Mary Burrows (second from right) accepted the Corp! award on Thetford's behalf. |
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| Thetford's EcoSmart product line. |
Green has become a popular word to use when describing new products, but Thetford Corporation is one of the few companies to have proof of its commitment to the environment. The company recently won a Corp! Going Green Award. Thetford was recognized as a Green Industry Innovator for its development of green cleaning formulas for RVers.
Corp!'s Going Green Awards include three categories; Green Initiative Champions, Green Industry Innovators and Green Organizations. Eight of Thetford's RV care products are Design for the Environment (DfE)-recognized. The DfE program was started by the EPA to champion risk reduction through pollution prevention.
Thetford also introduced EcoSmart, a full line of EcoLogo-certified holding tank deodorants. EcoLogo is North America's oldest, most recognized environmental standard and certification agency.
"Our product formulations were thoroughly tested in-house and with RVers," said Mary Burrows, Thetford's manager of chemical development. "Our products are held to a higher standard than household products by the EPA because they're used outside. We were able to create formulations according to the EPA's requirements without sacrificing performance. We're very proud that Corp! recognized that achievement."
Founded in 1998, Corp! magazine informs, intrigues and entertains business owners and top-level executives by providing features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis. It's Michigan's largest business magazine.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Thetford Corp. is the world's leading supplier of sanitation and refrigeration products for the recreational vehicle, marine and heavy-duty truck industries. Thetford is a privately-held company with eight manufacturing facilities in four countries.
Thetford subsidiaries include Norcold, America's leading manufacturer of gas-absorption refrigerators and freezers for the RV, marine and truck markets; Tecma, a producer of fine-china toilets and powerful waste-transfer systems based in Italy; and Spinflo, a unit in England that manufactures high-quality cooking and heating appliances as well as accessories.
Contact Thetford, 7101 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Toll-free 800-543-1219 or 734-769-6000; Fax: 734-769-2023. [ e-mail ]; www.thetford.com.
Source: Thetford Corp.
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