BPS Products Get NSF-140 Certification

Los Angeles, CA, June 24, 2009--Bentley Prince Street said that all of its standard broadloom products are certified Platinum with the new NSF 140 Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard.

In addition, all of Bentley Prince Street’s standard carpet tile products, as well as all broadloom products using the optional Prestige PlusRC backing, are certified at the Gold Level.

NSF 140 was designed to establish a single certification system to assess and define sustainable carpet across the floor covering industry with common metrics.

Bentley Prince Street demonstrated that all its standard broadloom products contain at least 10% post consumer content, meet the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Green Label Plus requirements for indoor air quality, have extended product life,
do not contain flame retardants, undergo an extensive life cycle assessment process, and meet the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) recycling goals, including a minimum of 10% reclamation and recycling of carpet products