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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Office supply dealers, distributors and retailers can meet the growing demand for more environmentally friendly products in a whole new way with the introduction of the Free & Clear™chairmat, now available from Deflecto.
Bill Schwartz, Deflecto Vice President of Sales, sees this product creating opportunities. “I am very excited about our new Free & Clear formula mats, as I know they will be welcomed by our existing customers. Introducing this formula will help us gain new markets of distribution. Plus, it’s simply the responsible thing to do.”
While the standard in “green” vinyl chairmats, to this point, has been focused on the percentage of recycled material used in manufacturing, Deflecto’s new Free & Clear mat raises the bar. Not only are all Deflecto vinyl mats made of an industry-leading 35 percent recycled material, but Free & Clear is also a non-phthalate*, non-cadmium* and bisphenol-A(BPA)*-free formula.
“The best part is, our customers don’t have to compromise anything to be greener,” says Deflecto’s Vice President of Marketing, Patrick Foley. “The material in these new mats, which will become our new standard material in all our vinyl chairmats, performs at the same high levels in durability tests and is being offered at…
