b' CASE STUDYacters in his project.spent1-1/2yearsbeforeeven HisjobalsoutilizedRepellaunchingthesystem.Iveasked Systems XPS closed cell extrudedforemissionsreportssoweare polystyrene foam building panelsdealing with only the best of stan- 1/2 board on the wall, 5 x 3dards for the environment, he said. linear presloped shower pan withWe tested it to make sure we have tileabledraincover,andsolidatopqualityproduct. Theprod-foamcurbsandshowerheader.ucts have UPC certificates through StantonwrappedexposedironIAPMO Research and Testing, and pipes and built shelves with 1.5shearstrengththatsurpassesthe thick Repel panels. Stanton ownsU.S. ANSI A 118.10 standard.RepelSystems,withproductStanton has built strong connec-manufactured to meticulous stan- tionsandrelationshipswithhis dardsinChina.RepelSystemspartners and their families, and is recently joined NTCA as an affili- intouchwiththemsevendaysa ate member. week. I was sad to have to recent-ly cancel a trip to China for a wed-Positive partners dingduetotheCoronavirus,he StantonsworkwithChinesesaid. And he is still dealing with an companieshasbeenapositive, andthepartnershiphehasculti-vated with his Chinese partners has opened the door to not only new business opportunities but to out-standing work done to his exacting standards.Alotofpeoplethink Chinesegoodsandcraftsman-shipareanegativeconnotation, Stanton said. Ive had to peel back the layers and work through some ofthat.whatyoubuyneedsto bedonewithsuchcare.Initially, mosaicorderswerefilledquickly buttheywerentwhatIwanted. Aftersomediscussionanddirec-tion, his manufacturing partner met and exceeded his expectations. Similarly,StantonandRepel Systems (repelsystems.com) Chinese manufacturingpartnerXuanchengInstalling the mosaics in the Star Wars JITNewMaterials Tech.Co.,Ltd.,shower.TileLetter | May 202077'