The Sayville, New York-based Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides sustainability certification in the graphics communication industry, announces a new patron: The Gilman Brothers Co., which joins the nonprofit as a Silver Patron sponsor.

Gilman, Connecticut-based Gilman Brothers is a foam board manufacturer.

The SGP relies on its patrons to help support its mission of sustainability and keep costs low for print facilities that want to earn SGP certification.

The Gilman Brothers says it has long been a proponent of green manufacturing, making a plant-wide effort to reduce its carbon footprint by implementing sustainable practices in its manufacturing process. The company has reduced waste in its foamboard manufacturing process by recycling product content back into the product core. Second-grade material is used as dunnage, and the company has a shared pallet program in place with channel partners, reducing the number of new wood pallets needed. Gilman Brothers’ EAGLECELL all-paper graphics board is packaged in cartons made from 100 percent recycled paper and shipped on pallets constructed of recycled paper.

The company also recently hired John Uliano as its new operations manager. A manufacturing veteran, Uliano has particular expertise in the area of lean manufacturing.

The Gilman Brothers Company is also certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

 “We at The Gilman Brothers Co. continuously strive to implement efficient and sustainable  manufacturing practices, and to provide our customers with products they can feel good about,” says Bill VanHorn, director of sales. “We applaud the efforts put forth by the SGP to create a more accountable, sustainable supply chain.”