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11. Polymeric Systems, Inc.Late in 2003, Whitford reached an agreementwith the shareholders of Polymeric Systems,Inc. (PSI), to purchase the company. PolymericSystems, Inc. develops and manufactureshigh-performance sealants, caulks, and epoxyadhesives. Its leading product line is a 2-partepoxy putty stick, offered in a range of formulations,each for specific applications.The origins of PSI date from 1959, when TedFlint, a chemical engineer, and a partner starteda business to manufacture adhesives andsealants. That business was sold to TeledyneCorporation in 1967.Ted Flint then formed Polymeric Systems in1969. Its first product was a line of sealants forthe insulating glass industry.In 1972, Mr. Flint developed a 2-part epoxyputty product with an innovative core/shell (cylinderform) for easy user application. Strongpatent protection was secured for the producttechnology, with additional patents obtained forimprovements incorporated into the expandingproduct line. The company experienced steadygrowth through its sale in 2003.The company was merged into Whitford andis now housed in Whitford’s headquarters inPennsylvania, due west of Philadelphia. PolymericSystems’ operations occupy 80,000square feet in Whitford’s multi-story building onsixty-three acres of property (which allows substantialroom for expansion).While PSI does private-label and toll manufacturing,it also markets its own products.PSI-labeled products include a range of constructionsealants and epoxy putties, pastes andgels (all of which are available for private label).PSI’s entire product line is either low in solventsor solvent-free. A new line of non-irritatingepoxy adhesives has just been introduced andpatents filed on this unique material.One of PSI’s leading product lines is a series of 9 patented Epoxy Putty Sticks, each custom-formulated to providefast, easy and permanent repairs to a series of materials from concrete to wood to plastic to metal.35