Mannington Receives Chemistry Council Award

Salem, NJ, May 12--Last week, Mannington Mills, Inc. was awarded the 2005 Chairman’s Award by the Chemistry Council of New Jersey (CCNJ). The award recognizes Mannington’s outstanding level of safety, health and environmental performance. "This is quite a significant award," said Dave Kitts, corporate director of safety and environmental initiatives for Mannington. "CCNJ evaluated us against many other companies in New Jersey, most of them much larger companies that are in the businesses of science, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry." "Mannington joins a prestigious group of past winners including DOW Chemical, Valero, Sybron Chemicals Inc., ExxonMobil Chemical, ICI Americas, Hatco Corporation, Infineum and Akzo Nobel Chemicals," said Hal Bozarth, executive director of the CCNJ. "We are very proud of our member companies, like Mannington, that continue to push the envelope on safety, health and environmental practices and through their initiatives set an example for other manufacturing sectors to follow." Mannington prides itself on progressive environmental initiatives that the company sums up in two words, "Actions Speak." It focuses on continual improvement in the areas of safety, health and environment.