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36 Supplier News H&MM July 21, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition GranitiFiandre Italian stone and tile manufacturer GranitiFiandre is opening resource centers throughout the U.S. The resource centers will function as solutions-oriented hubs offering clients products, technology, expertise and literature. The resource centers will be located in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, where the company has existing showrooms, as well as in Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas. Each center will have a swatch wall where the company’s porcelain tiles will be sampled along with full mosaic accompaniments. GRANITIFIANDRE McCall and Koolaire reach-ins that qualify for the EnergyMizer stamp. The company also focuses on environmentally friendly packaging materials, the use of renewable resources, the reduction in the consumption of nonrenewable resources and the elimination of hazardous materials. LodgeNet Interactive Corp., a provider of media and connectivity, signed an agreement to deploy Motorola’s mT2a PowerBroadband system in hotels, resorts and health-care facilities. The mT2a product line was selected to provide LodgeNet with a high-performance platform for Internet protocol-based applications while providing ﬂexibility to expand new broadband services. Thomas Duke joined iBAHN, a provider of digital entertainment and Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries, as chief technology ofﬁcer. Valley Forge Fabrics was honored by Sustainable Florida with a Best Practice award in the Large Company Category. The company offers FRESH—Fabrics Redeﬁning Environmental Standards (for) Hospitality, a line of fabrics made from recycled PET plastic bottles. The company has an established reclamation process to facilitate the recycling of textiles. Valley Forge also operates in a sustainable manner by greening its ﬂeet and implementing an internal recycling program. Cintas Corp. announced its plan to launch service in international markets. This multiphase expansion will be led by Cintas’ new Global Accounts and Strategic Markets Division. The growth is designed to better meet the increasing demand of its customers to create a consistent global brand image. New sales and service ofﬁces in Hong Kong and Macau opened in April, with plans to expand in additional markets throughout Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Compiled by Elaine Simon, esimon@questex.com. Choice Hotels International made an agreement with Precor, naming the ﬁtness manufacturer as the exclusive provider of ﬁtness center equipment for the Cambria Suites brand. The new agreement will feature premium Precor cardiovascular and weight equipment as part of the Refresh ﬁtness club found at all Cambria Suites hotels. American of Martinsville introduced a new brand identity. The new look and message more accurately represent AOM’s inline and custom furnishings designed for the global hospitality, senior-living and government markets. Primary elements of the corporate brand include a modernized version of the AOM logo and a new tagline: “We’re there. Start to furnish.” The AOM Web site, sales binder, catalogs and price lists also have been redesigned. The new Holiday Inn Express Hotels & Suites in Halifax, Nova Scotia, installed radio frequency identiﬁcation locks from Kaba Ilco. The hotel has 119 guestroom locks, a business center lock and common area locks (equipped with panic bars) for the pool and corridor exits. The hotel also uses Ilco’s stand-alone Next Generation FDU (front desk unit) to accelerate the check-in process. Safemark Systems, a provider of in-room safes, announced that Jennifer Ferris will join the international sales team as v.p. of sales for the company’s Asia-Paciﬁc region. The ﬁrst to hold the newly created position, Ferris is based in Hong Kong and will focus on servicing AsiaPaciﬁc clients. Eden Textile’s clients can take advantage of a recycling program while alleviating the suffering of families in Africa. The donation of products like bedding, towels, pillows, drapes and duvets to Africa We Care will help hospitals and orphanages and will enable the citizens of Africa living in poverty to operate sustainable businesses. Adaco Services LLC completed software installations at the following hotels and hotel companies: Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda; Rosen Hotels, Orlando and CSM Lodging. Kohler Co., a leader in kitchen and bath products, ﬁne home furnishings, power systems, hospitality and golf destinations, acquired Mark David, an upscale provider of sourced casegoods and upholstered seating to the hospitality industry. Terms were not disclosed. Mark David joins the Kohler Interiors Group, which is comprised of the Baker and McGuire brands of furnishings, Ann Sacks tile and stone and Kallista, a plumbing brand. Star Linen & Hospitality Supply now has a distribution center in southern California. The company also was designated as a fully authorized vendor partner with Carlson Hotels Worldwide to provide complete room linens and amenities to Radisson Hotels & Resorts and Country Inns & Suites. Besa Lighting, a designer and manufacturer of decorative glass lighting, will open a new state-of-the-art showroom in the World Market Center in Las Vegas for the Summer 2008 Market from July 28 to Aug. 1. Suite Simplicity, a furniture, ﬁxtures and equipment solution, launched at the 2008 Home Design Expo. The “Simply Fresh,” “Simply Fun” and “Simply Exciting” rooms displayed the company’s product capabilities and design concepts. Suite Simplicity is a brand extension of Deco Lav. SynXis, which provides hotel distribution, Internet marketing and channel-management products, expanded its Technology Partner Program. Joining other industry leaders in the program are: Hotel Concepts, a global provider of property-management/centralreservations system technology and software solutions for the hospitality industry; Serenata, specialists in hotel customer relationship management solutions; Travelocity, a global leader in online travel; and Workmatrix, a consulting ﬁrm building custom applications for the hotel industry. Whirlpool Corp. was named one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute and one of the top 25 most respected U.S. companies by the Reputation Institute. Manitowoc Foodservice’s green initiatives include offering technologies that help reduce energy and water consumption. 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