Shaw Products Get NSF-140 Certification

Dalton, GA, Dec. 7, 2008--Shaw Industries said its Ultraloc Pattern, Teklok, EcoLogix and EcoWorx commercial product systems have all been certified under the Sustainable Carpet Standard NSF-140.

NSF-140 is a measure of a carpet’s sustainable attributes for commercial designers and end-users.

“The certification of Shaw’s commercial product systems under NSF-140 is further evidence of Shaw products’ ability to successfully meet the exacting requirements of multi-attribute lifecycle evaluations, said Shaw Commercial Director of Sustainability Jeff West,

Shaw’s commercial product systems achieved the following certification levels:

Platinum Certification

 * EcoWorx – high performance, PVC-free, completely recyclable Cradle to Cradle tile backing with 40 percent recycled content.
 * EcoWorx Broadloom and EcoWorx Performance Broadloom – high performance, completely recyclable Cradle to Cradle broadloom backing.
 * EcoLogix – Cushioned carpet tile backing made with 88 percent post-consumer recycled content.

Gold Certification

 * Ultraloc Pattern – High performance broadloom backing with superior delamination strength.
 * Teklok – High performance anti-microbial broadloom backing with superior delamination strength.

“NSF-140 is a strong complement to Shaw’s EcoWorx Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification,” West said. “Customers can now measure our products against the highly demanding multi-industry, multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle certification standard and the NSF-140 industry standard.”

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