Shaw Joins “Make it Right” for Hurricane Katrina 5th Anniversary
Posted on Monday, August 30th, 2010
Shaw said it will join the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans this weekend to mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Shaw has been a partner of Make It Right since founder Brad [...]
continue readingCrossville’s Empire Line Now 20% SCS-Certified Recycled Content
Posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Crossville has enhanced its popular Empire Porcelain Stone® line, which echoes the grandeur of 19th-century France with the look and feel of natural marble. Empire now boasts 20% SCS-certified recycled content, has an updated color [...]
continue readingWools of New Zealand Partners on Oil Spill Cleanup
Posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Every little bit helps and when it comes to removing oil from water, wool has been shown to soak up 40 times its weight in oil, according to an online BBC News magazine article.
Wools of [...]
Wools of New Zealand Partners With Vacuum Maker
Posted on Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Wools of New Zealand is teaming with the German company Miele to promote wool-safe vacuums and is providing Premier Partner showrooms with customer discount coupons.
One of the most important maintenance steps for [...]
Wilsonart Laminates Get Another Greenguard OK
Posted on Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Coongrats to Wilsonart Flooring high pressure laminate products for having been awarded Greenguard Children & Schools Certification.
The second-generation label follows the Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification already received by Wilsonart.
Products receiving [...]
Doing the Right Thing – This Time It’s Fulton Homes That Steps Up
Posted on Monday, May 17th, 2010
Recently, we have been fortunate enough to share the news of Big Bob’s Flooring and O’Krent Floors stepping up and doing the right thing. Today we are proud to share a story about Fulton Homes [...]
continue readingCARE Releases Annual Report, Diverts 311M lbs. of Carpet from Landfills
Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
CARE Releases Annual Report, Diverts 311M lbs. of Carpet from Landfills
The CARE Board of Directors released its Annual Report that showed that in 2009, CARE members diverted more than 311 million pounds of post- consumer [...]
Shaw iPhone App is Here!
Posted on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Shaw Industries has launched a new iPhone application named Carpet Stain Center, which provides continuous availability of carpet stain removal procedures for most common household stains.
The new functionality provides you with step-by-step cleaning instructions. The [...]
Elizabeth Miller
Posted on Thursday, May 6th, 2010
This isn’t a typical post for From the Floors Up, but the flooring industry is a small and close knit group and we would like to take a moment to let Mohawk and Karastan know [...]
continue readingCongrats to CARE’s Recycler of the Year!
Posted on Friday, April 30th, 2010
The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) named its Recycler of the Year and Person of the Year at the organization’s eighth Annual Conference held April 26-28 in Santa Fe.
Shaw Industries was recognized [...]