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Please tell us what you think. We really want the website to be a value to our customers and their salespeople.

UPCOMING SEMINAR ON GREEN CLEANING

NJSSA Members Invited to FREE Seminar - June 12, 2008

Dear NJSSA Member: In conjunction with the Garden State Chapter of the International Housekeepers Association, you are cordially invited to this "FREE" seminar on "Evaluating Green Cleaning Products and Systems" at Rutgers University Bio Medical Engineering Building, Piscataway, NJ. NO reservation is required - it is an open invitation to all NJSSA members to learn more about Rutgers' green cleaning evaluation system. If you have any further questions, please call Tom Cunningham of the IEHA Garden State Chapter at 848-565-0380. We hope to see you there. Sincerely, Pat Koziol Executive Director New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association 973-283-1400 Thinking Green? Wondering How Or If Your Facility Should Go Green? Join Us to See an Internationally Renowned Presentation from Rutgers University on Evaluating Green Cleaning Products & Systems. Date: Thursday June 12, 2008 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Rutgers University BioMedical Engineering Building First Floor - Auditorium 102 Click Here to download event flyer. In response to concerns for employee health and safety - plus environmental preservation - the Rutgers University Facilities Environmental Services group formed the "Rutgers Facilities Green Cleaning Product Evaluation Team." The team did an extensive review of seven major manufacturers of "green" products and systems. Their aim at Rutgers was to identify and implement the most eco-friendly cleaning practices available. The criteria reviewed included: Green Seal certification, HMIS (Mazardous Material Identification System) & NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) health ratings, ingredients, bio-based content, chemical dispensing systems, training programs and product performance. Find out what this all means (and how you can do it too) in an entertaining and informative format presented by industry veterans Dianne Gravatt and David DeHart. Please visit IEHAGardenState.com for driving directions and parking instructions.

BANNER CHEMICAL WILL BE CLOSED WEEK OF JULY 4

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Banner Chemical will close for vacation Monday through Friday, June 30th through July 4th, 2008. Please place orders and arrange pick ups accordingly.

Oil and Grease Absorbents

As we all know, the past few months have seen unprecedented increases in fuel costs, which are having a direct effect on the prices of Banner Chemical's clay based absorbents.

The reasons for this are twofold:

After the clay is mined from the ground, it is heated to extremely high temperatures in kilns, a process which has become more expensive with the rising cost of fuel.

Secondly, our sources of material are all relatively far away, namely Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. The cost of a truck has practically doubled in the last three months, and there is no sign that it's about to get better.

Unfortunately, the result is that you will soon be seeing a price quote with sharp price increases for clay absorbents.

These are a few things you as distributors can do to help swallow these increases. For one, buy in pallet or if feasible, truckload quantities. If you currently buy 50 lb absorbent, try switching to 40 lb. There is an identical amount of product per skid, but the per bag price is lower and you have 10 more pieces per skid translating into 10 additional sales per skid.

Another option is Cellusorb, an all natural cellulose absorbent that we sell in 3 cubic foot bags, or drums. Its just as absorbent as clay, less expensive per unit, and it's burnable, depending on what material has been absorbed.

Call me at Banner today to discuss the options.

Dave Herman

Cleaning and Disinfecting Strategies

In this month's copy of Building Services Magazine, there is an important article on the importance of disinfecting to help control the spread of disease in health care and other institutional settings. You can read the article by following this link:

Banner Chemical's product Ban-Dis Disinfectant is available in various colors and scents, including pine, mint, cherry, lemon and odorless, and is proven effective against MRSA and a variety of other common bacteria, viruses and fungi. Call you Banner Representative today to further discuss the important health benefits of using disinfectant products.

NJSSA Show upcoming

I hope to see you at the upcoming NJSSA show in Atlantic city May 7th and 8th at the Atlantic City Convention Center. This year Banner will be at booth #401 and will be making some very important new product announcements. We are also very pleased to say that we will be showing off our newly improved and redesigned website at the show. It's going to have much better product information, a new look and a lot more tools for our distributors. We hope that the new website will be an invaluable tool for distributor salespeople. So stop by the booth and tell us what you think. See you there.

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Banner Chemical
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