CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes the Edro Corporation as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. Edro washer-extractors are fitted with the company’s proprietary on-board DynOzone—DynaWash Ozone System. The machines reduce hot water requirements and shorten cycles to save on operating costs. Edro washer-extractors feature highly efficient motors and drives and state-of-the-art HMi touch screen controls. The company’s high efficiency tumbler dryers, available in capacities from 35 to 450 pounds, complete the laundering process. For additional information, call (800) 628-6434, e-mail aholaday@edrodynawash.com, or go to www.edrodynawash.com.

TEMPERANCE, MICH.—MTS Seating has introduced a full line of light-weight folding tables for the hospitality market, including convention, foodservice and lodging applications. In addition to folding tables, MTS has also introduced handling trucks, storage racks, portable staging and accessories. “We are excited to be able to offer a complete line of folding tables to complement our core seating business,” said MTS Seating CEO Phil Swy. “Combined with our storage and transport systems, we can provide the same level of sophistication for the behind-the-scenes operational support for our folding tables, as we do with our banquet seating.” MTS folding tables fit a...

NEW YORK—Green Choice Vendors Distribution, a wholesale distributor of sustainable products and packaging for food service, announces the launch of their online store FoodBizSupply.com. FoodBizSupply.com offers a one stop shop for more than 300 biodegradable and compostable products made from natural renewable resources, like sugarcane bagasse, bamboo fiber and corn. Unlike Styrofoam and petro-based plastics, FoodBizSupply.com products are biodegradable with 70 percent being compostable. Their plant-based offerings combined with biodegradable polymers create products that help reduce the impact on the environment in absolute carbon footprint terms. FoodBizSupply.com products include straws, hot and cold cups, plates, bowls, trays, cutlery, take-out containers,...

SAN DIEGO—Bekaert Specialty Films LLC announced it has earned ISO 14001:2004 certification, solidifying its commitment to minimizing the manufacturing impact of its energy saving window films, sold under the Solar Gard, Panorama and Quantum brands. ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems. Its goal is to reduce the ecological footprint of a business and decrease pollution and waste. To achieve this voluntary certification, Bekaert Specialty Films established an environmental management system (EMS) to ensure the company’s activities and products have minimal impact on the environment. Bekaert Specialty Films’ EMS helps monitor and improve energy efficiency, resource...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Expanding its line of eco-friendly amenities, Pineapple Hospitality is now offering Sonoma Soap Company amenities and dispensers. The Sonoma Soap Company amenity collection is formulated to nurture the hair and body—while protecting the environment. All formulations contain natural and organic ingredients and are free of those ingredients identified as dangerous or threatening to the environment. Products available through Pineapple Hospitality include Citrus Medley shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion and hand soaps, offered in both daily and gallon sizes. Citrus Medley is a blend of pink grapefruit, sweet orange, spearmint and tangerine created for travelers who appreciate environmentally...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Primo Water as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Primo is the only nationally distributed bottled water in a bottle made from 100 percent plants, not crude oil. Primo’s natural plant-based material is renewable, compostable (in a commercial facility) and recyclable. When compared with plastic PET bottles, Primo bottles use nearly 50 percent less fossil fuels and energy. According to Primo, if all the plastic bottles on the market in the United States today were made from Ingeo natural plastic instead of petroleum-based plastic, the savings would...

BOSTON—Cubellis, an international architecture, engineering, and interior design firm, announced that it has been awarded LEED Gold for the firm’s headquarters in Boston. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The Cubellis headquarters achieved LEED certification for energy use, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies. By using less energy and water, LEED certified buildings save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community. “The strength of USGBC...

ORLANDO, FLA.—Hotel guests expect a room in perfect working order. Preventive Guestroom Maintenance, a new video training program from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI), shows new maintenance employees the basics of keeping guestrooms functioning to the high standards guests demand. This 33-minute program features the latest techniques and strategies for handling guestroom inspections and repairs in contemporary hotels. Viewers will learn about common inspection items, including doors and locks, sprinklers, Internet connections, HVAC units, drapes and windows, bathroom fixtures, and mini-bars. The program also covers an overview of several basic repairs, including shower heads, ceilings, faucet leaks...

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA.—Tozour Energy Systems, Inc. a full-service HVAC and building automation provider, has been selected to work with the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel to implement an energy reduction plan that will save the hotel hundreds of thousands per year in energy costs. This is the first building in Atlantic City, Atlantic County and the entire Starwood chain in New Jersey to take advantage of this program. The Sheraton Atlantic City is a full-service hotel conveniently located next to the convention center and in walking distance to outlet shopping, the Atlantic City Boardwalk and casinos. Tozour will identify...

CLEVELAND,OHIO—The Holiday Inn brand is currently undergoing a $1 billion global relaunch—the largest in the hospitality industry with more than 3,200 hotels being updated to improve quality and drive consistency at Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels around the world. A redesign of the iconic brand logo required new exterior signage for more than 3,200 locations. The signage incorporates energy-efficient, long-life GE Tetra LED lighting systems, which are GE ecomagination certified solutions from Lumination, GE Consumer & Industrial’s LED business. The new signage will save Holiday Inn an estimated $4.4 million annually over previous neon and fluorescent lighting...