Plastics Professional Discounts

All users of myPlasticsindustry.com benefit from several business discount programs related to training, regulatory compliance guidance, market information and industry forecasts.

Saving You Time And Money, Keeping You Competitive

As a user of myPlasticsindustry.com, you receive proprietary products and services that save you time and money, improve your productivity and make you more competitive in today's increasingly challenging international marketplace – all at discounted rates.

The personalized intelligence, news, market information and business discounts available through myPlasticsindustry.com are all geared to help you stay competitive.

These business discount programs are provided by the Society of the Plastics Industry and its affinity partners.

Full Descriptions Of Our Discounts

Tax$aver Program

Don't pay more than you owe! The Tax$aver Program with the Property Tax Advisory Group (PTAG) can decrease your property taxes and increase your bottom line. It can help your company become stronger, more competitive, and more profitable. Average tax savings for participants in the program is now approaching 20 percent.

Tax$aver Program Delivers

• The confidential analysis is done at no risk to you; you pay only if you save
• 91 percent of companies will benefit with an average savings of more than 20 percent
• You can discover tax savings commonly missed by in-house and contracted accounting staff
• The savings endure as long as you own the assets
• A detailed explanation of adjustments will be forwarded to your staff for future filings
• SPI members get a 50-percent discount

CONTACT
Bud Long
PTAG Client Consultant
budlong@comcast.net

Developed for the plastics industry by the Spherion Assessment Group, PeopleScreen™ quickly and accurately screens any number of job candidates, from hourly positions up to mid-level managers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Stop wasting time interviewing "nonstarters." PeopleScreen helps you focus only on the best candidates for your team.

How It Works

PeopleScreen uses a two-tier process to prescreen job applicants via the phone to determine their qualification and fit before moving on to the more time and cost-intensive assessment and hiring procedures. It is the first step in narrowing down a pool of potential candidates for your organization.

• PeopleScreen’s Tier One – Candidates begin by answering a number of questions focused on basic qualifications such as age, criminal back ground, eligibility to work and years of experience. Failure to meet any one of the minimum qualifications asked in Tier One could disqualify an applicant from continuing through the employment process.
• PeopleScreen’s Tier Two – If candidates meet the basic requirements in Tier One, they will then move seamlessly on to Tier Two, which contains yes/no questions designed to measure behavioral characteristics and work-related attitudes. Responses to these questions are used to determine whether they are a best, meets or least match for further consideration in the job.

PeopleScreen delivers a detailed summary of each candidate via e-mail or fax, including basic contact information along with a rank order (best, meets or least match) to let you know how well each candidate fits your specific job requirements.

CONTACT
Sarah Schmude
PTAG Client Consultant
Assessment Services
Spherion Corp.
2050 Spectrum Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Tel (864-)344-2255 Option 1 then Option 4
sarahschmude@spherion.com

National Certification In Plastics

The Society of the Plastics Industry offers National Certification in Plastics (NCP™) to tests plastics operations employees' skills and knowledge against defined and measurable standards.

The NCP program brings the highest level of safety, quality and productivity to your manufacturing operations. The NCP™ exams cover the four major plastics processes: injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming and blow molding. NCP also documents your employees' understanding of basic safety procedures, storage, handling, machine operations and other critical skill sets. Exams are offered over the Internet and at more than 300 testing centers throughout the U.S. and Canada. www.certifyme.org.

CONTACT
Barbara Darby
SPI Director Education & NCP
864-239-2939
bdarby@plasticsindustry.org

Office Max

Research shows that the average North American business will expend nearly $350 per employee each year on office supplies. To help you reduce costs, OfficeMax will provide all users of myPlasticsindustry.com with savings up to 70 percent. Through the OfficeMax Partner AdvantageSM program, users receive:

• Special discounted pricing
• Convenient ordering
• Dedicated local account manager
• Low-price guarantee
• Free delivery on all orders over $50
• Unparalleled personal service

CONTACT
OfficeMax
(877) 633-2MAX (option 4)
partneradvantage@officemax.com

Renting Cars Made Easy!

Hertz, the world's leading vehicle renting organization, is represented in the United States and more than 150 foreign countries.

Through an agreement with the Hertz Corporation, all users on myPlasticsindustry.com can take advantage of special year-round discounts of up to 10 percent on daily, weekly, weekend, and monthly rentals for business or pleasure, traveling in the U.S. or worldwide. In addition, users can take advantage of special offers, upgrades and more. Your Hertz CDP number is the key. Call 1-800-654-2200 or visit the Hertz web site when making your reservation. Then present your Hertz Member Discount Card at the time of rental. It's that easy!

CONTACT
Chuck LaGrange
202-974-5211
clagrange@plasticsindustry.org

myYellow.com Transportation Solutions

Available to all registered site users at a substantial discount, myYellow.com is the leading provider of guaranteed, time-definite, defect-free, hassle-free transportation for business consumers worldwide. Use myYellow.com's online tools to quickly look up service information, rate quotes and account information for guaranteed, expedited services.

All registered site users on myPlasticsindustry.com receive:

• 62 percent on-bill discount, outbound and inbound, long or short haul (minimum charge U.S. $79.95; Canada $84.95)
• No charge for single shipments – a $23.00 savings
• No extra charge for residential delivery – a $52.00 savings
• No extra charge for notification before delivery – a $26.00 savings
• Specialized services including safe transport of chemicals, special rates for shipments 7,500 pounds and greater and a 24/7 customer service center.

CONTACT
Chuck LaGrange
202-974-5211
clagrange@plasticsindustry.org