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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

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With thousands of announcements each year regarding new green products and services, it is important to have one “go to” news source. Green Lodging News includes product news and much more. Got news to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or contact him by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. Articles posted in the Vendor News section are press releases submitted by vendors and/or their public relations representatives. They are occasionally written by the editor.

Perf Go Green Adds Perf Go Clean All-Natural Cleaning Products

NEW YORK—Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc., a leader in biodegradable plastic products and everyday green solutions, announced the launch of Perf Go Clean all-natural and sustainable household cleaning products, to be distributed beginning May 1, 2009. The highly-effective Perf Go Clean retail line includes Total Bathroom, Glass, and Multi-Purpose Cleaner, Fresh & Clean Air and Stain & Odor Remover and are all hypoallergenic, readily biodegradable, nontoxic, non-flammable and never tested on animals. Perf Go Clean gets the job done, at an affordable price, without toxic and harmful chemicals found in traditional cleaning products. Perf Go Clean bio-based products provide total...

Green Lodging News Welcomes PTAC MAGIC as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes PTAC MAGIC as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. The company specializes in installing, cleaning and recycling Packaged Terminal Air-Conditioning units. The steam cleaning of PTACs improves air quality, cuts electric bills significantly, increases profits, kills mold and viruses, reduces repair costs, lowers replacement costs, and increases guest satisfaction. Steam cleaning is a chemical-free process. For more information, call (888) 401-7822, e-mail david@ptacmagic.com, or go to www.ptacmagic.com.

Everpure Launches SMARTWORKS Program for Foodservice Operators

CHICAGO—Everpure, a leading foodservice industry supplier of commercial water treatment products, announced the launch of SMARTWORKS, a turnkey water analysis program that provides foodservice operators with a completely customized water filtration solution. The SMARTWORKS program provides step-by-step assistance on everything from end-user water testing to providing a user-friendly water analyzing and product sizing program, offering targeted solutions to best fit individual operation’s unique water needs. Research shows that programs like SMARTWORKS are in high demand. According to a recent survey of restaurant operators, 73 percent thought foodservice operations needed water filtration solution treatments, while only 52 percent said they...

GLN Welcomes KOJO Worldwide as Directory Partner

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes KOJO Worldwide as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. KOJO Worldwide offers a full line of eco-friendly linens and towels made from organic cotton and bamboo, as well as TENCEL and Lenzing Modal—biodegradable eco fibers made from wood pulp cellulose. KOJO Worldwide also offers custom bedding ensembles for global brands and independent properties around the world. KOJO’s eco-friendly ensembles are made from TENCEL, organic cotton and bamboo. KOJO Worldwide is known for creating fabrics that have a high-end appearance yet are cost effective and constructed to...

New Vipe Software Helps Reduce Need for Printed Collateral

PALO ALTO, CALIF.—Vipe Inc., a leading provider of B2B video messaging sales solutions, announced the release of Vipe Hospitality 1.0, the second in a series of Software as a Service (SaaS) business applications providing personalized, active and targeted video marketing communications that result in increased sales and lower costs of marketing collateral. “We are extremely pleased to introduce this new product following so quickly on the heels of our wildly successful Vipe Recruiting product,” said Adam Peterson, president and CEO of Vipe Inc. “Vipe has proven that video messaging definitely enhances sales and marketing efforts and produces measureable increases in...

Activeion Introduces Water-based Cleaning System

ROGERS, MINN.—Activeion Cleaning Solutions, LLC, announced the launch of its first commercial cleaning product, Activeion Pro, marking the first time the technology that transforms tap water into a powerful cleaner is available in a spray bottle. Activeion Pro is safe because it contains no added chemicals of any kind. Activeion Pro uses activated water technology rather than harsh chemicals to clean, making it a safe option for cleaning professionals, the customers they serve, as well as the environment. Activeion Pro is a versatile cleaner and ideal for use on glass, stainless steel, wood, stone and marble as well as carpet...

Green Hospitality Experts to Speak at Upcoming Global Summit

ARDSLEY-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Organizers of the First Annual Global Renewable Energy Networking Summit have announced that several of the country’s top leaders in the green hospitality industry have accepted invitations to speak and participate in discussion panels at the upcoming three-day event. Executive chairperson Clare Misquitta and event organizers confirmed that Scott Parisi, president of EcoGreenHotel and John Grillo, president of National Energy Services Co., will co-deliver a keynote address at the summit, which is being convened April 15 to 17 at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, Pa. “We are delighted that Scott and John have...

Crowne Plaza Austin Chooses Caroma to Help Conserve Water

HILLSBORO, ORE.—The Crowne Plaza in Austin, Texas, has chosen Caroma, a leader in dual flush toilets, to provide 297 high efficiency toilets for the property’s newly renovated guestrooms. Crowne Plaza has selected Caroma toilets to help maximize water savings and reduce maintenance costs in the bathroom. The entire hotel is being retrofitted with Sydney Smart 270 Easy Height Elongated toilets, a two button toilet using 1.28 gallons per flush for solid waste and 0.8 gallons for liquid and paper waste, averaging only 0.90 gallons based on a 1:4 full/half flush ratio. This saves 82 percent of the water used by...

Eco Exotic to Introduce Sustainable Creations at HD Expo

LAS VEGAS—Eco Exotic, a group of Indonesian furnishing companies, will unveil a new set of sustainable creations at the Hospitality Design and Exposition Conference in Las Vegas (May 14-16) that marry innovative designs, attractive pricing—and a deep-rooted respect for nature. Rather than use timber from native rainforests, Eco Exotic has turned to more sustainable sources of wood for its furniture. This is how discarded railway sleepers find a new life when artfully turned into a simple glass-top occasional table, and teak sourced from a community-based forest provides the essence of an elegant lounge chair or desk chair for a hotel...

Healthier Choice Announces New Warranty Program

DALTON, GA.—Healthier Choice rolled out its new Double-Term Carpet Texture Retention Warranty for residential carpet cushion. The new warranty applies to all residential carpet cushions manufactured by Healthier Choice. The new cushion warranty effectively doubles the texture retention warranty of any residential carpet installed over Healthier Choice residential carpet cushion. The cushion warranty takes effect upon the expiration of the installed carpet manufacturer’s texture retention warranty and then remains in effect for an equal amount of time. “We are very excited to offer this additional warranty,” said Craig Poteet, Healthier Choice president. “Residential cushions from Healthier Choice carry the industry’s...