1992
Began making carpet fibre from 100% PET bottles at Marglen Industries, a Beaulieu Canada sister company.

1996
Added a production line to Marglen to recycle and process PET bottles to carpet fibre

1999
Installed a Solarwall® at our Farnham Distribution Centre

2002
Began recycling waste fibre from spinning and twisting operations into upholstery fabric

2004
Initiated recycling of carpet salvage and trimmings

2005
Started recycling waste hot water from dye operations – reducing our natural gas consumption by 3,000,000 m3 per year

Started using biodegradable cleaners for our dye machinery significantly reducing the toxicity of our waste water.

Became a member of Natural Resources Canada Industrial Energy Innovators for our energy reduction initiatives

2006
Installed plastic and cardboard compactors in all mills

Achieved ISO 14001 certification in all mills

Retrofitted lighting at our broadloom plant to high-efficiency fluorescent lighting

2007
Enviro initiatives reduced our electricity consumption by more than 10%

Nominated into Hydro Quebec’s Energy Saving Circle

2008 & Beyond
Reduce waste to landfill by 90%

Recycle waste dye and gum from our Chromojet operations

Introduce ENVIRO SELECT™ product line

Install motion detectors to control lighting on our super creels

Introduce a line of carpet products finished with no latex for improved IAQ and ease of recycling a the end of their life cycle