Slide-Lok Expands in the Buckeye State, Forms Slide-Lok of Columbus

Slide-Lok, the Industry Leader in Garage Cabinets, Garage Floor Coating, Closet Systems and Home Organization, Expands Its Master Dealer Base With Formation of Slide-Lok of Columbus

Slide-Lok's Master Dealer ranks continue to swell with the addition of Slide-Lok of Columbus. Slide-Lok of Columbus will serve the Central Ohio market, offering Slide-Lok's market leading plywood garage cabinets, garage floor coating, overhead storage, Slat-Wall wall storage, and closet systems.

The establishment of Slide-Lok of Columbus further demonstrates Slide-Lok's position as the undisputed leader and household name in the garage interiors and home storage markets. Mario F.X. Salwan, a Cleveland entrepreneur and founder of Buckeye Painting and Decks, Inc., has committed to develop the Columbus market as Slide-Lok of Columbus. Salwan believes there are tremendous growth opportunities in Columbus and will utilize a multi-faceted approach to building the market for Slide-Lok in Central Ohio. Salwan stated, "We plan on advancing a strategic relationship with builders and, at the same time, selling directly to the consumer through our design consultations and our soon to be open showroom in the Easton area."

With Slide-Lok expanding into major markets at an accelerating rate, Salwan wanted to make sure that he extended his Slide-Lok Master Dealership into the Columbus market before the area was taken. Salwan said, "Slide-Lok is making huge strides in their national branding efforts, particularly with the recently announced deal with NASCAR, and I felt that now was the time to expand -- before the Columbus area was snatched up. Slide-Lok's growth is amazing and the Columbus market presents a great opportunity to grow my business even further."

Salwan said, "Homeowners in Columbus will now have the opportunity to purchase a high quality solution for their garage interior and closet storage needs. Slide-Lok of Columbus will give the consumer the very best, from the product to customer service. We offer the customer a full-service solution, from design and organization, to putting things back in the garage and closet when we're done. You can't beat that!" After graduating from The Ohio State University, Salwan established and grew Buckeye Painting and Decks, Inc. into one of the leading home improvement companies in the Cleveland area, with more than 3000 satisfied customers across two decades. Salwan leveraged his existing customer base in Cleveland during the last year and successfully launched Slide-Lok of Cleveland, Inc. With a year under his belt as a Slide-Lok Master Dealer, Salwan is ready to expand his presence into the Central Ohio market.

Slide-Lok president Brian Strayer stated, "Mario has been a strong Master Dealer during the year he has been on board and shows no sign of slowing down. We really value Mario's dedication. Mario has shown great loyalty to his alma mater, The Ohio State University, and to his Buckeye Painting and Slide-Lok of Cleveland customers in Northeast Ohio. We expect that Mario will show the same dedication and loyalty to the Buckeye base in Central Ohio. We were pleased to cooperate with Mario on a recent, jointly produced Slide-Lok sales DVD tool, which will be rolled out soon to all Slide-Lok dealers across North America, and we look forward to many, many more years of working together with Mario to grow the Slide-Lok brand in the Buckeye state."

Slide-Lok of Columbus joins the strongest and most extensive garage cabinet, garage interiors and home organization dealer network in North America. For more information on Slide-Lok garage cabinets, garage floor coating systems, garage storage products or closet systems, contact Slide-Lok of Columbus at 216-831-4500 or www.Slide-LokofColumbus.com, or Slide-Lok directly at 800-835-1759 or visit them on the web at www.slide-lok.com.

About Slide-Lok:

Slide-Lok is an industry leader in the fast growing garage and overall home organization market with over 30 years experience in producing high quality, durable cabinetry and Slat-Wall storage systems. Slide-Lok's garage cabinets utilize a patented dovetail design, plywood construction, adjustable 6-way hinges, and Thermofuse doors -- making Slide-Lok the quality leader. Slide-Lok's flooring system features a 1 day all weather install and is 4x stronger than epoxy; and Slide-Lok's closet line features dovetail construction, fast order to install time, and the quality and esthetics consumers have come to expect from Slide-Lok. Slide-Lok is proud to be an officially licensed product of NASCAR in conjunction with the top NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers. Slide-Lok's famous garage cabinets are also featured on BobVila.com.

Slide-Lok's dealer network includes more than 150 dealers across the United States and Canada.