The non-profit Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) has released version 3.0 of its Green Firm Certification criteria for public comment. Building industry professionals are invited to provide feedback on the proposed new criteria until ...
North American cocoa processor and csupplier Blommer Chocolate is set to launch RSPO-certified, mass balance palm oil in the US. This development comes after the company received certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ...
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Bureau Veritas has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Consumer Products Services' laboratory in Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. With this certification, Noida lab has become ...
TUV SUD America, a testing, inspection and certification organization, has completed its stage 2 ISO 13485 audit with Solos Endoscopy on August 16, 2013. Solos Endoscopy will be certified to ISO 13485:2003, the internationally-recognized ...
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Anders Paulsson will leave his position as Vice President Marketing at KappAhl. Last day of work will be September 13th. During the recruitment President and CEO Johan Åberg will be acting Vice President Marketing. KappAhl was ...
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StonePeak has announced that every porcelain tile produced in its Crossville, TN, manufacturing facility is Green Squared Certified. Green Squared, the Tile Council of North America's third party sustainability certification initiative, ...
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In Customer Service, we often get the question, "Are vinyl and linoleum the same thing?" The answer is no. While linoleum is often used as a synonym for vinyl sheet, it's more accurate to say that they're both resilient floors – ...
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Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services' Noida laboratory has become the first Product Testing Laboratory in India to be certified as LEED Gold by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). This is a prestigious award for the ...
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Buyers searching for inspiration for next season’s trends will find all they are looking for in the Intertextile Directions Trend Forum at this year’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics. Held from 21 – 24 October at ...
Recently, Baosteel self-developed DR K product was welcomed in the market and achieved stable batch supply in the first 7 months of the year, with the output reaching over 6300 tons. The product fill the domestic gap and pass the ...
Nelson Laboratories, a provider of full, life-cycle microbiology testing services, has received the European Union's Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Compliance Certificate for its laboratory’s facilities and processes after the ...
In April 2012, Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film photovoltaic panels, installed a 60kW demonstration array in Hattiesburg, MS consisting of some of the ...
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Bureau Veritas' Consumer Product Services division (BVCPS) acquired Sargam Laboratory Private Limited (SLPL) in Chennai, India in 2011. The Sargam Laboratory has now been completely integrated with Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services ...
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Metro LED Lighting is marketing a new LED lighting fixture for commercial parking garages that is now DesignLights Consortium (DLC) qualified. The GL-40SV, from IntenCity Lighting, is designed for effective lighting, with low glare, and ...
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The Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), a test, instruments, research and consultancy organization providing specialist services in construction and building services, has become the newest endorsing association ...