Interface Carpet Company Ray Anderson

Interface was founded in 1973 by ray anderson whose decade and a half in the carpet trade had led him to create one of the first u s.

Interface carpet company ray anderson.

In 1994 our founder and visionary ray c. Ray anderson founder of interface and green business pioneer died monday from cancer at the age of 77 leaving an important legacy. Ray anderson founds interface as a joint venture with carpets international plc a british company to enter the emerging carpet tile market emptying his personal savings accounts and drawing investments from friends. We remember this week ray anderson one of the earliest and biggest voices for the role that business must play in sustainability efforts.

Anderson set our company and our people on a path to mission zero with a pledge to reduce our negative impact on the environment and live zero every day. Anderson founder and former chairman of interface inc. Anderson july 28 1934 august 8 2011 was founder and chairman of interface inc one of the world s largest manufacturers of modular carpet for commercial and residential applications and a leading producer of commercial broadloom and commercial fabrics. At his carpet company ray anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional take make waste industrial system on its head.

It awakened him to the urgent need to set a new course for interface. The company has one plant and 15 employees. Hear the story directly from ray in the video below. Manufacturers of carpet tiles also known as modular carpet or carpet.

He shook the foundations of the petroleum intensive carpet manufacturing industry by declaring that interface was committed to becoming the world s first environmentally sustainable and ultimately restorative company. He proved to the world that swinging for the sustainability. Its founder ray anderson was featured in the documentary film the corporation discussing environmental sustainability in modern business. Ray berard is a senior vice president in interface s r d division overseeing a dozen efforts to design carpet and fabric that can be pulled apart and turned into carpet again.

Mission zero a commitment to eliminate any environmental impacts by the. Twenty years ago last week interface founder and ceo ray anderson spoke the word sustainability for the first time. In a gentle understated way he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. As the father of two daughters he says this was my third child 1978.