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The Tip is 'Keep eyes open' After reading an article about items made in America I thought about how many times I make purchases without thinking. I'm usually focused on budget and needs. Prior to reading this article on made in the USA products, I rarely thought about the importance of buying made in USA products. This helps create jobs in our country. Now I keep my eyes open and I am surprised how easy it is to find American products. It only takes a few seconds to look. Now I make a point when I am shopping to search for made in America brands. By doing so, I'm able to identify more and more what products are made in America. Even with my eyes open to made in USA I can get discouraged. Sometimes store clerks don't know the country of origin which can be frustrating. If this happens use your eyes to find the origin information yourself. Look at the labels and when you find a Made in USA product tell the clerk so the next time they are asked they will know. Also, when the label is not easily seen I use the other made in America buying tips to help me find made in USA. If the store doesn't carry what you are looking for, use Made in America Secrets to find it and tell the manager about your experience at their store. When enough people are asking for made in the USA products, more stores will begin to carry products that are made here. This technique does work. I also pick and choose the stores I visit. I do this because I have found that some stores are made in America friendly while others are not. Keep your eyes open for the made in USA label and pretty soon you will be able to identify which products are made in the USA. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Reflectix This corporation is dedicated to the research, development, and manufacture of technically-advanced energy barriers which are designed to reduce consumption and be non-detrimental to our environment. Products or systems will be safe, easy to use, and provide significant economy for the user wherever there is a desire to control heating and cooling, or isolate temperature. Reflectix began as an energy management company in the early 1980's. We were a private company, founded by Mr. Steven C. Painter, the company's first president. After going from one product to another, looking for the right product, market and sell, Steve stumbled upon the idea of producing a reflective insulation. After looking for other companies to partner with, in 1985 the company became a public traded company and began to manufacture Reflectix? Insulation. The concept of reflective insulation was originally developed during World War II, but the technology and methods used in Reflectix? were developed by Steve and a few of his dedicated employees. The company grew at a fast pace as the product became more popular. It grew from being known as that shiny stuff to the brand name of Reflectix? that it is today! The company began and still occupies and old school in Markleville, Indiana. Incidentally, it is the same school that Steven Painter had attended for 11 years before its closing, due to a consolidation of school systems in the early 1970's. While the outside walls are the same, the inside of the school has slowly been transformed into a manufacturing facility and additional buildings have been added to support our growing company. The old baseball field across the street from the original school is now gone, and a 30,000 square foot building stands in its place. The company has expanded from just making that shiny stuff to producing colored foil envelopes, battery insulators for the automotive industry, an insulation for the metal building industry, along with duct wraps for the HVAC/R markets. As growth continued, additional people, shifts, and machines were added. In 1995 a new production machine was designed and built solely using our existing labor force already on staff. This machine has opened up capacity and is currently running three shifts. As the growth of the company continued, in 2000, the Board of Directors agreed to a stock purchase of all Reflectix? stock and sold the company to Sealed Air, a packaging conglomerate based out of Saddlebrook, New Jersey. Steven Painter retired as President, and a new President, Mr. Dale Tokarski (pictured), was named to head the company. The company has continued to grow and sales have more than tripled from 2000 to the present. To stay as the industry / world-wide leader in the production and sales of Reflectix? Insulation, Reflectix has achieved the distinction of being classified as an ISO company. We adhere to the quality standards as prescribed by the International Organization for Standardization. To achieve and hold this ISO classification, Reflectix submits to twice-a-year, outside audits of our quality system, which ensures the highest possible and consistent quality of product to our customers. |
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