EXTECH BUILDING MATERIALS GOES GREEN TO SERVE CLIENTS, SAVE ECOLOGY

NEWARK, N.J., July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Extech Building Materials has long been a leader when it comes to adapting to new technologies and adopting changes that will transform its business not only to benefit itself, but also its clients and employees. As Extech President Tim Feury says, "I believe if you haven't started taking advantage of technology to lower your operating costs then you are wasting time, spending too much, and hurting your business--and your customers."Extech's most recent effort is eliminating paper in the work process, a program that is well underway and should take the company 100% paperless in two years.

"The initiative to go paperless has already made a difference, and the effects are multiplying. Paper is far less relevant than it used to be. If you can communicate effectively and efficiently--more efficiently--without it, then you owe it to yourself and your business to go digital." The company is hard at work instituting involved plans to eliminate paper from its sales counters and its offices and warehouses, having already achieved that goal with truck deliveries.

"Recently, a customer called to alert us that part of his shipment had failed to be delivered. In minutes, we accessed the order and along with it an image the driver took of the delivery showing the item in question right there on the skid."

"The U.S. consumes more than a third of the world's paper, even though it represents less than 5% of the world's population. That is a recipe for disaster. We're going to play our role in slowing and reversing that waste."Extech is going all in on going green. Cloud based storage has eliminated paper forms that used to fill boxes and file cabinets, take up space and employee time to manage, and slow the process to find anything more than a few days old. It also provides for better security and most importantly, instant access anytime, from anywhere. Extech has also implemented software and mobile apps that work together to make their business operate faster, better, and more successfully.

"But it isn't just about us. It's also a service to our customers," Feury said. "By digitizing documents, and the processes those documents are tied to, we capture the important information, and can make it instantly available to our customers. For service, profit, ecology -- green makes good business sense."

Solar Panels

This isn't the first time the company has blazed its own trail investing in green tech. In 2008, Extech's Newark headquarters installed solar panelson its 63,000-square foot roof, an initiative that has paid handsome rewards.

"We've reaped the benefit of acting quickly and definitively when it came to solar technology," said Feury. "We saw the advantages and made the investment. It was the right thing to do for us, the city of Newark, and for the country. We are proud to have been one of the first businesses in our area and our industry to commit to solar. The profits we realize from our green investments make us more profitable, which creates more opportunity and more jobs. It's been a successful combination for us all along.

"Today, our commitment to going paperless is just as strong, and just as important."

About Extech

Extech Building Materials (http://www.extechbuilding.com) is the tri-state area's premier supplier of building materials and services for professional builders and contractors. Extech services include custom metal fabrication, custom cut stone and architectural design services, as well as a full line of building materials that include brick, stone, cultured stone, stucco, ornamental metal, pre-cast and decorative concrete, fasteners, and lumber. In addition, Extech provides products for restoration and repair, masonry, drainage, roofing, insulation and waterproofing. Unique product and service offerings from any of Extech's six branches in NY and NJ are available to customers at any individual branch via the Extech Network, a hub-and-spoke delivery system.

Media Contact: Brian Feury, Feury Image Group, 973-465-0900, bfeury@feuryimagegroup.com

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