Hartman Products Winner of Pittsburgh EnterPrize Contest

Unique endwall solution company chosen from over 75 participants vying for Pittsburgh’s only regional competition for entrepreneurs

May 27, 2003 (Pittsburgh, PA)  Hartman Products, L.P., the creator of the HartmanEW endwall system for drainage pipe endwall construction, announces that it has won the “Existing Business Category” at the Pittsburgh EnterPrize Business Plan Competition held on May 17, 2003.  The objective of EnterPrize is to foster an entrepreneurial environment in the Pittsburgh region, to increase access to capital, and to establish a channel for the commercialization of products, services and technology. Participants in the EnterPrize business plan competition have attracted nearly $25 million in venture funding over the course of the 4 years the competition has been in existence. The EnterPrize Competition is implemented by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, the largest technology trade association in the United States, with more than 1,500 member companies within Southwestern Pennsylvania.

“The Pittsburgh Technology Council prides itself in providing entrepreneurs with the tools and education they need to compete for capital, and we are pleased that Hartman Products performed so consistently throughout this year's competition", states Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of both Catalyst Connection and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

“We are extremely excited to win this year’s EnterPrize Competition”, says Bruce Hartman, Founder of Hartman Products and creator of the HartmanEW Endwall System. “The recognition and monies received from the competition will help us expand our well-received product into other geographical and vertical markets, such a residential construction.”

About Hartman Products L.P.

Hartman Products L.P. is a US-based company that develops a plastic S.I.P. form for drainpipe endwalls that significantly reduces the cost and time it takes to produce a conventional endwall, while providing greater night visibility, crash-cushion protection and more pleasing aesthetics. It also prevents injuries to workers due to its light weight and easy handling. Hartman Products was founded by Bruce Hartman, a former highway maintenance manager, who experienced first-hand the challenges in today’s endwall construction methods. With over 600 installations, the product is fast becoming the standard choice for endwall construction.