CBO on the Road: KEEN Utility

Last week, Managing Editor Elizabeth Manning visited the KEEN Utility headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Check out the tweets below to get a glimpse inside the headquarters and factory and learn more about KEEN Utility!

1. CBO was invited to meet the team at KEEN and learn more about their line of industrial work boots.

CBO spent the last couple days in Portland, OR hanging out with @KEEN & learning more about the #KeenUtility brand. pic.twitter.com/1DnoiNpVwG

— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 16, 2016

2. The brand was born in 2009 and became available to customers in 2011.

The @KEEN factory in Portland, OR, opened its doors in 2010. #keenutility pic.twitter.com/Yv9kS9Fta6

— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 21, 2016

3. The company uses materials from around the world and assembles them in the Oregon factory.

All of the @KEEN #KEENUtility boots are assembled using #directattachconstruction, shown below. pic.twitter.com/RRlodLhn6L

— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 21, 2016

4. As the company expanded, KEEN moved a few blocks from their first office to The Pearl Building in downtown Portland. The new headquarters was renovated using recycled materials.

The great room at the @KEEN HQ in downtown Portland, Oregon #KEENUtility pic.twitter.com/tmWNLROvte

— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 21, 2016

5. The entire line protects your feet from dangers on the jobsite. The boots include features, such as high-quality insulation, oil resistance, puncture resistance and more.

The Milwaukee Met @KEEN #KEENUtility steel-toe work boot features an external metatarsal guard & a waterproof upper pic.twitter.com/joQ9iMbY5e

— Elizabeth Manning (@EManningCBO) July 22, 2016

For more information on the KEEN Utility line, visit keenfootwear.com.

Be sure to look for more on KEEN Utility from CBO next week in our American Construction series.