AUGUSTA, GA.—Club Car will feature its elite Carryall utility vehicles at booth # 2364 of the 2015 HX (The Hotel Experience, formerly IHMRS) trade show. The event will be held November 8 to 10 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.“The quality, style and performance of Club Car’s utility and transport vehicles have made them the U.S. market leader and a perfect choice for exclusive hotels and resorts,” says Mary A. Sicard, Manager of the newly formed resorts and rentals marketing division.The vehicles on display will include the Carryall 500 utility vehicle. “Few vehicles fit as...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Green Seal is joining with the Food For Thought Catering Group of Chicago to promote sustainability and its GS-55 Certification for Restaurants and Food Services. “With Food For Thought’s recent growth, we felt it important to expand the presence of GS-55 certification into our overall business messaging,” said Bess Montecalvo, Marketing Manager at Food for Thought. “We want to ensure that our customers know we not only provide quality service and food but produce it in an environment that has a minimal impact on the environment.”The goal of the partnership between Food for Thought and Green Seal is...

NEW YORK—Dometic Group announced that it will exhibit its DM50 at the HX: The Hotel Experience expo in New York City, November 8 to 10. The DM50 is the world’s first drawer minibar designed to operate silently and provide an array of luxury features to both enhance guests’ in-room experience while saving energy for the hotel. Show participants can see the DM50 at Booth #1936.“Dometic stands as a pioneer in developing versatile, silent-running minibars and our DM50 represents the very top of our class,” said Fatiha Babou, Business Leader Lodging Americas for Dometic Group. “With the DM50, we have...

WOODRIDGE, ILL.—Danze, Inc., known for its design innovation in decorative plumbing, has announced the addition of Polished Nickel to the finish choices available on its popular Mid-town Collection. The Polished Nickel finish is a unique alternative to Chrome and provides dimension and depth to the fixtures. It serves as an interesting option between Chrome and Brushed Nickel.The finish is available on several Mid-town bathroom products, including: single handle lavatory faucet (D225562PNV); two handle widespread lavatory faucet (D304062PNV); Roman tub faucet (D300962PNVT); tub and shower trim kit (D500062PNVT); pressure balance shower faucet (D500562PNVT); Mono Chic 5x8” rectangular showerhead (D460059); thermostatic...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—From its Endurance series, WAC Lighting introduces Hawk LED Luminaires. These exterior fixtures can be mounted in any direction for direct and indirect illumination for hospitality applications.Energy Star and DLC rated, Hawk adheres with industry norms of an outdoor fixture with an IP66 wet location listing. WAC Lighting went one step further and created a patent pending design, with a factory-sealed housing that encloses the LED light engine. This ensures that regardless of the orientation the fixtures are mounted there will be no water or dust leaks into the fixture over time.Included with the luminaire comes a...

NEW YORK—DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) is bringing its Specify With Care (SWC) cause-related marketing program on the road this fall. The initiative invites companies to donate a percentage of sales from designated collections to benefit DIFFA in its fight against HIV/AIDS. Specify With Care affiliate products will be displayed at both NeoCon East in Philadelphia (October 28 to 29, Booth #100-A) and BDNY in New York City (November 8 to 9, Booth #178). Current participating affiliates include Blanco, Bolon, Ege, Maya Romanoff, Laufen and Wolf Gordon. DIFFA Executive Director Johanna Osburn, comments, “Specify With Care...

DALTON, GA.—Recognizing the importance of education, Tandus Centiva, a Tarkett company, Suzanne Tick Inc. and Antron Carpet Fiber, have teamed up to support the Publicolor Summer Design Studio. The Summer Design Studio is an innovative work-study program that utilizes a non-traditional curriculum emphasizing tactile learning experiences. The combination of project-based learning, community service and paid work opportunities provide a compilation of meaningful summer activities for youth who otherwise would be idle when the school year ends in June.The Tandus Centiva, Suzanne Tick Inc., and Antron Carpet Fiber collections contribute up to $0.30 cents per square yard to the Publicolor...

INDIANAPOLIS—Gilchrist & Soames, a leading provider of cosmetic-grade toiletry collections for the luxury hotel market, announced that they will be introducing four new collections at HX: The Hotel Experience trade show in New York City on November 8. The collections include Gilchrist & Soames Royal, Shade, GUILD + PEPPER, and Stem.“Just as luxury hoteliers address every detail when cultivating special moments for their guests, the new Gilchrist & Soames collections have been crafted with the same intention—tapping into an unmatched level of personal care, fragrance ingredient trends and modern design aesthetics,” said Roys Laux, Vice President of Marketing for...

OAKLAND, CALIF.—The Clorox Co. announced it has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate responsibility (CR) initiative. Signatories pledge to support and promote 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.“Corporate responsibility has been a cornerstone of our company since our founding in 1913, and we look forward to working with other like-minded companies and organizations to support the UN’s 10 principles,” said Clorox CEO Benno Dorer. “Through our CR Strategy and 2020 goals, we will continue to make sustainability core to how we do business.”Clorox was...

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.—Recognizing LG Electronics’ leadership in environmental sustainability, Corporate Responsibility Magazine, the leading voice of corporate responsibility, has named LG Electronics USA President and CEO as 2015 Responsible CEO of the Year.Selected by an independent judging panel of previous winners and other industry leaders, Cho was singled out for excellence in environmental impact and sustainability. CR Magazine’s judges considered a number of key metrics including the scope of the CEO’s impact on his organization and community, the extent to which the CEO drove this initiative, and the individual reputation or professional risk taken by the CEO.Under Cho’s leadership,...