Forbo Products Get Environmental Certification

Hazleton, PA, January 16, 2008--Forbo Flooring Systems’ Marmoleum and Bulletin Board products were recently awarded sustainable platinum certification under the independent SMART Consensus Sustainable Product Standards.

The standards were developed by the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) to provide independent evaluation of the environmental performance of a building product over its life.

Marmoleum and Bullletin Board were recognized in the following categories: Safe for Public Health & Environment; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; Biobased or Recycled Materials; Innovation in Manufacturing; Facility or Company Based Manufacturing; and Reclamation, Sustainable Reuse or End of Life Management.