In place of the traditional letter to the Stockholders,
I have outlined for you five initiatives underway at Smith-Midland Corporation.
1. Easi-Set Product
licensing Expansion
Easi-Set Industries,
our licensing Company, is now set to take advantage of years of expanding
and perfecting our licensing programs, as well as fine tuning our products
through actual field experience.
In addition to the extremely successful J-J Hooks
Concrete Safety Barrier and Easi-Set Transportable
Precast Buildings, Easi-Set is
rolling out SlenderWall Precast
Concrete/Steel Stud Exterior Cladding for commercial and residential
mid-rise and high-rise construction in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Visit the recently launched web site at www.SlenderWall.com for
more information.
Easi-Set is
also introducing Beach Prisms, a shoreline erosion control product
that uses the preferred natural “soft” approach as opposed
to the “hard” approach of seawalls and jetties, to solve
this worldwide problem. Visit the recently launched web site at www.BeachPrisms.com for
more information.
2. Concrete Safety Systems Expands
With New General Manager
New General Manager, John Sieber, has been hired and
is working to expand Concrete Safety Systems, our highway safety
barrier rental company. Concrete Safety Systems is, as a percentage
of sales, our second most profitable subsidiary. We will take advantage
of this unusual opportunity to expand in a market segment where we
have almost no competition. Visit the recently launched website at www.CSS-Rental.com for
more information.
3. Regional Beach Prisms Sales Manager
Hired. Easi-Set Will
license Beach Prisms Production Worldwide.
Regional Sales Manager, Jay McKenna, has been hired
for the introduction of Beach Prisms, a shoreline erosion control
product. Beach Prisms are a full profit product for production
at the Smith-Midland Precast Plant and Easi-Set licensees. Early advertising
and promotional efforts have yielded overwhelming levels of interest
in this product.
4. H2Out Patent
in Process – World’s First “In The Caulk Joint” Secondary
Drainage And Street Level Detection Product
A Patent Application is in the Patent Office for our
new H2Out, the world’s first “in
the caulk joint” secondary drainage and street level leak detection
product for panelized exterior cladding. A second line of caulking
and drainage strip located behind the exterior line of caulking exits
all water leakage to the exterior of the building preventing moisture
and mold and lawsuits from tenants and owners of buildings. According
to some, water intrusion and resulting mold will be the next asbestos
for class action trial attorneys. Owners of H2Out -
protected buildings from Smith-Midland and
Easi-Set licensees worldwide
will avoid this high risk. Details available at www.SlenderWall.com/cladding_technology.shtml#h2out.
5. Smith-Midland Commitment
to Open Off-Shore Engineering Office In Philippines
The Senior Management Team at Smith-Midland has
committed to opening an Engineering Office in the Philippines for
the company’s construction products for Smith Midland ,
Easi-Set and its licensees.
The lower cost of this off-shore engineering office will bring hundreds
of thousands of savings to the bottom line of our companies.
The successful execution of these 5 initiatives will
change the company and its subsidiaries into a Powerhouse Organization.
On behalf of all the Smith-Midland associates
I thank you, our valued Stockholders and customers, for your confidence
in us and for giving us the opportunity to serve you.
Sincerely,

Rodney I. Smith
President