The Universal Smart Key represents the latest and most advanced key technology available, combining 250 OEM smart keys into a single device.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Car Keys Express, the U.S.-based global leader in automotive key replacement, announced the upcoming release of the Universal Smart Key. The product is expected to begin shipping in Q4 2023. 

The advanced technology in smart keys has revolutionized the way we use car keys. Unlike traditional keys with metal blades, smart keys use advanced wireless proximity systems that allow drivers to keep their key fobs pocketed while unlocking, locking, and starting their vehicles. Because smart keys are only available from dealerships, they're also the most difficult and expensive to replace. 

The Car Keys Express Universal Smart Key is the world's most advanced car key, combining hundreds of OEM smart keys into a single retail-friendly device. Designed for value and reliability, it costs up to 70% less than dealership prices and is backed by an industry-leading, three-year, better-than-OEM guarantee. The Universal Smart Key is compatible with more than 500 vehicle models from 15 top makes including Honda, Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan, Jeep, GMC, Dodge, Ram, Cadillac, Infiniti, Buick, Chrysler, Acura, Lincoln, and Fiat. Now, more than 60 million North American drivers have an affordable, high-quality alternative to costly dealership replacements. 

Car Keys Express has eliminated the barriers preventing resellers from offering the latest key technology. The Universal Smart Key delivers maximum vehicle coverage, fast product turns, and high margins. Now, any reseller can enter the multibillion-dollar key replacement business and offer high-value modern car keys for hundreds of vehicle models using a single SKU.

Features

• Replaces OEM smart keys for over 500 vehicle models from 15 makes including: Honda, Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan, Jeep, GMC, Dodge, Ram, Cadillac, Infiniti, Buick, Chrysler, Acura, Lincoln, and Fiat
• Compatible with all standard pairing equipment
• High margins for retailers while offering significant savings and customer value  
• Designed and assembled in the United States
• Patented universal technology
• Three-year "better-than-OEM" warranty
• FCC certified

Car Keys Express is the global leader in universal key technology, having introduced the world's first Universal Car Remote, the world's first Universal Car Keys, and now the world's first Universal Smart Key. Now all forms of key technology over the past 40 years are universal. 

Together with the world's first Universal EZ Installer, the new Universal Smart Key paves the way for retailers and locksmiths to regain their former status as the go-to destination for automotive key replacement. 

"Our new Universal Smart Key allows retailers and other businesses to carry one SKU and cover hundreds of vehicle models while offering significant value and savings to their customers," said Kirk Stewart, Chief Commercial Officer for Car Keys Express. "The keys are equal to or better than OEM in terms of quality and can be paired with any standard pairing device. In the past, consumers had to go to the dealership for keys, especially for newer vehicles. Only Car Keys Express offers key replacement solutions that are tailor-made for retail. What once was a complicated, SKU-intensive program is now dramatically simplified."

"After more than a decade of investment into universal products, Car Keys Express is no longer just a key replacement company. We've become a technology-driven company," said Mark Lanwehr, Founder and CEO of Car Keys Express. "Our Universal Smart Key strategy allows for many keys of varying vehicle makes and models to be combined into a single universal key. More than any product we've introduced to date, the Universal Smart Key embodies our company's mission to make replacing car keys simple and affordable again. There's much more to come, as we continue to invest in disruptive technologies that challenge the unchecked 30-year monopoly."

Now in its 20th year, Car Keys Express is disrupting the automotive key replacement industry, developing tools and keys that let resellers easily re-enter the high-margin car key business. 

For more information on becoming the first reseller in your market to offer the Universal Smart Key, contact [email protected]. 

About Car Keys Express

Car Keys Express is a global leader in discount, automotive key replacement for businesses and consumers. The company invented the world's first Universal Car Remote and Universal Car Keys and is the only company that manufactures a full line of aftermarket versions of modern car keys, like remote keys and smart keys. Car Keys Express offers a complete line of retail-friendly solutions to allow retailers to build a key replacement program or enhance an existing program. Car Care Express, a division of Car Keys Express, offers mobile vehicle reconditioning service for businesses and consumers. Founded in 2002, Car Keys Express is continually recognized for excellence in the industry, winning Inc. Magazine's, "Inc. 5000" in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, AAPEX "Best New Product" Award in 2015 and 2019, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year® in 2017, and EnterpriseCorp's FAST Innovation Award Winner in 2017, among others. To learn more, visit www.CarKeysExpress.com.

