
APC Group Inc. Stock Guru Profile
APC Group, Inc. (OTC: APCU) is proving its marketing skills with its Arctic Leash watertight retractable extension cord reel and the MedReel™. These are a line of all weather, indoor/outdoor electrical extension cords for home, medical and industrial use.
The Company issued a press release noting it intended to become a fully reporting Company again. (See Press Release.)
This means all the work in Sales will be viewable soon. (See Press Release.)
This Company represents a great turn around story. (See Press Release.)
Sales
The Healthcare industry with all its regulations and requirements has provided a strong position for the Company. The early outdoor ruggedized version of the product has made the Company product the perfect fit for entry into many “indoor” market opportunities.
Targeted Industries

- Automotive and Transportation
- Retail
- Construction
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Marine
- Military
- Public Sector
APC Group is currently targeting eight major industry areas. These industry segments have grown virally since the inception of the company with the Health Care industry leading the way. Within these industries APC Group has identified over 50 market segments where APC Group products can be sold. APC Group has chosen to move to a reseller sales model for US and Canadian expansion.
APC Group has chosen to recruit entrepreneurial Regional/State Sales Managers to run exclusive states or regions. These managers are given exclusivity to hire, train and develop an Independent sales organization called (ISR’s) within their assigned territory. State and Regional Managers are independent firms and are required to sign agreements with annual quota and staffing level requirements. The region managers are then required to have all ISR’s sign agreements with APC Group with territory and quota requirements.
Quotas have been assigned to the Regions based upon GSP and market analysis. Quotas and staffing levels are agreed upon between the Region Managers and the NSM and are reviewed and modified on an annual re-newal basis.
APC Group Client Base Is Geographically Expansive and Significant
Partial Customer Lists
MedReel™ Customers – In Over 300 Hospitals Currently
Advocate Health Care, IL
Bay Pines VA Medical, FL
Beatrice Community Hosp & Health, NE
Chambersburg Hospital, PA
Charleston Area Medical Center, WV
Chinook Health Region, Canada
Clinch Valley Medical Center, VA
First Health Moore Hospital, NC
Good Samaritan Hospital, OR
John Randolph Medical Centre, VA
Johns Hopkins Medical Center, MD
Kennedy Health, NJ
Lancaster Regional Hospital, PA
Marietta Memorial Hospital, OH
Methodist Dallas Medical Center, TX
Overlook Hospital, NJ
Sacred Heart Medical Center, OR
Spectrum Health, MI
St. Joseph Hospital, ON,Canada
The Womans Hospital of Texas, TX
Toronto Cosmetic Clinic, Canada
Valley Baptist Medical Center, TX
Vision Corrections, AL
Industrial OEM (Includes)
Conoco Phillips
Herman Nelson
Medical Device OEM
Ortho Scan, AZ
Image Diagnostics, MA
Airline Ground Support Vehicles (Includes)
AirTran Airways
Northwest / Delta
Auto Leash
Over 10,000 individuals have been sold
Arctic Leash Customers (Includes)
Air Land Transport, AK
American Electric Vehicles, CO.
Army Corp. of Engineers, AK
Border States Electric Supply, ND
BP
Con-Real, TXCon Agra Foods, IA
Coteau Properties, Co, ND.
Crescent Electrical Supply, TN
CTA – Chicago Transit Authority, IL
Denali Transportation Corp, AK
Electric Systems of Duluth, MN
ETS Electro Fishing, WI
Fred Meyer, OR
Frito Lay / Pepsi, TX
Frontier Airlines, AK
Falkirk Mines, NDGenuine Auto Parts, GA
Grainger, IL
Graybar Electric, MO
Guillevin International, Quebec, CA
Hydro One Brampton, Ontario Canada
Lind Equipment, Ontario, Canada
NAPA Auto Distribution Center, AK
Precicad, Quebec Canada
Rexel, Atlanta GA
Titan Electric, WA
Utica Valley Electric Supply CO, NY
Wesco, PA
Kitchen Leash Customers (Includes)
GRD Corporation, CA.
Hill Street Construction, OH
Boom Leash Customers (Includes)
Sioux Automation, IA
Tiger Cranes, IA
Marine Leash Customers (Includes)
Mc Kinna Yachts, CA
Electric Vehicle Customers (Includes)
American Electric Vehicles, CO
Preicacd, Canada
Zap World, CA
Websites:
MedReel and Arctic Leash Testing
In addition, the Medreel conforms to the following CSA and UL Specs: CSA22.2 #0-M91, C22.2 #0.4.M 1982, C22.2 #21-M94, and UL 355 6th Edition. The following is a summary of each of these tests:
General Test (UL 355 C1-17
The Medreel internals should be compliant with the proper type of electrical fitting and components so no shorting can occur.
Endurance Test (UL 355 C1-14)
Medreel reel was attached to a machine which cycled the cord in and out of the reel 6,000 times at right angles to the opening. There could not be any signs of wear on the cord at the end of the test.
