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Location DB > Canada > Ontario > Barrie > Blowtherm  Name Blowtherm  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by sQualie on 1/10/2012 12:45 AM last modified by sQualie on 11/24/2012 3:45 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy, it's a field now Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address 50 Wood St Barrie, Ontario Canada Owner: Unknown See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust  Interesting Features Offices, Steam generators, Gigantic electrical panels  Security Measures fences  Historical Dates Built: 1986 Closed: 2005  Required Equipment flashlight gloves Breathing Mask for the Steam Generator Room  Recommended Equipment  History The plant where it currently stands originally opened as DeVilbiss in 1986. DeVilbiss originally started back in 1888 when Dr. Allen DeVilbiss developed an 'atomizer' that we now know as a sprayer and which was originally meant for the health care industry. It didn't take very long for it to be recognized as an effective method to apply paints and various coatings which was quickly adopted by Ford and other companies. Of course the process needed to be safe and contained for it to be more efficient, which lead to the birth of spray booths. Of course it didn't take very long for other companies to follow in their footsteps. In 1990, DeVilbiss was acquired by ITW, a tool manufacturer based in Chicago, and so the Barrie plant became ITW Canada. Then in 1998, Blowtherm USA purchased the DeVilbiss spray booth division from ITW and the plant changed ownership yet again and was rebranded under the name Team Blowtherm. Finally, in 2003, Team Blowthern (USA) merged with JBI, another spray booth manufacturer, to form Global Finishing Solutions. In 2005, the Curran Group became the sole owners of Global Finishing Solutions and in October of that same year, the company closed down the plant in Barrie to move it's operations to Mexico, terminating it's entire workforce. The plant portion has been demolished but the offices are still standing and have been for a few weeks so they may be spared.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Jan '12 Night visit with Logtec Tue, Jan 10th, 2012 posted by sQualie 17 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links http://www.elliott...bal/water_wash.pdf http://www.elliott...al/large_booth.pdf http://www.fsco.ca...erm_March2009.aspx  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Opheliaism on 1/20/2013 4:42 PM.  Latest Changes on Jan 20 13 at 16:42, Opheliaism validated this location on Nov 24 12 at 15:45, sQualie changed the following: Status, Accessibility on Apr 26 12 at 23:20, Opheliaism validated this location on Apr 24 12 at 12:46, sQualie changed the following: History on Jan 10 12 at 1:53, Opheliaism validated this location on Jan 10 12 at 1:25, sQualie made this location available on Jan 10 12 at 1:25, sQualie added some pictures to a gallery on Jan 10 12 at 1:22, sQualie added some pictures to a gallery on Jan 10 12 at 1:19, sQualie updated gallery Jan '12 Night visit with Logtec on Jan 10 12 at 1:17, sQualie created a new gallery  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 140 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739171979 pages have been generated.