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INDUSTRY NEWS BrassCraft website now features Wholesaler Locator
noVI, MICH. — BrassCraft Manufac- turing Company has added yet an- other handy tool to its website – a comprehensive Wholesaler locator. the new locator offers quick access to BrassCraft wholesalers, their loca- tions and contact information, for the convenience of plumbing profession- als anywhere in the U.S. Powered by Google, the new utility
is easy to use and quick to respond. Users simply input an address or ZIP code, and the locator instantly dis-
plays all BrassCraft wholesalers within the specified area, complete with contact information. the Brass- Craft development team optimized Google data to ensure that locations were clearly established. With an- other click, the locator also provides point-to-point driving directions. “this is an important addition to
our website and a great convenience for our customers,” said Patricia Stin- son, director of product management and innovation. “It makes finding all the BrassCraft suppliers in your area instantaneous, and pro- vides a greater degree of choice for plumbers and contractors. For example, if a contractor is in the field and needs a BrassCraft product quickly, the locator will find the wholesaler closest to the job site.” With the addition of the
Wholesaler locator, the website gives users a full set of conven-
ient toolsfor faster and easier access to the BrassCraft line of water and gas supply products. Jeff Jollay, vice president-marketing
and product development, added, “It also gives more visibility to our whole- salers, and makes the transaction
Portland, ore. —Jack Vilendre, president of Precision Plumbing Products, a division of J.l. Industries Inc., announced another achievement for his company with the “green” global certification of his manufac- turing facilities in Portland, ore. “as an oregonian, taking a green
approach to nearly every facet of our life is a pretty natural process,” Vilendre commented. “I have been applying green principles to our manufacturing processes for over two decades, and I find it gratifying that, by documenting our process,
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process even easier. this is the kind of innovation and quality we’ll continue building into our site, because innova- tion and quality are core BrassCraft hallmarks. our job is to make our cus- tomer’s job as easy as possible.” the locator covers the continental
U.S., alaska and Hawaii. Visit
www.brasscraft.com.
Precision Plumbing Products goes green
we are now recognized and certified by the International Standard ISo 14001-2004. “this environmental Management
Certification defines J.l. Industries Inc., through our design and manu- facturing of products for the plumb- ing and heating-related industry, job shop production, CnC, conventional machining, assembly and testing processes. We remain dedicated to bringing the industry our uniquely designed, quality plumbing and heat- ing products, while keeping a clean environment our first priority.”
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