interstate plastics internal newsletter: november 2014
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Press Release: InterstatePlastics Names MarkCourtright President
Interstate Plastics has announced
the appointment of Mark Courtright
to succeed Galen Klokkevold as
President, effective Oct. 1.
Courtright most recently served as
Interstate Plastics’ General
Manager, with primary responsibility
for branch management and
supplier and sourcing management.
Courtright has been with the
company nearly 20 years and been
involved in their
growth from three locations to nine
facilities over his tenure with the
company.
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• Courtright Press Release
• Win $100!
• Customer Appreciation
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• Recent Marketing Efforts
• Being Green in Plastics
• IAPD Certifications
IT'S NOT EASY IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREENBEING GREEN
“It’s not easy being green”
A long time ago, Kermit the
Frog had a minor hit with that
song. Today we find ourselves
working for a plastic company
and it’s not too easy being
green here either on some
days.
Plastic bag bans are all the
rage these days and I’m not
here to debate the good or
bad, but what ban is next?
The IAPD has risen to the
challenge our industry has
before us, plastics have
tremendous applications and
uses but overall bad PR in the
politically correct world. Not
only the product life cycle and
end of life disposal issues but
right here in our day to day
production and processing
within Interstate Plastics, we
create some trash.
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Reach out to Academia, Win $100!
You can win $100.00 simply by connecting
Interstate Plastics’ web site to academic websites!
How is this accomplished? It’s easy! Find a website
(through friends and repeat customers) ending in
“.edu” that has a visible list of plastic suppliers.
Learn More »
Interstate Plastics Hosts Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament; Benefits Breast Cancer Research
On October 11th, Interstate Plastics hosted our
annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament.
Selling “Mulligan Balls” prior to the tournament, we
raised $355.00 which Interstate Plastics matched
and sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for
Breast Cancer Research.
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Expanding NASCAR Marketing, Increasing Brand Awareness
Interstate Plastics has formed a mutual branding
agreement with James Bickford Racing following
our decision to sponsor NASCAR K&N Pro Series
West Rookie of the Year, James Bickford, of Napa,
California. The partnership aims to increase both
Bickford's and Interstate Plastics' brand presence
and marketing efforts.
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AROUND THE COMPANY: IAPD LEVEL 1 CERTIFIED!AROUND THE COMPANY: IAPD LEVEL 1 CERTIFIED!
WEB IS BIG!WEB IS BIG!
Interstate encourages
everyone to join us on
Facebook, Twitter, Google
Plus, and Pinterest!
40% of Americans use
Facebook. The average user
has 130 friends and
connections, many times even
into the thousands. More than
half of Facebook users use it
every single day!
David Holshevnikoff is our
second most recent team
member to become IAPD
Level 1 certified.
Congratulations on this
achievement!
Congratulations to Debbie
Ford on her IAPD
certification and for over 4
years of dedicated service
working for Interstate
Plastics!
Christopher Isar is the most
recent Interstate Plastics
team member to become
IAPD Level 1 certified!
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