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Specialty Sleep Assn. hosts Vegas seminar on ‘green'
Furniture Today Staff, February 6, 2012LAS VEGAS - The Specialty Sleep Assn. is presenting a seminar for bedding retailers at the Las Vegas Market designed to help them win conscientious consumers with accurate product claims. More -
Ikea to add solar panels to 5 more U.S. locations
Furniture Today Staff, February 6, 2012CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Ikea plans to install solar energy panels on five more of its U.S. stores. More -
AHFA offers guide to responsible sourcing
Furniture Today Staff, January 22, 2012HIGH POINT - The American Home Furnishings Alliance has released its Responsible Sourcing Manual, designed to help home furnishings companies establish corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. More -
No-Sag meets EFEC eco-friendly standard
Furniture Today Staff, January 22, 2012KENDALLVILLE, Ind. - Leggett & Platt said its No-Sag Products branch here has met the registration standards of Enhancing Furniture's Environmental Culture, the American Home Furnishings Alliance program created to advance the industry's environmental performance. More -
Interest in ‘green' fabrics pales
Gary Evans, January 21, 2012HIGH POINT - The troubled economy has reined in the use of eco-friendly fabrics in upholstery from slow to slower, several industry executives say. More -
CertPUR-US unveils educational website
Furniture Today Staff, January 18, 2012HICKORY, N.C. - The Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam has launched a new website for the CertiPUR-US foam certification program. More -
Ikea to add solar panels at five more U.S. locations
Furniture Today Staff, January 12, 2012CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea plans to install solar energy panels on five more of its U.S. stores. More -
Natura World to restructure
Jay McIntosh, January 10, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Ontario - Natural and organic bedding producer Natura World has filed a notice of intention to restructure its business under Canada's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and said it has reached an agreement with its lender to provide C$7.8 million in new financing. More -
Vaughan-Bassett to donate 150,000 tree seedlings
Furniture Today Staff, December 12, 2011GALAX, Va. — Wood furniture manufacturer Vaughan-Bassett has purchased 150,000 tree seedlings from the Virginia Department of Forestry to donate to planting projects by forest landowners, schools and other groups in the state, according to the Smith Mountain (Va.) Eagle. More -
EPA finalizes wood finish emission standards at plants
Heath E. Combs, December 6, 2011HIGH POINT — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized wood finish emissions standards that will help control exposure to air pollutants at manufacturing facilities. More -
Green marketing opportunities?
Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011Consumers need information first More
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