(TORONTO, ON—SEPTEMBER 27, 2011)—InterfaceFLOR took home five IIDEX/ NeoCon Innovation Awards, including Gold in the Sustainable Products category for Striation™, a new modular carpet tile produced from yarn that is created from salvaged fishing nets plus reclaimed fiber from the company’s own ReEntry® recycling process. The other four honors, also announced last week during IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, included Silver for both Red Carpet Collection and its Silurian™/Matrix™ pairing, and Bronze awards for Permian™ and Raw™. This quartet of winners won in the Modular Carpet category.

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized as a leader in developing products that are both beautiful and sustainable,” said Peter Greene, vice president of marketing for InterfaceFLOR . “These awards are proof that we can continue to introduce uncompromising designs while moving towards Mission Zero, our promise to eliminate any negative environmental impact by 2020. We’re especially proud to be cited for such a wide breadth of product, including three lines introduced at IIDEX—the first time InterfaceFLOR has had a North American debut of product at this show.”

The Innovation Awards are presented by the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), and Merchandise Mart Properties (Canada) Inc, which engaged a diverse group of judges from design, media and business backgrounds, to select this year’s 50 winners. InterfaceFLOR’s five winning entries were selected for pioneering design, construction and groundbreaking sustainability, as noted at the September 21 awards ceremony.
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About InterfaceFLOR
InterfaceFLOR, LLC and InterfaceFLOR Canada, Inc, are subsidiaries of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial carpet tile. For 38 years, the company has consistently led the industry through innovation and now leads the industry in environmental sustainability. InterfaceFLOR is setting the pace for development of modular carpet using materials and processes that take less from the environment, and is well along the path to “Mission Zero®,” the company’s promise to eliminate any negative impact it has on the environment by the year 2020. InterfaceFLOR's worldwide carpet manufacturing facilities maintain third party registration to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard, and the company obtained the first-ever Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the commercial floor covering industry in North America. The company is recognized globally for its commitment to build environmental considerations into its business decisions.

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