Techniart, Inc.

TechniArt is a privately held company established and incorporated in the State of Connecticut in 1986. One of the cofounders and shareholders, Gary Cardillo remains active as the company's President. The Vice President is Adam Tardif. We have seven key staff members and about twenty part time sales representatives. The company is an equal opportunity employer. Our headquarters are located in Collinsville, CT, approximately 20 miles west of the capitol city of Hartford, allowing us easy access to New England and the Tri-State Area. At this site, we have offices, a retail store and warehouse facilities of approximately 42,000 square feet. We have recently opened an office and warehouse facility in Clark, New Jersey to execute Energy Saving Lighting Fairs on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program as part of the Green New Jersey Resource Team. TechniArt was founded to develop and market products that promote the use of alternative energy, especially photovoltaic panels (converting sunlight to electricity). At the time, most of the products we promoted were in their infancy and generally unknown to consumers. We became a distributor of ARCO solar panels and acquired a license from AEG to import and market their crystalline silicon "mini panels." In addition to marketing these, and several other alternate energy products, we developed a solar battery charger that targeted small private aircraft owners. The charger was also sold to Mobil Oil for use on offshore diving bells. The alternative energy market in America is very distinct and relatively small. Easy access and availability of power from the existing power grid, coupled with the high initial cost of installing alternative sources, presents huge barriers to market growth and consumer interest. Even with rising energy costs and potential energy shortages, the majority of residential consumers won't readily adapt to new technologies, especially those that require alterations to their home or changes in lifestyle. To remain profitable and true to our cause, we decided to focus more attention on developing consumer products that showcased new technology, and could be considered both fun and educational. We created the world's first gold photovoltaic wristwatch. It is powered by light and utilizes a rechargeable capacitor instead of a battery. We also developed an energy efficient, battery operated toy, which we patented and licensed to Hasbro, Milton Bradley and Bandai of Japan. This brief history shows that we have the talent and tenacity required to explore and market new concepts and new products.