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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
July 11,
2002
COMPANY CONTACT:
Mark Geiger
Acuity
Specialty Products Group,
Inc.
404.603.7979
Zep Manufacturing joins Product Care
stewardship program
ATLANTA, GA -- Zep Manufacturing, an Acuity Brands
company, has joined Product CareSM, a
voluntary product stewardship program of the
Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA)
that establishes an industry Code of Management
Practice.
According to Dr. Stan Weller,
Acuity Specialty Products’ Chief Technical
Officer, “the program provides guidelines for
developing, manufacturing, distributing and
marketing products made by CSPA member
companies.”
Dr Weller is a former CSPA division
chairman and has served three terms on the CSPA
executive board during the last 15
years.
Zep has been a member of CSPA, formerly
CSMA (Chemical Specialty Manufacturers
Association), for nearly three decades. “Zep’s
membership in CSPA and being a participant in
Product CareSM compliments our existing
stewardship programs and demonstrates the great
care we take to ensure that consumers enjoy the
benefits and protection of our products,” said Dr.
Weller.
CSPA Guidelines focus on seven areas of
operation: Product Design; Raw Material, Package
and Service Supply; Manufacture and Production
Site Management; Product Storage and Distribution;
In-market Support, Incident Evaluation and
Follow-up; Consumer Education and Outreach; and
Product Disposal.
Christopher Cathcart,
CSPA’s president and chief operating officer, said
that Product CareSM offers a positive
venue for Zep and other CSPA members to focus on
seven areas of operation in their practice of
product stewardship. “Product
CareSM enables CSPA to be a strong
advocate for programs that participants already
have in place while promoting a high level of
performance throughout the industry,” he
said.
“Thus, it will promote understanding and
confidence with consumers, customers, legislators
and regulators.”
Zep Manufacturing, an ISO 9001 and 14001
certified company, is a leader in institutional
and industrial maintenance and sanitation
products, with over 500,000 customers worldwide
and more than 3,500 products that are manufactured
in North America and Europe. For more than 65
years, Zep has differentiated itself from
competitors by offering the widest product line,
serving diverse industries, providing technical
assistance from professional laboratory chemists,
and ensuring fast, accurate delivery through its
worldwide network of more than 1,300 direct sales
representatives.
The Consumer Specialty Products Association
is a non-profit national trade association based
in Washington, DC, representing approximately 220
companies engaged in the manufacture, formulation,
distribution and sale of hundreds of familiar
consumer products. It is
organized into seven divisions: Aerosol, Air Care,
Antimicrobial Products, Cleaning Products, Pest
Management Products, Industrial & Automotive
Specialty Chemicals, and Polishes & Floor
Maintenance Products.
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