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Bradco Supply To Certify 155+ Dealer Locations Through "Certified Green Dealer" Program.


Bradco Supply is the First National Chain to Commit to Train Its Sales Force and Certify cer·ti·fy  
v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies

v.tr.
1.
a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine.

b.
 its Dealerships for Green Building

LAKEVILLE Lakeville is the name of several places in the United States:
  • Lakeville in Connecticut
  • Lakeville in Indiana
  • Lakeville in Maine
  • Lakeville in Massachusetts
  • Lakeville in Minnesota
  • Lakeville Township in North Dakota

, Minn. -- The Certified See certification.  Green Dealer[TM] Program today announced that Bradco Supply, a national distributor of building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create .

These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for .
 with over 155 locations throughout the country, has committed to train its staff and certify all of their branches through the Certified Green Dealer Program. Bradco Supply is the first large distributor to commit to a national rollout of the Program, which launched in late 2007.

The Certified Green Dealer Program is a Web-based "distance learning" program that certifies the nation's lumberyards and building material dealer locations as sources of information on green building and green products through online training and printed resources. Each Bradco Supply dealer location will be become a Certified Green Dealer when 75% of its sales personnel view a series of Web-based training videos (and pass eight quizzes) about building basics, green building, and green building products. With this Program, Bradco Supply can brand itself as a certified source of information about good green building techniques and green products.

The certification of lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to  dealer locations is not affiliated with any particular national standards-setting organization, such as NAHB NAHB National Association of Home Builders
NAHB National Academy of Health and Business (Canada) 
 or USGBC's LEED program. Indeed, the certification is based entirely on demonstrated mastery by lumber dealer personnel of "best practices" building science and green building basics. The core of the training and certification are eight short-subject videos (each "lunch-and-learn" length of under 25 minutes) which Bradco Supply's location will access over the Web. Learn more: www.CertifiedGreenDealer.com.

About Bradco

Based in Avenel Avenel may refer to:
  • Avenel, Victoria, Australia
  • Avenel railway station, Victoria
  • Avenel, New Jersey, United States
  • Avenel (NJT station)
, NJ, Bradco Supply is a leading national distributor of building materials which is committed to providing contractors and builders with quality products, competitive prices, and the best customer service in the industry. Bradco first opened its doors in 1966, and today it does business in 30 states through more than 155 dealer locations. Bradco was just ranked #216 on the 2007 Forbes list of America's Largest Private Companies. Despite its size, Bradco is still managed as a family business with Barry Segal, its founder, serving as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ; Brad Segal, Barry's oldest son, serving as President; and Martin Segal, Barry's youngest son, serving as Vice-President. Learn more: www.BradcoSupply.com

Contact the Certified Green Dealer Program

To learn more about the Certified Green Dealer Program, visit us on the web at www.CertifiedGreenDealer.com; call 877-LBM-GREEN, or email us at Operations@LBMJournal.com.
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