Temperature Test (UL 355 C1-19 and CSA C1-6.12)
The blades of the male fitting are connected to each other with 38mm of copper wire, one end soldered to each blade, and then subjected to a current equal to the acceptable ampacity of the cord. It should be capable of carrying the rated current of the cord without a temperature rise of more than 30C.
Dielectric Voltage Factory Test (UL 355 C-20)
The equipment at the conclusion of manufacture, before shipment, shall withstand for one minute without breakdown, the application of 1,000V ac between live parts and exposed non-current-carrying metal parts. The factory test may be made at the existing room temperature. As an alternative, a potential of 20% higher may be applied for one second.
Dielectric Strength Test (CSA C1-6.18)
The Medreel must withstand, without breakdown, the application of 1,000 V ac volts for a period of 1 minute plus twice the rated voltage applied between any two conductors.
Strain Relief Test (CSA 6.4)
The Medreel internals were checked so ensure that a pulling force of 133 Newtons exerted on the cord would not be transmitted directly to binding screw terminals of a fitting.
Impact Test (UL 746C)
The cord reel was cooled to -35C plus or minus 2C and secured to a piece of plywood laid on a concrete floor. While the unit was still cold, a steel sphere 2″ in diameter weighing .74 kg (1.18 lbs.) was dropped from a height of 1.5 meters on to three places on each side of the cord reel. No cracks could result.
Note: The lattice structure of the plastic changes due to the desiccation of water from the plastic at this low temperature, reducing its ability to withstand impact without fracturing. Attempts to strengthen the plastic case by increasing the thickness of the sides and by adding molded-in ribs were marginally successful so the addition of an exterior steel cladding was the only option to successfully pass this test.
Crush-Resistance Test (UL 746C)
The reel was placed on its side on a concrete floor over top a sheet of plywood. A plywood square 1′ X 1′ was placed on the reel and a weight of 220 lbs. was lowered on to the plywood. No breaking or cracking could result.
Flame Test (UL94-94V-2 Rating)
6″ x 6″ plastic samples were subjected to a 5″ flame with a 1.5″ inner blue cone for 5-5 second intervals. The time of flaming and flowing was recorded after the 5th interval. This test determines if flaming material drips from the specimen and whether burn through occurs. Self-extinguishing must occur in less than 25 seconds on the average of all 5 tests.
Freezing Rain Test (CAN/CSA-22.2 #94-M91)
(CSA/UL Special Purpose Enclosures Sleet and Formation of Ice Test)
The Medreel was laid on its side in a -7C room and sprayed for one hour with a fire hose. After 20 mm of ice had accumulated on a horizontal control bar the reel was tested to ensure that the mechanisms operated normally under this ice laden condition. After thawing, the reel was checked to ensure that no water was inside.
Heating Test (CSA C1-6.15)
Medreel is subjected to a 60 Hz current equal to the current rating of the cord until constant temperatures are attained. It should not at any point attain a temperature high enough to constitute a fire hazard.
Abnormal Heating Test (CSA C1 – 6.16)
The Medreel was placed on four plies of cheesecloth with four more plies of cheesecloth placed on top. With a third of the cord left in the case, an electrical flow 110% over the cord’s rated capacity is applied for a period of 7 hours. Normally, heat builds to the point of reducing the reel to a charred mass before the test time is completed, however, with the breaker installed, the electricity flow is regulated and the Medreel passed the test.
Hose down Test (CSA 6.8.2)
The Medreel was secured to a piece of plywood attached to the concrete floor. A 1″ hose issuing 60 gallons of water per minute was played on the reel for 5 minutes. The stream was specifically directed at the joints and cordreel opening from a distance of 3 meters. The reel was then cut apart and there could not be any water inside.
Cord Reels, Switches or Other Intermediate Devices Intended for Use in Other than Dry Locations (CSA 6.20)
Enclosure 4X Rating
An added bonus was achieving an Enclosure 4X designation after the hose down and freezing rain tests. In order to receive this rating the product must allow NO WATER to enter the case during these three successive tests.
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APC Group Incorporated (HQ)
14350 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
Suite17
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone 480.889.8950
Fax 480.452.1807
[email protected]
Sales
Phone 480.477.6800
Fax 480.452.1807
[email protected]
Investor Relations Contact:
Jack Eversull
The Eversull Group, Inc.
972-571-1624
214-469-2361 (fax)
Safe Harbor: This profile release contains or may contain forward-looking statements such as statements regarding APC Group’s growth and profitability, growth strategy, liquidity and access to public markets, operating expense reduction, and trends in the industry in which APC Group operates which could have a material effect on APC Group’s current business model. The news segments may contain information that may not be current and information that may have been forward looking at the time and subsequently may not have come to fruition. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the statements contained in the news segments are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in APC Group’s filings with the SEC. APC assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or the statements in the news segments to reflect actual results, changes in risks, uncertainties or assumptions underlying or affecting such statements, or for prospective events that may have a retroactive effect.
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