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Original Source: Car Keys Express Announces New Universal 'Smart' Key, the World's Most Advanced Car Key

Keys NOW!™ machines instantly replace car keys—including "smart" keys and high-security "laser-cut" keys, allowing hardware retailers to regain category dominance.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Car Keys Express, the U.S.-based global leader in automotive key replacement, introduces new Keys NOW! Automated Key Machines^TM configured to the needs of hardware retailers. Hardware stores in New England were the first to receive new units.

For more than 70 years, the hardware channel was the go-to destination for car key replacement. Early transponder keys could be duplicated cheaply and easily at every local hardware store. 

But newer car keys must be paired with customers' vehicles and cannot be cloned. This requirement alone has deterred many hardware retailers from offering modern car keys. Those that do have struggled with difficult-to-use key machines and complicated programming equipment. 

Car Keys Express eliminates the barriers preventing hardware retailers from succeeding in modern car keys. The new Keys NOW! machines combine hands-free, automated key duplication with easy app-based key pairing consumers can complete on their own. 

Keys NOW! is the world's first and only fully-automated house and car key duplication machine. It's as easy to use as a microwave oven. Open the door, insert the key, then stand back. A precisely duplicated key is produced instantly. With traditional manual key-cutting machines, store employees fear making expensive miscuts, so they often avoid customers altogether. Keys NOW! machines eliminate human error, duplicating at near 100% accuracy, so anyone can cut keys accurately, safely, and instantly. 

Because the machine does all of the cutting, key duplication requires 50% less associate time than legacy machines. The machines keep key inventory secure, eliminating most shrink. And unlike other key systems, consumers can engage with Keys NOW! to make product selections and confirm pricing on their own before a store associate completes their order. With new hardware configurations, consumers—not retailers—use a Universal EZ Installer to easily pair new car keys or remotes on their own using an app on their phone. That means retailers can stop sending their employees to the parking lot to work on customers' cars.

With Keys NOW! coverage topping 220 million vehicles, hardware retailers can finally stop directing customers to dealerships for keys. Now customers can instantly replace car keys without the time, expense, and hassle of a dealership service appointment. 

"Hardware retailers turn away millions of customers simply because their key programs are out of date, expensive, and overly complicated," said Kirk Stewart, Chief Commercial Officer for Car Keys Express. "To succeed with modern keys, retailers must address complex inventory requirements, upgrade cutting equipment for new high-security keyblades, and spend the time to train employees on cutting and pairing equipment. We solved all of those issues with Keys NOW!"  

"Entering the hardware segment with our Keys NOW! machines and EZ Installers is a milestone event," said Mark Lanwehr, Founder and CEO of Car Keys Express. "Our company mission from the beginning has been to make car keys simple and affordable again. By nature, this is disruptive to a multi-billion dollar OEM and dealership business model where consumer pricing is unchecked, leading to astronomical prices for car keys. Car Keys Express has leveraged technology to reduce prices for consumers and simplify key replacement for retailers, allowing them to again enter this profitable space and in the process solidifying Car Keys Express as the innovator in the key replacement category."  

Now in its 20th year, Car Keys Express is disrupting the automotive key replacement industry, developing tools and keys that let retailers easily re-enter the high-margin car key business. 

Be the first retailer in your market to offer car keys made "on the spot" with these fully-automated, easy-to-use solutions.

For more information or to request a store test, contact [email protected]. 

About Car Keys Express

Car Keys Express is a global leader in discount automotive key replacement for businesses and consumers. The company invented the world's first Universal Car Remote and Universal Car Keys and is the only company that manufactures a full line of aftermarket versions of modern car keys, like remote keys and smart keys. Car Keys Express offers a complete line of retail-friendly solutions to allow retailers to build a key replacement program or enhance an existing program. Car Care Express, a division of Car Keys Express, offers mobile vehicle reconditioning services for businesses and consumers. Founded in 2002, Car Keys Express is continually recognized for excellence in the industry, winning Inc. Magazine's, "Inc. 5000" in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, AAPEX "Best New Product" Award in 2015 and 2019, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year® in 2017, and EnterpriseCorp's FAST Innovation Award Winner in 2017, among others. To learn more, visit www.CarKeysExpress.com.

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Bruce Burton
Marketing Manager, Car Keys Express
[email protected]
360-607-1949


Original Source: Car Keys Express Launches Its First-Ever Fully Automated 'Hands Free' Car Key Machines Designed for Hardware Retailers

NEW YORK, April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Credello: Homelessness has been an issue in California for a long time. If you visit San Diego or Los Angeles, you can easily find huge camps of unhoused individuals. Many people without homes travel to the West Coast to avoid punishing winter weather.

