The Green Seal Certification
Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. Green Seal’s mission is to achieve a more sustainable world by promoting environmentally responsible production, purchasing, and products.
Green Seal Certification ensures that a product meets rigorous, science-based environmental leadership standards. This gives manufacturers the assurance to back up their claims and purchasers confidence that certified products are better for human health and the environment.
Learn more about The Green Seal here: www.greenseal.org
The Carpet and Rug Institute Seal of Approval
Carpet cleaning product, methods and equipment are improving all the time, but not all cleaning products clean equally well. CRI tested an assortment of carpet cleaning solutions and equipment and found a wide variance in how well these products work — and discovered that some even damage carpet.
The CRI Seal of Approval program identifies effective carpet cleaning solutions and equipment that clean carpet right the first time and protect a facility’s carpet investment. Not all products clean well enough to earn the Seal of Approval distinction, so look for the blue and green CRI Seal of Approval as proof that you are purchasing or using a quality product.
Learn more about The Carpet and Rug Institute here: www.carpet-rug.org
The Professional Cleaners’ Association
The Professional Cleaners’ Association (PCA) was founded in 1980 by 60 Bane-Clene professionals who wanted an exclusive organization to represent those with the highest standard of service in the industry. Membership grew to hundreds of companies in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South America, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Members are trained, certified, display credentials and have signed a pledge of integrity to the consuming public. They are required to take part in continuing educational programs to maintain their certification.
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is the foremost authority in certification and standard setting for the cleaning and restoration industry since 1972. With over 43,000 certified technicians and over 4,600 certified firms representing over thirty countries, the IICRC is the leading resource for trained floor covering inspectors, interior textile care and restoration professionals. The IICRC was formed in 1972 to serve as an independent, non-profit certification body, to set and promote high standards and ethics; and to advance communication and technical proficiency within the inspection, cleaning and restoration service industry. IICRC certification is based upon successful completion of a class in which the curriculum follows industry standards for that category as well as achieving a passing grade on a standardized exam. Once certification is achieved, registrants must earn Continuing Education Credits (CECs) to maintain their certification.
Learn more about the IICRC here: www.iicrc.org
