Home Improvement

Product: Ceiling tile and grids
Distribution: Home center stores
Introduction: June 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Extruded high-impact styrene
Signage options, including product identification cards, photo display cards and feature-sale signs, are part of the redesigned ceiling grid merchandiser from USG Interiors Inc. The unit represents fewer products than in the past.

Product: Stair parts
P-O-P company: Kragie Newell Advertising Inc., Des Moines, Iowa
Distribution: Home center stores
Introduction: March 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Steel (framing), Masonite (backer board) and cardboard (headers)
The entire line of stair parts from Emco, including accessories, can be displayed.

Product: Zircon Corp. Studsensor
Number of displays: 5,000
P-O-P company: Viking Container, San Jose, Calif.; and Abbey Press, Oakland, Calif.
Distribution: Hardware stores and mass merchandisers
Introduction: February 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Chip board with laminated litho label
Consumers can use a Studsensor for themselves before deciding to buy the product.

Product: Caulks, sealants and adhesives
Number of displays: 12,000
Distribution: Home center stores and lumber yards
Introduction: August 1990, re-engineered in 1992
Duration: Semi-permanent
Construction: Injection-molded plastic
Ohio Sealants' merchandiser has been recognized in several competitions, and now has been redesigned to meet increased demand from major retailers, including several larger home center chains.

Product: Wellington Leisure Products Inc. Cordage
P-O-P company: EB Advertising Display Co., Massillon, Ohio
Distribution: Hardware, home center and lumber yard stores
Introduction: April 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Welded tubing (frame), wire (racks), cardboard (signs)
A non-electric cutting device with accompanying instruction sheet is a key element of the cordage display system.

Product: Vises
Distribution: Hardware and home center stores
Introduction: March 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Cast-iron steel (vises), plated steel (hardware), maple board, plastic-coated paper (signage)
The Adjustable Clamp Co. display arrives in the store fully assembled, ensuring that retailers are likely to use the unit.

Product: Home Series computer software
Number of displays: 400
P-O-P company: Tharco Inc., Tukwila, Wash.
Distribution: Home center and hardware stores
Introduction: July 1991
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Autodesk's Home Series software was tested in several Midwest chains before a national rollout.

Product: Ergodyne Corp. SafetyMates personal protective gear
Number of displays: 100
P-O-P company: Worrell Design, Minneapolis
Distribution: Hardware stores, home centers and lumber yards
Introduction: September 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Painted steel, lithographed cardboard signs and vignettes
A new display for the SafetyMates line sent sales soaring in September, reinforcing the consumer's need for protective products.

Product: Porch screening system
Number of displays: 400
P-O-P company: White Water Industries, Harrison, Ohio
Distribution: Hardware and home center stores
Introduction: October 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal frame and pine boards
Screen Tight's display is designed to be expandable.