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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 Benchmark Foam Located at 401 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Watertown, South Dakota, Benchmark Foam, Inc. is a manufacturer of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam and other specialty plastics. (Scroll down for a map of our location.) Our skilled team is innovative, constantly working to solve your current and future needs. We know that your business depends on our product arriving on time. Our service response is so dependable, we back it with Benchmark Foam's On-Time Guarantee. Your product will be shipped and arrive by the agreed-to arrival date or we will discount your invoice 10 percent. We work to accommodate customer needs, giving you confidence when you place an order, even if it needs to be rushed. And we do not have truckload quotas, so no matter how large or small, your order will be shipped on time. We provide EPS products such as: SIGN UP FOR ICF UPDATES Commercial and Residential construction insulation Heated Flooring System insulations, including Thermo-Snap? (patented), our 4' x 4' in-floor insulation panels into which radiant tubes easily snap into manufactured pathways PreFirred insulation for finishing basements, concrete walls and concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) including Benchmark ICF, LITE-FORM? and FOLD-FORM? Roofing insulation customized systems Lite-Deck? and Lite-Deck? Tilt, a lightweight, stay-in-place form that provides structural strength for site-cast or pre-cast concrete floors, roofs, decks and walls eps360?, a 100% recycled insulation product suitable for many traditional construction applications, including roofing, foundation/perimeter and sub-slab insulations. Architectural Shapes for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) Geofoam, a super lightweight fill material for geotechnical engineering and green-building applications Insul-Skirt installed as insulating skirting for RVs ThermoSkirt as insulating skirting for modular or site-built homes Interlocking Tank Pads for above ground storage tank support Dock Floats used to build durable floating docks or platforms Pitching Mounds that easily turn a softball field into a baseball diamond Packaging, including molded and fabricated packaging, flexible foams, wraps, packing peanuts, custom-molded and flotation products. Knockdown Coolers consisting of six panel box liners for any insulating box need. Request the custom size and thickness you require. Emergency Safe Room Storm Shelters constructed with insulated concrete forms (ICF). Architectural Accents by Signs By Benchmark, a division of Benchmark Foam Inc. Custom Specialty Foam products such as cake forms (also known as cake dummies), columns, panels and replications Exterior & Interior signs custom-manufactured by Signs By Benchmark, a division of Benchmark Foam Inc. Our products are used in building envelope applications essential to achieving energy savings in new construction and building renovations. To learn how our products may qualify for federal tax credits and obtain our Manufacturer's Certification Statement, click here. Our goal is to be a benchmark of teamwork, quality and service. Click here to read, download or print our Benchmark Foam, Inc. Corporate brochure. Call Benchmark Foam for your EPS foam product needs: 800-658-3444 or 605-886-8084. |
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