[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION OF QUAKEWRAP FOR ITS SUCCESS IN IMPROVING 
                    INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY WORLDWIDE

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                            HON. RON BARBER

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition and celebration 
of QuakeWrap, a growing business in Tucson, Arizona that is improving 
the safety of infrastructure around the globe. On October 1, 2014, they 
will be honored by the District Export Council of Arizona for their 
success in exporting.
  QuakeWrap is to be recognized and celebrated for its job creation and 
sales here in the United States and in multiple international markets, 
including Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Vietnam, as well as 
its work with the United Nations. Both private and public sector 
customers are utilizing its patented carbon fiber technology to repair, 
modernize and secure vital infrastructure for public safety and 
commerce, such as bridges, pipelines, buildings and piers. Among their 
diverse portfolio of projects, they have repaired the tunnel system 
under the University of Arizona, done retrofit work on Alcatraz Island 
in the San Francisco Bay, provided seismic retrofit for the VA Medical 
Center in Albuquerque, provided blast protection for the new UN 
building in Beirut, Lebanon and begun an extensive infrastructure pile 
project in Nigeria.
  QuakeWrap is an example of a small U.S. business that has grown by 
being a leader in state-of-the-art technology and by embracing 
exporting as key to their growth strategy. Even in the face of great 
economic recession, QuakeWrap increased its revenues and created jobs 
in our community. QuakeWrap has also made strategic and effective 
utilization of key export resources at both the federal and state 
levels, including the U.S. Commercial Service and its Arizona Export 
Assistance Center in Arizona, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and the 
U.S. Small Business Administration--demonstrating the impactful 
collaboration that can indeed exist between the private and public 
sectors.

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