Growing Companiesfor Innovation / Manufacturing

Since opening in the Spring of 2008, Solamatrix, Inc. of St. Petersburg, has experienced tremendous growth. The developer and manufacturer of window films for cars, homes and commercial buildings creates innovative products such as the company SUN-GARD and GLASS-GARD. SUN-GARD is an automotive solar film used to block UV rays from damaging interior leather and vinyl. GLASS-GARD is a safety and security film used for both commercial and residential properties, and is designed to help hold a broken pane of glass together preventing shards of glass from flying upon impact. As of the end of 2010, the company employed 66. A merger with another film manufacturing company, Madico, Inc., however, means the company plans to employ 115 by the end of 2011. 

Tervis Tumblers manufactures insulated plastic glasses designed to maintain the temperature of the cold or hot drinks inside. Started in 1946, the Sarasota County-based company today makes six sizes of tumblers, along with an ice bucket decorated with a variety of creative and fun original designs intended to serve for any occasion. The tumblers are available for purchase online and in department and specialty stores throughout the nation. 

Leader Tech is a leading innovator and U.S. manufacturer of EMI shielding products for circuit boards, electronic enclosures and interconnect cables.