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the 108-year-old family business also has manufacturing and distribution facilities in Stockton, CA, and Greenville, NC, putting the company’s locations within a 600-mile radius of all contiguous U.S. customers. Harper Brush has exhibited at the National Hardware Show for more than 20 years. “Our goals at this year’s show included talking with all current customers about our new product lines and their particular opportunities to drive profitable sales, and to introduce our new 12-category catalog,” Harper said. “Other goals included holding our annual National Sales Meeting, which featured new product knowledge training, the presentation of outstanding performance awards and the introduction of the 50 new items in our EcoFriendly line. Another goal was to introduce Harper Brush to as many new international and domestic customers as possible.” Harper Brush’s new Eco-Friendly line is in keeping with the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative that involves the company’s efforts to provide more green products for customers, to implement environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and to become more socially responsible within the community. Along these lines, recent initiatives launched by the company include: n Retrofitting the Fairfield production facility with fluorescent lighting in 2007 that saved nearly 91,000 kilowatt hours and reduced the company’s energy bill by about $8,000 per year. The kilowatt savings also accounted for a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of 179,449 pounds per year (the equivalent of 24 acres
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of trees, 224, 311 vehicle miles saved, or 18 cars off the road). In 2008, a similar retrofitting was undertaken at the Greenville, NC, facility; n Harper Brush is in the process of eliminating all solventbased paints in its production processes and converting them to water-based paints; n Employees are encouraged to save by printing on both sides of a sheet of paper; n Paper, magazines, cardboard, etc., are recycled; n Wood scraps are converted into mulch; n Recycled plastic fibers are used in some broom and brush products; n The company is making a line of environmentally friendly wet mops made with highly absorbent fiber created from green plastic soda bottles; n Bamboo, which is as sturdy as many hardwood products used today, is being used to make handles. Bamboo can be harvested every three to five years, and is capable of complete regeneration without having to replant, and; n Harper Brush supplies microfiber products, including dust mops, wet mops, cleaning cloths and dusters, that require no chemicals to clean thoroughly and efficiently. The company supports the community by donating to the development of bike trails, eco ponds, playgrounds, community cleanups and natural disaster relief efforts. Harper Brush also contributed to a recycling effort in the Fairfield school district. Harper Brush launched several new products last year that are
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Supplier of Raw Materials to Manufacture Brooms, Mops, and Brushes • Galvanized & tinned wire for brush - broom - mop production • Processed Broom Corn & Yucca • Wood Broom - Mop - Brush Handles • Craft Broom Corn And Supplies
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