California is currently looking into the possibility of constructing many small homes that the state feels could combat the homeless crisis. Before you head out there and start looking at options for financing a tiny home, though, you should know more about the program. 

We'll talk about it in detail right now.  

The Basics

Let's start with the most basic details surrounding these tiny homes. California plans to spend $30 million on them. Governor Gavin Newsom is spearheading the initiative.

These homes will be erected in places like San Diego and Los Angeles, where there are high concentrations of unhoused individuals. Los Angeles already has some tiny homes set up as villages. 

The pilot project seems successful. It's run by the nonprofit Hope of the Valley. California hopes to house about 15% of the homeless population by 2025. That's just two years away, so it's an ambitious goal.

Who Gets a Home?

The areas where these latest tiny homes are going up include parts of San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Jose counties. The beds in the little homes will be intended primarily for individuals who currently live in encampments in those areas.

Los Angeles, the biggest city in California, will get the most homes. They can expect 500, while San Diego will get the least. They're only getting 150 for the moment.

Some Details of this Program Aren't Available Yet

So far, you probably agree that all of this sounds good. There are more than a few details about this program that are missing, though.

It's not clear yet precisely who will be building these homes. Their exact planned location has also not been revealed. It is believed, though, that the houses will indeed earn their "tiny" designation. They could be as small as 120 square feet.

Los Angeles Provides a Roadmap

While details about this latest small house initiative remain scanty, we might look at Los Angeles and its existing tiny homes for inspiration. The ones created and placed there that we mentioned earlier might resemble the new tiny homes Governor Newsom hopes to build. 

The cost of the tiny homes that were built in Los Angeles is about $43,000 each. If we multiply that amount by the $30 million dedicated to this latest initiative, we can extrapolate approximately how many new homes there should be. 

What is This Project's Likely Result?

While some details about this program are yet to be revealed, the tiny homes in Los Angeles prove this idea isn't a pipe dream. The existing tiny dwellings were erected in what the city deemed to be a forgotten corner of Los Angeles. There are certainly plenty of those in L.A. and in the other areas we mentioned as well.

What's more difficult to figure out is exactly how eligibility will be determined. There are bound to be many more homeless people than available tiny homes. 

Some kind of lottery will probably be implemented. Any unhoused person should be able to participate, though some are homeless because of mental illness. Those individuals are unlikely to seek one of these tiny homes because they don't have the lucidity to take part in the selection process. 

The short answer to whether tiny homes are the answer to homelessness in California is that they can certainly help. The success of the Los Angeles pilot program proves that.

In time, if the funding for more tiny homes becomes available, then California may be able to see a significant drop in its total number of unhoused individuals. It's an exciting prospect and one the state's homeless population will continue monitoring with interest.  

About Credello

Credello is a financial tech company offering a personal finance tool that simplifies financial decisions through personalized, on-demand recommendations — so users can borrow, save, or invest with confidence. Credello believes that finding the right financial product should be as easy and interactive as online shopping, and we are on a mission to make that possible. For more information, please visit https://www.credello.com. 

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Original Source: Credello: Are Tiny Homes the Answer to Homelessness in California?

Environmental firms team up to discuss pending regulations, remediation strategies, risk management, and more.

IRVINE, Calif., April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) -  Environmental experts from Cameron-Cole and FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), both ADEC Innovations companies, will share first-hand experience regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) CA State Conference April 23-26 in Lake Tahoe, CA. 

PFAS—often called "forever chemicals" due to how slowly they break down over time—are increasingly found in the air, soil, and water. The most recent studies on human health effects have led the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose PFAS standards for drinking water that are especially stringent at the parts per trillion level. 

Cameron-Cole and FCS's panel discussion, PFAS: How to Navigate this 21^st Century Challenge, will be held Tuesday, April 25 and will discuss the history and future of PFAS, including new regulatory standards and associated liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Additionally, panelists will discuss the risk management processes, remediation strategies, and potential funding sources to support organizations facing PFAS risk and regulatory challenges.

"With the latest EPA ruling, regulators will soon require greater PFAS testing frequency in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, soil, and groundwater sites," says Liza Debies, FCS Environmental Services Project Manager and panel moderator. "It's critical to understand this rapidly evolving landscape, and this panel will provide resources intended to help our audience to make better-informed decisions."

Joining Debies on the panel will be Mike Stephenson, Principal Scientist and Western Regional Manager for Cameron-Cole; Rob Fagerness, Senior Engineer with FCS; and Brian Myller, President and Chief Hydrogeologist of ADEC Innovations Professional Services. 

