Success Stories

Beachley Furniture
Beachley Furniture Co., Inc. is a manufacturer of fine upholstered furniture for both the residential and commercial markets. Additional services include reupholstery and furniture restoration. Beachley has 50 employees and is located in Hagerstown, Maryland, in a 75,000 square foot facility. Since the company was established in 1887 by Ezra Beachley, it has grown and thrived because of its commitment and dedication to providing high-quality furniture. »Read More

Byrne Electrical Specialists, Inc.
Byrne is a small manufacturer of power distribution harnesses for the office furniture industry. Since the initial Green Suppliers Network review, Byrne has held nearly 50 Kaizen events, resulting in an average of 5:1 return on investment. »Read More

Grand Rapids Controls Company
With a history of being customer-focused, Grand Rapids Controls, headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, has grown from a small domestic cable manufacturer to a global supplier of motion control systems. With manufacturing facilities in Michigan and China, the company provides competitive solutions. »Read More

Har-Conn Chrome Company
Har-Conn is an independently owned metal-finishing company specializing in aerospace and high technology applications of electroplating and related coatings. The Green Suppliers Network review team identified improvements that can save the company up to $425,000 annually. »Read More

H&L Advantage
H&L Advantage is a small injection molding manufacturer located in Grandville, Michigan. With the help of a Green Suppliers Network technical review, H&L Advantage has transformed the way it does business. »Read More

Lehigh Press Puerto Rico
Lehigh Press Puerto Rico is a small manufacturer producing inserts and labels for the healthcare, food, and general consumer sectors. Facing decreasing profits, the company turned to the Green Suppliers Network to increase its operational efficiency. »Read More

McNeil-PPC Inc.
McNeil, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania, manufactures healthcare products for Johnson and Johnson^®. While lean initiatives were the primary driver to McNeil's participation in a Green Suppliers Network review, the results clearly demonstrated the benefits of the Lean and Green Advantage. »Read More

Medegen Medical Manufacturing Services
Medegen MMS, an injection-molded parts supplier to the health-care industry is located in Ontario, California, and employs 180 workers. Facing California's strict waste requirements and high-energy costs, Medegen realized early on that it must be as efficient as possible to remain on top of its business. »Read More

Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc. (MFT)
MTF, a metal plated products supplier located in Forestville, Connecticut, conducted a Green Supplier Network review to evaluate options to increase process line efficiency and reduce the rate of rework needed to meet customer demands. »Read More

Metalworks
Metalworks is a small, family-owned company that manufactures metal filing cabinets. Metalworks employs about 300 people in three facilities located in northern Michigan. With the Lean and Green Advantage, Metalworks has reduced its water use by more than 16 million gallons a year and trimmed the amount of chemicals added to their parts-washing process by 20 percent. »Read More

Michigan Manufacturers (PDF, 28 pp, 2.1MB)
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality presents success stories from Green Suppliers Network reviews in west Michigan. Manufacturers highlighted include: Metalworks, Light Corporation, Steelcase Inc., Cascade Engineering, Herman Miller, Inc., and DuBois Chemical.

Rapid-Line Inc.
Rapid-Line, a metal fabrication and tooling shop located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, supplies metal products for office furniture, automotive, and other industrial customers. With significantly increasing natural gas prices, Rapid-Line looked to the Green Suppliers Network to curb energy use. Rapid-Line reduced its annual natural gas consumption by 4,400 Mcf, saving $46,000. »Read More

Sermatech
Sermatech Connecticut, a small manufacturer specializing in developing and applying high performance protective coatings for the aerospace industry, had lean and green experts review a surface coating process line that sprayed helicopter rotor hubs. These experts identified opportunities that could save Sermatech more than $1 million. »Read More

Southwire
Southwire, a manufacturer of residential, commercial, industrial, and utility wire and cable products, established companywide goals to reduce water use and its overall carbon footprint. With help from a Green Suppliers Network review, the New Carrollton, Georgia, facility cut water use by more than 90 percent, electricity use for lighting by 50 percent, and scrap from its processes by 30 percent. »Read More

Triad Manufacturing
Triad Manufacturing is a manufacturer of retail store fixtures used for displaying products. Instead of focusing on one product or process line, Triad wanted the Green Suppliers Network review to examine inefficiencies across its whole facility. Following the review, Triad has succeeded in reducing its energy consumption by making four changes. »Read More

Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool, the world's leading manufacturer of major home appliances, invited the Green Suppliers Network to provide training on the Lean and Green Advantage. Whirlpool's efforts to bring lean and green improvements into its process operations were aimed at reducing its environmental footprint and establishing a culture to carry to its supply chain. »Read More

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