NSPX3- "Good vs. Bad Rubber Bark"

We came across this interesting tidbit (and video!) the other day when we were perusing the interwebs for rubber mulch related news and were so excited to see NSPX3 give a shout out to Rubber Bark™!

BAD BARK! 

The company was right in saying that there can be two very different kinds of rubber mulch in playgrounds throughout the country. Some rubber mulch companies can leave in harmful metal from the tires and, once dyed a certain color, can fade rather quickly. Some mulches also let their "true colors" show, with the nylon of the tires left exposed, which may cause skin irritation.

GOOD BARK! 

However, Rubber Bark™guarantees its color will stay true and goes through quite the rigmarole to ensure that no metals or other harmful substances are hiding in the rubber. Plus, Rubber Bark™ has a consistency to it, with its colors, size of the bark, and its texture, that other mulches may overlook.

Rubber Bark in the Merced Sun-Star

Rubber Bark™ recently released a news item about a new partnership with Garland, Texas based artificial landscape company Synthetic Greenscapes. The Merced Sun-Star liked the story so much, it decided to publish last week. Here is a link to the article. Below is a quote from the story about the new distribution and why the partnership is, as they say, a match in artificial landscape heaven. 


Scott Moore, a spokesperson for Synthetic Greenscapes: 

“The overall quality and beauty of the products is second to none in the industry which is what drew us to Rubber Bark. The products are long lasting and a very high grade just like our grass products so it makes sense to use Rubber Bark.”

Moore said he believes that because Rubber Bark doesn’t fade, float or blow away, it will become a top seller, due to its low maintenance and an increased demand for water have made organic mulches and grasses costly to preserve.

Moore said he believes that because Rubber Bark doesn’t fade, float or blow away, it will become a top seller, due to its low maintenance and an increased demand for water have made organic mulches and grasses costly to preserve. “A synthetic solution is the best route to keep your home beautiful,” Moore said.

Read more here: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/03/08/2260877/rubber-bark-forges-partnership.html#storylink=cpy

"A synthetic solution is the best route to keep your home beautiful."

Rubber Bark™ at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas

The folks over at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort in glitzy Las Vegas have been long-time customers of Rubber Bark™ and just purchased more for their high-class conservatory.

They started using Rubber Bark™ for some of their planters throughout the hotel's expansive grounds. According to the hotel, before using Rubber Bark™ they used wood mulch but decided to switch because the wood kept attracting nats and flies.

So, next time you are in Vegas (casinos are our bag, baby!) , check out Belliago's beautiful conservatory and botanical gardens that are not only chock-full of some of the most splendid plants and flowers in the world, but also Rubber Bark™!

Inside Bellagio's conservatory. 

Business profile of Rubber Bark™ in the Merced Sun-Star

In today's edition of the Merced Sun-Star the paper features a business article about yours truly. It describes Rubber Bark's roots as its affiliate company, Golden By-Products,  started as a humble scrap tire company, but also goes into the development of the mulch itself, and the development of its business model by CEO and CFO, Jana and Rob. 

We are very lucky and grateful to have such wonderful support within our community! And we hope to see many more of these well-written profiles in the future. 

CEO and CFO of Rubber Bark™, Jana and Rob
source: Merced Sun-Star

Again, here is the link to the article. Check it out!

Rubber Bark™ at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino!

We at Rubber Bark™ just received word that Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Madera bought over ten loads of Rubber Bark™ from one of our many esteemed dealers. We are super excited about the purchase and just wanted all the buzzers to know!

So, go out to Chukchansi and play the slots or some Blackjack and admire their new landscaping. The bark should be all out by next week!



Also, remember that the CalRecycle grants are coming up soon. TWO WEEKS until applications are open.  If you have a project in mind, now is the chance to really start thinking about the proposal. And if you don't, you still have some time to come up with one!

Utah Business Magazine supports Rubber Bark™

Utah Business's website recently featured our news release about Rubber Bark™ partnering with wonderful concrete and landscape supply company Speed-E Crete, which has locations in Lehi and Springville, Utah. Here is a link to the webpage, check it out!

Rubber Bark™ featured in Lawn & Landscape

We are excited to report that Lawn & Landscape picked up our press release about the company partnering with Oregon distributor Lindsley Lawn Care! Here is the link to the article. Check it out!

Speed-E-Crete and Rubber Bark™ Team Up

Rubber Bark™ is now being offered through Utah's Speed-E-Crete in Lehi and Provo! Check out the news release below for more information.

In a move to increase visibility and awareness for both companies, Utah’s Speed-E-Crete, a full service concrete and landscape supply store and Merced County’s Rubber Bark™, a tire recycling company that manufactures rubber products, are announcing their partnership to start distribution of Rubber Bark, a mulch made of 100 percent Californian recycled tires.

        

Earl Johnson, brother of Speed-E-Crete’s owner Frank Johnson, came upon Rubber Bark when researching for a rubber mulch supplier.

“I like the low maintenance aspect of rubber mulch so I am not remulching every year,” said Johnson. “I also love the concept for playgrounds and play areas. It is soft and doesn’t blow away.”

“We are very excited to team up with Speed-E-Crete,” said CEO of Rubber Bark™ Jana Nairn. “It’s important to have partnerships with businesses such as Speed-E-Crete that have a great customer service record.”

Speed-E-Crete, which has a location in Lehi and Springville, Utah, understands the difficulty businesses and families are having in tough economic times. The business hopes to ship Rubber Bark to the four corners of the state at a nominal cost to the customer.

Rubber Bark™ partners with Oregon lawn geniuses!

Here is a new press release about a recent partnership featuring Lindsley Lawn Care in Sherwood, Oregon!

