How a Milk Jug Becomes an Adirondack Chair

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re giving you an inside look at how we take everyday waste and turn it into beautiful outdoor furniture. A Little History Since the 1950s, the mass production of disposable plastic has rapidly increased. Unfortunately, plastic is extremely slow to degrade — scientists still don’t know exactly how long plastics will exist after they end up in a landfill. Yikes! While … Continue reading How a Milk Jug Becomes an Adirondack Chair

Dannielle GoodrichApril 23, 2018January 22, 201913 Comments

POLYWOOD Culture

Looking Back on 2017

Happy New Year! As every year does, this past year flew by. We’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on 2017 here at Poly-Wood and we thought it would be exciting to share a few accomplishments you’ve directly helped us achieve globally, locally, and educationally. Global Impact 2017 was our first full year running our new recycling line. In bringing this part of the process … Continue reading Looking Back on 2017

Dannielle GoodrichJanuary 12, 2018January 29, 20182 Comments

POLYWOOD Culture

POLYWOOD Employee Fall Spirit Week

It’s been a while since we’ve done a culture post! Our unique culture here at Poly-Wood is something we’re pretty proud of. We’re all familiar with working hard towards a common goal, but we also value a little down time with our fellow co-workers. Whether we’re gathering for a company lunch, hosting a company-wide softball tournament, or raising money by dunking our leadership in a … Continue reading POLYWOOD Employee Fall Spirit Week

Dannielle GoodrichNovember 21, 2017November 21, 2017Leave a comment

Coffee Breaks, POLYWOOD Culture, Videos

Coffee Break with Shane Rodgers

A few months ago, Poly-Wood’s Chief Financial Officer took a moment out of his busy day to give us an interview for Coffee Break. It turns out, coffee is not his cup of tea. I’m not a coffee drinker, but I do start off every morning with a protein drink. I take it heavy on the protein with ice-cold water. This powdery concoction isn’t my … Continue reading Coffee Break with Shane Rodgers

Jim MarbachFebruary 6, 2017Leave a comment

Coffee Breaks, POLYWOOD Culture

Coffee Break with Cass Elson

One muggy day in late August, Dannielle and I lugged a ton of film equipment over to our brand new 230,000 square ft. production facility on the other end of the Poly-Wood campus. Why would we do this? Because we wanted to interview Cass Elson for “Coffee Break”, of course. Once we set up equipment and the cameras were rolling, Cass spilled the beans: I like … Continue reading Coffee Break with Cass Elson

Jim MarbachDecember 7, 2016November 17, 2016Leave a comment

Our Furniture, Photoshoots, POLYWOOD Culture

Behind the Shot: Northern Michigan Photoshoot

Back in September, we had the opportunity to visit Traverse City, MI for a photoshoot. We partnered with an excellent vacation rental property, Lakemore Retreat. Lakemore consists of three unique homes on Arbutus Lake, and it was the ideal location for a POLYWOOD® photoshoot. If you follow us on Instagram, you may have noticed our Michigan trip was the main feature for a while: Our crew of six … Continue reading Behind the Shot: Northern Michigan Photoshoot

Shane EaganNovember 23, 2016May 10, 2017Leave a comment

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Coffee Breaks, POLYWOOD Culture

Coffee Break with Jenny & Travis

More often than not, it’s helpful to see something from more than one perspective. That’s exactly what we were looking for when we poured some coffee and sat down with a one of the couples here at Poly-Wood: Jenny Neer and Travis Yoder. They each work in two different areas, Jenny is our Data Integration Specialist and Travis is one of our Design Engineers, and are both great … Continue reading Coffee Break with Jenny & Travis

Jim MarbachJune 9, 2016June 9, 2016Leave a comment

Food, POLYWOOD Culture

Recipe Test: Macarons

I’ve always been curious about macarons, and recently I got the opportunity to try them for the first time thanks to a local shop near Poly-Wood that was selling them for Valentine’s Day. It was love at first bite. Lucky for me, there are others in our office who have just a slight obsession with the cookie as well. So, instead of spending money to have some shipped to … Continue reading Recipe Test: Macarons

Amanda LaFreeMay 18, 2016February 7, 2018Leave a comment

Coffee Breaks, POLYWOOD Culture

Coffee Break with Keith Puckett

One Tuesday afternoon we set out to take a peek into the mind of our ‘New Product Development Manager’, Keith Puckett. Since I’m new to Poly-Wood and specialize in video, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to film our conversation. We discovered that Keith is not only an engineering wizard, but also a loving husband/father/grandfather and motorcycle fanatic. When asked about the biggest challenge of his job, Keith responded … Continue reading Coffee Break with Keith Puckett

Jim MarbachApril 27, 2016April 29, 2016Leave a comment

Holidays, Lifestyle, POLYWOOD Culture

Celebrating Earth Day

When asked to write about Earth Day, I was excited to learn what Poly-Wood is currently doing sustainability-wise, but I also wanted to get involved in creating more change. There are many ways in which we can make a difference, even with just small changes, but first let’s look at how Earth Day began… In 1969, the damage done by a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California inspired Wisconsin’s … Continue reading Celebrating Earth Day

Aaron HoytApril 21, 2016October 31, 2016Leave a comment