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Superior Metal Technologies
Investment Date: September 2002
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.superiormetals.us
Superior operates out of a 103,000 sq. ft. building at 9850 East 30th street. in Indianapolis, which was built in 1989. Superior Metal Technologies LLC formerly Aluminum Finishing Corporation provides aluminum anodizing and electrostatic painting of aluminum and aluminum parts for fabrication. Superior has been in operation continuously since 1936.
The company consists of four divisions: anodizing, painting, adfab, and Morgan Francis flagpole manufacturing. SMT applies finishes to materials such as: stadium seating, spacecraft components, air movement units, commercial lighting, fabricated railing, display trim, pontoon boat railing, automotive parts, and countless others.
SMT applies finishes to stadium seating, NASA spacecraft components, commercial lighting products, fabricated railings, display trim, building surfaces, automotive parts and countless other aluminum products. The aluminum finishing business is a service industry that supplies to nearly all fields within the manufacturing industry.
The anodizing division has applications for Architectural, Commercial, Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace manufacturing, and many more. The company has been involved with many high profile jobs including: Notre Dame Stadium, Rusty Wallace's Iowa Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Louisville Stadium, Sears Tower, The brand new Indianapolis Airport, Lilly, New Orleans Superdome, Space Station Freedom, Lifetime Fitness buildings across America, and countless others.
The painting division applies high performance Fluropolymer (PVDF) and polyester coatings to a variety of architectural and commercial aluminum shapes using Robotic electrostatic air assisted paint spray guns. Superior has the capabilities to provide customers with price conscious, quality,and on time delivery of their finished products by using advanced color mixing computer technology. Recent painting projects include the new INDIANPOLIS COLTS stadium, Indianapolis Airport (automatic doors), Lilly, Denver Airport, McCormick Convention Center in Chicago IL, O'Hare International Airport, Hilton Head International Airport, Ginza Plaza in Taipei Taiwan, and many more.
AGS Capital LLC bought the assets in 2002 and has doubled the company's sales while driving above average profits. Customers enjoy the new motto "Quality, Consistency, and above average service".
Morgan-Francis Flagpoles
Investment Date: July 2006
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.morgan-francis.com
At Morgan-Francis, we have been manufacturing quality flagpoles for over fifty years. Morgan-Francis is a centrally located Indiana company that has grown from a regional New England supplier into a national provider of flagpoles and Flags for government, commercial homeowners and individual projects of all types and sizes.
Morgan-Francis flagpoles are produced in America from maintenance-free, seamless 6063-T6 aluminum shafts. The exterior surface has an 80 - 120 grit polished finish. Multiple piece shafts have snug-fitting joints that require no field welding or mechanical fasteners. Available wall thickness range from .125" to .375". Additional finishes, including anodizing and painting are also available options. The components and accessories are chosen for each order to "customize" our flagpoles to meet your needs. Morgan Francis Flags and poles are the very best in North America.
AGS Capital LLC bought Morgan Francis in July 2006 to complement its Superior Metal Technologies company to better utilize space at the 9850 building.
Ace Mobility
Investment Date: January 2008
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.acemobility.us
Founded 1968, as Ahnafield Corporation , AGS Capital LLC bought the assets in 2008 and renamed the company ACE Mobility. ACE operates out of two locations, its owned building near the Indianapolis Airport and in Harrisburg PA.
ACE developed and builds the very best drive systems for disabled persons. Products included Vans converted to allow people to drive using a joy stick to manage brake throttle and steering. Voice activated controls to activate window, heat cooling engine doors etc. Ramps of all size and types to assist entry and exist, lowered floor vans for access and yet look like normal vehicles. ACE has modified everything from Mercedes Benz to Cadillac Escalades to mini vans for clients from the west to east coast USA, Europe and Canada. The company is committed to creativity in searching for mobility solutions. Innovation is the keystone of our approach to mobility products for the independence of disabled persons.
To accomplish our goals, we listen to our client's ideas and their self-knowledge of how their disability effects them personally. We support an "open dialogue" approach between the driver evaluator/trainer, the client and the manufacturer/supplier. ACE endorses the driver testing and training procedures of the Association of Driver Educators for the Disabled.
ACE builds and modifies vehicle and other disability products to give freedom to individuals.
Hoosier Trim Products
Investment Date: October 2004
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.hoosiertrim.com
President Bruce Dufour takes pride in the work that Hoosier Trim Products does. Established in 1977, Hoosier Trim is located on 3.5 acres with a 45,000 square foot facility on Indianapolis' West side. In addition to manufacturing expertise, Hoosier Trim offers in-house tooling, die maintenance, bar coding, JIT delivery and technical input on customer designs.
Hoosier Trim offers its customers a single source solution for quality fabrication products including metal stamping aluminum extrusions and roll form products.
