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The Tip is 'Labeling Tip 1' Know Your Labeling - For products Made in America, the greater the US content the more American jobs required to produce it. So whenever possible choose the product with the highest percentage of U.S.content. US content must be disclosedon Made in USA textiles, automobiles, wool, and fur products. There is no law requiringmost other products to be marked or labeled made in USA, or, have any otherdisclosure about their amount of U.S. content. Those manufacturers and marketers who choose to make claims about the amount of U.S. content must comply with the FTC's Made in USA policy. Note: Imported products must have the country of origin on their label whileproducts partially Made in USA do not. For a product produced in the U.S. to be labeled made in USA, or claimed to beof domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be all or virtually all made in the U.S. This would mean that all significant parts and processing that go into the product are of U.S. origin. The product should contain no (or negligible) foreign content. Made in the USA products create the greatest number of American jobs for our country. This is because the labor to produce the product, and the raw materials that go into the product, are created with American labor. For most products, there is no law requiring made in America labels, or any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on the label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. The product without the country origin on its label has some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Ridgeline Pipe Jeff Sherman - Mr. Sherman is currently President of Ridgeline Pipe. Mr. Sherman was National Sales Manager ? Electrical Division, and Western Sales Manager ? Irrigation Division of JM Eagle in 2007 and left the company in November 2007. Previously, Mr. Sherman was General Sales Manager ? Electrical Division for PWEagle from April 1999 to January 2007. Before that Mr. Sherman held the position of Assistant Manager ? Waterworks Division for PW Eagle from January 1998 through March of 1999. Mr. Sherman started with PWEagle in Inside Sales in December of 1995 and held that position until December 1997. Mr. Sherman received a B.S. from the University of Oregon in 1994 and an M.B.A. from Portland State University in 2004. N. Michael Stickel - Mr. Stickel is currently Operations Manager for Ridgeline Pipe. Mr. Stickel was elected as the Executive Vice President ? Sales and Marketing of PWEagle in 2003 and retired from the company in 2007. Previously, Mr. Stickel was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing from February 2001 through 2002. Before joining PWEagle, Mr. Stickel was Vice President and General Manager for Simpson Paper Company. Mr. Stickel spent 8 years with PWPipe, as Vice President and General Manager of PWResin, a subsidiary of PWPipe, from 1990 through 1993 and as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PWPipe from 1985 through 1990. Mr. Stickel also served as Vice President of Planning and Control for Longmile Rubber Company from 1981 to 1985 and General Manager of the chemicals division for Simpson Investment Company from 1976 through 1981. Mr. Stickel received a B.S. from Oregon State University in 1966 and an M.B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1968. Debra R. Dersham - Ms. Dersham is currently the Technical Engineer for Ridgeline Pipe. Ms. Deb Dersham was the Customer Service and Inside Sales Manager for PWEagle until her departure from the company in November 2007. Previously, Ms. Dersham worked in the Inventory Control, Engineering, Field Sales, and Sales Management departments at various times during her tenure with PWPipe/PWEagle. Ms. Dersham started her career with PWPipe as an intern in the Human Resource department. Ms. Dersham received a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University and a M.B.A. from the University of Oregon. Jack Piper - Mr. Piper is currently the Engineering Manager for Ridgeline Pipe. Mr. Piper was Engineering Specialist for JM Eagle in 2007 and left the company in January 2008. Previously, Mr. Piper was Engineering Manager for PWEagle from 2003 to 2007. Before that, Mr. Piper held the position of Engineering Manager for PW Pipe from 1986 to 2003. Mr. Piper started out in 1972 at the Eugene, Oregon Plant owned by Simpson Timber Company which was later renamed PW Pipe. Mr. Piper received a B.S.M.E. and B.S.I.E. from the University of Washington in 1970 and 1971, respectfully. A new name with a long history behind it. The five managing partners of Ridgeline Pipe have nearly 100 years of experience making and selling PVC pipe and fittings. Our top notch production employees have many years of experience making PVC Pipe. Ridgeline offers quality products and a commitment to providing superior customer service. |
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