'McNichols Launches Green Campaign: 'the Green Value of Metal with Holes'
TAMPA - June 15, 2009 - From automotive to apparel, opportunities abound for businesses to demonstrate how their products can help consumers "Go Green." The metals service center industry is no different, and McNichols Company is proud to announce its own Green Campaign - "The Green Value of Metal" - aimed at educating and encouraging customers to consider sustainable and recyclable Hole Products.
McNICHOLS offers a variety of sustainable and recyclable products in Aluminum, Plain Steel and Stainless Steel that may help projects achieve a greener design and USGBC LEED credits and certification. A broad range of product lines are available like Perforated Metal, Bar Grating, Wire Mesh, Expanded Metal, Safety Grating, Designer Metals and Stair Treads. Many of McNICHOLS® Hole Products are made with a portion of recycled content, which is a key factor for garnering LEEDS points.
McNICHOLS' most notable impact in green design is its involvement with The Margarido House. Celebrated for its environmental integrity and trendy design, The Margarido House is perched in the Oakland Hills and was the first home in Northern California to be both LEED-H Platinum certified and GreenPoint rated. The most noticeable trait is the home's signature architectural feature, a wing-like metal sunshade made of McNICHOLS® Aluminum Bar Grating.
Why go green with McNICHOLS® Hole Products? Aside from their obvious sustainable and recyclable traits, environmentally friendly designs greatly improve energy efficiency, leading to reduced energy expenses and a reduction in water and waste, thereby improving overall building operating and maintenance costs. Tax benefits may also be available at certain LEED certification levels.
To learn more about "The Green Value of Metal," visit McNICHOLS at www.mcnichols.com/about/green.htm.
For more information on The Margarido House, read our Case Study at www.mcnichols.com/arch/case_studies.html#.
McNichols Co., founded in 1952, is the North America's leading provider and fabricator of perforated and expanded metal, wire cloth and all types of grating and flooring to customers worldwide. Driven by a strong family legacy and catalog and Internet marketing, the company serves numerous industries from 23 locations throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada, including 17 service centers and 6 field offices. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, McNichols Company actively maintains the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard for each of its domestic service centers. For more information on McNichols Co., visit www.mcnichols.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Shannon Murray,
Marketing Project Lead
Phone: (813) 282-3828, ext. 2250
Email: shannon.murray@mcnichols.com
Kristen Powers,
Communications Specialist
phone (813) 282-3828, ext. 2128
Email: kristen.powers@mcnichols.com
