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Accidents Happen. Too often, we act as though they will not, and we are not prepared for what we need to do when they do occur. Good businesses that survive over the long haul do not pretend that accidents will never happen to them; they instead take the proper precautions to do what they can to prevent things from going wrong, and they are prepared with the things that they will need in times of trouble – close by and accessible quickly when needed.

A few years back I read an article about a disastrous relationship between the Vlasic Pickle Company and Wal-Mart*. I’ll give you the short version.

Amerimulch is happy to welcome three new members to its team.

Mary Higgins has joined the company as an Accounting Technician. Mary began as a temporary warehouse worker and proved her worth to the company. Her responsibilities will include accounts payable and receivable processing as well as general day-to-day accounting activities.

Amerimulch celebrated its associate appreciation day on July 25, 2008 with plenty of food and fun. This is an annual event to thank our associates for all their hard work and dedication. The weather was great and everyone enjoyed being outside.

Based on the industry we service and the several trucking companies we use, it is inevitable that some shipments will be damaged. In an effort to protect your company, as well as ours, we recommend the following steps be taken should your order be damaged.

1. You can refuse the entire shipment; however, this is not always the most practical option.

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It is no secret that the colored mulch industry is facing a severe challenge due to the lack of availability of low-cost wood feed stocks. Because of the poor state of the housing industry, land clearing has slowed to a crawl. Lumber mills are hurting and the general economy is flat. There just isn’t a lot of scrap wood being generated.

Amerimulch’s highly anticipated lab expansion is now complete and includes improved capabilities to measure current product quality and consistency, in addition to new technology to expand the services we offer our customers. This dual role ensures the consistency our customers demand from our Heartland Enriched Colorants as well as continually looking forward to bringing them the products of tomorrow.

The simplicity of operating our ColorTrom created a great deal of interest when it was introduced to the mulch industry. By simplicity we mean no paddles or shafts to jam, no liners to replace on the bellies of the systems that wear out and no mixing arms to replace. It is as simple as keeping a drum spinning.

By Tim Sydor, Ph.D. (tsydor@forisk.com) and Brooks Mendell, Ph.D. (bmendell@forisk.com)
Forisk Consulting LLC (www.forisk.com)

Timberlands in the United States can be grouped into four distinct regions: Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington); Midwest, or Lake States (Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan); Northeast (mostly Maine, Vermont and New York); and South (Virginia to East Texas) (Figure 1).

Figure 1. US Timberland Regions

There has been a design change in the older style AMP series rollers. The older AMP series roller shafts and rollers were steel and had brass bushings in the steel rollers.

The new AMP series roller shafts are stainless steel and the rollers are Delrin (a lightweight but durable low-wear, low-friction plastic). The Delrin rollers contain sealed ball bearings. This new design is very corrosion resistant and has better wear properties.