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C o n s t r u c t i o n M a r k e t p l a c e Tu e s d a y, J a n u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 1 5 6 0 Not only does outsourcing allow you to streamline your production, reduce shop costs and material waste, it also pro- vides an opportunity to expand your products and services. This in turn allows you to reach a larger segment of your target market without having the expense of added equipment and staff. These benefits are why it's so important to choose the right supplier for your needs. If you are ordering products from numerous suppliers, you are spending more time with administration and pay- ing more on shipping costs, which can cut down your profits and reduce the cost savings to your customers. Elias Woodwork's numerous prod- ucts and competitive pricing provides an excellent resource to companies looking to outsource products. Not only do they save on shipping from one supplier, the greatest benefits that Elias Woodwork can offer to their customers is its flat rate shipping of $25 on an order of 30 doors or more to anywhere in North America. This also means that any other compo- nents like drawer boxes, moldings, refac- ing products and other accessories will be shipped with your doors at this flat rate shipping fee. This can provide consider- Elias Woodwork (Cont'd. from p. 1) able savings to companies who are order- ing one or two projects at a time. Some exceptions apply for larger orders and RTA cabinet boxes. In business since 1983, Elias Woodwork now utilizes over 250,000 square feet of production space with approximately 260 employees. The com- pany supplies a wide variety of indus- tries, including new kitchen and bath- room cabinetry, commercial cabinetry, cabinet refacing, renovating, commercial and residential millwork and recreational vehicle construction. Elias Woodwork manufactures numerous product lines, including raw or finished wood cabinet doors, dovetail drawer boxes, custom RTA cabinet boxes, moldings and acces- sories. As a lean manufacturer, Elias Woodwork can provide custom wood products for almost any cabinetry com- ponent and custom millwork including curved doors and moldings. Not wanting to limit choices for its customers, Elias Woodwork also offers a line of Rigid Thermofoil, Decorative Laminate Veneer and Acrylic products as well. Visit Elias Woodwork at booth #N209. For more information on Elias Woodwork products and services, call 800.665.0623 or go to www.eliaswoodwork.com. What's your main line of business? SM: Cascadian Marketing specializes in high quality, low price sanitary ware fix- tures. Our own line of Cascadian Sanitary Ware comes directly from OEM factories to our plumbing wholesale and retail clients. CM: What would you say makes your company unique? SM: We provide our clients with a strong competitive advantage and an excellent profit opportunity. Our business model allows us to communicate with our cus- tomers one-on-one, 24/7, and our cus- tomers really do come first. CM: Can you tell our readers more about your products? SM: We have a complete lineup of 1.6- gal and 1.28-gal toilets, single or dual Cascadian Marketing (Cont'd. from p. 1) flush, two-piece or one-piece, and all of our toilets are available with the sepa- rate bowl and tank or as a ready-to-go. All of our fixtures are fully UPC-certi- fied with ICC and our HE toilets are all WaterSense Labeled. We also have a full line of lavatories, including drop-ins, pedestals, under mounts, vessels and wall hung. CM: Are you introducing any new prod- ucts this year? SM: This year we will be offering a new and full lineup of stainless steel sinks from a brand new state-of-the-art factory in Malaysia. We are really excited to start sell- ing stainless steel sinks again. We also have a new source for our granite vanity tops that we can't wait to bring in for our customers. For more information, visit www.casca- dianmarketing.com, call 360.366.1037, email info@cascadianmarketing.com or stop by booth #S3091 at KBIS 2015. interactive home design and decorating app for iPad ® and iPhone ® that allows professionals or DIY's to discover, store and share the products and materials used inside and out of projects today or for the future. CM: How did you come up with the idea for SwatchDeck? BB: Working in the decorating field as a contractor, we always ran into problems documenting and storing the products we used on our hundreds of customers proj- ects. Purchasing materials from multiple suppliers only made organizing more dif- ficult. We found the need to have an app that was capable of discovering and stor- ing products from many suppliers. CM: How can building suppliers list their products on SwatchDeck? BB: Building and construction manufac- turers and suppliers can list their products for free on the app with very little time investment. We have created an easy to use product management interface for our supporting manufacturers. Every product is tagged with the manufacturers SwatchDeck (Cont'd. from p. 1) logo that becomes a clickable link to their website. CM: How can professionals use SwatchDeck for their business? BB: There are a number of different ways that the app can help contractors stay organized and create more sales. Showing customers products and materi- als available quickly is priceless in today's fast paced market. Orders can be shared through email to supplier