Danila Apasov had an idea as early as 2015 when he was working for EcoJarz, a company headquartered in Freeville (now in Lakewood, Colorado). He read somewhere about how the company introduced new products based on customer reviews of current products, and wondered how he applied this strategy to EcoJarz products.
“I thought,’Well, I want to know if we can apply something similar to Mason jar products? We are already making these Mason jar lids,’” Apasov said. “I started watching and found that Mason jar soap dispensers are very popular, but they tend to be made of tin or can steel. They look very beautiful. People like their look, but they will rust in a few months. .”
Apasov found the other owners of EcoJarz and proposed the concept to them. Although they said they did not want to spend money on developing the dispenser, they encouraged Apasov to use his time to research it, and he did. From what he described as a “side project”, it eventually developed into the first series of rust-proof stainless steel dispensers from Jarmaxing Products.
“First we have a stainless steel, and then we have a black stainless steel. Now we have four different colors,” Apasov said. “People asked for foam soap dispensers, so we made foam mason jar soap dispensers. Then we had the idea of making a toothbrush holder, so we made a wide mouth jar that is especially suitable for bitterness, and…we have been working hard Look for new ideas… based on trends and things that people are interested in buying, rather than “do not exist and create them and see if they sell.” ”
Jarmazing sells its products on its website (jarmazingproducts.com) and Amazon e-store, where they received hundreds of reviews-most of which received four to five stars. At first, the company rented a building shared by EcoJarz and Weaver Wind Energy on Union Street in Freeville. However, once the business grew, Apasov knew that the company needed to find a more spacious place to do business.
“I can choose to buy this building, but we have to add additional facilities,” said the company’s general manager. “It seems more meaningful to build another building that is more modern, more efficient, with natural lighting and to some extent solves some of the problems of our other spaces, because we do have quite a lot of truck traffic.”
Factory Street 18 eventually became Jarmazing’s next and current home. Strangely, it was once the property of a stained glass factory in the 1890s. Before Jarmazing bought and opened a store, the land had been vacant for about a century.
“We didn’t find many ruins or similar things. It was just a small brick wall and scattered glass tones; different colors of green, blue and purple, and yellow glass,” Apasov recalled the construction of Jarmazing in November 2019. Said when the facility. Once, our plumber was digging something to connect to the sewer, and he said, “Hey, check what I found,” and then he took out a blue mason jar lid and a glass mason jar. One of the mason jars from the 1900s. I think this is pretty cool. ”
The construction goal of the building is “sustainable by default” because it uses micro-split heat pumps for heat insulation, which can improve energy efficiency. In addition to insulating materials for buildings, the company also uses compostable and recyclable materials for transportation, such as biodegradable tape and cardboard packaging. The product itself provides consumers with an environmentally friendly alternative.
“A lot of our customers are refill shops, so these shops sell bulk soap,” Apasov said. “You only need to buy one of our jars with a dispenser and fill it yourself from the bulk supplement store, or if you buy a gallon of soap at a time. So the idea is that you do reduce some of the plastic waste you generate.”
Looking to the future, Jarmazing hopes to further expand its business, such as selling more products in Canada. The company also plans to develop and release a new product-a mason jar dispenser for syrup, honey and/or condiments used in cafes and bars-with some other concepts on the afterburner.
“We must have some ideas. We try to keep the cards as close to the box as we can,” Apasov said. “A lot of new products are just testing and prototyping. From the initial idea to working with our designers to make a 3D model and 3D print it to test it and see if it works, it may take up to two years for us to fully develop New products… make changes and finally launch products.”
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Post time: Sep-11-2021