BLOOMINGTON, ILL.—Sanitaire, a leading manufacturer of commercial vacuum cleaners, announced that it has doubled its warranty coverage on most of its models, increasing its parts, service and labor warranty from one year to two. The company is calling its newly-extended warranty program the “Sanitaire Promise of Performance” as a means to emphasize its quality commitment to the company’s vacuum cleaner models. The new warranty effectively doubles the warranty on Sanitaire commercial vacuums from one to two full years from the date of purchase. “We have already enhanced the durability of our products by making numerous improvements in...

MURRIETA, CALIF.—Green Globe International Inc., the worldwide owner of the Green Globe brand, announced that Green Globe Certification, the worldwide sustainability certification for tourism businesses, has updated its certification requirements for participating businesses. The requirements were updated to keep pace with the newest scientific data and developments in sustainability. As a result of the latest updates, there are now a total of 248 certification requirements. For each client, a selection of requirements is applied to the certification process to take into consideration factors such as the type of business, geographical location and additional unique aspects of the business and its...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes EcoHangersExpress.com as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. EcoHangersExpress.com offers environmentally friendly clothes hangers as a green alternative to non-recyclable wire, wood or plastic hangers. The hangers are available in 10 nature-inspired designs. EcoHangers are ready to ship in boxes of 250 units. Custom wholesale programs are also available. EcoHangers are 100 percent recycled, recyclable, reusable and made in America. For additional information, call (877) 888-9932, e-mail products@ecohangersexpress.com, or go to www.ecohangersexpress.com.

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Bringing together the latest in luxury and an Earth-friendly outlook, Pineapple Hospitality has partnered with Power Brands Hospitality as a distributor of the company’s all-new Earth Perfect and Earth Simple lines of amenities. With the launch of Earth Simple and Earth Perfect, Pineapple and Power Brands offer luxurious, Earth-friendly amenities that span a range of benefits and budgets. Earth Simple is a nature-based amenity collection made from pure botanical extracts. Earth Perfect is a sulfate- and paraben-free amenity collection formulated with certified organic extracts. The U.S. amenities market is a $350 million to $400 million a year business. Worldwide,...

CHICAGO—Builders, remodelers and other industry professionals seeking molded interior doors that meet or exceed green building industry standards can specify CraftMaster Green Doors from CMI. The new, environmentally-friendly doors are made with sustainable materials, recycled content, and low VOC primers and adhesives, and they produce low formaldehyde emissions. CraftMaster Green Doors are available in all CraftMaster raised panel, molded door designs from the original six-panel Colonist and four-panel, square-top Coventry to the two-panel, square top Carrara; arched top, two-panel plank Cashal and others. To complement a wide range of styles and decorating tastes, many passage and bifold doors can be...

SHEFFIELD, MASS.—Cypress Bath & Bed, a leading designer and manufacturer of luxurious bathrobes, towels, slippers, and sheets for the hospitality and spa industry, is experiencing a steady and increased adoption of their recently introduced Green Earth towels by California hoteliers. Due in part to the rising energy and water costs associated with laundering standard hotel and spa towels, California hotels have found a way to provide luxury linens, while reducing their operational costs. For these environmentally conscious hoteliers, the definition of product quality involves addressing and mitigating the energy and water costs it takes to launder, while not sacrificing...

ALSIP, ILL.— Litetronics International Inc. has introduced its GU24 socket adapters to accompany its line of Spiral-Lite GU24 compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Litetronics GU24 socket adapters screw and lock into medium-based sockets to permanently retrofit fixtures into energy-saving GU24-based fixtures. Once the adapter is installed into the socket, it cannot be removed, which guarantees that inefficient incandescent bulbs cannot be used in the socket. Spiral-Lite GU24 CFLs and adapters are great for maintenance applications where building maintenance managers want to ensure energy-saving CFLs are used in the fixtures instead of incandescent lamps or for applications that require theft protection....

OCONOMOWOC, WIS.—Prestwick Limited introduces its Towel Valets—a popular choice for hotel and resort owners with pools. The valets not only offer a place for guest towels, they enhance the pool area and champion an environmental cause. “Our towel valets are made out of recycled milk jugs,” explained executive director of brand development, Annie Riphenburg. “The material is 98 percent pure recycled plastic, is extremely durable, low maintenance and is impervious to heat, sun and cold. The towel valets are offered in single, double and triple varieties, come in a wide range of color combinations and can be customized with...

ATLANTA—Brintons, the world’s largest producer of custom woven Axminster carpet, has reached a significant landmark in its bid to guarantee its customers the best possible service after becoming the first Axminster carpet supplier to launch its own large format strike-off simulation program. The Axminster Modeling Program (AMP) allows Brintons’ customers to visualize custom designs and color schemes in Axminster construction through computer-generated paper simulations, rather than through traditional woven strike-offs. The use of AMP ensures significant time savings can be achieved at various stages during an installation project and it also brings a number of valuable environmental benefits. Brintons has taken...

LAS VEGAS—PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions, a custom fixture design program created for the benefit of the hospitality industry, was unveiled last month at HD Expo in Las Vegas. PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions enables design-focused clients to partner and collaborate one on one with the PFISTER Industrial Design Team, disciplined in traditional applied art and the integration of state-of-the-art technology, to develop unique designs true to original inspiration in as little as eight weeks. “Customization and exclusivity are in high demand in almost every U.S. market segment,” said Nick Kruse, marketing director, PFISTER. “PFISTER Custom Faucet Solutions enables hospitality clients working...