We Are Green Certified!

We are proud to announce that we have officially been certified as a green company by the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. We are making a lot of changes to accommodate for todays climate in the mattress industry, changes in our marketing to better tell our story, and becoming more efficient in our retail location. We applied to become certified earlier this year and had goals to reduce our energy and paper waste footprint in 2018. We set out on this goal for many different reasons, but one of the main attractants was to make sure we are being better stewards and more efficient with our money.

Going green obviously has ties to the environmental protection industry, but for business owners and entrepreneurs it can provide a more lean operation. A few things we have done is converted to a true POS system that is more centered around a paperless approach. We have also strived to consolidate our deliveries to help keep the truck off the road except for one or two days a week and reducing idle time. We also only operate one delivery truck which helps us with fuel consumption and annual maintenance cost. In our showroom we have converted the lights that remain on for 24 hours a day 7 days a week to a lower usage LED bulb. Our exterior signs and pathway lights have also been converted to LED instead of the traditional bulbs.

We have done more work within the store operations to move towards a more lean and green operation. This helps us absorb industry increases and inflation within the economy without having to pass it to our customers. This allows us to remain competitive as a family business and allows us to provide a great valued product.

It is our responsibility in any industry to provide a sustainable brick and mortar store looking at all aspects to become more efficient and also reduce waste. It helps future proof our businesses and gives us the best opportunity to survive in low margins or big box take overs. We encourage all business leaders to re-evaluate their businesses to become more efficient in every aspect and no detail is too small to change.

To learn more on the GSCCC Green Program, go here: http://shelbychamber.org/business-support-center/green-business-program/

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