2009 October

As environmental awareness continues to increase, both stateside and abroad, we like to give recognition to our vendors who go above and beyond the norm with environmentally conscious business practices. Today’s spotlight is on Puritan Medical Products, our manufacturer for PurSwab swabs.

Collaborating with organizations who promote sustainability and green initiatives such as GrowSmart Maine and Efficiency Maine, Puritan takes a bottom-up approach to protecting their natural assets locally. They choose to support wood harvesters and land owners who work with the following groups:

They are also working towards an FSC certification and an ISO 14001, an internationally recognized standard showing commitment to environmental standards and compliance with legislation.

Some other everyday green business practices include:

Encourage electronic ordering and payment options, reducing the need for the use of paper products
Use fluorescent and LED lighting, and wood waste boiler for heat to cut utility consumption
Recycle 100% of paper, corrugate material, glass, and metal waste
Packaging manufacturing facility runs on 100% renewable energy for all building heat, all hot water, and all process drying and steam conditioning
Purchased electricity is generated from ~10% renewable energy sources

This is just a sampling of all the steps Puritan is taking to become a greener company. Check out even more of their credentials!

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In addition to launching our new website, we spent this summer adding a few new brands to our line card.

As a division of ITW, Devcon manufactures a variety of adhesives and specialty chemicals. Some of their well-known products include the 5 Minute Epoxies, Plastic Welder and Flexane Urethane. With over 50 years in the market, Devcon has become a household name in the MRO and OEM industries.

Also a part of ITW, Permatex is distributed worldwide and has been since 1909. They are most known for their threadlockers, the Right Stuff gasket maker and Fast Orange hand cleaner but they also offer instant adhesives, thread sealants and other premium chemical products.

As a trusted brand of Cooper Industries, Apex is known for their extensive selection of fastening tools. We currently carry a variety of drive sockets and a wide range of their 1/4” power and insert bits. Apex bits are recognized for their high quality and performance.

Geta is also a brand of Cooper Industries. Geta bits are an economy version of the Apex bits but still offer the same value you expect from Cooper Industries. We also stock over 30 Geta 1/4” hex drive bits.

Caig Labs is most known for their DeoxIT line of contact cleaners but they also carry connector treatments, dusters, wipes and more. They’ve been around for more than 50 years and are used in a variety of industries including automotive, manufacturing, audio/video and any industry involved with electrical connectors.

We’ve carried a small number of Wearwell part numbers for sometime, but this summer we really expanded our Wearwell product offerings. You can find Wearwell anti-fatigue floor mats, drainage mats and ESD-safe mats and floor runners. Most of the Wearwell mats ship in four days.

Armstrong is known for their industrial hand tools, more specifically, their torque tools. All their tools are made in the United States and have been for over 100 years. We stock a variety of their torque wrenches and torque limiting screwdrivers.

We are always working hard to expand our product offerings. We have plans in the near future to add Weller’s line of Zero-Smog fume extraction systems, Sunnex task lights, Simonds pneumatic hand tools and Showa Best Gloves.

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