participated in the New Orleans Housing Initiative "Make it Right" organized by the Make it Right foundation; these are LEED Platinum certified homes. Sponsored by President Bill Clinton and actor Brad Pitt in an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. HurricaneFabric donated hurricane shutter protections:

«The devastation caused by Katrina and delay in rebuilding created an opportunity to turn tragedy into a turning point in home building in New Orleans and other cities,” said Tom Darden, Executive Director, Make it Right. “We did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, but to build homes that were green and affordable, strong enough to weather the next storm and made from sustainable materials.»