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WORLD FENCE NEWS • NOVEMBER 2014 • 25 A packed 40x40 tent filled with Encon dealers and exhibitors. Ron Miller conducts DoorKing's power training session. This was one of sev- en workshops offered. Above, Justin Kha in the Miller Edge booth; Rehan Quader in the Viking booth, and Brian Dickson in the BD Loops booth. A group of Encon employees pose for a mini-tribute to their employee Shane Kilby. A wall collage of Shane Kilby pictures was displayed at the trade show to honor him as well. See picture below. SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Royal Ad- hesives & Sealants LLC (Royal), a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal), announced that its subsidiary, Royal Adhesives & Seal- ants Canada Ltd., will acquire sub- stantially all of the assets of Chemque. Chemque, based in Toronto, Can- ada, is an ISO 9001 certified supplier of polyurethane foams and adhesives to the telecom, flooring and construc- tion markets. For the fencing and other markets, Chemque supplies the Fast 2K TM fence post backfill product. This acquisition builds on Roy- al's strong platform of leading adhe- sive, sealant and coating solutions, the company stated. "We continue to identify leading niche companies that will enhance our product offerings to the markets in which we have chosen to com- pete. The addition of Chemque will broaden our technical capability for polyurethane adhesives, potting com- pounds and foams," said Ted Clark, chief executive officer of Royal. "Chemque's polyurethane adhe- sives and foams will add to our grow- ing portfolio of leading adhesives and sealants technologies and we look forward to working with the Chem- que team to successfully integrate the Chemque business into Royal." Tim Zappala, a partner at Arsenal Capital, said, "Chemque has a long history of supplying adhesives to the demanding telecom, flooring and con- struction markets. "The acquisition of Chemque and merger with Royal represents anoth- er important milestone in our strat- egy to further build a leading adhe- sives, sealants and coatings business offering customized and proprietary solutions." Royal Adhesives & Sealants acquires Chemque, a major supplier of polyurethane foams and adhesives continued on page 33