Eco-Friendly Pioneers

Floor Covering Weekly, a publication distributed to various members of the flooring industry, has incorporated a new event into their annual schedule. Starting in 2009, Floor Coverings Weekly will hand out awards to the companies that are actively participating in sustainable and environmentally friendly activities in an admirable fashion. There are 4 categories in which awards are given: Product, Practice/Process, Promotion/Communication, and Pinnacle. The Product Award will be given to the best green product in the current market. The Practice/Process awards will be distributed to those who reduced the negative impacts their production and operation processes have on the environment. Promotion/Communication will be determined by those who are actively participating in instructing others about green practices and initiatives. The Pinnacle award is given to those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in promoting and enforcing eco-friendly practices and knowledge. The main aspects to be considered will be sustainability, recognition, and leadership. The Pinnacle nominees consist of: Bentley Prince Street, Mirage, Crossville, and Shaw. The Process nominees are Baker's Creek Wood Floors, Beaulieu Bliss Healthy Home Carpet, Beaulieu Commercial, Gerflor, Centiva- the Green Way, Interface, J+J/Invision, Laticrete, Mannington Commercial Drywall to flooring, Mohawk, Orian Rugs, Quick Step, Shaw, USFloors, and Wicanders Cork. The Promotion Nominess include Anderson Surfaces, Armstrong, Bostik, Ceramic Tiles of Italy, EcoTimber, Johnsonite, Kirby Davis of Laticrete, Leggett & Platt, Mohawk, Mullican, Shaw, and Zeftron. Congratulations to all of this years' nominees, and thank you for what you are doing for this planet! To check out the original articles, pick up a Floor Coverings Weekly near you!