FLORENCE, ALA.—The City of Florence, Ala., honored Centiva by nominating them for a Green Corporate Citizen Award, sponsored by Greenstar Recycling. “We nominated Centiva because they are a forward thinking company that realizes that sustainability and ‘being green’ aren’t just ways to market their brands; they are ways to cut costs, boost profits, and help the environment along the way,” said Rachel Mansell, education outreach coordinator for the City ofFlorence.Centiva is active in local community environmental efforts including Adopt-A-Mile, Shoals Earth Month, Inc., Florence City Schools Litter Critter Contest, and a recent sustainable beautification project. They are a City...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Deborah Lloyd Forrest, FASID, and Stephen Perkins, AIA, ISHC, founders and for 14 years co-owners of ForrestPerkins, have completed a transaction that results in the transfer of Perkins’ shares to Forrest. Forrest is now president and sole owner of ForrestPerkins, the global interior architecture and design firm with offices in Dallas, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. “ForrestPerkins is poised to meet a promising future, building on its strong reputation for design excellence and creating successful projects that meet our clients’ financial goals,” Forrest said. She attributes the firm’s national and international success to the partnership Perkins and she created through...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes DeepStream Designs as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. DeepStream Designs’ custom trash and recycling receptacles coordinate with a property's décor with panels made from wood, recycled plastic lumber, decorative resin, metals, stone, and laminates, and are framed by marine-anodized aluminum legs. DeepStream Designs’ receptacles, modular garden planters, and custom fixtures are engineered and constructed to provide the lowest cost of ownership over time. DeepStream Designs products are made in the United States.Call (305) 857-0466, e-mail dsdmiami@gmail.com, or go to www.deepstreamdesigns.com for more information.

WEST CHICAGO, ILL.—Hasek Communications L.L.C., the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Tornado Industries/CFR Corp. as a Founding Sponsor. Tornado Industries is a provider of commercial and industrial cleaning equipment. The company’s are created to maximize cleaning efficiency and speed, minimize the impact of cleaning on indoor environments, and reduce the total cost of cleaning. The all new CK 14/1 Pro combines affordability, superior airflow, the benefits of an enclosed bag system, on-board tools, and true HEPA filtration for healthier indoor air quality.CFR Corp. designs and manufactures a complete range of eco-friendly carpet cleaning systems and high...

TOLEDO, OHIO—Betco Corp. announces the newest addition to its Symplicity Laundry Program—Symplicity Built Detergent Ultra 225. This product combines detergency with alkalinity which eliminates the need for additional alkalinity builders. It features ultra concentrated formulation, new optical brighteners that enhance linen performance, neon yellow color that is easily recognized in a dispensing system, accurate dosing consistency when pumping through dispensing systems, and includes no phosphates, APE’s or NPE’s.Betco engineers cleaning programs, products and equipment that are sold through distribution partners internationally. Betco products serve numerous markets and industries including building services, hospitality, education, healthcare, food service and retail.Click here...

MILWAUKEE— Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform incorporating patented Recovery Time technology, announced that it signed a dealer agreement with Suite Control, a firm specializing in energy, electrical and entertainment technology solutions in Australia and Southeast Asia. Suite Control has completed a significant number of automation and integration projects, receiving numerous awards for their work. Recently, the company has designed and completed installations in hospitality buildings that focus on energy management and resource utilization. “We have a number of clients interested in reducing their cost of operations through energy management,” said George Nikols, director of business development for...

BLOOMSBURG, PA.—Bloomsburg Carpet, a maker of woven broadloom carpet, announced the introduction of its new Lineal collection. Combining contemporary colors and a modern aesthetic achieved through clean lines and textures, the collection offers four distinctive yet complementary styles:  Lineal, Grid, Inverse Grid and Rib. Thirty-three colorways ranging from neutral to contemporary are available across the four styles. All of the products are made with Zeftron nylon, a 100 percent fully renewable premium nylon 6 fiber brand.  The Lineal collection combines Bloomsburg’s weaving process for broadloom carpet with Zeftron’s color palette and styling options. Nine colors such as Barley, Charcoal,...

CHICAGO—PortionPac released a new unit-dose laundry product for high-efficiency washers called LaundryPac. “Many of our customers were switching to high efficiency washers and wanted to continue to use PortionPac’s laundry detergent,” said PortionPac president Burton Klein. “We’ve formulated LaundryPac to respond to the reduced water use and vertical agitation particular to high efficiency machines.”Using regular laundry detergent in a high efficiency washer can clog drains, make fabrics itch, and cause the washer to malfunction. Powerful high-efficiency machines use less water, clean fabrics more gently and require a different detergent formulation.LaundryPac is specially formulated for high efficiency front loading washing...

PLAINFIELD, IND.—Gilchrist & Soames recently introduced its new Essentiel Elements Spa Treatment Collection. Featuring a fragrance blend of rosemary and mint, all Essentiel Elements products are formulated with 95 to 97 percent natural origin ingredients and are paraben free and phthalate free. The products are also free of mineral oils and artificial colors, packaged in readily-recyclable tubes, feature fully biodegradable formulations, and have never been tested on animals.The five Essentiel Elements liquid products—Shampoo, Conditioner, Conditioning Shampoo, Body Wash and Body Lotion—are available in a 1 fl. oz. (30 ml) size. Mallow extract and panthenol leave hair shiny and soft...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.—Native Trails, a company offering sustainable, artisan-crafted furnishings for kitchen and bath, is providing more finish options in select 100 percent recycled, handmade copper pieces, giving end-users more selections than ever before. Continuing to expand its product offerings, Native Trails is making its Antique finish available for the first time in the complete Maestro Collection of lavatory basins.Since its establishment some 15 years ago, Native Trails has earned a reputation for bringing eclectic sophistication to high-end kitchen and bath furnishings with evocative, authentic, artisan-crafted designs that incorporate recycled, reclaimed or green-certified materials.Artisans in Central Mexico handcraft...