Press Releases

Dalton, GA – USFloors Inc. has achieved GREENGUARD® Children & Schools Certification for it’s line of Natural Cork® Floating Floors with the Endura AR™ finish as well as it’s entry level Ecocork® Floating Floors. Earlier this year, USFloors achieved the Children & Schools certification for its Natural Bamboo® flooring line, the only bamboo flooring line to achieve this stringent certification standard for indoor air quality. With the addition of the Natural Cork® floating floors, USFloors is the only flooring supplier to have both cork and bamboo flooring lines with GREENGUARD Children & Schools certification in it’s product portfolio.

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The Sun is Shining in Dalton, GA

January 19, 2010- The largest commercial solar array in the state was commissioned today in

USFloors' newest solar array is visible from Interstate 75

Dalton, GA. USFloors, a nationwide leader in sustainable flooring, installed an 144.48 kW solar array on their facilities. USFloors President Piet Dossche explained, “The array is expected to more than cover the energy needs for our green building, producing enough energy to power 10 Georgia homes. As part of USFloors’ ongoing sustainability mission, we have more than quadrupled the amount of solar energy we provide to the community.” The array covers approximately 14,500 square feet, and is visible from I-75.

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The following press release was distributed by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, a third-party organization that administers the GREENGUARD certification programs.

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Rigorous Indoor Air Quality Certification Augments USFloors’ Sustainability Credentials

ATLANTA (December 10, 2009) – The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is proud to announce that USFloors, Inc. has achieved the first-ever GREENGUARD Certification for a complete line of bamboo flooring. Though bamboo flooring has long been considered a sustainable choice because it is a rapidly renewable material, it now helps create healthier indoor environments by meeting the stringent chemical emissions standards of the GREENGUARD Certification Program^SM. continue

Phoenix, AZ - USF Contract, the commercial division of USFloors, was awarded the Green Exhibitor Award for the Partner Level at the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo held recently in Phoenix, AZ. The Green Exhibitor Awards are based on points accumulated by using the Green Exhibition Scorecard provided by Greenbuild and the USGBC. continue

Dalton, GA – USFloors, the leading manufacturer of unique and sustainable floors, delves further into the realm of environmentally responsible flooring with the launch of Navarre Timeless Wood Floors™. Navarre Timeless Wood Floors™ are certified 100% FSC pure, ensuring that not only the top oak wear layer, but the entirety of the wood used to produce these beautiful floors follows a verified and documented chain of custody. continue

DALTON, GA – Four on the management staff of USFloors have achieved accreditation as a LEED AP certified by the Green Building Certification Institute. Those four include: Deborah Hardin, VP of Sales and Marketing; Patty Ward, West Coast Regional Sales Manager; Bruce Graye, Northeastern Regional Sales Manager; Gary Keeble, Jr., Marketing Manager.

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New Introductions Include Naturally Sustainable Cork, Strand Woven Bamboo and Corboo™
Color, Innovation and Design Define USFloors’ Product Offering for Contract

Chicago - For leading cork and bamboo flooring manufacturer USFloors, the company’s product introductions for NeoCon 2009 represent the company’s foray into the contract market and the culmination of nearly a decade of design and innovation. Opening today in Chicago, NeoCon is the world’s largest market event for interior designers, architects and facility management professionals.

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Georgia based United Renewable Energy, LLC and US Floors Inc. complete the first phase of a 94.5 kw solar electric power generation system

Dalton, GA based US Floors Inc. a leading sustainable flooring manufacturer, has completed the installation of the first phase of what is likely to be the largest privately owned solar power generation system in the State. The system is mounted on the rooftop of their new sustainable flooring plant in Dalton, which began production of unique and sustainable flooring products in late 2008.

The rooftop array currently consists of 180 photovoltaic (PV) solar panels that generate electricity directly from sunlight. The completed system is rated at 31.5 kilowatts, and generates enough electricity to power four Georgia homes. When the next two phases are installed, the total output of the system will exceed 94 kilowatts, powering a significant portion of the building’s electrical requirements.

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USFloors to Put New Twist on Surfaces 2009 with Proprietary Strand Woven Natural Bamboo® and Expanded Navarre Oil Finished Line

(Dalton, GA) US Floors will introduce a proprietary Strand Woven Natural Bamboo® product assortment featuring a stranded bamboo infused with strands of cork. This exciting development puts a new twist on popular strand woven bamboo floors. The infusion of cork strands in the weave of bamboo strands adds sound reduction properties not currently attributed to strand woven bamboo floors, making it a must in residential and commercial applications where reduced noise levels are desired. The woven cork strands also add a distinctive look unavailable in other strand woven bamboofloors. This new assortment will feature a versatile array of stains suitable for residential and commercial applications and will be backed by Lifetime Residential Wear and Structure Warranties as well as a 15 Year Heavy Commercial Warranty. These products will be manufactured in USFloors’ new manufacturing facility located in Dalton, GA.
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(Dalton, GA) With the year-end opening of its state-of –the-art cork and bamboo flooring manufacturing facility in Dalton, GA, USFloors will firmly establish itself as the leader in this category and the only manufacturer of cork and bamboo flooring in the USA.
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