Interface

Interface: 50th Anniversary: Interface started by making carpet tile and ended up rewriting the book on manufacturing – Aug/Sept 2023

Introduction by Kemp Harr Interface has had the courage to be different from the very beginning. Fifty years ago, it was started by entrepreneur Ray Anderson, who was so passionate about the carpet t...
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Legacy of a Visionary Leader - December 2011

With his vision, conviction and perseverance, Ray Anderson not only forged the path for modular carpet tile—which is now the fastest growing product in the commercial flooring market—but h...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/legacy-of-a-visionary-leader--december-2011

Interface Turns 35 - June 2008

Interview By Darius Helm In 2007, with most carpet mills struggling to maintain their positions, Interface Inc., the largest carpet tile manufacturer in the world, had its strongest growth year...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-turns-35--june-2008

Carpet Tile: 21st Century Flooring - February 2013

  By Jessica Chevalier & Darius Helm   Carpet tile’s unique performance attributes first captured the attention of the commercial market over 30 years ago, but its meteoric grow...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/carpet-tile-21st-century-flooring--february...

Interface's Renewable Energy Purchases Fund Wi

Atlanta, GA, August 4--For 10 years, Interface, Inc. and its subsidiaries have been engaged in initiatives designed to lighten their company’s environmental footprint, including investments in renewab...
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Focus on Leadership: Laurel Hurd brings her expertise in sales and marketing to the lead position at Interface – June 2022

Interview by Kemp Harr Laurel Hurd had no plans to leave her role as president of learning and development at Newell Brands, the parent company of household names such as Graco, Crock-Pot, Rubbermai...
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Anderson Outlines Interface Plan at Clinton Global

New York, NY, September 21, 2006--Interface, Inc. chairman and founder Ray Anderson today outlined the company's plan to become a carbon neutral enterprise by the year 2020. The plan represents a ...
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John Wells, president of Interface Americas: Focus on Leadership

Interview by Kemp Harr John Wells, president of Interface Americas since 1999, grew up the youngest of four children to a small town family doctor and his wife in Dalton, Geogia. He diverged from h...
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Strategic Exchange - Aug/Sep 2012

By Kemp Harr   As we look back on floorcovering sales in the first half of this year, we see a similar picture to what we’ve been seeing in the two previous years—a burst of energ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange--augsep-2012

Interface's 2005 EcoMetrics Report Highlights

Atlanta, GA, April 24, 2006--Interface, Inc. has announced its latest global EcoMetrics showing progress the company is making towards reducing its environmental footprint. In 2005, Interface incr...
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Manufacturers Go Green - August/September 08

By Darius Helm, Brian Hamilton and Anne Harr It’s been about a decade since the carpet industry started incorporating sustainable concepts into manufacturing models. More recently, manufacturer...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/manufacturers-go-green--augustseptember-08

Interface Adds 33,000 Tons of Carbon Offsets with

Atlanta, GA, February 22, 2006--Interface, Inc., announced that it is furthering its sustainability mission by adding an estimated 33,000 tons of emission reduction credits (ERCs) to its existing port...
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Interface Entering Hard Surface with LVT Collection

Atlanta, GA, February 8, 2017—Interface is entering the hard surface flooring category to complement its broad range of modular carpet tiles. This category expansion will help the company bette...
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Interface Vows To Seek EPD Status by 2012

Atlanta, GA, Nov. 10, 2010 -- Interface Inc. said that as part of its "Mission Zero" commitment to eliminate negative environmental impact by 2020, the company will obtain third-party validated enviro...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-vows-to-seek-epd-status-by-2012

Interface Associates Give Back to Community

LaGrange and West Point, GA--Many know of Interface, Inc.’s commitment to the environment, but on Friday, March 3, the communities of LaGrange and West Point, Ga., will feel the strength of Interface’...
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Interface Debuts New GreenCircle Certification at Greenbuild

Atlanta, GA, October 10, 2016—Interface debuted a new third-party certification from GreenCircle Certified and spotlight its Climate Take Back mission at the 2016 Greenbuild International Confer...
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Interface Joins Chicago Climate Exchange

Atlanta, GA, November 10--Interface, Inc. announced that it has become a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a voluntary, multi-sector market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas (GHG) e...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-joins-chicago-climate-exchange

Interface Launches InterfaceRAISE

LaGrange, GA, September 25, 2006--Twelve years into its sustainability journey, and now in full swing with its Mission Zero™ promise, Interface has launched InterfaceRAISE™, a corporate consulting res...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-launches-interfaceraise

Soft Surface Sustainability - Aug/Sep 2012

By Darius Helm with Ruth Simon McRae   The carpet industry has long been a leader in building sustainability mechanisms and developing technologies for lowering environmental footprints, and ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/soft-surface-sustainability--augsep-2012

Interface Rallies on Upgrade

New York, NY, May 15, 2006--Interface Inc., shares rallied on Monday, after brokerage Raymond James upgraded its rating on the company, calling a recent sell-off of its shares unjustified. Shares o...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-rallies-on-upgrade

Interface and Partner Create the CARPETree

Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 22--Interface Flooring Systems has contracted with Florestas do Futuro (Forests of the Future) to create CARPETree, a reforestation program funded by Interface to help restore...
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Interface Receives EPA Landfill Methane Award

LaGrange, GA, January 19, 2006--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Interface Flooring Systems is the recipient of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) "Energy ...
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One on One with Anthony Minite - December 2006

By Darius Helm In 2001, Anthony Minite was given the seemingly impossible task of combining Bentley Mills and Prince Street. Bentley, the California company that had enjoyed the reputation of d...
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Interface Rolls Out Virtual Project Team

Atlanta, GA, May 26, 2020-Interface debuts its Virtual Project Team, a curated set of Interface resources to support customers and building industry professionals at any stage of the flooring design a...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-rolls-out-virtual-project-team

Interface Posts Latest Global EcoMetrics Report

Atlanta, GA, March 22, 2007--Interface, Inc. has announced its latest global EcoMetrics report demonstrating that the company is making notable progress towards its Mission Zero promise, "to elim...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-posts-latest-global-ecometrics-re...

Interface Provides Progress Update on Mission Zero

Atlanta, GA, July 20, 2018-Interface announces its 2017 EcoMetrics, demonstrating significant progress toward Mission Zero, which challenges the company to eliminate any negative impact it has on the ...
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Interface Flooring Systems Names New President

LaGrange, GA, August 31--Long-time Interface Flooring Systems associate and current Senior Vice President of Operations David Hobbs will become president of Interface Flooring Systems. Hobbs will assu...
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Interface Launches Rebranding Initiative

Singapore, June 19, 2006--As a global organization with several product groups and brands, Interface has launched a rebranding initiative to unite all its companies worldwide under one masterbrand--In...
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Analyst Sees Competitive Advantages for Interface

New York, NY, May 7, 2010--Flooring industry analyst Stifel-Nicolaus said that environmental and other trends are lining up to benefit Atlanta-based Interface Inc., the largest carpet tile maker in th...
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Interface Ranked First in Sustainability

Atlanta, GA, April 22, 2009--Modular carpet maker Interface has released its latest Ecometrics results, its annual self-measurement system that looks at energy, water, waste, materials, greenhouse gas...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/interface-ranked-first-in-sustainability