Sams Technical Publishing
Investment Date: April 2003
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.samswebsite.com
Founded by Howard W. Sams in 1946, he recognized the growth potential of consumer electronics after the 2nd World War and capitalized on its growth by providing training for repair professions now know as TV Repair men. Howard then focused on publishing repair manuals for everything from radios to TV's and related books about the equipment used in the electronic business. SAMS school was later sold to ITT and is now a 100 campus education college.
AGS Capital LLC bought the publishing assets of SAMS in 2003 and named the company Sams Technical Publishing LLC. SAMS is proud to be the largest publisher in the world of electronics repair manuals and technology related books. Sams Technical Publishing has a long history of providing service literature for the repair of consumer electronics devices to the service/repair industry called PHOTOFACT® electronics repair manuals.
Life Press was formed in 2006 to publish books on unique people and topics. 
Rupert's Survivor story, For METS Fans Only, and Bronco's book. Payton Manning, Danica Patrick and many more are published buy Life Press.
Superior Employee Services, LLC
Investment Date: January 2008
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.superiorempservices.com
SES, has over 14 years of experience in Management Services, including jobs for the New Indianapolis Airport Midfield Terminal Project and Allison Transmission.
We provide temporary and contract employment services to a wide variety of customers including construction (union and non union).
Industries Serviced:
automotive
healthcare
medical
engineering
general labor
SMT Transportation
Investment Date: September 2002
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
SMT Transportation, an offshoot of Superior Metal Technologies provides local and regional transportation services out of Indianapolis Indiana. With a fleet of trucks and trailers, SMT Trucking can handle your truckload and LTL needs across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.
Services are contracted on a load-by-load basis. For more information regarding SMT Transportation services, please contact Cherie Smith at csmith@smttransport.com.
AGS IT Services
Investment Date: May 2002
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
The AGS Capital IT Services Team is available for your business! Our staff of IT professionals have experience in developing networks, installing infrastructure, repairing PCs, troubleshooting software problems and more.
Whether you need simple help-desk services, a regularly scheduled maintenance program, or new systems installed, the AGS Capital IT Services Team can help you in a cost-effective, professional manner.
For more information about AGS Capital IT Services, including a customized quote based on your needs, contact our Information Technology Group at: info@ags-capital.com
deskPort
Investment Date: May 2004
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: http://deskport.biz
Child Companies: SportsPort and USA Today MileTracker
AGS Capital LLC has invested in many "IT" companies, but Desk Port became an investment opportunity because "we liked it so much so we bought into the company."
DeskPort saves you huge amounts of time, making your Internet experience faster and more enjoyable. DeskPort forms combine the "most-requested" items from each category Web site, avoiding the necessity of scrolling through multiple Web pages to get to what you want.
DeskPort's function is based on the fact that about 95% of all Internet use is repetitive retrievals from the same categories of information. These include:
People routinely and repetitively do the same things, so Deskport decided to build a faster way of accessing the best known brands in each of these categories.
DeskPort is also the parent company of USA Today MileTracker. This downloadable 
application will retrieve and consolidate all your frequent flier and loyalty program account statuses, activities, and summaries. Plus, get the latest travel news and deals from USA TODAY. www.usatoday.deskport.biz
DeskPort is also the parent company of SportsPort. SportsPort is a downloadable application based on rich internet media technology that will allow fantasy gamesmen or other sports 
enthusiasts to view all their players, teams, analysts, fantasy leagues, games, etc., through a single personal profile. After a very simple and quick setup process, SportsPort will automatically gather information for you saving you valuable time collecting this same information manually. www.theSportsPort.biz
Formed in September of 2002,9850 LLC is a property management company, 
whose properties include the facility that houses Superior Metals Technology and Sams Technical Publishing at 9850 E. 30th St. on the east side of Indianapolis.
9850, LLC strives to provide appropriate services to its leaseholders, as well as flexibility to help their business to grow.
For more information regarding 9850, LLC please contact Alan Symons at asymons@ags-capital.com.
Destination Press
Investment Date: March 2007
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Website: www.destinations-press.com
Destination Press, a publishing imprint of LifePress,LLC is dedicated to publishing high-end gift books capturing the sights, local history, culture and culinary delights of major US cities. The series is written with the corporate gift market, the business traveler and the upscale leisure tourist in mind. Available through gift shops, upscale hotels, meeting planners and convention centers, this makes the perfect keepsake to reminisce about your trip.
Destination Press is a child company of LifePress
Paws Aboard
Investment Date: July 2005
Location: Tampa, Florida
Website: www.pawsaboard.com
Paws Aboard was founded in 2003 with the desire to make boating more enjoyable with pets. Company President Amber McCrocklin found it too difficult for her dog, Bo, to get back into the boat after being in the water. Amber's searches for solution to this problem came up empty, and she knew that she was not the only one struggling to get her dog back into the boat.
After extensive research and testing, the Doggy Boat Ladder was born. With a desire to deliver excellent products for dog owners who enjoy the water, Paws Aboard is positioned to provide products to make boating with your dog an enjoyable experience.
