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Volume IV, Issue 10 - April 4, 2003

The Carpet and Rug Institute news for industry executives
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Carpet-Health.org Website Has Successful Debut

The carpet-health.org website debuted March 1, 2003. The website is intended as a virtual library and highlights health related aspects about carpet. The website also provides facts and viewable data supporting CRI positions. The first week averaged <1000 visits/day. Following the mailing of Teaser 1 (to allergy physicians) the visits spiked to 1500 one day and 1800 the second day. The current average is 226 visits per day. In its first month (to date) the site has had 38,000 hits. The information is getting out. Contact Steve Phillips at 706.428.2115.

CRI Health & Safety Awards Breakfast Held

The Thirty-Second Annual CRI Health & Safety Awards Breakfast was held at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center on April 2, 2003. More than 175 people attended the event. There were 238 different facilities participating in the program during 2002 – 149 manufacturing facilities and 79 distribution locations. The top award to a company with Manufacturing Facilities was presented to Fortune Contract, and the top award to a company with Distribution Facilities was presented to bp Amoco. Top winning individual manufacturing facilities were:
Group A – C&A Floorings – Environmental Center
Group B – Milliken & Company – Alma Plant
Group C – bp Amoco – Bainbridge Mills
Group D – bp Amoco – Nashville Mills
Group E – Honeywell – Chesterfield Plant
Top winning individual distribution facilities were:
Group A – The Dixie Group – Distribution Center South
Group B – Mohawk Industries – Columbus Ohio
Group C – Shaw Industries, Inc. – Plant #79
Any CRI member company with manufacturing and/or distribution facilities can participate in the program during 2003. For more information, contract Charlott Coker at 706.428.2127.

CRI Marketing Plan – Advertisement 1 in March, 2003 Issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

This ad is one of three physician directed ads scheduled to run in 2003 in this journal and several others. These ads are part of our marketing plan to lower the “Asthma and Allergy” barrier. Some of the next steps in lowering the Asthma and Allergy misperception barrier will include: the carpet-health.org website; teasers mailed to physicians; a video to be mailed in May; and blast emails to physicians. Contact Steve Phillips at 706.428.2115.

CRI Participating in IICRC Work on S500 and S520

Dr. Steve Phillips of CRI attended a two day meeting of the IICRC committees dedicated to working on revising S500 (water damage restoration guideline) and writing S520 (a mold remediation guideline). The two activities are closely related in that mold damage often accompanies water damage. The S500 revision will become the third edition of this guideline. The S520 activity seeks to consolidate the information needed to adequately assess and remediate mold damage. The S520 results will be shared with the American Congress of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIS) with an eye to getting additional support for this effort. ACGIH annually publishes Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for chemical substances and physical agents. Contact Steve Phillips at 706.428.2115.

American Lung Association Health House Program Representative to Meet With CRI Members

CRI member companies with interest in the health care and educational markets are urged to attend this meeting April 16, 1-3 p.m. in the CRI Boardroom. Jerry Orr, Executive Director of the Minnesota American Lung Association (ALA), will be at CRI to present various sponsorship opportunities that ALA offers for its national Healthy Home program. The program outlines construction specifications for homes that are “healthy” for people with Asthma and Allergies. Carpet is a part of the Level 1 ALA Healthy Home. (Note: current ALA specifications designate commercial carpet for this residential use.) There will be numerous levels of participation opportunities available for discussion during the meeting. Contact Sally Fortenberry at 706.428.2108.

Seal of Approval Additions

CRI announces the addition of four newly authorized participants in their Seal of Approval Program. The following participants have pledged to uphold the program’s “Basic Principles of Consumer Satisfaction” and “Code of Conduct” and have passed the SOA test for cleaners and installers. Congratulations to:
Chem-Dry at South County, Monterey, California
Chem-Dry of Douglas County, Centennial, Colorado
Darling Carpet, Cogan Station, Pennsylvania
S.K. Carpet Cleaning, Pratt, Kansas
Look for these and other “authorized” participants of the CRI Seal of Approval Program on our website at www.carpet-rug.org and then choose “Seal of Approval” and “Approved Companies.” Contact Barbra Wilson at 706.428.2125.

Calendar

CRI has identified certain events as significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences. We will be participating in the following events:

  • Healthy Indoor Environments, April 9-12, Anaheim, California
  • American Floorcovering Alliance FloorTek Expo, April 22-23, Dalton, Georgia
  • Republican Governors Association Spring Forum, April 23-24, Lake Oconee, Georgia
  • CARE First Annual Conference, April 24-25, Sandestin, Florida
  • EnvironDesign 7, April 30-May 2, Washington, D.C.
  • Eighth Annual Conference on Recycling of Fibrous Textile & Carpet Waste, May 12-13, Dalton, Georgia
  • Clemson University Conference “Carpet Manufacturing Technology,” May 21-22, NW GA Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Georgia

If you are aware of other events that present significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences, please contact Louise Dobbs at 706.428.2104.

Check our website calendar for other industry related events

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