When you hear “Made in America” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? According to a report released by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Foundation, the top three reasons consumers buy American are quality, job creation, and environmental impact. These are important factors especially for the manufacturing sector.
Quality Goods and Services
If you’re seeking the perfect upfit for your business, it’s important to that you take a closer look at your overall purchasing decisions. It’s advantageous for you to buy an upfit manufactured in the United States, because American companies have the edge in precision and flexibility. This is in part due to advanced technologies, which offset the cheap labor costs of other countries. An American company like Adrian Steel sells innovative, high-quality goods to consumers and is committed to ethics, excellent customer service, and corporate responsibility making the initial investment in American-made products of tremendous value.
Job Creation
Manufacturing jobs are the foundation of the American economy, but over the past decade, millions of jobs were shipped overseas due to offshoring. While this practice is standard for companies looking to save money, it’s catastrophic for skilled tradesman. Luckily, there are organizations promoting the concept of reshoring. Reshoring is the practice of bringing manufacturing and services back to the U.S. from overseas. The advantages of this shift include:
- Balancing the trade and budget deficits
- Restoring good, well-paying jobs
- Increasing productivity
- Greater quality products
Buying products made in America also benefit companies by reducing the total cost of their products, improving balance sheets, and making product innovations more effective. In the end, a robust U.S. manufacturing sector contributes to American prosperity.
Environmental Impact
Manufacturing goods in foreign countries leads to polluted air, tainted soil, and contaminated water in part due to little to no regulation and poor environmental standards. Many products sold that are made overseas are manufactured using dangerous processes and chemicals, which in recent years produced lead in children’s toys and melamine in dog food. U.S. manufacturing processes are typically cleaner and structured in such a way as to catch any potentially contaminated goods. Another factor to consider is the cost of life. The World Health Organization estimates that these unsafe environmental factors contribute to 25% of deaths and disease in developing countries. Buying American guarantees that environmental regulations are in place to both protect the environment and lives.
Buy American! Buy Adrian Steel!
Adrian Steel upfitted over one million vans in our 60 plus years of business and have leveraged that expertise in engineering our innovative product line.
Adrian Steel offers several upfit packages for job-specific requirements:
- General service
- General contractor
- Alarm & Locksmith
- PHVAC
- Telecommunications
- Electrical Contractor
- Automotive Glass Repair
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