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What's New This Month At Confer Plastics
CONFER PLASTICS IS EXPANDING
Confer Plastics, Inc. is expanding at its North Tonawanda factory. The company is purchasing a blow-molding machine that will be installed and operating in March.
The machine, purchased from Timberline Machinery, is a dual-head 20-pound machine. This is the first dual-head machine that Confer has ever purchased and it will add to Confer’s distinct large-part capabilities. The company currently has fourteen molding machines and can make parts weighing nearly 75 pounds.
Says vice-president Bob Confer, “the efficiencies afforded by this machine are great. With a dual-head set-up like this we can run two different molds in one machine, each one making a sizable product. In the very-competitive fuel tank and leisure product markets a machine like this is a must-have.”
OUR PRODUCTS ARE 100% MADE IN THE USA
With all the bad things that have happened this past year in foreign trade you can rest assured you won’t be getting any hazardous Chinese products from Confer Plastics. All of our products are proudly made in the USA, right in our North Tonawanda facility. Always have been. Always will.
We don’t believe in outsourcing. Instead, we choose to rely on good old-fashioned American ingenuity and work ethic, keeping Americans employed and giving their families a quality standard of living.
INTRODUCING OUR NEW SWIM SPA STEPS
At the Northeast Region Pool & Spa Show in January we introduced a new, exciting product line. Our Signature Spa Steps are impressive 3-or-4-tread steps for swim spas. Featuring handrails with a drink holder and towel bar, these steps can also be used for standard spas and are perfect for older folks to use to get in and out of their spa. For information visit the “spa essentials” page in the Leisure Accents section of our website.
NEW FOR 2008: THE SIG POOL ENTRY SYSTEM
With building codes across the US changing the way people access their swimming pools, we’ve answered the call of concerned pool dealers and have introduced our new SIG system. This combines a (S)tep, (I)npool ladder, and (G)ate to make an impressive and affordable entry system for pools that features a means of enclosure, limiting unsupervised access to the pool. For information, visit the pool ladders & steps section of our website.
CPI STARTS NEW YORK STATE PLASTICS COALTION
Bob Confer spearheaded the formation of the New York State Plastics Coalition, a brother/sisterhood of those involved in the plastics industry of New York State: manufacturers, mold makers, resin sales, auxiliary equipment firms. The group met for the first time in January and will meet quarterly for the goals of networking, education, and a common voice.
They next meet Friday, April 25th at 8:30 AM at Confer Plastics. It will be “government day” where the manufacturers can ask questions of and share their concerns with state and federal officials. So far, Senator George Maziarz, Assemblyman Jim Hayes, and Christina Orsi of Empire State Development have verified their attendance.
If you are a plastics professional who’d like to participate, contact Bob at bob@conferplastics.com
CONFER PLASTICS APPEARS REGULARLY ON TV
In 2007, Lockport Cable TV, a community cable-access station in Niagara County, filmed a half-hour episode of its Business Today series at Confer Plastics. This show highlights Confer’s history and operations while offering perspectives on running a business. The show runs regularly throughout the year on cable TV in the Niagara/Buffalo region. For information about airdates visit www.lctv.net
FACTORY TOURS AVAILABLE
Confer Plastics, Inc. is always willing to take community organizations, school classes, scout troops and the like on tours of the factory. We strongly believe in an open door policy that allows those in the community to learn new things, see fast paced manufacturing, and know that products are still made right here in the great US of A. If interested in a tour, please call Bob Confer at 716.693.2056 to make a reservation.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Confer Plastics has for rent in its distribution facility over 5,700 sq. ft. of great office space. This office is located at 2107 Liberty Drive in Wheatfield, NY, and is perfectly situated near the Niagara Falls Airport. For more information or a walk-through, call Bob Confer at 716.693.2056
CPI LOOKING FOR CANADIAN CUSTOM MANUFACTURING REP
Confer Plastics sits conveniently next to the Canadian border and is within an hour's drive of Toronto. Despite this, the entirety of our custom molding business is within the United States. We aim to expand our reach into Canada and are currently searching for a manufacturer's representative with coverage in the Golden Horseshoe area. Any interested firms can contact Doug Confer via telephone (1.800.635.3213) or e-mail at plastics@conferplastics.com
LEISURE ACCENTS PICTURES REQUESTED
If you have a Leisure Accents furniture product set up in an attractive setting we would love it if you could provide a photo of the product that could be used in a our brochures and website. Please send your photos to plastics@conferplastics.com. Thank you!
BOB CONFER PENS WEEKLY OPINION COLUMN
Bob Confer, vice-president of Confer Plastics, writes a weekly opinion column that appears in the newspapers of Niagara and Orleans County, including the Niagara Gazette, Lockport Union Sun & Journal, The Journal-Register and the Tonawanda News. His columns look at politics, economics, and culture with a unique perspective. These editorials can be read here: www.BobConfer.net.
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