Mannington Receives ISO 9001 & 14001 Certification

Salem, NJ, November 30, 2005--Mannington Mills announced today that both their Commercial Tile and Inlaid Flooring Operations have been registered to the ISO 9001 Quality Standard, and the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard by registrars NSF-ISR. ISO (The International Organization for Standardization), is an international organization that serves to develop manufacturing standards that have positive economic, social, and environmental effects. The ISO 9000 group of standards has become an international reference for quality requirements, and the ISO 14000 group of standards is designed to help organizations address environmental improvement opportunities. Mannington’s Tile and Inlaid Flooring Operations are separate commercial facilities, located at the company’s headquarters in Salem, N.J. These two commercial operations employ a progressive merged management system, which guides the operations to improved environmental and quality performance.