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Grain Craft, Portland

Grain Craft, a flour mill located in North Portland, produces 720,000 pounds of flour every day, which is then packaged and delivered to commercial bakeries throughout the Pacific Northwest. In its efforts to improve energy efficiency and sustainable operations, the company has engaged in Energy Trust’s Strategic Energy Management offering.

In Grain Craft’s efforts to improve energy efficiency and sustainable operations, the company engaged in Energy Trust’s Strategic Energy Management offering. During a treasure hunt around the plant to find opportunities for energy savings, the SEM account manager noticed steam pipes that would benefit from insulation.

Chris Rodriguez, Grain Craft plant manager, agreed and selected Boyter Brothers Inc., an Energy Trust approved pipe insulation trade ally, for the job. “I appreciated how easy it was,” said Rodriguez.

For Boyter Brothers, a mechanical insulation and fire stop specialty contractor, becoming a trade ally for the direct install pipe insulation offer has been a positive move for their business. “We looked into promoting pipe insulation upgrades on our own, but found it wasn’t a cost-effective sales effort for us,” explained Matt Grider, senior project manager for Boyter Brothers. “As an Energy Trust trade ally, we receive referrals to jobs that have been identified as a good match for the service. Plus, for the customer, it’s as easy as saying yes. There’s no cost to them and we do all of the paperwork.”

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