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GreenMan Technologies Acquire Welch Products, Inc.
      Acquisition Leverages GreenMan's Crumb Rubber Manufacturing Capabilities and Creates Vertically Integrated Products Subsidiary with Enhanced Growth Opportunity
NSSI invited to speak at Joan Patrick Elementary School “Tires to Tiles” Recycling Assembly
      Denise Bennett, NSSI Regional Manager in Macon Missouri, was invited to speak today at a student assembly at Joan Patrick Elementary school in Bevier Missouri to discuss the benefits of recycling. The presentation, “Tires to Tiles”, focused on the benefits of converting Missouri scrap tires into valuable, high-quality products.
Ray Miller Playground to Receive Surface Made from Scrap Tires
      Ray Miller students will have a safer playground next school year thanks to a grant that will provide a new surface made from recycled tires.
NSSI Receives Multiple Playground Surfacing Contracts from Missouri DNR Grant Recipients
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative (NSSI) is pleased to announce today that it has received multiple purchase orders from Missouri schools to improve the safety and ADA compliance of their playground and fitness areas through the use of NSSI’s DuroMat Extended Life™ rubber playground safety tiles.
NSSI attends California Association of School Business Officials Conference, provides Guest Speaker on Playground Safety
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative (NSSI) is pleased to announce today that it has successfully attended the 2007 CASBO Annual Conference and California School Business Exposition.
Welch Products Receives Trademark Protection for “Universal Access” from US Patent Office
      Welch Products, parent company of the National Safe Surfacing Initiative, announced today that it has received trademark approval and protection for its trade name “Universal Access” from the U.S. Patent Office.
NSSI Announces New Program Manager to Administer the California Playground Surfacing Program
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative is pleased to announce the addition of Elizabeth Heal as a Certified Program Manager.
Minnesota School Board Association, NSSI Team Up to Improve Playground Safety in Minnesota Schools
      The Minnesota School Boards Association is pleased to announce the Minnesota Playground Surfacing Program (MPSP) a partnership with the National Safe Surfacing Initiative, LLC (NSSI), designed to keep Minnesota’s school children safe, healthy and fit.
California School Board Association Signs Agreement with NSSI to Improve Safety of California School Playgrounds
      The California School Boards Association announced the launching of the California Playground Surfacing Program (CPSP), a partnership with the National Safe Surfacing Initiative, LLC (NSSI), designed to keep California’s school children safe, healthy and fit.
The National Safe Surfacing Initiative Culminates a Busy Season of Playground Surfacing Installations
      The success of the National Safe Surfacing Initiative, the playground safety division of Welch Products, is showing that the company is having a positive influence on childcare centers and public schools with their unique brand of professional expertise and quality products necessary for upgrading playgrounds with rubber tile safety surfacing.
MSBA's Safe Surfacing Program Receives Governor's Council Endorsement
      The Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health recently endorsed the Missouri Playground Surfacing Program. This program is a partnership between the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) and the National Safe Surfacing Initiative, LLC (NSSI) in an effort to promote physical fitness and health through safe playgrounds for Missouri’s school children.
Children in Rolla Missouri Start School with Safer Playground
      The first day of school in Rolla Missouri brings with it safer surfacing for the elementary students playing outside at Wyman Elementary today. The rubber tile surfacing, installed this summer, has been shown to reduce emergency room injuries by 75% when combined with safety training an important statistic considering that 80% of all school injuries happen outside.
New Faces at NSSI for Back to School
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative is pleased to announce the addition of Karen Sherman and Rick Johnson as NSSI Certified Program Managers for its playground safety division.
NSSI Recognized by President's Council on Physical Fitness
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative® (NSSI) was recently recognized as a 50th Anniversary Partner to Get America Moving and has joined the 2006 yearlong celebration of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS).
California School Administrators Express Interest in NSSI Safety Surfacing
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative (NSSI) recently attended the California Association of School Business Officials annual tradeshow in San Diego California. This show was attended by school administrators, facilities directors and safety engineers from many of California’s school districts from across the state.
NSSI Recognizes National Playground Safety Week 2006
      National Playground Safety Week, recognized in throughout the United States, is an opportunity for adults to consider the need for safer playgrounds where our children play. In schools and childcare facilities, children spend anywhere from 15% to 30% of their day on the playground.
NSSI Provides Savings for Safer Iowa Playgrounds
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative (NSSI) has just announced that its supplier of playground safety products, Welch Products, has just made a special purchase of finely ground rubber from Greenman Technologies. Because of the lower cost of doing business with this local supplier, Welch Products will pass savings on to the NSSI for its playground surfacing customers in the state of Iowa.
NSSI and the Missouri School Board Association team up to Improve Playground Safety in Missouri Schools
      The National Safe Surfacing Initiative (NSSI) is pleased to announce the Missouri Playground Surfacing Program (MPSP) a partnership with the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA), designed to improve playground safety for Missouri’s school children.
Colesburg Elementary hosts playground surfacing dedication with Iowa Legislators
      Students at Edgewood-Colesburg elementary school are playing safer today thanks to a new surface covering the ground around the playground areas dedicated Tuesday, October 4 in a ceremony which included comments from state Sen. Tom Hancock and state Rep. Steve Lukan.
New Playground Surfacing at Lynnville-Sully Elementary
      The first day of school at Lynnville-Sully Elementary School opens a new chapter for playground safety with the installation of DuroMat Extended Life™ playground safety tiles, a safer surface proven to dramatically reduce injuries at a number of schools across the state, Superintendent Duane Willhite said today.
Dangerous Wood Mulch found in Several Elementary Schools
      An alert Des Moines school principal notified district officials this week that newly laid mulch on the school’s playground included metal shavings and nails.
Governor Signs HF-875 Supporting Playground Safety Surfacing Study
      In the most recent legislative session ending in May 2005, Governor Vilsack along with a team of legislators from both sides of the aisle, signed HF-875 to allow the National Program for Playground Safety, based at the University of Northern Iowa, to continue studies of safe playground surfacing technologies in the state of Iowa
Playgrounds to be Rubberized
      Children at 14 Davenport elementary schools will find rubber tiles beneath their feet instead of wood chips while they romp on their school’s playground equipment.
Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative: Project's Success Gains National Attention
      The Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative (ISSI), an exciting project that began in Iowa in 2003, has shown great promise in reducing the number of playground injuries, as well as reducing the number of used tires in the state of Iowa.
Iowa SAFE Surfacing Initiative Funded for 2004
      The National Program for Playground Safety, headquartered at the University of Northern Iowa, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Iowa Legislature in 2003 to study the safety of playground surfacing material manufactured in Iowa.
National Playground Safety Week Kicks off with Grand Opening at Cedar Heights Elementary
      CEDAR FALLS – The dedication of a safer playground at Cedar Heights Elementary School will kick off National Playground Safety Week activities in the metro area, the Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative announced today.
Sioux City Journal - October 7, 2003 - Bryant Students Give Rubber Mats Test
      Sioux City Journal - October 7, 2003 - Bryant Students Give Rubber Mats Test
Melissa Bregani - Fort Dodge Messenger - New Tiles Installed on Butler Elementary Playground Help Prevent Injury
      "When's recess? When do we get to play? "Shouts like these are heard in classrooms throughout Fort Dodge, and elsewhere in the country, every day... more...
Welch Products atttends Playground Dedication in Macon Missouri
      Approximately 100 guest, students and staff attended a playground dedication held at Tri-County Christian school Monday. During the dedication, a safer playground surface was unveiled... more...

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