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Widely known for its fashionable products, Prince Street solidified its position of design leadership in commercial broadloom carpeting with a commitment to total quality.
The past year was one of transition and new connections for Prince Street. The company responded very positively to a new management team, including the appointment of Joyce LaValle as President and Chief Executive Officer, and the move to a new, energy efficient, eco-friendly manufacturing and office facility in Cartersville, Georgia. Although one-time expenses associated with relocation, equipment upgrades, and inventory write downs dampened 1995 results, the make-to-order production company maintained its position as the design specifiers' favorite manufacturer. The commercial specified market outlook for 1996 appears especially encouraging for Prince Street.
Breaking new ground within the floorcoverings industry, Prince Street's 210,000 square foot facility is situated on a 25-acre tract, designed to be self-sustaining, and is the first structural symbol of lnterface's new ecological direction. Among the building's many contributions to sustainability are the use of modular construction materials, selected for their simplicity and sustainability. Similarly, its transparency, created with open, egalitarian office space, reflects a "no closed doors' policy and makes generous use of natural daylight. Rooftop air conditioning units use a non-ozone depleting refrigerant. Indoor air considerations included volatile organic compound (VOC) testing, air quality monitoring, and the use of Interface's proprietary Intersept®antimicrobial agent in paints, carpets. floor sealers, fabric wall coverings, and HVAC filtration systems.
The facility also features a tower and spire which captures natural light and directs it into areas where the design process takes place. This custom sample lab, affectionately called "Oz, the place where designers' dreams come true," accommodates designers and technicians who seek new standards of creativity with innovative product design.
Prince Street employees became united in their commitment in 1995 to produce the most beautiful, uniquely designed, and performance engineered carpet on the market. To provide a more complete offering, they accelerated the product development cycle, while implementing a stringent product adoption process to ensure that only high quality, technically sound carpet styles are released to the market. Each of the year's new styles was developed to incorporate both design sensitivity and simplified manufacturing techniques, such as the use of a standard color bank. This dynamic synergy, coupled with strict monitoring of the materials and processes used in new product development, has strengthened Prince Street's ability to provide unquestionable. value added quality.
Creative connections between Prince Street and Roman-Oakey in 1-996 will fuel another first for the company-the introduction of themed product groupings. With the delivery of its inaugural Women At Work
Under LaValle's leadership, Prince Street's management team is also cementing its commitment to the Corporation's war on waste, to recycle and reuse production related material, and to its "people first" initiative to build leaders and teams. Life changing bonds were formed when Prince Street's entire sales and marketing team caught the Pecos River spirit in a "Play to Win" session in February 1996.Prince Street's signature patterns, dramatic textures, and broad color ranges have earned a reputation among carpet specifiers and end users alike for quality, design, and performance. Over the past decade, Prince Street products have consistently ranked at the top of design industry polls for styling excellence. Recent changes in leadership and manufacturing will allow the company to further build its reputation for quality and service.
collection this spring, Prince Street will initiate a product introduction methodology akin to the seasonal system of the fashion industry.
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