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About FirstCarbon Solutions

With more than 39 years of experience, FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), an ADEC Innovation, is a leading provider of environmental, sustainability, and compliance solutions, delivering fully integrated consulting, software, and data management services. With six offices throughout Northern and Southern California and 12 across the US, FCS provides excellent localized service, accurate research, thoughtful recommendations, and innovative solutions for the mutual success of their clients and their practice, assisting cities and counties in achieving the delicate balance between development and environmental protection.

About Cameron-Cole

Cameron-Cole, an ADEC Innovation, is a U.S.-based consulting firm that brings decades of successful experience as a full-service environmental compliance, assessment, remediation, and greenhouse gas management services consultant. Established in 2001 as an independent environmental services firm, Cameron-Cole is committed to conducting its business responsibilities consistent with the highest levels of performance expected by clients, employees, and shareholders. Cameron-Cole is committed to delivering services and solutions that are a product of collaboration between appropriate resources and expertise within the firm, including solutions that recognize the social, economic, and environmental implications of each project. 

About ADEC Innovations

ADEC Innovations drives organizational value and impact by designing, developing, and delivering services and solutions in sustainable development. Since 1996, ADEC Innovations has advanced sustainable practices around the world and helped organizations grow and operate responsibly. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with a network of 4,000 employees and regional operations across 20 countries, ADEC Innovations' broad portfolio of businesses offers solutions that span Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Professional Services; Workforce Solutions, including Healthcare and Knowledge Management Services; and Enterprise Technology Data and Software as a Service (DAAS/SAAS). ADEC Innovations works with governments, coalitions, and businesses to help organizations meet their evolving needs and drive performance in a world where sustainability matters.

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Original Source: FCS and Cameron-Cole Share PFAS Expertise at AEP CA State Conference

Proactive environment monitoring platform warns employers when indoor conditions are approaching levels that can cause heat-related illnesses for their staff

WARREN, R.I., April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - AVTECH Software (AVTECH), the leading provider of environment monitors, sensors, and software, announces that its products are helping California businesses prepare to comply with upcoming state OSHA mandates to monitor temperature and heat index to help protect employees from heat-related illness.

Now celebrating its 35th year in business, AVTECH manufactures Room Alert, the world's most popular environment monitor for business continuity plans, outage prevention, and workplace safety. Room Alert is Made in the USA and proactively monitors environment conditions such as temperature, humidity, flood, power, smoke, and more. Room Alert is currently used in 187 of 196 countries by organizations ranging from thousands of small businesses to Boeing, Sprint, Microsoft, over 80% of the Fortune 1000, the United Nations, and many government agencies. 

Cal/OSHA is currently working on new regulations that will require employers to implement measures to prevent heat illness in both outdoor and indoor workplaces. These regulations will require employers to monitor and maintain safe temperatures and heat indices to help prevent heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and other heat-related illnesses.

AVTECH is proud to offer the perfect solution for California businesses to comply with these new regulations. Room Alert is designed to continuously monitor temperature, humidity, heat index, and other environmental factors that can impact employee safety. Room Alert alerts employers via email, text message, or mobile notification when temperatures exceed safe levels, enabling them to take immediate action to protect their employees. Room Alert can also provide historical data showing temperature compliance in the workplace.

"We understand the importance of keeping employees safe and healthy," said Richard Grundy, AVTECH President and COO. "Our Room Alert environment monitors are easy to install, use, and maintain, and they provide real-time alerts that can help employers prevent heat-related illness and comply with new upcoming state OSHA mandates. Room Alert provides the perfect platform to help California businesses protect their people, property, and productivity to provide Peace of Mind."

Room Alert environment monitors are compatible with a range of sensors, including temperature, humidity, flood, smoke, motion, and more. They can be used to securely monitor indoor and outdoor spaces, including server rooms, data centers, warehouses, cold storage, classroom or lab environments, and other workplaces.

To learn more about Room Alert and how it can help your business comply with new upcoming state OSHA mandates, please visit AVTECH.com.

About AVTECH

AVTECH Software (AVTECH), a private corporation founded in 1988, is a computer hardware and software developer and manufacturer based in Warren, RI with an international sales office in Dubai, UAE as well as an international distribution facility in Shannon, Ireland. AVTECH's Room Alert products are made in the USA and proactively monitor critical facilities and assets for conditions such as temperature, humidity, power, flood/water leakage, smoke/fire, air flow, room entry, motion, cameras and more. Room Alert is in use in over 185 countries and can be found in over 80% of the Fortune 1000, most state and federal agencies, and all branches of the U.S. military.

