Company Profile
 
A division of Burke Industries, BurkeMercer is a leading manufacturer of rubber and vinyl flooring products. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company operates manufacturing facilities in both San Jose and Eustis, Fla., with a distribution center in Los Angeles. BurkeMercer offers a comprehensive line of wall base, stair treads, rubber tile, moldings and other related accessories. These products are typically used in commercial and institutional facilities, where durability and resilience are of primary importance. BurkeMercer brand products are universally recognized by architects, builders and contractors as the highest-caliber flooring materials in terms of construction quality, slip resistance, durability and ease of installation. The company was recently awarded a Grand Prize and a Citation for Excellence for its Safety-Glow Maxxi Treads at the Eighth Annual Innovations Awards product competition that was part of the 2003 NeoCon trade show. BurkeMercer employs approximately 390 people and has annual sales are in the $50 million range.


KEY PERSONNEL

Bob Pitman: President and CEO
Craig Carnes: Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Ed Reginelli: Vice President, Finance and CFO
Tom Keup: Vice President and GM, Florida site
Bob Engle: Vice President, Logistics and Distribution
Phyllis Gagnon-Cook: Marketing Director

FACILITIES

BurkeMercer Divisional Headquarters
2250 South 10th St.
San Jose, CA 95112
800-669-7010

BurkeMercer Manufacturing Facility
37235 State Road Highway 19
Umatilla, FL 32784
800-447-8442


BurkeMercer Distribution Center
13615 Excelsior Drive
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
800-675-8260


PRODUCTS

Burkebase: Wall Base, Type TS
RubberMyte: Wall Base, Type TP
BurkeMercer Vinyl Wall Base, Type TV
ColonialBase: A milled-wood look rubber Wall Base with the appearance and style of handcrafted wood. New additions: 3 ¼” Residential and 6” Palatial.
Vibrant Collection: Vinyl and Rubber Wall Base in 30 bright designer colors and metallics
Natural Illusions: Tile and Stair Treads
Rouleau: Tile Treads, Uni-Step Tread/Riser,
Mouldings: Transitional Profiles and 370 End Cap T; 975 Vinyl Track Extender; 165 Carpet-to-Resilient (quarter-inch); and 310 Full Saddle Threshold (three-quarter-inch), plus 60 other joining profiles
Linear Series: Stair Treads, Vinyl and Rubber, Safety-Glow Maxxi Tread & Nosings
TrimLine: Specialty Wall Base, Type TV

NEW PRODUCTS

RetroBase: 4.5-inch Rubber and Vinyl Wall Base designed to easily replace existing 4” wall base installations
Safety Glow Maxxi Treads: Rubber Stair Treads with embedded photoluminescent glow-in-the-dark stripes
Safety Glow Visual Safety Nosings: Photoluminescent Rubber Nosing Strips for carpeted or tiled stairs.
Rouleau Uni-Step: One-piece rubber Tread and Riser combination
Step-Bond Tape: Double-sided self adhesive installation tape
ColonialBase: new profiles in 3-inch and 3.25-inch and 6-inch
Luxury Vinyl Tile & Wood Planks: Commerical grade solid vinyl stone tile and wood planks.

BUYING GROUPS

Dupont Flooring Systems
Starnet


SAMPLES/CATALOGS

Architect Chipboxes, Wall Base Chipboards, Vibrant Collection Chain Sets, and a 2-piece Safety Glow Maxxi Tread & Nosing sample are available upon request. Call 800-669-7010 or visit www.burkemercer.com. Catalogs are also available by phone or can be downloaded from the Web site.


WARRANTIES

Tile: five-year limited warranty
Stair Treads: five-year limited warranty
Wall Base: two-year limited warranty


COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS

Super 6: A stocking program for Rouleau Tile and Stair Treads, available in six popular colors, in stock and ready to ship.
Uni-Color System: 25 colors coordinated throughout the product lines including stair treads, nosing, tile mouldings and corner guards.



TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical Support is available at 800-669-7010, Ext. 417


ON THE WEB

The company's website at www.burkemercer.com provides product literature, product specifications, sample

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