Carpet and Rug Institute

Dixie and Atlas, CRI, WFCA and the S600 standard

  By Kemp Harr   As spring arrives and the 2014 floorcovering selling season starts to ramp up, we can only hope that much of the pause in the economy in the last three months is weather ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/dixie-and-atlas-cri-wfca-and-the-s600-stand...

Strategic Exchange - December 2011

By Kemp Harr   I don’t think anybody was really surprised that the super-committee couldn’t reach an agreement last month on how to reduce the nation’s debt and move this coun...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange--december-2011

Milliken’s Russell Grizzle New CRI Chairman

Dalton, GA, December 1--Russell Grizzle, President of the USA Carpet Division of Milliken & Company, was elected as Chairman of the Board of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) at the trade association...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/millikens-russell-grizzle-new-cri-chairman

CRI Unveils New Website

Dalton, GA March 111--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has launched its new website as part of the trade association's new, enhanced identity, in an on-going effort to make CRI an even more valu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-unveils-new-website

Tuft Talk - July 2012

By Frank Hurd   In the last Tuft Talk, we discussed the myths about carpet, how these factors cause customers to deselect carpet, and how the retailer can address them. In that article, one t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tuft-talk--july-2012

CRI Says Critical Report Ignores Developments

Dalton, GA, June 15, 2010--The president of the Carpet and Rug Institute says questions raised in a recently-published white paper critical of CRI's signature Seal of Approval (SOA) testing and certif...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-says-critical-report-ignores-developmen...

Russ Delozier Presented CRI's Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award

Dalton, GA, November 14, 2019-The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to J+J's Russ Delozier at the organization’s annual membership meeting on November...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/russ-delozier-presented-cris-joseph-j-smrek...

CRI Issues New Carpet Cleaning Standards

Dalton, GA, March 12, 2019-The Carpet and Rug Institute, Inc. has announced the publication of the CRI 204 Commercial Carpet Standard for Maintenance and Cleaning and CRI 205 Residential Carpet Standa...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-issues-new-carpet-cleaning-standards

CRI Accepting Deep Cleaning Systems for Testing

Dalton, GA, March 2, 2006--Continuing to build on its Seal of Approval signature program for carpet cleaning, the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) announced today that it is accepting products for testi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-accepting-deep-cleaning-systems-for-tes...

Housekeepers To Promote CRI Certified Products

Dalton, GA, Jan. 6, 2009--The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) and the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding designed to help executive ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/housekeepers-to-promote-cri-certified-produ...

Shaw Warranties to Require CRI, IICRC Approval

Dalton, GA, August 25, 2006--Following the company’s announcement in June of 2005, Shaw has revised its residential carpet warranties to require the use of CRI Seal of Approval products for carpet cl...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/shaw-warranties-to-require-cri-iicrc-approv...

CRI’s Seal Raises Vacuum Performance Standards

Dalton, GA, September 25, 2007--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) said it will begin ceritifying vacuum cleaners that improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and green cleaning products.   The ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cris-seal-raises-vacuum-performance-standar...

Mohawk to Require CRI Seal on Cleaning Products

Dalton, GA, December 21, 2006--Beginning in 2007, Mohawk Industries will require that carpet care products used to clean its carpets have the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval. The CRI’s ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mohawk-to-require-cri-seal-on-cleaning-prod...

Mohawk to Require CRI Cleaning Seal for Warranty

Dalton, GA, May 17, 2006--Beginning in 2007, Mohawk Industries will require that professional floor care systems used to clean its carpets have the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval. The ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mohawk-to-require-cri-cleaning-seal-for-war...

CRI to Extend VPS for Third Year

Dalton, GA, November 17, 2016—The Carpet and Rug Institute’s (CRI) Annual Meeting was held November 16 in Dalton, Georgia and included updates on two important 2016 group initiatives: exte...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-to-extend-vps-for-third-year

CRI to Fund Voluntary Product Stewardship for Second Year

Dalton, GA, November 18, 2015—The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its annual meeting in downtown Dalton, Georgia yesterday, where it announced that it would dedicate half of its annual bud...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-to-fund-voluntary-product-stewardship-f...

