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Montana Prefinish| Green Badge Count | | 12 | | Green Badge Value: | | 226 |
http://www.montanaprefinish.com Nature of Business: Pre-finishing interior and exterior architectural elements including doors, trim, windows, cabinets, siding, you name it. We also mill new, reclaimed, and beetle-kill wood to provide interior and exerior millworks. Mission: We enjoy providing a Green product that has superior quality and good value, while providing a healthy working environment and living wages for our employees. We volunteer locally in our community to celebrate everything we are working towards. Relation to Your Community: We donate materials and labor for worthy causes. Recently we donated our services for the newBig Sky Institute office in Big Sky, Montana. This Montana State University entity plays a huge role in the research and conservation of our local environment. The owner of Montana Prefinish is fire fighter on the local Gallatin Gateway Volunteer Fire Department. This department responds to almost 300 calls per year. Dedication to our community is important to Montana Prefinish. Sustainability Goals Your Company Embraces: We obtain reclaimed materials through local suppliers. Our finishing materials are obtained from sources that do not require excessive shipping. We use as many waterborne products as possble to reduce hazardous waste. The hazardous materials we do use are stored in a safe manner and are applied with dedicated equipment to reduce or eliminate the need to clean between processes, thus reducing waste dramatically. Additional Green Directory ListingsGreen Badges | Reducing toxic emissions
reason Pre-finishing in our facility versus at the job site eliminates the exposure to the site and its occpants. Our facility is specifically designed to mitigate the hazardous nature of spraying finishes with approved spray booths, automated equipment, and safe material handling/storage. We offer a full line of waterborne stains and finishes to use in our production. We use as many waterborne products as possble to reduce hazardous waste. The hazardous materials we do use are stored in a safe manner and are applied with dedicated equipment to reduce or eliminate the need to clean between processes, thus reducing waste dramatically. |  | Minimizing use of non-renewables
reason We obtain our materials from local sources and other sources that require minimal shipping. Our employees live close to our facility. By providing a central location, we reduce travel to remote job sites on a daily basis. |  | Using recycled materials
reason We offer reclaimed millworks. |  | Using sustainably produced material
reason In addition to reclaimed materials, we offer beetle-killed millworks - a product that would otherwise go to waste, or provide fuel for a forest fire. |  | Little or no packaging used
reason We stack our finished lumber packages with minimal packaging, then tarp our deliveries with a truck tarp. |  | Using local raw materials
reason Most of our raw materials are shipped from Utah - the closest supplier available. The shipping is done on a dedicated trucking route that runs regardless of our order. We order in bulk to minimze the frequency of our shipments. |  | Conserving energy
reason Our facility has efficient lighting and heaters. Our Standard Operating Procedures dictate timely use of equipment, heaters, and lighting. |  | Conserving natural resources
reason Our wateborne products and hazardous waste reduction is key in these areas. |  | Reducing waste
reason We use as many waterborne products as possible to reduce hazardous waste. We are educating our clients on the benefits of waterborne finishes. The hazardous materials we do use are stored in a safe manner and are applied with dedicated equipment to reduce or eliminate the need to clean between processes, thus reducing waste dramatically. |  | Paying living wages to employees
reason Our employees make $15-$20 per hour. |  | Employee benefits program
reason We offer insurance plans with Aflac. We are in the middle of the process with our employees discussing addtional plans with Aflac. |  | Contributing to local tax base
reason We employ roughly 15 employees. |
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