When Air Management Industries was hired to seal ductwork on a government-owned building in downtown Los Angeles, officials knew standard brush-on sealant wasn’t going to cut it.

The North Carolina-based industrial tapes manufacturer hired John Erwin as national channel manager and Nick Baloun as senior national account manager.

Shurtape Technologies’ AF 100 with EasyPeel is an aluminum foil tape with a “crack and peel” split liner that allows HVAC technicians to start the tape even with work gloves on, officials say.