BALLICO, CA (April 26, 2011) — In an effort to expand beyond state borders and offer recycled landscaping products to the Pacific Northwest, Northern California tire recycler Rubber Bark™ teamed up with Sherwood, Oregon’s Lindsley Lawn Care this month.

Family-owned Lindsley Lawn Care became interested in Rubber Bark’s colorful mulch products after a client noticed a similar product at a children’s museum in Portland and asked owner Paul Lindsley if they would offer it to customers.

“We are excited to offer Rubber Bark™ to the Portland market and look forward to growing this retail aspect of our business,” Lindsley said about the partnership. “It looks great, is ‘green’ which is huge in the Portland area, prevents insects, and is safer than wood chips when used in playgrounds and swing set areas.”

Filling a niche in the temperate, eco-conscious Pacific Northwest for recycled landscaping products Rubber Bark™ saw an opportunity to collaborate with a well-known and respected landscaping service company.

“It’s great that Lindsley Lawn Care sought us out to do business,” Rob Nairn, CFO of Rubber Bark™ said. “We see this partnership as providing quality products and services that otherwise may not be attainable in the area.”

 Currently, Lindsley Lawn Care runs a warehouse distribution site in Tualatin in which will sell Rubber Bark™.  Its hours are by appointment only but both companies believe they will become regular as business increases. Lindsley is also looking to get the product onto local store shelves for sale to the public.

For more information about Lindsley Lawn Care go to www.lindsleylawncare.com. For more information on Rubber Bark™ go to www.rubberbark.com.

Bender Boards Now Available at Rubber Bark™

We are now offering Bender Boards!  Bender Boards are flexible plastic lumber, perfect for landscaping, playgrounds, and yard projects. Below is a press release detailing some of Bender Board's benefits and our thoughts about the addition to the Rubber Bark™ lineup of products.

Rubber Bark’s New Product Keeps Plastic Out of Landfills

 For all its many uses, plastic—in its recycled form— can add one more use to the list. Rubber Bark™, a manufacturer that primarily makes rubber products from recycled tires, is expanding to include malleable landscaping boards composed of recycled plastic, a move that the company hopes will increase awareness about the importance of reusing durable resources for creative uses.

The new product, called Bender Board, is designed to flex around gardens and yards, although it may also be used for other purposes, including bordering concrete installations, framing playgrounds, and conforming to tight curves for decorative edging.

One of the most impressive aspects of the boards is that it’s made from 100 percent post-consumer plastic. According to Earth911.com, recycling one ton of plastic saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space. Rubber Bark™ understands the importance of environmental stewardship, and chooses to use recycled plastic not only for the benefit of offering lower prices for the consumer, but also to keep waste out of landfills.

“I love the fact that we are going through and keeping plastic out of the landfills,” Bender Board manufacturer Jeremy Palgenza said. “It’s super flexible, you are able to do things with it that you could never do with wood lumber.”

“It’s a great product that we hope to see in a lot of yards this spring and summer,” Rob Nairn, the CFO of Rubber Bark™ said. “Reusing plastic is just as important as reusing other materials, like the tires we make into mulch. It’s a great complementary product to our line.”

And the trend of reusing plastic has caught on. According to plasticsmarkets.org, in recent years, the number of U.S. plastics recycling business has nearly tripled. More than 1,600 businesses are involved in recycling post-consumer plastics.

a landfill full of plastic 

Rubber Bark™ can cut the boards to any specific size. For more information on Bender Boards go to Rubber Bark's website.

Rubber Bark™ News on Playground Magazine Website

Our news release about our great new Arizona distributor American Play Systems has been featured on Playground Magazine. Here is the link to the article.

Rubber Bark™ Teams Up With Arizona Distributor

Rubber Bark™ is expanding! Below is a press release about a new partnership with all-around wonderful playground and outdoor furniture installer American Play Systems, located in Tucson, Arizona. 


To Meet Demand Rubber Bark™ Announces New Partnership with American Play Systems

BALLICO, CA (March 16, 2011) — Residents in Tucson and Phoenix can breathe a sigh of fresh spring air when deciding how to landscape this season, with Rubber Bark™, one of the largest tire product manufacturers on the west coast, teaming up with Arizona playground heavyweight American Play Systems, to provide quality ground cover by the discounted truckloads.

The new partnership between American Play Systems and Rubber Bark™ transports rubber mulch into Arizonans’ yards with American Play Systems offering and installing the recycled bark.

“ [It’s a] great product,” said Craig Moore, General Manager of American Play Systems about Rubber Bark™.

Moore believes that the partnership will increase “the opportunity to have the product on hand to provide instant service.” 


And the air will be fresher in Arizona this summer, since according to Ag Link, Inc. using Rubber Bark™ decreases your carbon footprint by 88-94 percent over alternative products and ensures old scrap tires are not land filled or dumped on the side of the roads.

 “We are very excited to be working with American Play Systems,” said CFO of Rubber Bark™ Rob Nairn. “We wanted to expand our distributors to Arizona, and we think we found a great partner with American Play Systems.”

The new partnership not only brings the California rubber mulch to Arizona, it also brings savings for its customers, with American Play Systems offering up to 25 percent off a purchase of the mulch.

Rubber Bark™ is made from 100 percent recycled tires. Recently featured on the PBS educational show Curiosity Quest Goes Green, it is also available online at rubberbark.com. For more information about American Play Systems go to americanplaysystems.com.

And here is a synopsis of American Play Systems: 

American Play Systems has been operating in Tucson for 13 years, previously under the name Tucson Play Systems. The company provides and installs commercial playground systems, residential Rainbow Play Systems, permanent shade and ramada structures and site and park furnishings.