Beaulieu Commercial's creativity and quality are driven by its
people and by its enormous investment in advanced technology. The
technology is so new and capabilities so large that we haven't
begun to tap into all the possibilities. Our three distinctive
brands are developed for different segments in the commercial
furnishings and design industry:
BOLYU - The high-styled, sophisticated product for high-profile
places.
Cambridge - Style and performance for those value-conscious jobs.
Aqua- The hospitality solution.
From office and hospitality to retail, institutional, educational
and healthcare environments, our brands offer various levels of
flexibility, functionality and style to meet all of the facility
project needs of the design community.
An enduring commitment to vertical integration allows us to
maintain strict standards and controls at every phase of
production. Leading-edge tufting and backing capabilities produce
trend-setting floor fabrics with technically superior performance
benefits.
Environmental Initiatives
Sustainability. Cleanability. Protection. Purity. Recycling.
Ecological responsibility is an important part of our vision. As
we seek ways to enhance the human environment, we consider it an
obligation to protect and improve the global environment. This is
why we go beyond mere compliance with federal regulations, and
constantly strive to innovate processes for pollutant-free
production and protection of the land, water, and air.
Our focus is on creating environments in which everyone involved
with our organization can thrive, from our employees, to our
customers, to the communities in which we operate. Through a
multitude of efforts in every corner of our facilities, Beaulieu
Commercial stands as the industry’s most responsible citizen.
BEAULIEU COMMERCIAL ADOPTS 100% GREEN ENERGY
Adairsville, Georgia – In a move consistent with the company’s
commitment to environmental leadership, Beaulieu Commercial has
become the first commercial carpet manufacturer to replace 100% of
the energy used to power their operations with cleaner,
sustainable renewable energy. Designated as a member of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partners’ Leadership
Club, Beaulieu Commercial will use green energy to directly power
a portion of their manufacturing operations and will offset their
remaining energy use through the purchase of Renewable Energy
Credits, or RECs, from wind power producers throughout the
country. Although not required by the EPA, the company’s renewable
power sources are all third-party certified by the non-profit
Center for Resource Solutions’ Green-E program.
In recent years, Beaulieu Commercial has established itself on
the leading edge of corporate environmental stewardship. In
addition to their energy conservation and waste management best
practices, Beaulieu Commercial is the first carpet manufacturer to
include post-consumer recycled content in 100% of their products.
The company’s award-winning Nexterra® tile backing leads the
industry with 85% post-consumer recycled content. For Beaulieu
Commercial president James Lesslie, investing in the larger issue
of global climate change was a logical next step for the company.
“People don’t always realize that in the U.S., the largest source
of carbon-heavy greenhouse gasses comes, not from automobiles, but
from coal-fired electric power plants,” he says, noting that these
emissions lead to smog and acid rain, and are believed to increase
the risk of climate change. “When power from conventional power
plants is replaced by renewable energy, the release of potentially
harmful carbon dioxide is avoided. Beaulieu Commercial’s 2008
green power purchase represents over 12 million pounds of
emissions that won’t be going into the atmosphere. That’s the
equivalent of taking more than twelve hundred cars off our roads,
and it is the best way for an organization to reduce its carbon
footprint.”
Their commitment to green energy entitles Beaulieu Commercial
to display the Green-E Certified Renewable Energy logos on all of
their products and corporate communications. Beyond their use of
post-consumer recycled content and internal recycling programs,
Beaulieu Commercial continually searches for ways to help protect
the environment by looking for opportunities to lower fossil fuel
usage. “Not only are we generating goodwill, pride and loyalty
among our employees, we are also differentiating our organization
through sustainable management practices while addressing the
needs of our customers and our communities,” states Lesslie.