Pelican Products, Inc., the global leader in high-performance protective cases and containers, has launched its new online foam customizer, Pelicanfoam.com. The new site gives customers the ability to design simple foam to protect the valuable items they store in their Pelican™ cases. The new site easily and affordably expands Pelican’s standard of premium protection to hands-on customers who want custom-fit foam.

“Until now, access to custom foam wasn’t easily accessible to Pelican enthusiasts, unless purchased in mass quantities,” said John Luna, Director of Product Management, Pelican Products, Commercial and Government Division. “With Pelicanfoam.com, all our customers can easily design their own simple foam and get the same custom solution, quality protection at an affordable price-point.”

Pelicanfoam.com offers individuals tailored protection in a seamless three step process. After selecting a case, customers identify the object they want to protect by simply uploading a picture of the item/s, selecting common items provided in the Objects Library or using previously created projects of other users. From there, users can select one of two foam types based on the object they’re protecting. Foam options include Polyurethane 1.3 lb foam for delicate and lighter items such glasses and bottles, or Polyethylene 1.7 lb foam for heavier objects such as test equipment and weapons.

All foam is cut in-house at Pelican’s west coast or east coast Custom Case Solutions centers and are completed within a five day lead time. Flat rates are applied by foam size and start at $45. This unique solution allows the end-user to design the solution without any design involvement form the Pelican team.

Pelicanfoam.com joins Pelican’s industry trusted lineup of custom protection solutions. “From the simplest Pick N Pluck™ foam protection to sophisticated customizations, and engineered technical packaging solutions, Pelican makes it simple to protect virtually any object and ensure that it arrives in good working order, regardless of the environment,” said Stephan Corti President, Pelican Products, Commercial and Government division. For more information about Pelican’s other protection solutions visit http://www.pelican.com/custom/.

Fire-Dex representatives, Todd Herring and Jessica Meade, presented the first Fire-Dex Hometown Hero award to volunteer firefighter Jamie Brock, on November 8, 2016. Jamie received a new Fire-Dex helmet and a pair of FDXL-100 Red Leather Fire Boots. Additionally, Fire-Dex will make a $500 donation to the charity of Jamie's choice.

Jamie has served his community in his volunteer firefighter role for more than 30 years. On September 28, 2016, he went above and beyond the call of duty. He heard on his pager of an active shooter at a local school, Townville Elementary School. He immediately rushed to the scene and without hesitation tackled the shooter. He detained the shooter until authorities arrived. His efforts were applauded as likely preventing others from being hurt.

Townville Fire Chief Billy McAdams spoke about how the community is doing after the terrible shooting incident. "We come together as a community as well as a county, state," Chief Billy McAdams said. "We've had a lot of support, a lot of good people helped us. So, tonight is basically the people that responded that day. It's our time to be together."

Join Fire-Dex in congratulating Townville Volunteer Firefighter Jamie Brock, the first recipient of a Fire-Dex Hometown Hero award, for his heroic efforts on that fateful day.

Fire-Dex, headquartered in Medina, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of protective firefighting clothing, emergency response apparel, NFPA hoods, helmets, gloves, and boots. Fire-Dex proudly acquired TECGEN PPE in September of 2015, as it's latest addition to the Fire-Dex family of brands. Visit www.firedex.com for more information.