FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2012
MOEN AND CLEVELAND FAUCET GROUP SHOWCASE MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS
WITH 2012-2013 MAINTENANCE MANIA® SPONSORSHIP
North Olmsted, Ohio… From installation, to upkeep and repairs, property maintenance professionals do it all. They are the unsung heroes of the apartment industry. In recognition of and appreciation for the industry’s top maintenance professionals, Cleveland Faucet Group (CFG), Moen’s brand of faucets designed exclusively for the multi-family industry, is proud to announce that they are the new national sponsor of this season’s Maintenance Mania® competition, which runs from August 2012 through June 2013. Maintenance Mania is offered by the National Apartment Association, a leading advocate for quality rental housing, and presenting sponsor HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products to the multi-family industry.
Maintenance Mania allows apartment maintenance technicians from around the country to compete head-to-head in various skill-based games. The events are built on common apartment maintenance issues, like fire and carbon monoxide safety installation, plumbing upkeep and lamp and ballast retrofit.
“Apartment owners, managers and residents rely on maintenance managers to keep their properties running smoothly; yet these individuals rarely get a chance to be recognized,” said Deena Cave, CFG Brand Manager. “Moen and CFG are proud to acknowledge the tireless efforts of these professionals – and test their skills with a little friendly competition.”
Moen and CFG created an original game for the 2012-2013 Maintenance Mania event season. The game highlights CFG’s ease of installation, and challenges professionals to remove the ceramic disc cartridge from a single-handle CFG bathroom faucet and use that same cartridge to complete the installation of a CFG kitchen faucet – all within approximately 30 seconds. CFG has one standard cartridge to fit all single-handle kitchen and bath faucets, helping reduce overall installation time, eliminating the need for extra supplies and diminishing the risk of installation errors.
In addition to a common faucet cartridge, CFG products offer a number of maintenance technician-friendly designs to make installation simple and fast, like Quick-Connect Flexible Supply Lines, which snap hoses together with a telltale “click” to ensure a fast, secure, tool-free installation. These benefits contribute to CFG’s lower total cost of ownership, reducing maintenance time and operational costs and eliminating the need for replacement parts – keeping technicians and residents satisfied.
“Day in and day out, our maintenance professionals complete some of the most important tasks in an apartment complex, often with little or no acknowledgment,” said Kimberlee Berry, senior manager of affiliate relations, NAA. “Maintenance Mania is the only program in the industry that recognizes maintenance professionals – and it could not possibly happen without the support of national sponsors like Moen and CFG.”
Maintenance Mania begins with a series of NAA affiliate events across the nation, beginning August 23, 2012. The top maintenance professional from each of NAA’s 10 regions, plus the top 10 “wild card” overall high-scoring professionals, will travel to San Diego in June, 2013, to compete for the title of Maintenance Mania National Champion, as well as their share of $20,000 in prizes.
“Maintenance professionals are essential to the success and viability of the multifamily housing industry,” said NAA president Doug Culkin. “NAA is extremely proud to be able to shine a light on such an outstanding group of individuals through the Maintenance Mania program.”
For more information about Maintenance Mania, visit naahq.org/maintenancemania.
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About Moen
As the #1 faucet brand in North America, Moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories, bath safety products and kitchen sinks for residential applications – each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features, on-trend styling and lasting value. In addition, Moen® Commercial offers superior performing products that deliver lower lifetime costs for today's facilities.
Moen has worked diligently to support, promote and advance sustainability within the organization and the plumbing industry. The company has been recognized with the 2011 EPA WaterSense® Excellence Award, as well as the 2010 EPA WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year Award, for its work to protect the future of our nation’s water supply through the introduction and ongoing support of water-efficient products, programs and practices, while keeping consumers’ needs top-of-mind.
Moen is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS), which creates products and services that help fulfill the dreams of homeowners and help people feel more secure. The company is a leader in the home and security industries and features well-known and trusted brands like Moen® faucets, Master Lock® padlocks and security products, MasterBrand Cabinets™, Therma-Tru® entryway systems and Simonton Windows®. For more information, please visit www.fbhs.com.
WaterSense is a registered trademark of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
About CFG: As a brand dedicated to serving the needs of the multi-family market, CFG (Cleveland Faucet Group) delivers real value in kitchen and bathroom faucets, showerheads and in-wall valves, with a strong foundation in design, distribution and service. CFG offers customers the confidence of working with a solid business partner committed to providing the best return on investment. The savings you can achieve by using CFG products ensures greater maintenance budget flexibility, improved net operating income and an increase in overall property value. For more information, visit cfgonline.com, or call 1-888-450-5522.
About Maintenance Mania
Maintenance Mania is a national competition where apartment maintenance technicians are able to compete against each other in various skill-based games focused on frequent maintenance issues. Maintenance Mania is offered by the National Apartment Association, a leading advocate for quality rental housing, and presenting sponsor HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products to the multifamily industry. More than 65 qualifying events are hosted nationwide by regional NAA affiliates, providing 20 top technicians the opportunity to compete at the National Championship in San Diego. Other 2012-2013 national sponsors include Champion Window Coverings, Cleveland Faucet Group, Fluidmaster®, Frigidaire, Kidde, Kwikset®, Motorola, Niagara Conservation, Philips Advance, and Realpage.
Contact: Jennifer Allanson or Jamie Dalton
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