Do you live in Utah and have kids who would love to be in a store photo shoot? Then mark your calendars and make plans to attend the Riverdale Lifetime Store Grand Re-Opening because we'll be celebrating all this week in a big way! The Riverdale Lifetime Store closed on Christmas Eve for an extensive expansion and complete store remodel. When we say remodel, we mean it! The store acquired an additional 1,700 square-feet of indoor showroom area and expanded its outdoor display space by 3,500 square-feet. Plus, we tore down every single wall, changed the floor, and added an additional POS terminal. And, now we are ready for you to come see it! The ribbon cutting ceremony and store opening will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20 at 9 a.m. with the official Grand Re-Opening Celebration event and activities being held tomor
Have you ever thought a product was designed so well that it deserved a little recognition? We at Lifetime want you to think that about all our products, which is why we strive for excellence in the engineering and design everything we make. One such product is receiving some good recognition latley. Business Week regularly reports the winners of the IDEA® prize-- “The (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in p
Today is unofficially National Basketball Day. It was on November 6, 1861 that James Naismith was born. Thirty years later, Naismith was a young physical education teacher at a YMCA in Massachusetts with bored students who needed an indoor athletic distraction during the winter. Naismith decided to nail two peach baskets to the balcony at both ends of a gymnasium. He divided his students into teams and they attempted to toss a ball into the baskets…the game of basketball was born. According to notes kept by Naismith about the first "Basket Ball" game, the game was played with nine players on each team using a soccer ball. Today, even though the rules and equipment have changed slightly, basketball is played by more than 300 million peop
If you ever need help with your Lifetime product, the Lifetime Customer Care Department is always happy to help! Did you know our Customer Care Department is located in Clearfield, Utah at our factory headquarters? So, when you have a question about one of our products, you can rest assured our customer service representatives are very familiar with our products. In fact, as part of their training, our customer service representatives spend weeks learning about all of our products by actually assembling the products, studying printed materials, and reviewing warranties. But, if they are faced with a puzzling question, close proximity to other departments at Lifetime ensures thorough research and a definitive response. Lately, we've been seeing a lot of people trying to reach our Customer Care Department via this blog and our Facebook page. However, i
After several months of construction, we are excited to announce our Lifetime Store in St. George, Utah is officially open for business! This morning we held the official ribbon cutting ceremony and we’ll be celebrating with our Grand Opening event this entire week. If you’re in the St. George area, be sure to stop by our Grand Opening because we have a lot going on that you won’t want to miss… radio remote broadcasts, contests, prizes, face painting, balloon artist, refreshments, and lots of fun products to see! Plus, we’ll also be giving away a Lifetime kayak,
We are excited to share with you that our new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Brian Slagle, was recently honored as one of Utah Business Magazine’s “Forty Under 40.” Each year for the past twelve years Utah Business Magazine has spotlighted forty of the most promising young professionals under 40 years of age. The Forty Under 40 awards are designed to recognize Utah’s best, brightest, and most promising talent. The award highlights up-and-coming leaders and entrepreneurs who have created a ground-breaking technology or an executive who has uniquely brought something more to their position. “I’m honored to be recognized for this award,” s
Blow molding. You hear us say it over-and-over again when we talk about our products. But, what does that really mean? In case you don't know, today I'll give you a quick explanation and show you a few photos to, hopefully, help you understand the process of blow molding a little better. Every plastic product that Lifetime makes starts as white plastic pellets, like in this picture. These pellets are hauled in on train cars to our factory. We use nearly 400 train cars of pellets per year! The plastic pellets are then pumped to our outdoor silos and then to the building silos. (If you live near our factory in Utah, you may have noticed a new Lifetime logo towering in the skies. The logo is on our newest silo that stores these plastic pellets.)
Peering around the curtains, I began scanning the auditorium. It was quickly filling with around 800-900 Lifetime employees (judging by the seat capacity of 1000). Just a few more minutes until starting time... I told myself. Before I knew it, I felt the stage crew manager tapping my shoulder. “Time to start” he said. I looked at my laptop and queued up our opening video... here we go… Welcome backstage to a behind the scenes look at Lifetime’s Profit Sharing meeting 2011. If you read this blog 6 months ago, you know that our Profit Sharing meeting is a semi-annual tradition at Lifetime. This
Can you make 121 free throws in a row? We know someone who did! During the Dick’s Sporting Goods Store grand opening event in Layton, Utah, we had a customer at our booth make 121 free throws in a row to set the record and win a Lifetime Basketball System! We also had a child make 95 free throws in a row. Pretty impressive numbers. The free throw contest was just one of the many activities Lifetime sponsored at the new Dick’s Sporting Goods in Layton, Utah during its grand opening the weekend of September 16-18. Since Dick’s Sporting Goods sells our products, they invited Lifetime to take part in the celebration. This was a great community event that brought out hundreds of people in our local area. The three-day event start
You already know you like Lifetime's products. But, have you ever thought about working for the company that makes all those products you love? Well, if you are interested, we make it easy for you to find out what job openings are available. Simply visit our website at www.lifetime.com. If you hover over the "company" link in the top navigation bar, a drop down menu will appear with all sorts of options, including "Join Our Team." Yes, at Lifetime we are a team and we are always in search of motivated, hardworking individuals to join our fast-paced environment. On the "Join Our Team" page, you can browse current job openings. For instance, right now we are hiring for a
Not everyday can you say you know a genius. And, I feel lucky enough to say I do! A few weeks ago, The Bateman IP Group in Utah hosted the annual Utah Genius Awards at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City and thanks to the creative collaboration of our research and development team, Lifetime was honored, yet again as one of the top companies with the most patents issued in 2012—with 22 new patents! Mitch Johnson accepted this award along with our very own, Wendell Peery, who was also recognized for being one of the top 20 people in Utah with the most patents issued in 2012—with 11 patents! These awards are based on patent statistics and serve as Utah’s prime program for recognizing and