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VCP adds Akro-Mils products for tidy environments In the ideal world, a store that helps consumers keep homes and offices clean would be a model of cleanliness and order. But cleanliness and order have a way of eluding us if we aren't careful and well equipped. That's why VCP International recently became master wholesale distributor for the full line of outstanding Akro-Mils products for storing, organizing and transporting all sorts of items, small and large. Akro-Mils uses five thermoplastic molding processes together with extensive metal and wood fabrication methods to produce quality products at affordable prices. The result is a vast array of products in all the useful dimensions:
With its huge warehouse inventory and its longstanding commitment to fast, efficient fulfillment of dealers' orders, VCP knows what is needed to make storage and retrieval fast, safe, effective and accurate. "One look at an Akro-Mils catalog will convince the most demanding operation that this manufacturer understands the complexities of inventory management," said Don Russell, chief executive officer for VCP. "We are impressed with the ingenuity of their product designs. They select materials and methods to make systems that will serve well for a long time under heavy use." Russell said vac shops will find the bin systems highly attractive because they enable a company to organize and store parts, accessories and retail items in very limited space without inflicting any damage from handling or harmful environments. "We are proud to be associated with such quality products and to offer something that our retailers will find useful in their own operations. That said, we believe our dealers are going to be eager to offer Akro-Mils products to their commercial and residential customers. The appearance and obvious usefulness of these systems sell themselves to anyone who is trying to keep a workshop, a playroom or a hobby and crafts studio clean and tidy," Russell said. Details like extended label holders on bins for scanning larger bar codes and gravity-flow hoppers for fast retrieval reflect the ingenuity of Akro-Mils designs. Bins, which can be transported across a room or in vehicles across town, can be arranged in stacks, in shelves and cabinets, on specially designed rack systems that are free-standing, wheeled or wall-mounted so that they work in any conceivable circumstances. Trademarked AkroBins, just one of the many design variations available, illustrate the versatility and value of these products. These bins can all stack, sit on shelving or hang from Akro-Mils racks, panels, rails and carts. They vary in width from 4-1/8 to 33 inches and in length from 5-1/2 to 18 inches. They can be fitted with transparent lids made of high-impact plastic and they can be compartmented internally with removable dividers or lift-out, rectangular cups. The 14 size variants are available in seven different colors, including semi-clear. Reinforcing ribs in the stackable design ensure strength and integrity. Mike Yancey, regional sales manager for Akro-Mils, said the Akron, Ohio-based company has been in operation since 1946. It is one of the leading brands of Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE). "We expect to see our presence in the retail economy grow substantially in the next few years, even though we have been largely a manufacturer/supplier for large industrial and distribution customers," Yancey said. "At the consumer level we sell from the catalog as well as kits that combine highly useful sizes and panels." Yancey said the profit margin for retail sales is good for Akro-Mils retailers, and the products are an attractive addition to various kinds of stores. Russell said the Akro-Mils line of products for storing, organizing and transporting items was a natural fit for VCP International. "Our dealers help people keep their homes and offices clean, and the Akro-Mils products turn a cluttered environment into a tidy place, whether it be the back room of a retail shop, a children's game room, Mom's scrapbooking supplies or Dad's work bench." To learn more about Akro-Mils products, visit www.vcpint.com or call a VCP International sales representative at 1-800-527-9366. Reprinted from Floor Care Professional, February 2010 |