(Raleigh, NC )- Mims Distributing Company (http://www.mimsdist.com), a beer distributor that services a nine-county area in and around the Triangle, was named as one of the top three green businesses in the Triangle by the Raleigh Downtowner Magazine, a monthly print magazine dedicated to coverage of downtown Raleigh. Award winners are selected annually through readers’ choice polls.
Mims, which moved to a new facility in 2011, incorporates green practices into all levels of its business. The facility itself offers several climate-controlled storage and loading areas in order to ensure optimum quality control for all of Mims’ products, and the company incorporated energy-efficient high-performance insulation, cooling and lighting systems. In addition, Mims installed one of the largest private solar rooftop systems in Wake County, featuring a photovoltaic rooftop net metering system that allows the company to collect and use solar power onsite, and offset approximately 30 percent of the building’s energy needs, which is equivalent to 7,364 trees or 32,598 gallons of gasoline. They are minimizing water consumption through a smart storm water retention strategy that includes a bio-retention pond, the installation of low water use plumbing fixtures and the strategic landscaping of drought-tolerant plants and shrubs.
Mims’ new facility was previously a pharmaceutical distribution building. The company chose to renovate the building instead of building a new one as part of its mission to be as ecologically friendly as possible.
“It is an honor for Mims Distributing Company to be named one of the top green businesses in the Triangle,” said Chip Mims, CEO of Mims Distributing Company. “Creating a green environment is important to us and essential for our future.”
Mims Distributing Company’s new facility is located at 8605 Ebenezer Church Road, near I-540, I-40 and RDU International Airport in Raleigh. The new facility is approximately 140,000 square feet and occupies 13.5 acres, with 22 loading docks.
About Mims Distributing Company:
Established in 1964 and based in Raleigh, N.C., Mims Distributing Company provides domestic, import and craft beer brands to licensed retailers in nine central N.C. counties – Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren. It is the area’s distributor for all Miller brands, including Miller Lite, Miller High Life and Icehouse. Mims’ imports include Newcastle Brown Ale, Dos Equis, Red Stripe, Palm, Rodenbach, and Sapporo. It handles such craftbrews such as Yuengling, Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Magic Hat, Anchor and Narragansett. Mims also carries cider from Crispin and non-alcoholic Arizona Tea.
In 2007, Mims received the prestigious High Life Achievement Award from Miller, which recognized its top distributors in the nation. That same year, Mims also won the Newbie of the Year Award from Magic Hat as its best new distributor. In 2009, Mims was awarded Magic Hat’s Pouring Partner of the Year Award as its top distributor in the country. Active in the local community, Mims supports efforts such as the Walk for Hope, and the Frankie Lemmon School.
For more information visit http://www.mimsdist.com.
