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Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Klauer Manufacturing Co. Steel Siding Redefines Low-Maintenance Luxury
DUBUQUE, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an age where homeowners seek both practical ease and lasting beauty for their homes, Klauer Manufacturing Company, an innovator in the steel siding industry, offers exteriors that inspire awe without demanding constant upkeep. Klauer's steel siding isn't solely a protective layer – it makes a statement on the house. Created with exceptional strength, it forms a forceful shield against nature's harshest elements – from hailstorms to sleet and fires – safeguarding your home's aesthetic and structural integrity for decades. This resilience reduces the need for costly and time-consuming home repairs, repainting, or replacement, which frees up homeowners to enjoy their downtime instead of working. The steel siding finishes – ranging from Classic, Elite, and Prestige – exceed conventional offerings and provide a curated selection of rich, fade-resistant colors and sophisticated tones. Imagine the timeless feel of deep, charcoal grays or the inviting warmth of classic earth tones, each carefully applied with advanced coating technologies that secure vibrancy and endure harsh sunlight exposure. From the crisp lines of contemporary architectural statements to the inviting embrace of traditional aesthetics, Klauer provides the design versatility for any home's vision. The product's engineering ensures clean, precise installations that boost a home's visual attractiveness and elevate the entire property's status. 'We believe that a home's exterior should be a testament to your personal style and our steel siding is a transformative solution that blends the desire of low-maintenance living with the allure of high-impact design,' said Mike Igo, Vice President of Klauer Manufacturing Company. 'It's crafted for those who refuse to compromise on either beauty or practicality, empowering homeowners to produce a stunning first impression that lasts, without the relentless demands of home maintenance.' Klauer's dedication to superior American craftsmanship and elevated design is infused into every panel and system, offering customers an investment that reaps bonuses in both peace of mind and unparalleled curb appeal. To learn more information on Klauer Manufacturing Company and its steel siding options, call 563-582-7201 or visit: Located in Dubuque, IA, Klauer manufactures residential roofing accessories, steel siding, soffit, fascia and rainware as well as metal building panels and components for the agricultural and light commercial building markets.
Forbes
17-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Luxury Western Wear Brand Kemo Sabe Is Launching A Tequila
Kemo Sabe is known for giving customers free tequila to sip while they shop. Now, one of the tequila brands that will sit behind the retailer's bars will be its own. The Colorado-based Western wear retailer is unveiling a new tequila brand called Original Grit Tequila, which will be available at Kemo Sabe's Aspen and Vail locations and shipped online to customers in around 45 states. Original Grit Tequila has three expressions—blanco, reposado and añejo—and will also be sold in liquor stores and bars across Colorado. The three expressions will be priced between $100 to $130 per bottle, fitting neatly into the premium pricing range that Kemo Sabe fetches for boots that can fetch over $1,800, outwear that can sell for well north of $3,000 and $18,000 bracelets. But why launch a tequila? 'I'm obsessed with tequila,' Kemo Sabe owner Wendy Kunkle tells me during a virtual interview. 'I love it.' Over the course of more than four years, Kunkle worked closely with beverage distribution expert Michael Klauer to conceptualize a tequila brand that could fit into the brand aesthetic of Kemo Sabe. 'We tried to put the energy of the store in the bottle,' Klauer, co-owner of Original Grit Tequila, tells me. Over the course of several trips to Mexico, he finally honed in on partnering with the Partida family, fifth-generation tequila producers. Klauer says his rollout plan will include distribution in Colorado with beverage wholesaler Breakthru Beverage Group. Further expansion is planned for later this year in California, Texas and Illinois. By 2026, the brand hopes to be sold in bars and liquor stores across up to 15 states. 'We're really following the Kemo Sabe customers,' says Klauer, of the markets he intends to prioritize. As for the taste, Kunkle says she's always been on the hunt for new tequilas that could rival her personal favorite, Clase Azul. But the price point for that brand—bottles are sold for as little as $150 to over $2,000 on ReserveBar—can feel cost prohibitive. Her intent was to develop a tequila at a more accessible price point, but still premium, that she would love as much as Clase Azul. 'We have the most amazing products in the world—hats, boots and buckles—why shouldn't we have it in our bars?' asks Kunkle. Kemo Sabe's tequila launch come as demand for agave-based Mexican spirits have soared in the U.S. for more than a decade. Sales of tequila and mezcal totaled $6.7 billion in 2024, according to industry advocate the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, making it the second-largest category after vodka. But that growth has also led to a lot of competition, from industry giants like Diageo, Bacardi and Pernod Ricard that have heavily invested in the category and scooped up some of the most popular brands, as well as celebrity-backed tequilas including George Clooney's Casamigos, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Teremana and Sammy Hagar's Santo. Entering the crowded tequila category—even without a celebrity backer—fits neatly into Kemo Sabe's own brand equity, which includes much-heralded love from stars including Beyoncé and Shania Twain. Kunkle says she has no plans to include a celebrity endorser for Original Grit Tequila. 'If people love it, just like Kemo Sabe, it's all word of mouth,' she says of her minimalist marketing strategy. The brand enjoyed a cultural breakthrough moment in 2022 when Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards took the show's cast to Kemo Sabe's store in Aspen for a shopping event. The trip seemed innocuous enough, but soon after they arrived, a tequila slight occurred—as they often do on the Real Housewives—between costars Kathy Hilton and Lisa Rinna. The great affront? Rinna ordered model Kendall Jenner's 818 tequila from Kemo Sabe's bar, rather than Casa Del Sol, a brand that heiress Hilton has invested in. The slight enraged Hilton and led to a huge blow up on the show, which also spilled out into the press and led to plenty of free publicity for Kemo Sabe. Stars from the Salt Lake City and Potomac franchises have also filmed at Kemo Sabe, and Kunkle says she has no intention to stop offering brands like 818 to shoppers now that she has her own tequila to promote. But, that doesn't mean she doesn't want to get in on the action too. 'We love a lot of brands, they're great, and we get to rep them in our bars,' says Kunkle. 'Why not rep our own too?'
