Press Releases 2011

CRI To Participate in Multi-Industry Product Stewardship Group
September 29, 2011 - CRI is taking a key role in the Product Management Alliance, an inter-industry partnership designed to promote market-based solutions for extended producer responsibility......

Members Approve Carpet and Rug Institute Restructuring
August 18, 2011 - John Wells, president of Interface Americas and chairman of the board of directors of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has announced board approval for a new organizational structure for CRI, the carpet industry's primary trade association......

Childhood Asthma Study Published in The New England Journal of Medicine Concludes: No Difference in Allergen Levels in Carpeted vs. Uncarpeted Homes
April 15, 2011 - A major study of inner city children with asthma concludes that positive environmental interventions in the children's homes, such as improved cleaning and the elimination of tobacco smoke, will result in a lessening of the children's asthma-related symptoms and an increase in their symptom-free days......

CRI Seal of Approval Signs 1000th Service Provider
February 16, 2011 - CRI is pleased to announce that Summit Maintenance Solutions of Tri-Cities Washington has joined CRI's Seal of Approval Service Providers Program as its 1000th participant......