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Original Source: Room Alert Helps California Businesses Prepare for Upcoming State OSHA Heat Monitoring Mandates

LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - 11-year-old environmentalist Mason Blomberg, star of the Apple TV+ series JANE, has received the invitation of a lifetime. Mason has been personally chosen by world renowned environmentalist Jane Goodall to be an ambassador for the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots Program.

Mason Blomberg is a born conservationist. Since he was very young, he has looked up to Dr. Jane Goodall, and at the age of seven, he became a vegetarian himself because he "didn't want to be the reason animals die." A talented actor as well, it was no surprise when he was offered a starring role in the Jane Goodall inspired series JANE now streaming on Apple TV+ just in time for Earth Day.

"I really care about the environment and saving animals, so to be part of a show that is sharing this message was a dream come true. Jane Goodall has always been an idol of mine so being on this show not only allowed me to do my favorite thing, which is acting, but also share a message I believe in - what more could a kid ask for?" 

On the series JANE, two best friends, Jane and David (Blomberg) set out on imaginative adventures to help protect wild animals all around the world. It was a dream come true for Mason Blomberg who was able to travel to amazing places while learning firsthand about the importance of conservation and protection for the Earth.

The Jane Goodall Institute was founded in 1977 to ensure that her life's work and vision will "continue to mobilize the collective power of individual action to save the natural world we all share". In 1991, The Roots & Shoots Program was created for preschool to university age participants to "identify the problems in their communities while becoming the compassionate citizens our planet needs".

Through the series and his ambassadorship, Mason will be working and interacting with children from around the world to spread the message of Dr. Jane Goodall: "Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, can they be saved."

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Original Source: Young Environmentalist and Apple TV+ Star Mason Blomberg Joins Jane Goodall Institute

Superiorly Designed for Medium and Large Aquariums

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., April 18, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Aperture Pet & Life, the integrated company for some of the largest brands in the aquatics industry, including Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine and AquaIllumination, is pleased to announce Nero 7 as the new addition to the Nero lineup of powerhead's, favorited by customers around the world.  

Nero 7 is a cutting-edge submersible circulation pump, designed to provide exceptional performance and reliability for medium to large saltwater or freshwater aquariums. Producing up to 4000 gph (15,141 lph) of controllable in-tank flow, Nero 7 is ideal for aquariums 80 to 500+ gallons (302-1892 liters). 

With its sleek, compact design and powerful motor, Nero 7 ensures efficient water circulation, helping to maintain a healthy aquatic environment for fish and other aquatic animals. The pump is also extremely quiet, making it ideal for use in both residential and commercial settings.

"We are committed to providing the very best in aquatic technology for aquariums of all sizes," said Patrick Clasen, President of EcoTech. "When designing Nero 7, we wanted to ensure that medium and large aquariums had a reliable, efficient, and user-friendly solution for a pump."

Nero 7's range of advanced features include:

• Variable flow control, allowing aquarists to adjust the water flow rate
• Wave mode, which creates a gentle and natural wave effect in the aquarium
• Feed mode, which temporarily suspends the flow of water, making it easier to feed fish without disturbing them

Designed with both form and function in mind, the Nero 7 is constructed using high-quality materials, ensuring durability and longevity. It is also easy to install and maintain, making it a hassle-free addition to your aquarium.

Nero 7 pumps have on-pump control and full control and programmable scheduling capabilities through the AquaIllumination MyAI or the Mobius app, both available in the Apple App store or from Google Play.

For more information or to purchase Nero 7, retailers can reach out to their Aperture sales representative or visit the Aperture wholesale portal. Aquarists can purchase Nero 7 at their favorite local fish store or online retailer.

About Aperture

Aperture is a leading online retailer, manufacturer and distributor of products and solutions in over 50 countries through an integrated platform, which includes the industry's leading online marketplace for saltwater aquarists, world-class products for the success of saltwater, freshwater and reptile and amphibian ecosystems and habitats, distribution operations, sales professionals and one of the pet industry's largest YouTube platforms, with over 400,000 subscribers and 110 million views. Through its banner brands Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination, Leap Habitats and others, the company offers its customers the products and resources they need to create thriving ecosystems. For more information, visit www.apetlife.com.

Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination and Leap Habitats are trademarks of Aperture, LLC. ©2023 Aperture, LLC. All rights reserved

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Original Source: Aperture's AquaIllumination Brand Adds Nero 7 to Its Popular Line of Aquarium Pumps