Luncheon at The Cronin Company

Dr. Randall L Kinnison

Chairman Steve Heiteen

MetroPaint named top 10 green product

MetroPaint, made entirely from post-consumer recycled interior and exterior latex paints, has been named a 2008 Top 10 Green Product by Sustainable Industries business magazine. The California-based publication, with offices in Portland and Seattle, announced its top picks today, featuring this year’s winners in a digital 3-D product guide available at www.sustainableindustries.com/resources.

Selected products won nods for environmental performance, market impact, innovation, design, value and compatibility with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or “LEED,” rating system.

“It’s a tremendous honor,” said David Bragdon, Metro Council President. “It’s also a testament to MetroPaint’s value as an environmentally friendly resource for homeowners who want to do the right thing and builders who want to earn LEED or Earth Advantage® qualification.”

Metro, which produces MetroPaint, has recycled more than 1 million gallons of latex paint since 1992, helping save natural resources and landfill space. Through its household hazardous waste program, Metro collects paint from residents and processes eligible batches into a variety of colors for 1- and 5-gallon containers. With certifications from GreenSeal™ and the Master Painters Institute, MetroPaint has earned recognition as a quality 100-percent-recycled product.

Metro, the regional government that serves 1.4 million people who live in the 25 cities and three counties of the Portland metropolitan area, provides planning and other services that protect the nature and livability of our region.

Member Highlight: The Cronin Company

The Cronin Company was founded in 1878 by P.J. Cronin as a saddle and harness business in downtown Portland.  The company evolved through thirteen decades to become what it is today–one of the Northwest’s leading independent wholesale distributors of fine floor covering products.  Our customer base includes flooring dealers, tile shops and fabricators.

Our roots in the floor covering business go back to 1962.  Current ownership of the company includes forth and fifth generation members of the Cronin family who carry on the time-honored Cronin tradition of integrity, quality, value and service.  Our 230,000 square foot company headquarters, warehouse and general show room are located in Portland on Swan Island. Our showcase ceramic tile and stone show room, s’Tile, is located at the corner of Southeast Martin Luther King Blvd. and Yamhill.  We have Cronin Company branches with warehouses and show rooms in Bend, Eugene and Medford, Oregon, Kent, Tacoma and Spokane, Washington, and we just opened one in Anchorage, Alaska.

Our product lines include unfinished and prefinished hardwood flooring, Burke rubber flooring products, Wilsonart countertop and laminate flooring, Staron quartz slabs, Cronin Stone real stone veneer, ceramic tile, glass mosaic and stone tile, carpet cushion and a complete line of adhesives, sundries, and tools for the installation contractor.

We incorporate eco-friendly green products throughout our product lines to help serve the demand in this ever-growing area.

Our continued success in maintaining long-term relationships with our customers is based on our commitment to fairness and equity in all of our dealings.

www.cronincompany.com
www.getstile.com

June New Members of the Remodelers Council

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members:

• Tad Caster, Seamless Surfaces
• Breana Ewing, Ewing Design Concepts
• Loren Swanberg, Hayes Cabinets Inc
• Robert Foust, DGC Co.
• Walt Linderman, Servpro of Tigard, Tualatin and Beaverton