GLENCOMETRICS INC.

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Toronto, ON – PM ONLINE, a leading provider of e-commerce services to landlords, distributors, and suppliers in the Property Management industry, announced today that GlencoMetrics Inc., a leading service provider and expert in the Property Maintenance across the GTA has joined PM Online as a supplier member.  Through the agreement, PM Online will provide GlencoMetrics Inc., with continuous brand identification on the PM Online supplier directory, located at www.pmonline.com.  The company's name and logo will be listed within the dealer/supplier index section where navigational links to the GlencoMetrics Inc. web site at www.glencometrics.com will be housed.

GlencoMetrics Inc., today announced a strategic refocusing that will concentrate on meeting the needs of the multi-unit residential market, in addition to it’s already strong institutional, commercial, and industrial sectors.  “Today’s residential property owners and managers need to reduce the costly repairs of today and tomorrow”, says Ward Sullivan of PM Online.  “GlencoMetrics through it’s thermographic inspections, allows owners and managers to see problems before they happen, and takes steps to prevent mechanical and electrical breakdowns”. In fact some instances of multiple repairs, can be avoided completely, and hence this service offered by GlencoMetrics pay back a return immediately and repeatedly. “PM Online is a logical step for us in reaching out to the property management industry”, says Chris Stolarek of GlencoMetrics.  PM can connect us to the right people for a very reasonable price.

GlencoMetrics Inc. provides reliable and cost-effective state-of-the-art predictive maintenance and quality assurance inspection services, to meet the needs of all commercial and industrial property managers.  GlencoMetrics Inc.’s primary focus is on electrical distribution systems inspection and analysis.

 “We offer a non-conventional approach to equipment and building systems maintenance inspections through the use of Infrared Thermography (IRT)” says Chris Stolarek of GlencoMetrics. “Infrared Thermography is a proven technique for the detection of deficiencies in equipment operation before they lead to out-right failures and the associated damage repair costs.  It is ideal for energy management programs when evaluating thermal properties of buildings and other insulated structures and can be used as a quality assurance in many types of installation and construction projects”.

1. Overloads, deficient connections, voltage leakage and degraded materials in electrical equipment and their components.
2. Dangerous induced voltages in structures adjacent to electrically energized equipment 
3. Misalignment in rotating and coupled equipment
4. Invisible moisture damage in roofs and other building structures
5. Air leakage in building envelopes
6. Deficient or missing insulation
7. Deficient construction and poor workmanship
8. Boiler refractory and refrigeration systems quality
9. Sub-surface waste water and sewage system leaks
10. Location of concrete embedded hot/cold water pipes as well as steam lines
11. Parking ramp heating systems
12. De-laminations and subsurface voids in asphalt
13. Fluid levels in storage and containment tanks

“Most equipment failures do not happen spontaneously” says Chris.  “There is a period of time before failure where thermal anomalies can be detected and evaluated as to their severity, cause and probability of leading to functional failure within a given interval.  The detection of these anomalies, with the use of IRT, provides those responsible for the proper functioning of the equipment with powerful information with which to strategically plan and prioritize maintenance activities in order to avoid the consequences of an unscheduled disruption in equipment operation due to failure”.

·        Equipment does not have to be taken off-line in order to carry out the inspection.  This means less equipment downtime and fewer interruptions to the facility operations.  This is especially relevant to electrical and mechanical building equipment.

·        It is efficient and reliable.  Maintenance activities are only performed on those pieces of equipment which really need it.  Often, unnecessary maintenance is carried out on equipment just as a matter of scheduled prevention.  IRT's predictive quality saves on maintenance costs in the long run.  
"If it isn't broken, don't fix it!"

·        IRT is non-invasive.  Often, with conventional maintenance approaches the maintenance itself causes disruption to an otherwise stable system, leading to premature failure of sensitive components.  IRT is a non-destructive, non-contact inspection technique.  Also, because of its non-contact character, it allows measurement of aspects of equipment and material performance during operation that would otherwise be too dangerous to undertake or require extra protective gear or equipment shutdown (i.e. increased inspection cost).

·        The cost of IRT inspections is typically 1/5th to 1/10th the cost of conventional maintenance inspection techniques.  In most cases it is far less labour intensive than conventional techniques for the amount of information provided, meaning that these savings can be passed on to the client.

·        GlencoMetrics Inc. maintains an extensive database of infrared images, correlating to equipment performance.  This facilitates trend analysis of equipment performance; maintenance and repairs that can be used by the property manager to better understand the operation and maintenance needs of building assets under their care.  This again, leads to increased long-term savings over the lifetime of the equipment and building structures.

• Safety - failure of electrical components could be catastrophic, injuring or even killing employees, maintenance personnel or the public.
  
• Greater System Security - locate the problems prior to failure greatly reduces unscheduled outages, associated equipment damage and downtime.
  
• Increased Revenue - with more uptime, revenue is maximized.  With less maintenance on good components and faster repairs of faulty components, maintenance costs care are reduced leading to a better bottom line.
  
• Reduced Outage Costs - the cost of an emergency outage is ten times greater than planned maintenance.
  
•  More Efficient Inspections - since all common electrical problems announce themselves as an increase in temperature, they are easily detected in a minimum amount of time.  No service interruption is required for infrared inspections.
  
• Improved and Less Expensive Maintenance - Precise pinpointing of problems minimize time required for predictive and preventive maintenance.  Maintenance efforts are then directed to corrective measures rather than looking for the problem.  Repair only what requires repairing, reducing repair time and replacement of good components, as would occur using a preventative maintenance program.
  
• Reduce Spare Parts Inventory - with improved inspection techniques giving advanced warning of failure, fewer spare parts are required in inventory. What would it mean to the bottom line if your spare parts inventory could be reduced by 10%? 
  
• Reduced Operational Costs - with the system up and running for longer periods of time, the reduction and improvement of inspections, maintenance, spare parts inventory and outages will reduce the overall cost of operations.

Many large property management companies use IRT on a regular basis to ensure the stability and safety of their electrical distribution network.  The benefits to this sector are similar to those stated above except with Safety of personnel being the number one benefit to this sector.  Contact GlencoMetrics for a list of references.

Chris Stolarek at GlencoMetrics Inc.  (905) 764 9297
email: info@glencometrics.com    Website: www.glencometrics.com