Installation standards, WFCA and CFI, Mullican's 30th: Strategic Exchange - Oct 2015

By Kemp Harr Right before this issue went to press, the feds decided to defer on raising short-term interest rates, citing “recent global developments” as the primary reason. The rate h...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/installation-standards-wfca-and-cfi-mullica...

CRI Revokes Support for GreenSeal Standard

Dalton, GA, Jan. 9, 2009--The Carpet and Rug Institute said it will no longer recognize GreenSeal's GS-37 Standard as a Green Certification for its Seal of Approval Carpet Cleaning Solutions.CRI cited...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-revokes-support-for-greenseal-standard

Carpet Mills Suspend VPS Recycling Subsidy Program

Dalton, Georgia, April 23, 2020--On April 21, the CRI (Carpet & Rug Institute) announced the suspension of the $4 million voluntary product stewardship (VPS) program, which had been paying subsidi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/carpet-mills-ends-vps-recycling-subsidy-pro...

Royal Thai’s Wardlaw Wins CRI's Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award

Dalton, GA, November 15, 2018-The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to David Wardlaw, technical director for Royal Thai, at the annual membership meeting. ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/royal-thais-david-wardlaw-wins-cris-joseph-...

Joe Foye Presented Smrekar Memorial Award

Dalton, GA, Nov. 16, 2012 -- The Carpet and Rug Institute presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to Joe Foye, Mohawk Industries divisional general council and long-time CRI volunteer at its An...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/joe-foye-presented-smrekar-memorial-award

CRI Partners with Florida DEP's Green Lodging

Dalton, GA, August 22--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has joined forces with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help Florida’s lodging industry create a healthier and safe...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-partners-with-florida-dep39s-green-lodg...

CRI Gets ANSI Accreditation as Certification Body

Dalton, GA, June 2, 2008--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) said that it is the first organization within the soft floorcovering sector to earn accreditation as a certification body for indoor air qu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-gets-ansi-accreditation-as-certificatio...

Installation Update - April 2010

By Jessica Chevalier Will installation, a perennial headache in the business of floorcovering, see significant forward traction in 2010? It’s clear that the pool of floorcoverer training progra...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/installation-update--april-2010

CRI Teams Up To Help in Search for Missing Childre

Dalton, GA, Jan. 26--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in an effort to assist the organization in its quest to find m...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-teams-up-to-help-in-search-for-missing-...

CRI Releases Sustainability Report

Dalton, GA, Dec. 22--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has posted the carpet industry 2002 Sustainability Report on the CRI website. CRI members continue to find new and innovative ways to be envi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-releases-sustainability-report

Mohawk: CRI Seal of Approval Opportunity to Enhanc

Dalton, GA, September 14, 2005--Mohawk Industries is a strong supporter of CRI’s Seal of Approval Program for a number of reasons, but one stands out: Mohawk believes this is an excellent opportunity ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mohawk-cri-seal-of-approval-opportunity-to-...

Carpet Industry Sets New IAQ Standard

Dalton, GA, Jun. 14--The Carpet and Rug Institute today unveiled a new Green Label Plus independent testing program for carpet that meets, and even exceeds, California's indoor environmental quali...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/carpet-industry-sets-new-iaq-standard

CRI Announces New Maintenance Publications

Dalton, GA - May 20, 2004 - The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) announces the release of two new maintenance publications. The "Carpet Maintenance Guidelines for Commercial Applications" is written ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-announces-new-maintenance-publications

CRI Encourages Members To Debunk Carpet Myths

Dalton, GA, Nov. 20, 2008– The Carpet and Rug Institute’s annual meeting Thursday morning focused largely on “mythbusting,” or encouraging members to correct much of the widesp...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-encourages-members-to-debunk-carpet-myt...