VISTA, Calif., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building
Products, Inc., (PINK: ECOB) is pleased to announce the opening of
the Company's newest and largest production facility in the heart
of the Pacific Northwest, strategically situated in the Port of
Tacoma. Manufacturing operations
are tentatively scheduled to commence mid-April in preparation for
the busy Spring Run supported by ECOB's expanding customer base in
the Northeast and Pacific Northwest regions of the US. This
historical port facility originally established in the early 1940s
to support naval shipbuilding operations now welcomes Eco Building
Products, Inc., and the facilities Management and Operations Team
comprised of three former United States Marines.
http://portoftacoma.com/about/history
During the month of March, ECOB focused on new facility planning
coupled with retooling previous production operations and machinery
that enabled the Company to arrive at this momentous milestone of
crossing over into support of the high-volume, wholesale market
Lumber Business. This new facility gives the Company an enhanced
ability to produce a higher volume of finished goods for wholesale
customers in both the PNW and NE via two coating lines with future
plans to install an automated line capable of producing ten times
the output over current production machinery.
A big part of retooling included a closer look at the use of
manpower and how last fall the company headed into the holidays by
operating three shifts to try and keep up with all the orders. Part
of that problem was the direct sales to lumber yards. On any given
day, multiple-house pack orders showed up for treatment while
production was primarily focused on supporting big box orders. We
knew we had to find a wholesale partner that was willing to build
an inventory of those common SKU's that end up in every building so
that Eco wasn't running all shifts and productions lines for
"just-in-time" service. This Tacoma facility can now produce finished goods
that can be loaded on rail cars and sent to the NE so our facility
in NJ can support those odd sizes and engineered wood products.
Additionally and as a result of the facility being situated in one
of the top ports in N. America and an international gateway to
business, the Company has unhindered access to rail service and the
Port's international container terminals, allowing the Company to
better service domestic customers, along with new export service to
Hawaii, with high hopes of one day
beyond.
Eco Building Products, Inc. President & CEO, Steve Conboy stated that "Crossing this bridge
into the supply change will allow Eco to focus on what we do best –
producing what we are confident to be the best lumber in the world,
and to equip lumber wholesalers with the innate ability to sell our
products to lumberyards and lumber brokers. These are exciting
times for Eco as engineering is complete to automate the Company's
production facilities and we hope to soon announce our new Board
Members that will assist in directing Eco the rest of the way into
the national supply chain."
Next Friday, April
10th, Eco's President and Chief Executive Officer
will be speaking as an honored guest at the United Nations Info
Poverty Conference http://www.infopoverty.net. The theme of
this year's conference has embraced technologies that have the
innovative ability to help stomp out world poverty. As such, Eco
remains focused on trying to increase export business that would
ultimately enable emerging markets to build with US grown lumber,
all of which can be protected by Eco Red
Shield™ lumber coatings, providing
unparalleled, eco-friendly protection against mold, termites,
wood-rot decay and fire.
About Eco Building Products, Inc.
Eco Building
Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of treated wood products that are
protected against fire, mold/mycotoxins, fungus, rot-decay, wood
ingesting insects and termites by our proprietary eco-friendly
chemistry utilizing ECOB WoodSurfaceFilm™ and FRC™
technology (Fire Retardant Coating) leading the world on Defensive
Innovations through the implementation of defensive building
practices. Eco Building Products' Global Defensive Vision is to
foster environmental stewardship, respect reforestation programs,
and consider the carbon footprint and recycling efforts as we forge
forward in the protection of homeowners and builders. We believe
that in conjunction with these endeavors, Eco Building Products
will have a positive impact on U.S. export business as supported by
factory-built housing managed by American Veterans, demonstrating
once again to America's youth that working in the Building Trades
is an honorable vocation.
Safe Harbor Statement: This press release may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In
particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words
"believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," or "may,"
and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act, and are
subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Any statements made
in this news release other than those of historical fact, about an
action, event or development, are forward-looking statements.
Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in
future periods to be materially different from any future
performance that may be suggested in this release. ECOB takes no
obligation to update or correct forward-looking statements, and
also takes no obligation to update or correct information prepared
by third parties.
Company
Contact
Eco Building Products,
Inc.
Phone: 1 888 Red Shld (888.733.7453)
Email: info@ecob.net
Web Site: www.ecob.net
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eco-building-products-raising-a-new-flag----setting-up-key-production-facility-in-tacoma-washington-300061086.html
SOURCE Eco Building Products, Inc.