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Local Business Donates Unique Electric Car Charging Station to City of Westland


Westland, MIMayor William R. Wild is committed to promoting sustainable and cost-effective solutions to move the City of Westland forward as a green leader. Duo-Gard Industries is a local company which designs, engineers, fabricates and installs innovative and sustainable technologies for government facilities. It is not a surprise, then, that the two have partnered to deploy an electric car charging station at the site of the new Westland City Hall.

 

Duo-Gard Industries, Inc., headquartered out of Canton, Michigan, will be installing their prototype electric car charging station, with no fee to the City, at the soon-to-be renovated City Hall location on Warren road. The design of this station was born from an international contest ran through the leading architectural and solar power magazines in the country.

 

"This project supports the City's broader sustainability goals of reducing the City's carbon footprint and leaving a cleaner city for our children. We are proud to move forward on this project with Duo-Gard," said Mayor Wild.

 

Westland has been paving the way for these types of eco-friendly innovations with this electric car charging station being the second installed in the City of Westland. The first was inaugurated in January of 2011 at the Westland Colonial Village Apartments. This was not only one of the first charging stations in Michigan, but the first in the nation to be installed in an apartment complex.

 

This particular charging station will be the first of its kind, and will serve as a showpiece for future print and web-based advertising for the company. Installing the charging station at the Westland City Hall is a $40-50,000 donation that Duo-Gard is contributing to Westland. The City will proudly display the electric charging station at a prominent location in the front parking lot area.

 

Duo-Gard President, David M. Miller, a Westland native and John Glenn High School alumnus, said, "I am looking forward to working with the city on this project and in any way Duo-Gard Industries Inc. can help Westland reach their goal of becoming Michigan's 'Greenest City'."

 

 

 

For more information, contact Aubrey Berman, Administrative Secretary, at (734) 467-3200.

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The City of Westland is the 10th largest city in Michigan with a population of over 84,000. The city's residential development is an excellent blend of single family homes, apartments and condominiums.  The broad selection of housing opportunities is complimented by over 1500 acres of well-maintained parks and nature trails as well as a highly rated municipal golf course. Also available is a skate park, ice arena, a state-of-the-art Library and novel city park themes that are fun and family-friendly.

 

Westland has the location, land, infrastructure, and leadership, under Mayor William R. Wild to attract new industry and help existing businesses redevelop properties and to maintain competitiveness in today's global economy. Six modern platted industrial parks on 320 acres are served by class "A" internal roads, with up to date utilities and rail access available within two of the parks.  Westland is conveniently located within the center of southeastern Michigan's expressway system, minutes north of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and ideally located between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor. 

 

Westland is the area's premier "Shopping and Dining Destination". Westland Shopping center, one of the country's original four regional malls, boasts 80 retail stores and has anchored Westland's commercial district for more than 30 years. Westland's diversity and progressive planning offers residents a wide variety of life experiences, and make Westland truly the "All American City".  


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