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partner profiles Ho w does NE W H sta y afloat? W ith the help of its corporate partners. T ake a minute to get to kno w this month’s highlighted companies. Durkan Hospitality, a leading manufacturer of flooring, has just introduced its latest design collaboration last month at Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique), a collaboration with Tracy Lee Stum, a world-renowned street painter and muralist with a fine arts background. “She brings a fresh perspective to carpet design,” explains Lee Blair, Durkan’s senior vice president. Stum joins Durkan’s impressive design collaborators such as Virginia Langley and Todd Oldham. The company’s latest technological innovation is Synthesis, which layers pattern and texture together. The combination of design patterns onto a textured multi-level loop base pattern gives a whole new dimension to the floor. Durkan has also released its first SMART Catalog (sustainable materials and responsible technologies). In an effort to seek new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, the carpet manufacturer redesigned the pattern catalogs in a new format that uses recycled content paper, uses less materials, and takes up less space on the shelf. The first book of Transitional patterns hit the field a few weeks ago, and the companion books for Traditional and Contemporary patterns will be out at the end of the year. “Durkan supports NEWH because they do an excellent job of keeping the industry informed and educated, while it provides us with another resource to reach the market and find out what are the needs of our industry down to our clients,” says Blair. TOTO, manufacturer of bathroom products, introduces the elegant one- and two-piece Gwyneth High Efficiency Toilets (HETs), that bear the EPA’s WaterSense endorsement, and revolutionizes water-efficient, gravity-fed flushing systems with its 1.28 gpf Double Cyclone Flush Engine. The product consumes 20 percent less water than the traditional 1.6 gpf mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. “We are proud to support NEWH,” says Jason Fitzsimmons, senior director of business development. “Like TOTO, NEWH has grown rapidly by adopting innovative strategies. We found the culture, business philosophy, and entrepreneurial spirit in NEWH to be remarkably similar to our own.” NLP Furniture Industries has introduced two new products, the Series I Sleeper and the Series II Sleeper. The Series I Sleeper is engineered specifically with the hotel industry in mind and features a simple, but durable pullout system that easily converts the sofa to a bed with a minimal amount of effort. The sofa sleeper is available in various upholstered styles that will accent any setting. The sleeper is also available in various sizes including queen, full, twin, and chair. Meanwhile, the Series II Sleeper has a durable scissor pullout system that easily converts the sofa to a bed and is offered in different upholstered styles. The unit is easy to take apart for setup and will almost fit through any door. By listening to its customers, NLP made it a point to design and engineer a new Sleeper for the hotel industry that was effortless, lightweight, and easy to operate. “NEWH is a great organization to be a part of,” says Joseph Cabrera, president of NLP Furniture Industries. “It is an honor to work with, and be a partner of an organization that is so committed to education within our industry. Working with NEWH has also been a great place to network with new and upcoming designers.” Klaussner Contact Furnishings (KCF) is a division of veteran manufacturer Klaussner Home Furnishings, which is privately owned and headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina. The company specializes in not only a full catalog of standard seating but also made-to-order, designer-specified, upholstered seating with more than 45 years of expertise. Klaussner Furniture Industries is the fourth largest furniture company in the U.S., offering coast-to-coast manufacturing, distribution, and extensive global resource network, as well as the ability to manufacture and deliver contract quality, seating within 35 days or less, not only domestically but also internationally to the port of debarkation. KCF has the ability to produce goods in California, Iowa, and North Carolina with 15 sustainable manufacturing facilities encompassing more than 3.4 million square feet, with a work force of more than 2,500 highly skilled associates. Klaussner prides itself with being an environmentally friendly company that produces its products’ overly strong construction features, which allows KCF to provide a comprehensive five-year warranty. It welcomes special, made-to-order requests and promotes COM/COL use. “KCF is proud to be a supporting sponsor of NEWH,” says Ron Werner, director of the division. “KCF is not about just selling furnishings, taking orders, and making profits. KCF’s focus will be to totally support NEWH to the best of our ability, due to the fact that the NEWH mission is to support the advancement of the hospitality professional and contribute to the betterment of all of us within this dynamic industry.” Thanking NEWH’s 2008 Corporate Partners: benefactor: ULSTER patron: AMERICAN LEATHER / HOSPITALITY DESIGN GROUP/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA / MILLIKEN HOSPITALITY CARPET supporting: BURTCO ENTERPRISES / DURKAN HOSPITALITY (Mohawk Industries) / ELECTRIC MIRROR / FABRICUT CONTRACT/ S. HARRIS / KLAUSSNER CONTRACT FURNISHINGS / LEXMARK CARPET MILLS / MASLAND HOSPITALITY / NLP FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC. / SERTA INTERNATIONAL / SIGNATURE HOSPITALITY CARPET / TOTAL SCOPE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES / TOTO USA / UNIGROUP WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS 58 nove mber 2008 www.newh.org tel 800.593.NEWH http://www.newh.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - November 2008

NEWH - November 2008
Contents
News
Who’s Who
Conference Roundup
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
On the Scene
Service
Scholarship
Sustainability: Point of View
Sustainability: Green Luncheon
Cover Story: A Stone’s Throw
Project: Ice Spa
Project: Gene Juarez
New Members
Save the Date
Partner Profiles

NEWH - November 2008