Irish Independent
21-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Planners do U-turn on Wicklow social housing to provide for elderly and single parents
Developed as part of Bundle 6 of the NDFA's Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme, the proposed estate – named Potter's View – is on a 3.1-hectare site in Tinahask Upper, directly connecting to an approved 74 social home (Potter's Bay) development. At the December Arklow Municipal District meeting, representatives from Wicklow County Council's (WCC) housing department and the PPP scheme outlined the designs. Alarmed by the number of car parking space and one-bedroom homes (52), several councillors were concerned they would not meet the needs of single parents, or people who are unwell, disabled or elderly and may need a carer, family member or visitor to stay with them. After successfully petitioning to alter the housing mix, WCC senior engineer Helena Fallon and executive engineer Aideen Klauer returned to the May Arklow MD to show councillors the amended plans. Ms Fallon noted that the department was 'not happy' with the changes and 'took some convincing to get it over the line', with Ms Klauer saying: 'We've taken on board concerns that you raised, and one of the major ones was the mix of one-beds, which was 52 out of 128. 'The PPP have made amendments and reduced the one-beds to 38, and they've increased the two-beds from 38 to 52. 'They've done that by taking three two-story duplex blocks and swapping them for three three-story duplex blocks. So, the footprint is the same, and the number of units is the same. They've just changed the configuration. 'There was a lot of toing and froing with the department because, as you know, the figures for one-beds are almost 50pc on the housing list, but your concerns were that there were too many one-beds and not enough two beds. So, we flipped it. 'The other item was car parking spaces, and in the original design, there were 148 residential,' she added. 'We've added 14 extra residential spaces. So, taking in the creche, the creche staff spaces and drop off spaces, that's 169 parking spaces for the whole development. 'It did mean that the open space was reduced from 15.4pc to 13.7pc. So there's less open space, but there's more parking. 'Another thing to note is that we were working on the AAP1 (Action Area Plan) Master Plan with three developers in the area, and that has been approved by planning to give the bigger picture of the area. 'I enquired with the roads section about the large port/distributor road down at the bottom, which all fits into AAP1 and AAP2. They are setting up a framework for consultants, so that design will hopefully progress.' Thanking Ms Fallon and Ms Klauer for the presentation, councillors Peir Leonard and Sylvester Bourke said they were delighted with the amendments and that their concerns were listened to, with Cllr Bourke enquiring about the possibility of more parking to the east of the Potter's View site. Ms Klauer noted that the land was hoped to be developed for housing, with Ms Fallon saying that, since the department is funding the scheme, they have to make a strong a case as possible, adding that they 'couldn't really make a case for a car park to be east, not on land that we're eventually going to be building on'. After Cllr Miriam Murphy expressed her desire that 'nobody should have to live in a one-bedroom home', Cllr Pat Fitzgerald highlighted the 911 people on the social housing list in Arklow, before asking about a start date for the PPP project. 'The site beside us, the 74 units, will move faster, and the intention is to put the Part 8 out for the PPP project possibly at the end of summer, which would come before the full council at the earliest in November or December,' Ms Klauer responded. 'The other thing to note is that there is an ESB capacity issue in Arklow, so we need to get the application in fast,' Ms Fallon added. 'The PPP can't apply until the Part 8 is in, so we need to get it started as soon as possible. It's an extremely serious situation, which is why we need to get this Part 8 going soon to secure the capacity.' Responding to Cllr Warren O'Toole's query about a timeline for the 'relief road', Ms Fallon said she'd hesitate to make an estimate but, since it was a big project and a sizeable road, 'you could be talking eight years'. Ms Fallon and Lauers' presentation culminated with an overview of a Wicklow County Council site in Barndarrig, which had a Part 8 for three group houses back in 1995. Following concerns from local residents about the rest of the site, Ms Fallon said they had promised to produce a master plan for the whole site. 'Because of planning considerations under the LAP (Local Area Plan), we'll only do a maximum of 10 homes in these villages at one time,' she continued. 'We split it up into two phases. So, phase one is three group houses, and there's going to be seven houses to the south, then phase two will be the northern side. 'Phase one, which is the first Part 8 we're going to do, is three group houses and seven social houses. Two three-beds and five two-beds for the social housing, and the three group houses will be two three-beds and one two-bed. 'The next phase is going to be 10 social houses. That's four three-beds, three two-beds, and three one-beds. 'The idea is to get a good mix for everybody in the community. The three one-beds would be particularly good for age-friendly in particular, because they're all on one level.'
