News 12/2/09

Covering Consolidated


		A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS Dear Friends: I am pleased to bring you the latest issue of the Consolidated Carpet e-newsletter, Covering Consolidated. This issue includes feature articles on our newly launched corporate sustainability program. This program includes partnerships with the industry's leading flooring manufacturers to assist in the collection of used carpet to supply feed stock for some of the most innovative recycling programs in the flooring business. This issue will also feature an article regarding our work on behalf of Willis Group Holdings as the company became the new anchor tenant of Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, a Chicago icon and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, we are proud of our recent StarNet Award in the Public Space category, honoring our work for the Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town project. A NATIONAL LEADER WITH A TRADITION OF SERVICE Our firm is the nation's premier full service flooring and carpet contractor, with headquarters in New York. As a third generation, family-owned and operated business we are hands-on, accountable and driven to satisfy our clients' needs. As one of the nation's largest and most recognized full-service floor covering contractors, we serve our clients from planning and specification through installation and maintenance. Our prestigious clients include Fortune 500 corporations, professional service firms, luxury hotel properties, institutional properties, real estate owners and general contractors. This year, we are pleased to announce our 65th anniversary in the floor covering business. As a third-generation, family-run firm, we have grown into one of the nations largest and most recognized full-service flooring and floor covering contractors. Consolidated Carpet is dedicated to providing innovative sustainability and reclamation services on every project we can. When contemplating renovation or demolition, contact us to learn more about our solutions for your current floor coverings, as well as ceiling tiles and office furniture. Our firm's website can be found at www.consolidatedcarpet.com. Contact us today at 212. 226. 4600 or email me directly to learn more. We look forward to working with you on your next project! Sincerely, David Meberg Principal, President and Chief Executive Officer


	MOVE UP, NOT OUT Consolidated is happy to announce that we can now efficiently replace your floor covering without a total breakdown of furniture systems, but by using furniture lift systems. Renovisions technology pioneered the science of the furniture lift process, which is a state-of-the-art system providing the unique technology to create an efficient and economical alternative to dismantling and moving office furniture while replacing floor covering. Renovisions equipment and technology includes a hand-controlled friction jacking system, custom fittings, patented freestanding lifting devices and other move tools that insure proper handling of all major furniture systems. Click here to read full article



	LEADING THE FLOORING INDUSTRY IN SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES Consolidated announces the launch of a new corporate sustainability program. To help achieve this, we have commissioned a sustainability consultant to develop the best sustainability program in the industry by reviewing both our professional practices and our daily business operations. As one of the nation's largest full-service floor covering contractors, we lead the industry in environmentally conscious programs and are committed to providing innovative sustainable and reclamation services for every project. Click here to read full article



	CONSOLIDATED CARPET RECEIVES 2009 STARNET PUBLIC SPACE AWARD: HONORED AS FLOORING CONTRACTOR ON WINNING TEAM FOR STUYVESANT TOWN AMENITY SPACES Consolidated is pleased to announce that the firm has served as the flooring contractor for the Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town project that was honored this year by StarNet as part of the organization's annual awards program. Our firm, a third-generation, family-owned and operated business, is one of the best-known flooring and carpet contractors in the region, well-established for its reputation of excellence. Click here to read full article



	FEATURED PROJECT: INSTALLING FLOOR COVERING FOR WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS AT NEW WILLIS TOWER HEADQUARTERS, FORMERLY SEARS TOWER Consolidated has recently completed a major floor covering installation on behalf of Willis Group Holdings as the company became the new anchor tenant of Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, a Chicago icon and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Click here to read full article