for ordering or to customers for approval. We can also work with builders to create a branded app that their customers can use to decide on materials and finishes for their new home. CM: What kind of products and materi- als can be listed on SwatchDeck? BB: There really is no limit to items that can be listed on the app. Tile, roofing, flooring, décor, landscaping, siding, appliances. If it goes in, out or on a home it can be listed on SwatchDeck. Visit SwatchDeck at booth #S2660. For more information, go to www.swatchdeckapp.com or email sign-up@swatchdeckapp.com. chased. While significant, these aspects are somewhat common among manufac- turers' builder programs. Goodman, how- ever, continues to add more to the picture with a training program done at the local levels that is free to builders and to the builders' HVAC contractors. "We begin by offering the contrac- tor training specific to residential new construction," said Brandon Franks, Goodman's Director of National Accounts. "Code awareness is critical, and we want to make sure that the installations are not only done right, but that the contractor takes advantage of every system performance feature. Then we provide sales training for the builders' sales staff. Of course, they need to know how to address general questions about Goodman's product efficiencies, our American Pride quality and strong product limited warranty coverage, but we also encourage builders to be aware of HVAC upsell options. During the recent recession, there was so much focus on first cost, some builders got away from selling things like energy efficiency or technol- ogy upgrades. But now that the econo- my has largely returned, we see great upsell opportunities in the residential market. We think builders should focus Goodman (Cont'd. from p. 4) on this, and we are here to help them. With today's higher level of consumer awareness about energy efficiency and home technology, it just makes sense." Which brings us to the fourth dif- ferentiating factor. As part of Daikin Industries Ltd., the largest HVAC manu- facturer in the world, Goodman has tremendous resources to drive develop- ment of new HVAC technologies for the home and has made them available through the National Accounts Program. The most recent example of this is the Nest product integration. "It's a differ- ent generation now and they're much more interested in whole-house technol- ogy. They want the house to respond to their needs," said Franks. "Imagine it: as you approach your neighborhood after a long day at work, the HVAC system turns on, as do the lights, and then the garage door opens as you enter the driveway. That's today's technology. We are already working with the kinds of companies that can deliver on the next generation of promises, and you can bet they will be part of Goodman's National Accounts Program." Visit Goodman at booth #C7946 or online at www.goodmanmfg.com. For more information, contact Brandon Franks, Director of National Accounts at brandon.franks@goodmanmfg.com. vibration) through a wall. Acoustiblok Wallcover addresses both. Loud music, the neighbors' conver- sations, and the everyday noises that seep from one living space into another can be significantly reduced. Since it can be painted or wallpapered, no one will notice the difference between an untreat- ed wall and a wall treated with Acoustiblok Wallcover once it is installed and finished. Within a private residence, Acoustiblok Wallcover can provide a more tranquil environment in the study or nursery when the television or home the- ater is in the adjacent room. Any room in the house can become a sanctuary with Acoustiblok Wallcover, so piano practice in the music room won't constantly inter- fere with reading or quiet conversation in the bedroom. For business and professional asso- ciations that must provide private confer- ence and meeting rooms, Acoustiblok Wallcover is a perfect solution for pre- venting conversations from being heard in adjacent rooms. Attorneys, physicians and law enforcement agencies must be able to provide private, soundproof rooms to assure client confidentiality and to protect sensitive information discussed during corporate meetings. Acoustiblok (Cont'd. from p. 4) Acoustiblok Wallcover's flexible material measures approximately ¼ of an inch thick, and is available in 4-foot by 8- foot sheets. Weighing about one pound per square foot, Acoustiblok Wallcover is fairly heavy, which is why it takes two or three people to install. A simple box cut- ter is all that is needed to create cutouts for electric sockets and light switch pan- els. "While the ideal method for reduc- ing noise levels in a stud wall is to attach noise abatement material to the studs within the wall during construction, the majority of time the wall is completed before the end user is aware of the noise," says Lahnie Johnson, Founder and President of Acoustiblok, Inc. "Before the development of Acoustiblok Wallcover, no scientifically proven noise barrier solution existed that could be applied directly to an existing wall. Obviously, the applications for this new product are endless, and now anyone can resolve many noise issues without tear- ing out walls." Acoustiblok Wallcover material, made in the U.S.A. with all U.S. materi- als, also has extensive industrial and commercial applications. For more information, visit www.acoustiblok.com, call 813.980.1400 or stop by booth #C9119.