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A Green Future Starts with Us: InterfaceFLOR Taicang Plant Awarded LEED Platinum Certification

November 25, 2011, China, Taicang

InterfaceFLOR’s Taicang plant, the first modular carpet manufacturing base for the company in China, has recently been awarded the LEED-CI Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The U.S.-based InterfaceFLOR Company is only the fourth company on the Chinese Mainland to be presented with this certification.

Developed in 2003 as a standard rating system for green buildings, and with inspections carried out by USGBC, LEED has since become...(read more)

InterfaceFLOR weaves the art form of traditional rag rugs into its new Braided and Ragtime designs.

October 31, 2011, Singapore

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InterfaceFLOR, a worldwide manufacturer of environmentally-friendly modular flooring, updates the rich tradition of rag rugs with its new products Braided and Ragtime exemplifying the perfect combination of class and elegance.

Braided and Ragtime builds on the success of a previous line, Material World, completing...(read more)

Interface Elects Dan Hendrix Chairman of Board of Directors

October 26, 2011, Atlanta

PRNewswire via COMTEX -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFSIA), a worldwide floorcoverings company and global leader in sustainability, today announced that Daniel T. Hendrix has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Hendrix succeeds Ray C. Anderson, the Company's founder and renowned sustainability visionary, who passed away on August 8, 2011.

Mr. Hendrix has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface since July 2001, and...(read more)

Interface, Inc. Making Good on Global Transparency Pledge for Its Products

October 06, 2011, Singapore

Environmental Product Declarations In Place for 90 Percent of Products by Year’s End

Interface, Inc. has announced that the company is on track to complete environmental product declarations (EPDs) for 90 percent of its total products, measured by production volume, by the end of 2011. The update comes as part of Interface’s pioneering pledge to obtain EPDs on all products globally in 2012, demonstrating the organization’s commitment to product transparency.

“With...(read more)

InterfaceFLOR Bags Three More Environmental Recognitions

September 08, 2011, Thailand

InterfaceFLOR’s carpet tile manufacturing plant in Chonburi (Thailand), which won its first LEED accreditation, had recently received three additional environmental recognitions, establishing its position as a sustainable factory.

This year, InterfaceFLOR Thailand earned the Thailand Greenhouse Gas management Organization’s (TGO) Carbon Reduction Label for all InterfaceFLOR carpets, which contain over 40% recycled content in Glasbac® and Glasbac®RE backing. The backing is not only environmentally friendly, but it also...(read more)