Reduce Gas Price

KUTOL Products Companionship Makes American Manufacturing Jobs in New LEED Silver Certified Manufacturing Plant

Sharonville, OH (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

Searching for a real example of American job foundation and environmental stewardship? Look no further than KUTOL Products Companionship headquartered in Sharonville, Ohio as an example of a family tree-owned companionship that not only keeps manufacturing in the USA, but builds a new manufacturing plant that is responsive to environmental concerns and earns LEED Silver Official recognition.

Born in the USA

KUTOL Products Companionship was founded in 1912 as a manufacturer of wallpaper cleaner. When vinyl wallpaper rendered the product obsolete, the companionship was faced with plummeting sales.

“The wife of our co-founder learned our wallpaper cleaner was fantastic material for children to use in making Christmas ornaments,” states Joe Rhodenbaugh, president of KUTOL Products Companionship. “Thus, America’s favorite modeling clay, Play-Doh™, was born.”

Eventually, the companionship split into two entities which enabled KUTOL to continue concentrating on its core competency — hand soap manufacturing. “Americans have become more educated about the health benefits of hand refining, which has led to a greater demand for our line of hand hygiene products,” clarifies Rhodenbaugh.

As the consumption of hand soap products increased, it became clear that the companionship would need to expand its manufacturing capabilities. “We have always manufactured our products in the USA, as we believe in the integrity and quality of the American worker,” Rhodenbaugh says. “There was never a doubt our new manufacturing plant would be built in America.”

LEED Silver Official recognition

As the blueprint was pinched for the new building, KUTOL placed importance on building it with the highest degree of sensitivity to the environment and an emphasis on sustainability. It also painstaking the future of its manufacturing in the United States and provided for additional extension on the next-door land next to the facility.

For its hard work, the new KUTOL manufacturing facility has earned Silver Official recognition … a designation that only 100 or so manufacturing plants in the country can claim. KUTOL is also one of the first manufacturing facilities in the janitorial and maintenance supply industry to be LEED Silver Certified.

The new facility has more than doubled the companionship’s manufacturing capabilities by adding square record, along with equipment upgrades, additional storage tanks, and state-of-the-art mixing tanks. The manufacturing floor was designed with analyzing time-motion studies in order to give up flawless material flow.

Use of Geothermal Energy

The large pond adjacent to the headquarters is more than just a “water-front view” for employees and visitors. Beneath the pond lies a network of pipes that comprise the geothermal system, which uses the Earth’s consistent temperatures to make heating and cooling energy. During the winter, the system pulls heat out of the water and transfers it into the facility to reduce the heating load on the grid. In the summer, the system pulls cold air out of the water and transfers it into the facility to help reduce cooling costs.

For greater energy savings, KUTOL installed high efficiency lighting with motion-sensor controls. Special CO2 monitors control the mix of fresh air to inside air to assure consistent indoor air quality. The companionship chose low-to-zero VOC carpet and paint, and used opportunities for natural light.

Water is conserved throughout the facility with low-flow faucets, electronic dual-flush fixtures, and a mechanism to capture rainwater for re-use in irrigation.

Recycling Beyond Paper

The first step in preparing the new building site was tearing down the previous government storage site. Huge dumpsters divided out wood, plastic and metal for recycling.

“As construction staff vacant the site, approximately 8,000,000 pounds of ancient concrete was pulverized and used making new concrete, states Rhodenbaugh. “Overall, we were able to recycle over 95% of construction waste. ”

Recycling did not end with the building’s construction, as there are recycling containers throughout the facility in both the office area and on the manufacturing floor.

Sustainability in Hand Hygiene

Today, KUTOL manufactures hundreds of different hand hygiene products from moisturizing liquid soap to hard-working pumice-based options. There is a full range of antibacterial soaps and sanitizing foams and gels, as well as environmentally certified, Green Seal, USDA BioPreferred and EcoLogo approved products.

About KUTOL Products Companionship

Since 1912, KUTOL Products Companionship has loved an brilliant reputation for providing quality hand soap, HAND HYGIENE products, and soap dispensing systems for commercial use. From manufacturing facilities and industrial plants, to healthcare and food service facilities, to office and school restrooms, KUTOL offers hand cleaning products for every need, and systems that stand up under the heaviest usage. The companionship manufactures 100% of its products in its LEED Silver Certified, FDA-registered facility in Sharonville, Ohio, following the most stringent government guidelines.

###

Attachments

©Copyright 1997-

, Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.
Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC.