articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2010 diversitech type privately owned industry manufacturing founded conyers georgia us 1971 headquarters duluth georgia us key people charles lipman ceo jim prescott president products clearvue pump ultralite equipment pads cladlite hurricane pads charles gallo drain gun triple d universal coil cleaner number of employees 350 website www.diversitech.com diversitech is an american company that manufactures components and products related to the heating ventilating air conditioning and refrigeration hvacr industry . it is best known for its line of air conditioning condenser pads . it is based in duluth georgia . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 products 4 references 5 external links overview edit according to its website diversitech is the largest manufacturer of air conditioning condenser pads in north america . 1 in the us diversitech owns and manages distribution centers in georgia and california 2 with manufacturing facilities in georgia florida and texas . 3 the company s european arm diversitech uk limited operates distribution centers in nottingham england while its relationship with east west manufacturing allows the company to develop engineer and manufacture products in china and vietnam . 2 one way diversitech expands its product line is by acquiring other producers and manufacturers such as devco enterprises wagner manufacturing the black pad hef t pad and specialty chemicals . 1 diversitech has 1 000 000 sq ft of manufacturing and distribution space 3 and 350 employees worldwide . the median age is 36 and the company is 80 % male and 20 % female . 4 in 2011 diversitech will be attending the ahr expo in las vegas . 5 history edit diversitech was founded in 1971 in conyers ga. in 1983 charles lipman an attorney and real estate investor became the primary investor and president of diversitech amid financial problems within the company . 6 diversitech corporate headquarters duluth ga founded as a pre cast concrete manufacturing company diversitech focused exclusively on producing the cladlite concrete equipment pad 2 until the 1990s when it expanded its business model to include manufacturing a full line of hvacr products and chemicals . 3 in 2001 in an effort to reach asian markets former diversitech executives scott ellyson and jeff sweeney 7 formed east west manufacturing llc . as a stand alone company 2 maintaining a close working relationship with diversitech . diversitech moved into its current corporate headquarters located in duluth georgia in 2004 . 2 the atlanta business chronicle named diversitech 80 on its list of top 100 privately owned businesses in atlanta in 2007 . 8 also in 2007 blue hawk distribution presented diversitech with its vendor of the year award . 9 in 2010 diversitech announced jim prescott as new president while charles lipman remained ceo of the company . products edit diversitech produces components and accessories for the hvacr industry . some of its products include the clearvue pump ultralite equipment pads cladlite hurricane pads charles gallo drain gun and triple d universal coil cleaner . diversitech sells almost all of its products exclusively to wholesale distributors however some products such as its grill pads are sold to consumers . references edit a b http www.diversitech.com about.php a b c d e http www.diversitech.com literature % 5ccharles lipman insider news man of the year.pdf a b c http hvacrdistributionbusiness.com mag pads hvacr powerhouse http www.linkedin.com companies diversitech corporation http www.ahrexpo.com forexhibitors exhibitorlist2011.php http www.hvacrbusiness.com issue article 703 20 questions with charles lipman.aspx http www.ewmfg.com ourstory.aspx http atlanta.bizjournals.com atlanta stories 2007 10 15 focus9.html http www.bluehawk.coop external links edit diversitech homepage diversitech uk limited homepage east west manufacturing homepage the original grill pad homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title diversitech & oldid 601835389 categories privately held companies based in georgia u.s. state hidden categories orphaned articles from october 2010all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 march 2014 at 17 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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