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Bentley Prince Street Launches its New Area Rug Program Designed to Add Beauty & Function to Hard Surfaces in Corporate & Residential Settings

Includes all of the Company’s Award-Winning Carpet Products Plus a Variety of Borders, Edges & Backings 

[City of Industry, CA – January 14, 2013] Bentley Prince Street is thrilled to launch its new Area Rug Program, designed to meet the growing demand for soft flooring options to complement hard surface flooring in corporate and residential design. Having offered custom area rug products since 1979, the company was inspired to go back to the drawing board in recent years to create a user-friendly area rug program for its customers. Now, designers, architects and homeowners may achieve luxury design space that reflects beauty, color, texture and function with award-winning, high-quality carpet products.

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Experience Iconic Intensity™ from Bentley Prince Street at NeoCon East

New Product Delivers Bold Color, Texture & Sophistication

Shown: Iconic intensity Area Rug

Baltimore, MD – [October 17, 2012] Bentley Prince Street, Inc. brings vintage, California design to NeoCon East, October 17th and 18th at the Baltimore Convention Center. Bentley Prince Street will be showcasing the newly launched Iconic Intensity in broadloom and carpet tile, as well as its Area Rug program, scheduled to debut in November.   NeoCon East is the premier design exposition and conference on the East Coast for the A&D community.   Bentley Prince Street’s award-winning floorcovering solutions will be available in Booth #2233. Attendees will also notice that Bentley Prince Street products extend beyond Booth #2233, as various products from the Saturnia Collection™ are visible throughout the Baltimore Convention Center and Industrial Society Loop™ will be installed in the GSA booth.

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Bentley Prince Street Introduces Modern Motion™ – The Latest Carpet Collaboration with Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Modern Motion Represents the 9th Series in the Long-Running Design Collaboration

[City of Industry, CA – August 22, 2012]  Bentley Prince Street is proud to introduce Modern Motion, the ninth carpet collection designed in collaboration with Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Modern Motion features a lively large-scale pattern of intertwining spheres with an elegant color line and is available in broadloom, carpet tile and area rugs. Modern Motion coordinates beautifully with bestselling product Modern Block™ and is designed to visually enhance corporate, healthcare, hospitality and educational settings.

“It’s been a privilege to collaborate with Robert Stern and his associates all these years,” says Anthony Minite, president.  “They understand the marketplace and are successful in identifying the right products to deliver at the right time.

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Bentley Prince Street Returns to Entrepreneurial Roots with a Focus on Product Expansion and Global Growth

Anthony P. Minite, president

[City of Industry, CA – July 25, 2012] The management team of Bentley Prince Street is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company from its parent, Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA), and return the distinguished commercial carpet manufacturer to a privately-owned entity.  The transaction is expected to close in the coming few weeks. Management, making the purchase together with Dominus Capital, a private equity investment firm, plans to capitalize on the company’s over-thirty-year history of designing award-winning commercial carpet products to expand its broadloom, carpet tile and area rug businesses worldwide.  In the coming year, Bentley Prince Street will be increasing its efforts to meet industry demand for innovation and performance, while reinforcing its legacy of design excellence.

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Holly DeBrodt Named Director of Sustainability for Bentley Prince Street

DeBrodt will Continue the Company’s Industry Leading Commitment to Honest Reporting and Reducing its Environmental Impact

City of Industry, CA – [March 19, 2012] Bentley Prince Street, Inc., an industry leader in commercial carpet design, quality and sustainability, is pleased to introduce Holly DeBrodt as the company’s new director of sustainability. DeBrodt has been with Bentley Prince Street since 2009 and previously served as a sales representative based in Portland, Oregon. Her background in sales will be beneficial to both associates and customers, as she will bring a valuable perspective to Bentley Prince Street’s multi-faceted sustainability philosophy and programs.

“It’s always ideal when you can utilize the star power within the company and I am thrilled that Holly has agreed to take on this important role,” says Anthony Minite, president of Bentley Prince Street.

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Bentley Prince Street Receives Inaugural Climate Leadership Award

California’s Largest Commercial Carpet Manufacturer Honored By EPA for Excellence in Green House Gas Reductions

[City of Industry, CA – March 7, 2012:] Bentley Prince Street, Inc. has received an inaugural Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Green House Gas (GHG) Management (Goal Setting).  Winners were announced yesterday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), and The Climate Registry (TCR). The awards recognize corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in addressing climate change and reducing carbon pollution. From setting and exceeding aggressive emissions reduction goals to reducing the emissions associated with shipping goods, these organizations are improving efficiency, identifying energy and cost saving opportunities, and reducing pollution.

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Bentley Prince Street Celebrates the Art of Carpet with New California Biennial™ Collection

Featuring Proprietary Chromasynthesis™ Dye Technology and Available in Broadloom, Carpet Tile and Area Rugs

City of Industry, CA – [March 5, 2012] Bentley Prince Street, Inc., an industry leader in commercial carpet design, quality and sustainability, introduces the California Biennial Collection featuring the company’s proprietary Chromasynthesis Dye Technology. Available in broadloom, carpet tile and area rugs, California Biennial interprets Los Angeles’ contemporary museum scene into a modern day flooring solution. In addition to maximizing color availability for lower minimums, this dye technology offers two space dyed yarn options exclusive to Bentley Prince Street that add lustrous bursts of khaki and blue/green colors.

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