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FOCUS ON: Flooring

Founded in 1998, Better Life Technology (BLT) is a leading domestic manufacturer of vinyl flooring for OEM and aftermarket applications and is the only line in the world that offers a true, seamless, one-piece vinyl floor in a combination of both smooth and rib configurations up to 10 feet in width. The company’s first application for garage flooring set the stage for easily installed, aesthetically pleasing flooring that can handle heavy usage over long periods of time. The original solid color product soon became one of the most popular flooring choices for garages as well as other consumer applications for trailers, workshops, dog kennels, dog runs and more. Over time, BLT added new color options, textures, and dimensions, attracting the attention of the media, which featured the company and its innovative products in many publications and television shows. After several years of continued growth, BLT embarked on a project and succeeded in developing a printed graphic vinyl flooring product for heavy wear and high traffic applications, opening up new markets in retail, trade show, marine, education and more. As a testament to our technical capabilities and market exposure, BLT worked with the Topps Company in 2013 to create the world’s largest baseball card and has graphic flooring prominently featured in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and professional sports stadiums throughout the USA. Today, BLT commands the market in specialty, private-label for big box stores utilized in residential, commercial and industrial applications throughout North America, and as our imaged product continues to grow, users find new applications for a beautiful, durable, safe floor that’s easy to install and competitively-priced. The latest market to discover these benefits is mass transit, including school bus, transit bus, coach bus and urban rail. BLT’s one-piece transit flooring products are manufactured to meet the demands of passenger safety and comfort and are available in custom widths and lengths in both smooth and rib combo configurations that can be further customized by offering pre-cut / profile-cut floors to exact specifications. Our standard and graphic one-piece floors have no welds which can split at the seams over time leading to water, rotting subfloors and mold issues and eliminates the need for welding multiple rolls and install of aisle furring strips by OEMs, saving time and labor by simplifying the installation process. This innovative product is ready to install with little or no trimming, significantly reduces scrap waste and has been thoroughly tested to meet all technical requirements demanded by the industry for durability, FMVSS 302, ADA slip resistance, chemical resistance, dimensional stability and ease of cleaning—additionally, the product has been a safe, proven performer in extreme, wet environments through our marine division. BLT’s 75 mil (.075”) thick, seamless, one-piece vinyl transit flooring is offered in three styles with a Levant surface texture and matte top coat for ideal grip and slip resistance…. 1.) Simply Solid is a safe, durable and effective solution at a competitive price, available in seven color choices: black, light gray, dark gray, blue, green, mahogany and light tan 2.) Premium Image offers a variety of designs and patterns including: wood grain, slate, river rock, etc., and has a 100% clear polyvinyl surface wear layer that’s impervious to scratching, peeling, cracking, and design deterioration. 2

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3.) Designer Custom is a 100% customized flooring option specifically designed to the customer’s taste and proprietary preference—color, graphics and verbiage are all custom. Customers can choose to add their branding / logo(s), standee lines, safety instructions or an advertisement. As with Premium Image, the embedded design is protected by a 100% clear polyvinyl surface wear layer, for durability without scratching, pealing, cracking, and design deterioration. BLT’s products are proudly made in the USA at the company’s 300,000 square foot operations center located in Emporia, KS, which houses manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment for online sales, catalog sales and retail distribution. A separate facility housing the corporate office and showroom is located in Lenexa, KS. For more information, please contact us today to discuss your next transit flooring solution! Better Life Technology 9736 Legler Road Lenexa, KS 66219 www.blt-transit.com T: 913.219.9769 busride.com

DURABLE, ONE-PIECE FLOORING TO FIT YOUR

BUS INESS NEEDS! G-Floor Transit is the perfect flooring solution your customers demand!

Simply Solid

• Unmatched Durability and Quality • Seamless Wall-to-Wall Construction • Industry Leading Customization • 100% Waterproof • Exceeds ADA & OSHA Requirements • Easy to Install and Maintain • Low Cost of Ownership

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For a sample or to request additional information please contact Better Life Technology at 877-810-6444 or visit www.blt-transit.com. G-Floor Transit is a product of

Designer Custom

The New Precidium™ Seamless Floor Systems exclusively from Axalta Coating Systems How many times have you seen a vinyl bus floor needing repair? Cracked and torn, it not only looks bad, it is also a safety hazard. And these floors can be expensive to repair or replace. Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has the solution to this problem and others with its exclusive coating for transit floors: Precidium™ MTI Transit Floor Coating. Continuing a tradition of providing products that excel on the road, Axalta’s Precidium is specifically engineered for the bus industry. Precidium MTI is a light-weight, seamless, spray-applied, anti-slip floor covering that allows bus manufacturers and refurbishers to deliver significant benefits to transit customers. Precidium MTI … √ Is maintenance friendly and easy to clean. √ Eliminates seams to ensure dirt will not collect between floor panels. Floors remain cleaner and look safe and professional to passengers. √ Boasts excellent abrasion and adhesion properties resulting in floors that will not wear quickly or delaminate under even the toughest weather conditions. Floors look newer, longer. √ Spray-applied eliminating time-consuming installation steps and tasks resulting in less asset downtime. √ Proprietary elastomer technology combines a soft, comfortable and safe feel underfoot with aesthetically pleasing design providing a high level of commuter satisfaction. “Unlike traditional transit floor options, Precidium MTI is sprayed on, resulting in quick installation with virtually no cure time,” says Axalta’s Kyle O’Donnell, Precidium™ MTI Brand Manager. “Finished

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floors have no seams for passengers to trip over or catch dirt. This is a game-changer for the transit industry, for both OEM installation and half-life renewal.” Precidium MTI Bus Floor? • 100% solids, high performance two-component proprietary elastomer • Seamless and durable spray applied floor • Anti-slip characteristics embedded throughout entire membrane • Productive Installation Features Include: √ Seamless Floor √ Zero VOC √ 10% Post-consumer content √ Excellent Abrasion and Impact Resistance √ Flexible and Waterproof √ Stain Resistant √ Lightweight Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable solutions. For more information on how Axalta’s approximately 12,800 people continue to find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130 countries, visit axalta.com. To learn more about Precidium MTI, contact Kyle O’Donnell: Email: kyle.p.o-donnell@axaltacs.com Phone: 905.301.6823

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Axalta Coating Systems

Precidium™ MTI Seamless Floor Systems exclusively distributed by Axalta Coating Systems

Continuing a tradition of providing products that excel on the road, Axalta is proud to introduce the new Precidium™ MTI Transit Floor Coating. Specifically engineered for the bus industry, Precidium MTI is a light-weight, seamless, spray applied, anti-slip floor covering that provides substantial benefits for bus OEMs and refurbishers. Unlike traditional transit floor options, Precidium MTI is sprayed on resulting in a quick installation with almost no cure time. Finished floors have no seams for passengers to trip over or for dirt to be trapped between floor panels. Precidium’s excellent abrasion and adhesion properties result in floors that will not wear quickly or delaminate under even the toughest weather conditions. Precidium goes on quickly and gives customers transit floors that look newer, longer.

Simply Brilliant.