Corporate Standards & Ethics
Our Values
Provide a product that our customers can trust. We will deal honestly with our suppliers and customers. We will hire and retain employees that exhibit honesty and integrity in all they do.
Our Vision
To make Lifetime the strongest brand name in the market, becoming a high-quality, low-cost producer of goods. We will implement ISO 9000 Quality Standards. We will develop lasting relationships with our customers and suppliers. We will improve quality by constantly perfecting designs and implementing procedures and processes. We will establish financial independence by investing in the company, remaining debt-free, and maintaining a fair profit margin.
Our Mission
To be the world’s most efficient producer of home basketball equipment, plastic/metal folding furniture and polyethylene/steel sheds. We will understand and exceed the needs of our retail and end-user customers.
Hiring Practices
The Company is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity for all persons. Employment with the Company is based solely on qualifications and ability. Consistent with this policy, the Company is dedicated to the following practices:
To recruit, train, and promote persons for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including conditions of pregnancy), age, (except as required by law) national origin, disability, veteran, genetic status, or other protected-group status and to base decisions regarding applicants and employees solely on an individuals job-related qualifications.
To ensure that all personnel actions will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including conditions of pregnancy), age (except as required by law), national origin, disability, veteran, genetic status, or other protected-group status.
Americans with Disabilities Act
As part of the Company’s commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity, the Company seeks to implement all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) and related state law. Ability, not disability, is the basis for employment decisions.
Code of Ethics
Lifetime Products recognizes the importance of not only providing the best products in the market, but also the importance of doing so in an ethical manner, not only with our customers, but our employees as well. The following policies are built upon this principle.
Honesty
We will be honest in our dealings with our customers and our employees.
Quality
We will provide a quality product to our customers and a quality work environment to our employees.
Safety
We will design our products with the safety of our customers in mind. We will provide a safe work environment for our employees.
Confidentiality
We will protect the confidential information of our customers and employees to the greatest extent possible. We expect that our employees and customers will maintain the confidentiality of Lifetime’s proprietary information.
Intellectual Property
Lifetime Products respects the intellectual property of others and expects others to respect our intellectual property rights. Lifetime is committed to vigorous protection and enforcement of its rights.