Champion’s Energy Efficient Windows, Doors and Patio Rooms Earn Green Seal Certification

7/16/2009

CINCINNATI – After an extensive, year-long process, Champion has earned Green Seal™ certification for its window, door and patio room products. Green Seal identifies products that are designed and manufactured in an environmentally responsible manner.

Green Seal inspectors visited Champion’s Cincinnati and Denver manufacturing facilities to ensure that it met its energy efficiency and environmental standards. A team led by Rik Vonderhaar, Champion’s Customer Service Manager, answered questions and helped facilitate the thorough examination process. Green Seal announced that Champion successfully met their manufacturing requirements and received certification on July 8.

“Champion is proud that our products not only save customers money, but  are also manufactured in an environmentally friendly way,” said Don Jones, President and COO of Champion. “The Green Seal certification is evidence of our hard work and demonstrates that we want the best for the homeowners who use our products and services.”

Champion will be using the Green Seal trademarked logo on their products, website and advertising to demonstrate their commitment to continue to operate in an environmentally responsible manner. Champion has also earned the Good Housekeeping seal and is certified by the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) and is ENERGY STAR® qualified in all 50 states. Champion is only the fourth window manufacturing company to achieve the Green Seal certification.

Through its standard setting, certification and education programs, Green Seal offers scientific analyses to help consumers make educated purchasing decisions regarding environmental impacts; ensures consumers that any product bearing the Green Seal Certification Mark has earned the right to use it; and encourages manufacturers to develop new products that are significantly less damaging to the environment than their predecessors.

The intent of Green Seal’s environmental requirements is to reduce, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture, use and disposal of products. Set on a category-by-category basis, Green Seal Environmental Standards focus on significant opportunities to reduce a product’s environmental impact.

About Champion Window and Patio Room Company, Inc.
Started in 1953, Champion Window, Door and Patio Room Company builds and installs more vinyl replacement windows, entry doors, patio rooms and siding than any other company in the United States. Over 40,000 homeowners join the ranks of customers on an annual basis. The company operates factories in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado. Champion's control over every aspect of manufacturing, distribution, installation and servicing removes all customer concerns about who is responsible for their home improvement project. This makes choosing Champion the easiest decision in home improvement. More information about their products and services is at www.ChampionFactoryDirect.com.

About Green Seal, Inc.
Green Seal was established in 1989 as an independent non-profit organization. As a third-party ecolabel, Green Seal uses science-based standards and the power of the marketplace to create a more sustainable world. Green Seal is dedicated to safeguarding the health of people and environment by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. For more information on Green Seal, visit www.greenseal.org or call 1(202)872-6400.