Trex® News

Trex Interview on "energizeGreen" Radio Show, January 2010

Sr. Brand Manager Leslie Adkins was recently interviewed by "The EnergizeGreen" radio show, which airs on CNN-1190 in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas (website: http://energizeGreen.com). Leslie did a great job fielding questions regarding the company's green products and informing listeners of the positive effect they can have by recycling plastic bags. You can listen to a replay of the broadcast here: energizeGreen Radio Broadcast (MP3, opens in new window)

Trex a Sponsor of House Beautiful's "Kitchen of the Year"

Trex is a sponsor of House Beautiful magazine's second annual "Kitchen of the Year" in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Designer Robert Stilin and Ina Garten (the Food Network's Barefoot Contessa) partnered to create a state-of-the-art kitchen with an additional 1,000 square-feet of outdoor entertaining space. Trex has provided its popular Trex Accents® decking in Winchester Grey – as well as its Artisan Series Railing® in Classic White – to this high-profile installation. Thousands of visitors and passersby will have to chance to experience the realistic beauty of Trex products first-hand, as well as to obtain information on the brand’s full line of durable and eco-friendly offerings. The "Kitchen of the Year" is open to the public from July 20 – 24, hosting a variety of food tastings and cooking lessons. Trex will be featured in an article on the Kitchen, which will appear in the October 2009 issue of House Beautiful, on newsstands in mid-September. To read more about the "Kitchen of the Year" visit the following link: http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchen-designs?click=pp.

Trex Featured in This Old House® Magazine

The May 2009 issue of This Old House magazine prominently features Trex in an article titled "All About: Composite Decking." Touted as "the first and largest of the composite manufacturers," Trex is highlighted in several photos throughout the article, which also includes information on the brand’s various product collections. Visit www.thisoldhouse.com to view a gallery of decking options – including Trex Brasilia® – along with more information on selecting and installing a composite deck.

In another feature, This Old House Online lists Trex's modular railing system among Best New Products for Easy Upgrades.Best New Products for Easy Upgrades.

Builder LivingHome 2009 Features Trex Decking

Trex's eco-friendly products were featured prominently in the BUILDER LivingHome, a "green" show home constructed by publisher Hanley Wood at the 2009 International Builder's Show (IBS) in Las Vegas

Located on the main exhibition floor, the LivingHome offered ideas and inspiration to thousands of show visitors - including dealers, contractors and builders. Certified by the U.S. Green Building Counsel's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ and the National Association of Home Builder's (NAHB) green building guidelines, this environmentally-friendly show home served as ideal showcase for Trex Brasilia® decking in Cayenne.

Like the brand's other wood-alternative product lines, Trex Brasilia is manufactured from recycled plastic grocery bags, wood scraps and sawdust. See Trex on-display and take a virtual 3-D tour of the LivingHome at the following Web site: hwsh.dcextranet.com.