The housing market is down, home foreclosures are rampant,
it’s an election year, and transportation costs continue to skyrocket. We can all point fingers at any number of
contributing factors, but the bottom line is that “times are tough”. In these difficult times, we need to focus
on what sets us apart from the rest. Retailers
need products that are economical but yet offer great profit potential;
products that will enhance the performance of floors and that are great for the
environment.
At MP Global Products, we are holding the line against price
increases. Although most expenses
continue to rise, we’ve kept the majority of our product prices frozen at the
pre-2007 level. Many flooring
underlayments utilize chemical or petroleum based ingredients, however our
best-selling QuietWalk® doesn’t. With
the way the price of oil continues to raise, we’re happy to report that our
best selling underlayments are made primarily of recycled textile fibers, not
petroleum. The good news here is that
the costs of our raw materials are not nearly as volatile as most. Even better news is that our fiber
underlayments are considered “green” which is a great story for your
environmentally conscientious consumers.
Besides the recycled content, our fiber underlayments exceed
the standards set for hospitals and schools with regard to contribution to
clean indoor air. The added benefit of
not using chemical-based components is that our products don’t off gas with a
chemical odor.
We know you are bombarded weekly with news and hype about
“Green” building products these days.
Please don’t be fooled by companies that are just painting a green
picture of their products. Ask the
experts that know the difference between “Green” and “Green washing”. We did.
That’s why Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) have certified our
recycled content and also awarded us the prestigious “Advantage Gold”
certification for indoor air quality.
We’re happy to report that our fiber underlayments have been
“Green” since before it was fashionable.
We didn’t choose to make our products with recycled materials just
because it was trendy; we chose to do it because it was the right thing to do.
For more information on our diverse line of underlayment
products, visit our website at www.QuietWalk.com or call us toll-free at
888-379-9695. We are MP Global Products
. . . the architects’ natural choice for clean, quiet and “green”
underlayments.
Best wishes,
Jack Boesch
Director of Sales & Marketing
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