The Board of Directors of the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) has voted to transfer ownership and administration of its Certified Fabric Specialist certification program to the Association of Rug Care Specialists (ARCS) effective January 21, 2013, according to a press release.

Most cleaning professionals have heard the expression “Green certified” when selecting environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals. However, do we all know exactly what “Green certified” really means?

Restoration & Remediationand ICS Cleaning Specialist are holding a Mold Remediation Symposium on Tuesday, April 9 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. in response to Superstorm Sandy, where the principals, processes and products of mold remediation will be presented in a hands-on fashion.

Powr-Flite has announced the hiring of Eric Hickman as a Product Manager, according to a press release.

CarpetCare Craftsman has earned the service industry’s coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5% of all the companies rated on Angie’s List, according to a press release.

The IICRC is being featured on Lifetime’s “Designing Spaces” program Jan. 4 and Jan. 30, but you don’t have to wait until airtime to see the segment with Rachel Adams, president of Indoor Environmental Management, Inc.

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) announces it will be featured on the show “Designing Spaces” airing on Lifetime, according to a press release.

H. Mirza Amirkhan, the founder of The Oriental Rug Cleaning Co, died on December 24, 2012.

Do you know where the word “carpet” came from? The term derives from the Latin work carpere, or “to pluck,” probably because at that time carpets were made from unraveled, or “plucked,” fabric.

The Professional Association of Cleaning and Restoration (PACR) held its annual holiday party Friday, Dec. 14, where it honored Dave Keiter of Yellow Van Cleaning and Restoration (Kearney, NE) with the Larry S. Cooper Leadership Award.