SAN PEDRO, CA – Computer-assisted drafting (CAD) may have made a few inroads, but a lot of people still apparently love plastic with holes. That's according to Fred Allen and Steve Shelley, who are now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company they founded, Field Template. In 1990, Allen and Shelley formed a partnership to sell Steve's patented template design targeted to the entertainment lighting industry. Since then Shelley has designed over 25 unique templates, and Field Template has manufactured and sold over 35,000 units. Field Template currently supplies a worldwide dealer network of 142 stores.
In 2003, Field Template released SoftSymbols, developed by Shelley, to accommodate the world of CAD. This Vectorworks toolkit has been downloaded by more than 1,000 users in over 20 countries.
Demand for customized templates from the non-theatrical community prompted the company to launch of www.customtemplate.com shortly thereafter.
The company's main Web site is www.fieldtemplate.com.
