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| Date | 8/15/2005 3:28:44 PM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
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| Abstract | Farnham, Quebec, Canada—Lise LeBreton has been promoted to director of styling and design for Tarkett Residential. She had been director of laminate products since joining the company in 2000... |
| Article | Farnham, Quebec, Canada—Lise LeBreton has been promoted to director of styling and design for Tarkett Residential. She had been director of laminate products since joining the company in 2000. In her new role, LeBreton will head up Tarkett Residential’s design department. She will be responsible for product conception, design and styling, as well as other marketing support and customer relation functions related to the design of products and the styling of marketing collateral. In addition, LeBreton will work closely with the R&D department to develop new techniques and methods for applying color and texture to flooring. She will report to Jacues Bourdean, senior director of product development. Jan Lembregts, president of Tarkett Residential, said this appointment “signifies the company’s growing commitment to style and design providing consumer-preferred offerings throughout all our product lines, merchandising systems as well as marketing materials and the Internet.” On the contract side of the manufacturer, Tarkett Commercial had an opportunity to show its commitment to the environment when it was able to salvage more than 35,000 pounds of resilient flooring destined for a landfill. Gilles de Beaumont, Tarkett Commercial’s president, explained, rolls of Granite and Acczent sheet vinyl were damaged beyond use during transportation. Instead of throwing it in a landfill, the mill was able to recycle the damaged flooring by turning it into wall base, thus “giving the product new life. “We consider it our mission to make prudent use of available natural resources and to be environmentally responsible,” he said. “So there was no question as to what we would do with the damaged products. Tarkett is committed to protecting the environment and this effort includes reducing the waste to landfills.” This recovery effort is, in a way, part of a major recycling and reclamation initiative instituted by Tarkett. The company provides every customer with a bag to return unused material to Tarkett facilities at no cost to them. Depending on the product, Tarkett Commercial flooring can also contribute up to 10 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points. —Matthew Spieler |