About Plaid - Plaid Brands

From Pigment to Paint...

Plaid plays a hand in almost every stage of the production process of our products. Let's take paint, for example. Plaid chemists experiment with various formulas to produce the highest quality paints and mediums. After the chemist is satisfied with the formulation, our paints are then manufactured in our plant in Decatur, GA. We even grind the pigment ourselves and mix the colors with a computerized colorizing system. The bottles are then filled and labeled and shipped to our customers from our distribution center in Stone Mountain, GA.

Comprehensive Programs

Plaid prides itself on providing comprehensive programs for each Plaid brand. We not only produce the product itself, we provide an entire product system that ensures the best success. These include complementary products, tools and accessories that allow you, the crafter, to experiment and make diverse, original creations. Plaid realizes that our consumers are looking for inspiration and instruction when it comes to crafting. Therefore, Plaid produces more than 100 books per year to support our brands. These books are packed with project ideas and technique tips, and feature the latest in design trends. Plaid began as an instructional book publisher, and we still hold true to those roots today.

Committment to Safety

We are committed to ensuring that all of our products meet governmental regulations for safe product content, proper labeling and hazard warnings, and that they meet all shipping guidelines for safety. This protects you, your family and the environment from dangerous chemicals and fumes.

• Plaid products are certified by the Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI), a non-profit association of manufacturers of art, craft and other creative materials. They are also labeled in accordance with the chronic hazard labeling standard (ASTM D 4236), and the U.S. Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act (LHAMA).
  
  
• The AP (Approved Product) seal on 99% of Plaid's products identifies those products that are certified safe in a toxicological evaluation by a medical expert. This means that they contain no materials in sufficient quantities to be harmful to people, including children. The few Plaid products that bear the HL (Health Label/Cautions Required) seal are clearly and properly labeled with any necessary warnings.
  
  
• AP-labeled products also comply with the European Committee for Standardization and bear the CE (Conformite Europeene) mark.
  
  
• Applicable Plaid products are registered with Micromedex, Inc. This company maintains the Poisindex® Information System, which provides formula information to Poison Control Centers throughout the U.S.