Milestones

More Than 20 Years of Innovation

The following are some of the many milestones throughout North American Green’s history that have had the greatest impact on our company, our customers, and the industry.

1985

North American Green founded in Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Developed SureLock^® staple gun to make RECP installation easier

1987

Began supplying products to customers in Canada

1990

Developed Erosion Control Materials Design Software (ECMDS^®) utilizing the most advanced design procedures and laboratory and field research available

1993

Became first company in the industry to offer a written product performance guarantee, the Ultimate Assurance Guarantee

1994

Began supplying products to customers in Mexico
Introduced BioNet^® Series of 100% biodegradable temporary erosion control blankets

1995

Began supplying products to customers in Latin America
Began supplying products to customers in Asia

1996

Began supplying products to customers in the Middle East

1997

Launched www.nagreen.com corporate website
Introduced BioSTAKEs^® 100% biodegradable rigid fasteners

1999

Opened new, 70,000-square foot manufacturing facility
Began supplying products to customers in Europe
Developed DOT System^® to simplify RECP installation

2001

Introduced Vmax³_® Composite Reinforcement Series of permanent TRMs
Launched www.vmax3.com website

2002

Introduced SedimentSTOP^® Biodegradable Filtration System to filter sediment from stormwater runoff
Introduced GreenSP® Soil Protection Series of golf course protection products
Launched www.greensp.com website
Launched www.nagreen.com/spanish website for Mexican and Latin American customers

2003

Began offering NPDES Seminars
Launched www.sedimentstop.com website

2004

Acquired by Tensar International
Released ECMDS^® Version 4.3, the most complete erosion control materials design software in the industry
Introduced the Ultimate Assurance Guarantee, which warrants product performance to unmatched levels
Launched www.bionetblankets.com website
Initiated Erosion Control Specialist training program
Added BunkerGuard^™ golf course bunker liner to GreenSP^® Soil Protection Series
Vmax³_® P550^® drove shear resistance of vegetation up to 14 lb/ft² (672 Pa), establishing a new maximum for vegetation reinforcement
Began participating in AASHTO’s National Transportation Product Evaluation Program for RECPs
Introduced new positioning statement: Erosion Control Products ~ Guaranteed Solutions
Introduced GreenPartnership Dealer Program
Began offering products in custom-cut lengths up to 16 feet
Introduced SureLock^® II Convertible Staple Gun with Cartridge Wire Staple and BioSTAKE^® versions; available with both manual and pneumatic drive

2005

Trained 175th Erosion Control Specialist
Introduced Level II Erosion Solutions Specialist training
Became a member of the United State Green Building Council (USGBC), due to growing awareness of LEEDS Green Building Rating System
BioNet^® 100% biodegradable erosion control blankets selected as one of the BuildingGreen 2005 Top-10 Green Building products

2006

Launched Brown Bag Seminar Series
Trained more than 250 Erosion Solutions Specialists, Level I & II
Made EC Series Rapid Roller^® erosion control material roller system available to distributors
Introduced new, lighter staple gun, the SureLock^® II C (Compact)
Introduced Erosion Solutions Provider (ESP) distributor rewards program
Formed Interdisciplinary Technical Services Department, including, for the first time, a Manager of Research & Development

2007

Trained more than 325 Erosion Solutions Specialists, Level I & II
Introduced HydraCX^2™ Extreme Slope Matrix^™, the first product in the new series of HydraMatriCx^™ High-Performance Hydraulic Erosion Control Products

2008

Introduced HydraCM^™ Steep Slope Matrix^™ to the series of HydraMatriCx^™ High-Performance Hydraulic Erosion Control Products
Introduced Straw Wattles

2009

Introduced GeoSkin^® and GeoSkin^®XT Straw and Cotton Material Hydromulch to complement the HydraMatriCx^™ Series of hydromulches
Introduced biodegradable Bio-Wattles to the straw wattle line

2010

North American Green celebrates an anniversary of "25 Years Rooted in the Industry"
Introduced ShoreMax^™ Soft Revetment and Scour Protection Mat for highly erosive areas
Introduced Level III Erosion Solutions Specialist training

2011

Introduced American-Made Coir Logs for sediment control
Rebranded the North American Green logo to align more closely with Tensar Corporation
Introduced P500 Turf/Earth Reinforcement Mats (TERM)
Introduced North American Green^® Earth Anchors
Launched ECMDS^® 5.0 web-based Erosion Control Materials Design Software

We are a proud participant in AASHTO's National Transportation Product Evaluation Program.