perma therm, 269 industrial park road, monticello, georgia 31064,
milton l. swords, president

Permatherm is a well-established company that manufactures cold
storage insulating foam, panels and pipe coverings.  It started
business in 1987.

Although the financial health of any firm is always a matter of
interpretation, here is some of the information available on
Permatherm taken from various financial databases to which I have
access:

Permatherm Inc. 
269 Industrial Park Dr.
Monticello, Georgia 31064

Tel:  (706) 468-7500 
(877)468-7500  
Fax: (706)468-7510

The company has annual sales of approximately $8.8 milion generated by
50 employees, for a sales-per-employee ratio of $176,000.

The copmany's officers include:
 
Vickie Sargent - Office Manager
Frank Treadwell - Manager
Milton Swords - President

One added note:  Permatherm is in the process of building a website
at:

www.permatherm.com

Although there is no information posted there now, you may want to
check it from time to time to see if they become operational.

I hope this is the information you need.  If anything requires
clarification, just let me know through a Request for Clarification,
and I'll be happy to assist you further.

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Request for Answer Clarification by sportingclay-ga on 21 Aug 2003 13:18 PDT

1. Credit rating with regard to paying vendor bills?
2. How prompt are they at paying bills?
3. Have they been involved in law suits either now and /or within the
last five years?
4. Who owns the company along with % of ownership?
5. What has been the last three years of profits for the company?
6. What has been their sales growth over the last three years?
7. Wo are their primardy customers? Names of customers and volume of
sales done yearly with them?
8. In general, it is the financila health of this company that I am
looking for.
9. Who is their primary money lender and to what extent?
10. What is the company's net worth?

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Clarification of Answer by pafalafa-ga on 21 Aug 2003 13:35 PDT

Good questions, all.  

Detailed financial information of this sort for private companies is
generally only available through commercial services like Dun and
Bradstreet. For instance, here is a listing of the D&B reports -- and
prices -- that are available for Permatherm:

Company: PERMATHERM INC 
Address: 269 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD 
City, State, Zip: MONTICELLO , GA 31064

Business Information Report 
This report may contain company history and operations, credit rating,
payment summary, financial summary, executives, and public filings.
Purchase BIR report now for $104.50 

Business Background Report 
This report is an abbreviated version of the Business Information
Report. It may include a company overview, history and operations, and
executive biographical information, as available. This report does not
include credit rating and summary, payment history, or public filings.
Purchase BBR report now for $37.00 

Supplier Evaluation Report 
This report may include a company overview, detailed financial
analysis and trends, operational information, and public filings.
Purchase SER report now for $108.50

Comprehensive Report 
This report may include a company overview, financial and payment
information, trend analysis, statistical scores, financial risk
assessment, public record filings, special events, and performance
reports.
Purchase CR report now for $123.00 

It sounds as if the "comprehensive report" may be your best bet, given
the level of detail you specified.  If you're interested, you can
obtain any of these reports from:

http://www.knowx.com/db/search.jsp

Simply type "Permatherm" into the "Company Name" search box, and
select Georgia as the state.


I hope you find this answer satisfactory, but if you have any
questions or concerns, please let me know through a Request for
Clarification before rating this answer.

Thanks.