FSC Certified Antique Heart Pine was used in this home in Solano Beach, Calif. (Photo: Business Wire)

STODDARD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2007--Carlisle Wide Plank Floors has been presented a chain-of-custody certification by the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for its entire line of 100% Post-Consumer Reclaimed Antique Wood. The certification was awarded by Smartwood, a third party organization authorized by the FSC to recognize green building products.

Don Carlisle, President of Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, announced today that the extensive documentation and auditing to ensure responsible supply chain management and manufacturing practices was finalized. The company's antique wood packaging and marketing materials can now bear the official FSC logo ensuring that the antique wood is processed through a continuous Carlisle chain-of-custody, from original structure to customer, and that the Carlisle product contains 100% FSC certified wood.

Carlisle's FSC certified 100% Post-Consumer Reclaimed Antique Wood comes from structures that have been slated for demolition. The structures, many of which are hundreds of years old, are dismantled board by board and then handcrafted to live a second life as a floor. "By reusing materials, we highlight the natural beauty of aged wood
and lessen the demand on natural resources," says Carlisle. "Whether it is our Antique Chestnut, which played a significant role in early Americana, or our Antique Barnwood, which is typically a mix of Pine and Hemlock, we recognize the natural beauty and stewardship required to sustain their limited supply."

Every aspect of business at Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is based on their founding principles of sustainability and stewardship. "With the ever-increasing strain on our natural resources, we recognize our accountability to not only provide our customers with timeless and durable products, but also to be accountable for our business practices. We are proud to receive this certification for the same GREEN methods that we have used since my parents started the business four decades ago and look forward to obtaining FSC certification of our other types of wood in the near future."

For over 40 years, Carlisle has hand selected and milled traditional wide plank flooring to create unique environments and lifestyles for its customers. Carlisle operates Design Centers in Stoddard, NH, Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, and a fourth location will open later this year in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to working with home
owners, architects, designers and builder on personal residences, Carlisle's wide plank floors are also featured in upscale commercial settings including the Mercer Hotel in New York City, The St Regis (Aspen) and most recently The Park Hyatt in Washington DC.

For more information on the wide variety of Carlisle 100% Post-Consumer Reclaimed Antique Wood or any of other wide plank floors, visit wideplankflooring.com or call 800-595-9663.

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