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Go inside our top-secret development area (sort of)

Friday, April 16th, 2010
Keith

I took this picture in such a way as to give away next to nothing about the state-of-the-art product development area behind world-famous PIG® Absorbents. You don’t get to see in, you only get to see out. I’ve even made the name of the facility utterly indecipherable. Bwah-ha-ha-ha-HAAAAAA.

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New Pig donates wipers for Red Cross cleanup kits

Friday, April 9th, 2010
Keith

New Pig did a good thing this week, if I do say so myself, in giving away 35 pallets of our wipers to be used in Red Cross cleanup kits.

If a flood or other emergency has to befall you before you to get to use these particular wipers—then I hope you never get to use them!

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Our mascot is doing WHAT with that pole?

Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Keith

Just a quick follow-up to my last post about showing our foodservice products at the Nightclub & Bar Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas. We got a lot of inquires despite being in the neighborhood of some other very interesting booths.

Over there: Free cigarette samples!

Over there: Energy drink suppliers with a waterslide and bikini models that were … wait for it … energetic!

And over there: Pole dancing supplies and, yes, demonstrations!

You want pole dancing? Here’s pole dancing for you:

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Get our Telescoping Pole and try it yourself!

Getting ready for a foodservice show

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Keith

I’ll try to get a report next week from our team who attended the Nightclub & Bar Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas March 8-10 to show our foodservice products. Sounds like a rough time, huh?

Here’s the booth description from the exhibitor list:

PROFILE
Spills in restaurants cause unsafe conditions and your staff and productivity can hit the floor. Don’t spread the mess around – absorb it! PIG® Absorbents soak up dangerous oil and water spills fast and dry the floor so you can Keep on Cookin. See PIG® Absorbents in action at booth #841.

CATEGORIES

  • Cleaning
  • Health
  • Safety/Safety Products

Below are illustrations of the booth and a shot of one of the booth staff.

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Snow sculpture at One Pork Avenue

Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Keith

When life hands New Piggers lemons, New Piggers make lemonade.

When life hands New Piggers outrageous amounts of snow, New Piggers do what you see in the video below.

(Watch this twice! Once for the sculpture, once for the clouds.)

Click here for photos

Get your snowpocalypse supplies right here

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Keith

New Pig world headquarters has been in the path of Snowmageddon this week.

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You, too? Here’s a quick look at products we carry that are related to snow. Not many items (and one of them is on clearance, hint hint), but talk about drifty … er, nifty.  Click on the captions to see ‘em!

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Strap-on cleats for snow and ice!

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Hide your snow melt in style!

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Like upholstering a 5-gallon bucket of snow melt!

Pork of the future: Much easier on pigs

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Keith

There’s a saying about breakfast: Eggs are a contribution but bacon takes commitment.

Scientists may change that. They’re perfecting pork made from pig stem cells.

The results so far are squishy and a little low in protein, but promising for hot dogs.

The possible (repeat: possible) environmental benefits are eye-opening. If livestock raising could be cut way back, greenhouse gas emissions, land use and water use might drop by 95 percent.

Of course, there could be other ramifications: Health effects of eating engineered meat will be carefully watched.

At any rate, keep an eye out for specials on lab chops.

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Image © Minute | Dreamstime.com

What the cool emergency responders use

Monday, January 18th, 2010
Keith

The NFPA 1600 iPhone app!

Searchable emergency preparedness info at your fingertips: best practices, web links, agency phone numbers and more.

All for the low, low price of FREE.

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Is that a handsome box or what??!

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Keith

I’m going to link to a episode of Hoarders, the eye-opening TV program about people whose homes become crammed with things that they can’t throw away, and let me first express sympathy for those profiled. They and their loved ones suffer. This clip shows two hoarders seeking improvement and therapy. I respect that and wish the best for them and their families.

Having said that, my fellow Pigger Dan noticed that the PIG® logo makes a brief appearance at the 6-minute mark. It’s always nice to be in the middle of cleanup operations.

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OSHA requires hi-viz garments for road construction

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Keith

A recent letter of interpretation from OSHA mandates high-visibility warning garments for highway and road construction workers .

“Highway construction workers should not suffer serious or fatal injuries simply because they could not be seen,” said Jordan Barab, acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.

The new letter supersedes an earlier ruling requiring high-visibility garments only where mandated by the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). OSHA considers road and construction traffic a well-recognized hazard to highway/road construction workers, bolstered by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (2003-2007) showing 425 fatalities in road construction zones.

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Image © Stephen Jacoby – Fotolia.com

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