• Yemm & Hart Green Partitions are 100% post-consumer recycled polyethylene available in over 60 different colors & patterns.

Yemm & Hart can offer so many different colors and patterns of the 1" thick Origins panels because they are custom made for each project. The process used that allows small quantities of panels to be made is called compression molding. This process allows quantities of panels as low as 1 to be made. The lower cost method of making 1" thick panels is called extrusion and requires at least 25 panels of one color to be made. For projects not requiring this quantity, the panels must come from inventory that was produced in advance of the project. Thus, firms offering low cost panels for small projects have a faster delivery but fewer color choices.

• Restroom Partitions made by Yemm & Hart are only for projects where the end user is willing to pay a premium for special.

The Origins unique solid colors and patterns and ability to manufacturer just the quantity of panels required for a specific project is more expensive than the more common method of high speed, high volume panel production. When the color or pattern is important to the client, the cost/benefit can be weighed.

• Obtain a price quote from YH before letting the project out for bid to be sure your client has the budget for YH partitions.

The best way to provide your client with accurate information for their cost/benefit analysis is to obtain a written quotation from Yemm & Hart for the project in the color or colors that are being considered. Though obtaining a quotation normally takes a few days, this usually can be arranged to fit into the presentation process.

• For proximity (within 500 miles) LEEDs points, obtain a price quote for partitions using Origins panels from nearby fabricators.

Northwestern US - Ironwood Manufacturing Inc.- bobg@ironwood-mfg.com
Southwestern US - Laminating Technologies - laminatingtech@sbcglobal.net

• For price competitive partitions, please DO NOT include YH; instead choose Scranton Products.

Most architectural and design firms are aware of this company, formerly known as Comtec. By absorbing the partition manufacturers of Santana and Capitol Partitions, Scranton Products, has become the largest manufacturer of solid polyethylene restroom partitions in the USA. Thus, they are able to offer one of the lowest prices in the industry by extruding low cost 1" panels to inventory. If a project is budget driven, it is more efficient for your firm, the bidding contractors and Yemm & Hart to NOT include Yemm & Hart.

• When specifying partitions by Yemm & Hart, specify the Origins color name & number on the drawings and in the specification.

Once it has been determined that your client wants and has the budget for special, more expensive restroom partitions, it is imperative that your drawings and specifications contain the Origins color identification number and name as they appear on our samples and website color charts. When this information is not included in the contract documents, the door is left open for subversion of your specification and your client not getting the restroom partitions they are expecting.

• Be sure to include YH contact information - Tel: 573-783-5434, Fax: 573-783-7544, Email: yemmhart@hughes.net.

By including Yemm & Hart contact information on the drawings and in the specifications, it becomes an easy task for the bidding contractor to obtain a price quote for Yemm & Hart. It also removes the common excuse of not having heard of Yemm & Hart before, so a low price alternative is quoted instead.

• Be forewarned - The General Contractor and/or Division 10 Contractor will do everything possible to subvert your specification,

Having officially entered the restroom partition business in the year 2000, Yemm & Hart has witnessed firsthand numerous ways that the contractors will subvert the architectural specification and get away with it. This page is written to make the architect aware of this practice and take appropriate measures to insure their specification is followed. Perhaps the leading cause of specification subversion is that contractors typically are unable to conceive of restroom partitions being special. Thus, they often bid on a project without reading the details in the drawings or specifications and use a low cost partition number for their bid. Warning the contractors up front that there is a special type of restroom partition in the project might alleviate this practice.

• Please notify Yemm & Hart when specified for a project.

The best course of action to have Yemm & Hart restroom partitions in the project, is to obtain a price quote to ascertain whether your client's budget can accommodate the higher price. Requesting a price quote is the one way to notify Yemm & Hart and another is simply to email a note to yemmhart@hughes.net.

• Sales terms require a deposit and progress payments before manufacture and release of the partitions.

As with practically any custom made product, a cash deposit is required to initiate an order, with progress payments required as the manufacturing of the custom progresses. It is good practice to make sure that your client is aware of this and if possible, that the general contractor is informed. This sharing of financial requirements eliminates unnecessary surprises that often can lead to a delay in production of the partitions.

• Yemm & Hart converts Origins panels into restroom partitions by using leading fabrication companies.

Originally, Yemm & Hart fabricated restroom partitions from their Origins panels for a few projects. When it became clear that more throughput was needed, Yemm & Hart partnered with a larger manufacturer, Capitol Partitions. Yemm & Hart made the Origins panels and sent them out to be cut and shaped and have the appropriate hardware added. This fabricator was purchase by Scranton Products and the fabrication relationship has successfully continued. This is why Yemm & Hart is able to produce almost flawless restroom partitions. Yemm & Hart's partition style and hardware offerings are identical to those of the fabricator with few exceptions.

This information is conveyed with the intention of increasing efficiency through understanding.